However later in the piece Manning’s motive changes as he sees that he does not want to be victorious over his father. Although one may think that this was change that took years to occur, through reading deeper into the text one will see that this switch in roles was inevitably going to happen. As Manning grew out of childhood, his strong desire to beat his father was not of the most importance anymore. Manning even mentions that “[he did not] feel pressured to compete [with his father] the way [he] thought necessary for years (Manning, 2014). Manning gives the reader the feeling that he did not expect to feel this way about his father as he continues in his essay. He states”...something occurred to me, something unexpected. I discovered that I was feeling sorry for my father (Manning, 2014). This shows that the change in their relationship was not premeditated by Manning but rather occurred by
However later in the piece Manning’s motive changes as he sees that he does not want to be victorious over his father. Although one may think that this was change that took years to occur, through reading deeper into the text one will see that this switch in roles was inevitably going to happen. As Manning grew out of childhood, his strong desire to beat his father was not of the most importance anymore. Manning even mentions that “[he did not] feel pressured to compete [with his father] the way [he] thought necessary for years (Manning, 2014). Manning gives the reader the feeling that he did not expect to feel this way about his father as he continues in his essay. He states”...something occurred to me, something unexpected. I discovered that I was feeling sorry for my father (Manning, 2014). This shows that the change in their relationship was not premeditated by Manning but rather occurred by