Coming of Age Growing up, I always had everything I wanted and needed. There was never a time where I went without necessities or even things I wanted and did not need. Even though I had all of those things, sometimes I was ungrateful. Losing my father at four was a real challenge for my mom. She took on both roles and it made us extremely close. Sometimes I forgot that she did not have help caring for me, so when there was something I wanted and could not get right when I wanted it, I became angry. I was so accustomed to getting everything that I wanted, I began to hate hearing no. Looking back at all of the sacrifices and all of the things my mother did for me, I am forever appreciative and grateful. I will never be able to repay
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It seems as if they do not even care about what she does or who she does it with. When Connie goes out with her friends, she is a completely different person. From her personality to her appearance, she is different. If she would have had better parenting, maybe she would not have gotten herself into something she cannot get out of. The relationship with her family was not as good as it should have been. When Connie goes out, instead of going to the plaza she claims to go to, she goes to a drive-in restaurant. There are boys in every corner and when she leaves with one boy, she catches another man’s attention. As she is walking, the man blatantly tells her, “Gonna get you, baby” (Oates 1). This statement alone should have made her change her sneaky ways and at least try to have a better relationship with her family. One Sunday when Connie is alone, the man appears at her house. He introduces himself as Arnold Friend. He then tries to persuade Connie to come outside. When she does not listen, he begins to threaten her family. Arnold leaves her with two choices. He tells her if she does not come out, he will kill her family on arrival. Although Connie’s relationship with her family is not the best, she sacrifices herself for them. The sacrifice she makes is her coming of
It seems as if they do not even care about what she does or who she does it with. When Connie goes out with her friends, she is a completely different person. From her personality to her appearance, she is different. If she would have had better parenting, maybe she would not have gotten herself into something she cannot get out of. The relationship with her family was not as good as it should have been. When Connie goes out, instead of going to the plaza she claims to go to, she goes to a drive-in restaurant. There are boys in every corner and when she leaves with one boy, she catches another man’s attention. As she is walking, the man blatantly tells her, “Gonna get you, baby” (Oates 1). This statement alone should have made her change her sneaky ways and at least try to have a better relationship with her family. One Sunday when Connie is alone, the man appears at her house. He introduces himself as Arnold Friend. He then tries to persuade Connie to come outside. When she does not listen, he begins to threaten her family. Arnold leaves her with two choices. He tells her if she does not come out, he will kill her family on arrival. Although Connie’s relationship with her family is not the best, she sacrifices herself for them. The sacrifice she makes is her coming of