Leisure and luxury compared to labor and poverty are important concepts in the works of Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare and Winter’s Bone written by Daniel Woodrell. Each story has the novel concept of good versus evil and right versus wrong; debating whether to follow in a father’s footsteps or creating one’s own path to happiness; overcoming great obstacles and sharing in defeat; learning how to take care of others before being able to take care of oneself. Ree Dolly and Prince Hal must decide what life they want to live, and in doing so, they must face these facts. However, the struggles of learning how to be an excellent role model and maintaining friendships when life gets tough can stand in these characters’ way. The main characters
…show more content…
Whether it be babysitting a younger sibling or adopting a child, remembering to be conscientious and careful can be daunting. Being a role model is passed around between a few characters in Henry IV, Part 1. The relationship between the King and Hal is simple; the King has a son, raises him, tries to teach him the tools of the trade, but the son disrespects his father and wants to become something else instead; a thief. On the other hand, the relationship between Hal and Falstaff makes it quite difficult to pinpoint who the role model is. Throughout the play, they seem to share the dilemma of who is the most responsible and well mannered. Countless times Hal has had to go into taverns and wake Falstaff up, and in the process make fun of him for always being in bed with a random woman, “unless hours were cups of sack, and minutes capons, and clocks the tongues of bawds, and dials the signs of leaping-houses, and the blessed sun himself a fair hot wench in flame-colored taffeta, I see no reason why thou shouldst be so superfluous to demand the time of the day” (I.ii.7-12). At other times, Falstaff has to remind Hal that he is a prince and heir to the British throne. He needs to start getting his act together, and if he does not, he will be run out of the kingdom, “a King’s son! If I do not beat thee out of thy kingdom with a dagger of lath, and drive all thy subjects afore thee like a flock of wild geese, I’ll …show more content…
Although, with an older sister like Ree Dolly, these two little boys are blessed. Since the start of Winter’s Bone, it is written that the mother is out of commission and the father is hardly home. The author needed to find a solution to this imbalance, and that is where Ree comes in. Since her father raised her and taught her everything she needs to know, why not spread that knowledge on to two younger individuals? Throughout the book, Ree is always there for her brothers no matter what; whether it was bullies at school or the law, they can always count on Ree, “They didn’t do nothin’! They didn’t do a goddamned thing! What the hell’re you tryin’ to pull?...You boys don’t need no ridin’ around with the law. Hear me?” (11). When dinner time came, Ree would tell Harold and Sonny to stand next to her watch while she prepared and cooked the food. They would sit on the counter or even ask questions as to why something was cooked a certain way. Later when the right time came, Ree taught the boys how to properly hold and use a gun. She showed them how to shoot cans and squirrels from tree branches. Furthermore, at the end of the book, Ree brought her brothers into her father’s old shed and put boxing gloves on their hands, teaching them how to throw
Whether it be babysitting a younger sibling or adopting a child, remembering to be conscientious and careful can be daunting. Being a role model is passed around between a few characters in Henry IV, Part 1. The relationship between the King and Hal is simple; the King has a son, raises him, tries to teach him the tools of the trade, but the son disrespects his father and wants to become something else instead; a thief. On the other hand, the relationship between Hal and Falstaff makes it quite difficult to pinpoint who the role model is. Throughout the play, they seem to share the dilemma of who is the most responsible and well mannered. Countless times Hal has had to go into taverns and wake Falstaff up, and in the process make fun of him for always being in bed with a random woman, “unless hours were cups of sack, and minutes capons, and clocks the tongues of bawds, and dials the signs of leaping-houses, and the blessed sun himself a fair hot wench in flame-colored taffeta, I see no reason why thou shouldst be so superfluous to demand the time of the day” (I.ii.7-12). At other times, Falstaff has to remind Hal that he is a prince and heir to the British throne. He needs to start getting his act together, and if he does not, he will be run out of the kingdom, “a King’s son! If I do not beat thee out of thy kingdom with a dagger of lath, and drive all thy subjects afore thee like a flock of wild geese, I’ll …show more content…
Although, with an older sister like Ree Dolly, these two little boys are blessed. Since the start of Winter’s Bone, it is written that the mother is out of commission and the father is hardly home. The author needed to find a solution to this imbalance, and that is where Ree comes in. Since her father raised her and taught her everything she needs to know, why not spread that knowledge on to two younger individuals? Throughout the book, Ree is always there for her brothers no matter what; whether it was bullies at school or the law, they can always count on Ree, “They didn’t do nothin’! They didn’t do a goddamned thing! What the hell’re you tryin’ to pull?...You boys don’t need no ridin’ around with the law. Hear me?” (11). When dinner time came, Ree would tell Harold and Sonny to stand next to her watch while she prepared and cooked the food. They would sit on the counter or even ask questions as to why something was cooked a certain way. Later when the right time came, Ree taught the boys how to properly hold and use a gun. She showed them how to shoot cans and squirrels from tree branches. Furthermore, at the end of the book, Ree brought her brothers into her father’s old shed and put boxing gloves on their hands, teaching them how to throw