James Lehman says,“your kids watch you for a living.It’s their job; it’s what they do.That’s why it’s so important to try your best to be a good role model” ( James Lehman, pg.1), and this means as a role model or the person that has the most authority over the household. We have to consider the best for our children because as our generation grows are teachings will always be program in their memory as a computer chip where everyday lessons are saved and stored. These lessons will always lead them to walk in the same pathway we walked on but sometime these pathways lead to darkness where are childrens get lost and can 't find the light when it gets too late.
For instance, in the novel “Breathing Underwater” …show more content…
For example, in the novel Breathing Underwater Nick states”he hit me hard in the face.” (Nick Andreas,pg.79) in this scene Nick is accused for stealing beer from his father fridge but his father doesn’t let Nick example himself without his father lifting up his hand to hit him. Nonetheless Nick is the same way with Caitlin, Nick accuses Caitlin on cheating on him without knowing for sure if she is cheating on him and when Caitlin was trying to let him know that it wasn 't true Nick instead of talking to each other Nick hits her. “You hit me,” Caitlin says ( Caitlin, …show more content…
But by Nick see and experiencing all the negative activity in his household can cause him to do something he has never done before. In particular there s scene where Nick was in the living room watching a show while his father walked in and picked up the Mountain Dew from that table and started to spill all the Mountain Dew on the sofa, rug, and on the table which causes his father to yell at his to “Clean It” Nick 's father say (Nick’s father,pg.271). But Nick Stands up and says “No,I didn 't spill it” Nick says (Nick, pg.272). Which earns him to get hit and call names. In spite of Nick steading up for himself and getting hit. He is not the only person that is going to let the same person step on them again. In Breathing Underwater Alex Flinn as a scene where Nick didn’t want caitlin to participate in the talent show but she uses all her willpower to go against him and stand up for herself. Which caused her to get hit by Nick and called name just like Nick’s father to Nick. Where Nick says,“bitch!” I slapped her across the face and reeled back from the force of the force” ( Nick,