Compare And Contrast Father Son Relationship In To Kill A Mockingbird

The art of manhood is a discipline passed on from each generation to the next, from father to son; providing an experience of a lifetime for both parties involved. The father acts as a role model and teaches the son to respect others, respect himself, and take charge and responsibility in his life. On the other side of the spectrum, the father also learns quite a bit about himself and his shortcomings as a man, and can then make an effort to improve himself. Father-son relationships require a lot of effort, and in many cases neither parties attempt to initiate this bond, causing manhood to slowly digress into a lost art. Every father-son relationship is unique, with none of them being perfect, however if those who ignore this chance of a lifetime …show more content…
In To Kill a Mockingbird both Atticus and Jem became who they wanted to be throughout the process of the novel. Atticus became a respectable lawyer for defending Tom Robinson with all his might, when others would have turned away. Jem followed his father’s path and became a mature man, with all the upright values that his father possessed. In A Raisin in the Sun Walter, Mama, and Beneatha all became mature, even though not all of them were men. Walter was able to find happiness and self-respect, when originally he was only able to have one at a time. He had happiness giving away the money to Willy but had no self-respect, and he had self-respect at the apartment but he was truly sad. Mama, on the other hand, completed her mission of raising her kids correctly; she was able to instill in the whole family a sense of pride and righteousness. Finally, Beneatha matured to realize that she no longer had to be so aggressive, and set a path for herself to reconnect in Africa. All of these characters showed the healing power of fatherhood, and proper parenting, leading to the development of upright