1. The Walls Children are greatly more responsible than average children of an equal age. They are expected to take care of themselves and each other; even a new born baby is thrown into the mix. However the Walls children should not be emancipated from their parents at this age even if they are very responsible. The children still need their parents, “I crawled along the railroad embankment to the road and sat down to wait for Mom and Dad…” (Walls 30), Jeanette would have sat on the side of the road waiting for her parents to find her and take care of her. Some children should be emancipated at a younger age however the Walls children seem fine with how they are living and love their parents and family structure. The Walls children however
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The Walls children would only benefit in rules that still allow them to be free. This meaning that if the children still have freedom but they have rules to keep them safe. “I want to play a game with you… Pervert!” (103). In order to have healthy development, children must feel safe in their own home, if a drunk man can waltz into your room there needs to be a change made to the security of the house. Some rules are age appropriate, as a parent would expect more from an older child than that of a young child. “…cooking hotdogs by myself at the age of three. It was easy I said…” (10). This would be the perfect example of an age appropriate rule, a three year old should not be making hot dogs, however a fourteen year old could. Yes, some parents do get too caught up in rules to really think about how it will affect the child in the long run. “Grandma is dead… There’s no reason to grieve” (92). The fact that the mother, Rose Mary, did not even mention to her children that their grandmother had died tells you something about their past family dynamic and how it affected Rose Mary in the long run. Yes, some rules are freeing in the way that they allow you to do things within reason. The rules that are freeing are most often the ones that are followed because there is the feeling of freedom and complete control, when really the parent is still telling you what to
The Walls children would only benefit in rules that still allow them to be free. This meaning that if the children still have freedom but they have rules to keep them safe. “I want to play a game with you… Pervert!” (103). In order to have healthy development, children must feel safe in their own home, if a drunk man can waltz into your room there needs to be a change made to the security of the house. Some rules are age appropriate, as a parent would expect more from an older child than that of a young child. “…cooking hotdogs by myself at the age of three. It was easy I said…” (10). This would be the perfect example of an age appropriate rule, a three year old should not be making hot dogs, however a fourteen year old could. Yes, some parents do get too caught up in rules to really think about how it will affect the child in the long run. “Grandma is dead… There’s no reason to grieve” (92). The fact that the mother, Rose Mary, did not even mention to her children that their grandmother had died tells you something about their past family dynamic and how it affected Rose Mary in the long run. Yes, some rules are freeing in the way that they allow you to do things within reason. The rules that are freeing are most often the ones that are followed because there is the feeling of freedom and complete control, when really the parent is still telling you what to