Family Dysfunction In John Corey Whaley's Where Things Come Back

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A family doesn’t need to be perfect, it needs to be united. It’s particularly hard to have a perfect functional family, however it’s not hard to stay together as a whole family. After all, many families go through tragic events such as losing a family member, reversed roles of the children, or not having parents in general. All these events can cause family dysfunction, although they can also bring families closer together and appreciate each other more. In the book, “Where Things Come Back” by John Corey Whaley talks about a teenager who loses his brother and cousin throughout his life. His family, becoming more and more dysfunctional, faces the reality of losing their loved ones and has a hard time recovering. The school board needs to reconsider …show more content…
The article, "A case of family dysfunction and teenage suicide attempt: applicability of a family systems paradigm." says that if parents were to neglect their children they would be causing the child to go down the wrong path and possibly suicide in the future. Of course, parents need to give their offspring attention and care for them as they grow up to become a mature, responsible adult. Therefore, there is no traumatic event to cause the offspring depression or thoughts of suicide in the future. Not all parents are there for their children and neglect them but reading these fiction books can show the outcomes of neglecting their offspring and open the eyes of readers. In the article, "A case of family dysfunction and teenage suicide attempt: applicability of a family systems paradigm." also talks about how relationship boundaries can be broken between people. As a matter of fact, Cullen was very close to his best friend, Lucas Cader. They acted like brothers and even had a relationship like brothers. Readers can acknowledge their own relationships by reading fiction books and can possibly improve on them. Fiction can teach readers many things, including going through traumatic experiences in one’s

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