In the novel Silver Sparrow written by Tayari Jones we follow two daughters, Dana Lynn Yarboro and Bunny Chaurisse Witherspoon, who are in separate families but have the same father, James Witherspoon. James keeps hidden Dana and her mother from Chaurisse and her mother with whom James is already married to. Dana and her mother do know about Chaurisse and that part of the family; while James does not let this happen with Chaurisse and her side of the family. James does everything that he could ever do to make sure that Dana and Chaurisses’ lives to do not intersect. This includes interfering with Danas choice in schooling and many other things. Even though James fails and they do meet each other while in a drug store. Throughout the novel Chaurisse changes in some ways; these include most notably is when she finds out about the double life James has been leading.
Chaurisse is what some could see as the privileged girl out of the two. Chaurisse is known as that kind of girl that would not know how to change a tire. While on the other hand Dana is not as well off. Dana is sadly kept a secret from half of her family, and is controlled by James to …show more content…
If a child has a good, stable childhood then it is likely that they will also have a good adult life, and give their own children the same treatment. In Dana’s case sadly she was not treated the correct way as a child. Dana had a very unstable childhood. A father that kept her a secret is most definitely enough to make anyone feel horrible about themself. It could make them feel more like an outcast from their family, and like an accident. Dana’s father, James, wanted a son so badly that he did not care enough about Dana. The instability in Dana’s life can be contributed to a lack of a fatherly role model, the fact that she could not do exactly everything she wanted because she was controled so much by James because of the secretiveness of the
Chaurisse is what some could see as the privileged girl out of the two. Chaurisse is known as that kind of girl that would not know how to change a tire. While on the other hand Dana is not as well off. Dana is sadly kept a secret from half of her family, and is controlled by James to …show more content…
If a child has a good, stable childhood then it is likely that they will also have a good adult life, and give their own children the same treatment. In Dana’s case sadly she was not treated the correct way as a child. Dana had a very unstable childhood. A father that kept her a secret is most definitely enough to make anyone feel horrible about themself. It could make them feel more like an outcast from their family, and like an accident. Dana’s father, James, wanted a son so badly that he did not care enough about Dana. The instability in Dana’s life can be contributed to a lack of a fatherly role model, the fact that she could not do exactly everything she wanted because she was controled so much by James because of the secretiveness of the