The Influence Of Mia Family

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To have your family be disappointed in you is something no normal human want. Even as children we aspire to impress our parents, from saying our first words to being successful with our life. As Mia was growing up she had this feeling she was disappointing her parents by her choosing in what instrument she wanted to play. Mia family has more of a rocker vibe. They wore edgy clothes, had messy hair, laid back attitude. It was quite obvious they love rock music and Mia was raised around it so it was her destiny to play rock music but since God has a since of humor he led her to the wonders of classical music. Her love for the classics had her family wondering if the hospital might of switch up the babies and their little rock star was out there …show more content…
She played the cello day in and day out and later it paid off tremendously but through it all she always felt like the black sheep of the family. Much like Hester she knew her parents were disappointed with her. Her mother didn’t truly love her while her father was just never around. They only loved her because they had too (Page 49-50, …show more content…
Everything that Hester did she was judged, even the homeless would mock her (Page 70, Hawthorn). She was shame to her family then her society. Mia and Hester have struggled with being misunderstood by the people close to them. It seems they both have had to fight for their spot, some more than others. Hester not knowing what true love is was alone in the world and the first man to give her attention was love at first sight for her. She married off to Roger Chillingworth (The Scarlet Letter). After they got married Hester thought she found a man to love her but shortly realized he was no different from the other men in her life. When Chillingworth was not around Hester believed he passed away, “the only man that loved her” (Page 61, Hawthorne). Chillingworth can be compared to Hester’s father in the nature of love. Both men were a part of her life yet so distance from her. They only loved her because they had too. For Hester it ended badly, seeing has she later found out she married the devil 2.0. As for Mia her father was a great and caring man and her boyfriend was very similar to her

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