All My Sons

Righteousness and Responsibility What does being a father really mean? The complex role of fatherhood is explored in “Those Winter Sundays” and “My Papa's Waltz.” The two fathers in the poems have extremely different ideas about what being a father truly entails. The distinct differences in the father’s level of responsibility is evident in the time of day in which the poem occurs, the atmosphere they create within their home, their morals, and the appearance of their hands and tasks they…

characters in this book are all fictional but they could possibly be real. The first character that we are introduced to is Willy which is a traveling salesman, father and husband. He dreams of achieving an american dream type of lifestyle but due to many different scenarios he cannot achieve it. What makes is worse is that a father would hope that their children succeed because they couldn 't but that is not the case for willy. Willy is in a poor mental state due to all the problems he has. He…

the historic Jochem farm has always run proudly. This great farm still runs with the same family that started it back in 1847. Ellen Jochem, the current owner of the farm, stated “Through it all, the farm has not only survived amazingly it prospered.” (Ellen) Over time there has been four owners of the farm, all from the Jochem family. What is the secession of the Jochem farm, and interesting stories of their families. Strong and Independent, Nicholas Jochem first bought the farm from John…

“And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek, (talking of Jesus, in chapter 5, verses 9-10),” “We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain…

said, “oh that 's your home? we was wondering what that was.” The thing said, “yes that is my home”. So the Jones family offered him to stay the night with them, and Lisa asked if it wanted to go to work with her and it said sure. So the family went to bed. The next day Lisa was so excited to show the thing to everyone at work. When they got to Lisa 's job everyone stared with excitement, because they all had something to tell Lisa. Lisa said, “ hi everyone this is the thing we have been…

the only way he knew how, by being a well-liked salesman. The ability to be “well-liked” forms the basis for Willy’s self-worth, and as such, he insists on raising his sons to be “rugged, well liked, all-around” (33). This insistence causes Willy to carry out some controversial parenting decisions. For example, Willy tells his sons to a nearby construction site to steal some sand; “Boys! Go right over to where they’re building the apartment house and get some sand” (34). This ethical nightmare…

choices, becoming the person that they are. In line number one I started with the major question that I believe every one is facing and answering for him or herself through out the play. “Do you follow the crowd” reminded my of Walter in the story. He is constantly looing at all the successful men around him, so that is the person that he wants to be. Not wanting to take chances or willing to grow reminded me of Mama in the beginning of this play. Mama was being safe with her money, and doing…

law. The head of the Vesper family, Abram Vesper, was formerly a slave in Brazil who later become a navigator, merchant, and came to own a small shipping company. He lost his only son during a war, and so he relies on establishing his legacy through his three fair-skinned daughters. He hopes to marry his youngest to the son of a shipping magnate before it’s discovered that she is pregnant, completely destroying any chance at a financial merger. This begins a domino effect as their public image…

is about a family going through difficult times while trying to accomplish something. In Mississippi, a women, Addie Bundren, who is on her deathbed as Cash, her oldest son, builds his mother's coffin. Anse, Addie's’ husband, and Addie's’ other sons, Jewel and Darl, left town to make a delivery for their neighbor, but once the sons leave, Addie passes away. Vardaman is feeling troubled while Dewey Dell, Addie’s daughter gets pregnant. Dewey Dell tires to abort the child but that does not happen,…

In the novel, The Road Cormac McCarthy tells a story of how a young boy and his father take a journey down a post apocalyptic road while struggling for survival and coming in contact with many obstacles along the way. In the novel, society becomes immoral when people are desperate to survive in a post apocalyptic environment. This setting acts as a gateway to many events that would make a person today shudder, yet the boys and the man morals stay pure throughout the novel. The man, the boys, and…