In J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye, the main character, Holden Caulfield, has difficulties coming to terms with his past, which in turn has a negative effect on all present situations. The tragedy of his brother’s death has left Holden empty. It is possible that Holden holds himself partially responsible for Allie’s death and now holds himself back from what his younger brother can no longer do such as mature, excel academically or form relationships. Because of past traumatic events, Holden forces himself into isolation out of his own fear and unknowing.
The strained father son relationship that Baba and Amir have is the catalyst for Amir’s crime against his half-brother Hassan. Amir’s strained relationship with Baba and his need for Baba’s acceptance has blinded Amir so that he is unable to see that his actions towards Hassan in the alley were unacceptable. The responder is given as insight into Amir’s thoughts through the use of first person narration, before, during and after the rape. This allows the reader to observe how the strained relationship between Baba and Amir has affected the motivation of Amir to commit his sin. Throughout the early chapter of the book we learn that Amir has “always felt that Baba hatted [him] a little.” He has always longed for his father’s approval, acceptance and admiration, as he feels responsible for the death of his mother.
INTO THE WILD – COMPARISON CHART | The Text | The Film | Father-Son Relationship | One significant theme in Into the Wild is the alienation that Chris felt for his parents, especially his father. In the introduction of the text, Jon Krakauer, writes “in trying to understand McCandless, I inevitably came to reflect on (…) the complicated, highly charges bond that exists between fathers and sons,” indicating that this is a major theme in the text. Chris could not understand his father’s need for material objects, or the reasoning behind his failures as a father and a husband. | | Chris’ attitude to societal norms | Chris expresses his discontent and disregard for rules made by society in many ways. Some examples are when he trespassed into Mexico, when he disregarded US military zones, and when he refused to get a hunting permit.He rejects and escapes the consumerist society and detaches himself of materialistic desires, “rather than love, money, faith, fame, fairness (…) give me truth.” | The director, Sean Penn, demonstrates the development of Chris’ personality with many different film techniques.
This change highlights the realisation of the situation of the boy. This change in narrator also adds opinion to the poem and changes the view on the poem. Before this change, the reader felt detached from the events but this change introduces a judgmental character, enveloping the reader. Owen keeps a third person, omniscient narrator throughout; however, he does not lose out on the emotions of the characters In Frosts ‘Out, out’, the boy’s feelings are mainly dominated by desperation whereas in ‘Disabled’ the soldier undergoes a period of regret and remorse. His reasons were, ‘someone saying he’d look a god in kilts’ and to ‘please his Meg’.
His loyalty to family doesn’t allow for him to understand why he warns the De Spain family at such a young age. Faulkner describes how the Snopes family is emotionally conflicted due to Abner’s insecurities, how consequences of a father’s actions can change their lives, and how those choices make Sarty begin his coming of age into adulthood. Much can be the same for me and my life. My father’s actions gravely affected not only his own life but also the lives of all those in my family. Similarly, I feel that I was forced into a deeper sense of maturity that seemed beyond my age.
Abner has a deep psychological connection to fire and it symbolizes his inability to provide for his family as well as his need for power. As the story of “Barn Burning” unfolds Faulkner hints at the fact that Abner has a connection with fire that runs deeper than an everyday need for it. Before the true nature of that connection is revealed there is a scene in which the family is camping on their way to their new home. Faulkner notes that if the boy were older he might have thought “that the element of fire spoke to some deep manspring of his father’s being.” This statement is a clear statement of Abner’s obsession with fire. It is particularly significant due to the fact that the boy did not actually think it because he was too young.
Due to his nagging guilt, Amir is not able to live a peaceful life. Amir’s feeling of guilt and his vital need for redemption are always a part of his life as he is growing up. In the book when Amir and Hassan were still kids Amir tries to get Hassan to throw pomegranate at him in order to finally feel like Hassan had hurt Amir as much as Amir felt her had hurt Hassan. Amir’s guilt takes him over and makes him commit the sin of having Hassan and his father, Ali, leave Baba’s house by making it looks like Hassan had stolen. As they grow old Amir leaves Afghanistan and returns to find Hassan’s son, Sohrab, and on the journey back to Afghanistan he beings to find redemption for his mistakes and guilt and finally he does for Sohrab what he was unable to do for Hassan.
Numerous depictions of his bizarre behaviour from Cotter, both sisters and the boy himself, a reader quickly realises that there must be something wrong with Father Flynn and that he is in trouble. Cotter, an old family friend, when visiting boy’s house and bringing the information about Father Flynn’s death, says: “No, I wouldn't say he was exactly... but there was
For Nam Le, the source of conflict between generations is based on conflicting values. Discuss. Nam Le's short story "Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice" portrays a young Vietnamese writer who struggles to cope with the sudden reappearance of his father. Their values clearly differ, but by standing both the character of Le and his father on either sides of a seemingly impermeable emotional barrier, Le makes it evident that it is a deeper lack of understanding that is the source of conflict between generations; a concept that resonates strongly with a modern audience. Set in modern America, Nam Le employs a quasi-autobiographical style to depict the character of Le.
Another technique used in the that scene is when Brooks decided to use the shot revere shot so we see its Simon but to also see that the children did not know that it was Simon. It also shows how the children are loosing their innocence and are turning evil. This scene certainly shows how good or even the best of our human nature can disappear when the person feels it is necessary. Another technique is when Piggy was standing beside the ocean at the bottom of the cliff and Jack’s camp and he was trying to be “sensible like Ralph” and speak to Jack and his tribe. Then a close up of Roger appeared on the screen of facial expressions of physical strain because Roger was trying to push the large rock on to Piggy, which he succeeded to do.