Are children’s actions and behavior a result of their parents’ influence? Parents’ behavior often influence their child, whether it is in a positive, or negative way. Situations where the influence that parents have on their children is clear, comes in stories such as The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, Penny in the Dust, by Ernest Buckler, Mexican Whiteboy, by Matt de la Peña, and The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver. Parents influence their child's behavior and decisions through their personal growth, their actions, and their attitude toward their children.
Parents often influence their child through their own personal growth. In Matt de la Peña’s book, Mexican Whiteboy, Senior motivates his son, Uno, to change his ways much like he has. After a hustle, Uno …show more content…
In Matt de la Peña’s Mexican Whiteboy, the actions of his Danny’s father strongly influences him, which starts to ruin his relationship with his mother. “Ever since his dad took off, Danny’s drifted apart from his mom. He hardly even acknowledges her presence these days” (de la Peña, ch. 5). This situation shows how Danny’s actions and interactions with his mother, are directly influenced by the actions of his dad. Another situation in which a parent influences their child through their own actions, is in The Bean Trees, by Barbara Kingsolver. Throughout the book, Taylor explains how her mother influences her. In one situation, Taylor explains that the way her mother raises her influences her actions. “If Mama hadn’t brought me up to do better, I think I would have told that old snake to put down her fork and get her backside out the door” (Kingsolver, ch. 7). Taylor was going to react, but because of her mother’s influence on her, she resists the temptation of reacting and remains calm. The actions that parents display, that children see or experience, often influences them to act differently due to their parents being their role
Parents often influence their child through their own personal growth. In Matt de la Peña’s book, Mexican Whiteboy, Senior motivates his son, Uno, to change his ways much like he has. After a hustle, Uno …show more content…
In Matt de la Peña’s Mexican Whiteboy, the actions of his Danny’s father strongly influences him, which starts to ruin his relationship with his mother. “Ever since his dad took off, Danny’s drifted apart from his mom. He hardly even acknowledges her presence these days” (de la Peña, ch. 5). This situation shows how Danny’s actions and interactions with his mother, are directly influenced by the actions of his dad. Another situation in which a parent influences their child through their own actions, is in The Bean Trees, by Barbara Kingsolver. Throughout the book, Taylor explains how her mother influences her. In one situation, Taylor explains that the way her mother raises her influences her actions. “If Mama hadn’t brought me up to do better, I think I would have told that old snake to put down her fork and get her backside out the door” (Kingsolver, ch. 7). Taylor was going to react, but because of her mother’s influence on her, she resists the temptation of reacting and remains calm. The actions that parents display, that children see or experience, often influences them to act differently due to their parents being their role