killers, and questions whether genetics are responsible for their murderous actions. Furthermore, Melissa Jesperson in the article “My evil dad: Life as a serial killer’s daughter” tells her story as a serial killer’s daughter, she clearly stated that her father’s genetics had no effect on her future actions. Moreover, being the daughter of…
“Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston and “Only Daughter” by Sandra Cisneros both demonstrates this approach through gender roles/ stereotype. In sweat, Delia was the typical definition of a nice woman because she was a stay at home wife that did everything to provide for herself. Throughout the story, there were many instances…
was effortless, I also expressed my desire to raise many children. Many years later, I had my first child, it was then that I realized I was no playing houses anymore, I had numerous questions unanswered. The critical question was: How to raise my daughter to grow into a successful adult? While I was pregnant I read several books about parenting, the definition of the words “parenting” or “parents” was worthy to read, but none describes the steps to…
my own. Don’t get me wrong I love my daughter more than anything in this world. I just never thought I would be a teen mom. People say it’s a mistake, but for me I see her as my life saver. I wasn’t doing to good, but now I got my life under control even more. My daughter is the step I need every day to go to school and get a better job. Everything I do is for us so we won’t struggle later in life. At times I get so overwhelmed that I take it out on my daughter and say mean things. I know I…
Barriers Between Mothers and Their Daughters The Joy Luck Club, published in 1989 by Amy Tan, portrays the stories of four Chinese immigrant families living in the city of San Francisco. The novel is structured in a manner that it represents a game of mahjong, four parts are divided into four sections, two sections being told by the mother and two sections told by the daughter, in order to create sixteen chapters with each mother and their respective daughter able to share stories of their lives…
Like Mother, Like Daughter I am sitting on a wet bench. Of course, it would occur to me to go to a park right after the rain, all alone while the rays of the sun start to reappear making the park, which looked so dull and empty upon arriving, look full of life and color. Its warmth grows this sensation within me as if everything will be okay. How is this possible? I walked myself into this park with an emotion that pressed against my chest; it feels as if a thick liquid was replacing my…
Fifth Chinese Daughter. Both fathers represent the combination of values from the two countries they are tied to: America and China by juggling New World social customs and Old World traditions. However, Wang Wah Gay adopts an Americanized, liberal approach to the traditional Chinese values and prescribed gender roles, while Mr. Wong maintains a stricter, narrower view of them and refuses to succumb to…
Describe the nature of the mother/daughter relationships in the works of the following writers: Flannery’ O’Conner, Amy Tan, and Julia Alvarez. What is the source of the conflict in these relationships? Are the conflicts resolved in these works? Why or why not? Different relationships between mothers and daughters were discussed in Flannery’ O'Connor's “Good Country People”, Amy Tan’s “Two Kind”, and Julia Alvarez's “¡Yo!”. In the three mother/daughter relationships, we explored some…
aspect of a happy and fulfilling life. The poems Advice to a Teenage Daughter by Isobel Thrilling and Twice Shy by Seamus Heaney explore how people of different ages and maturity approach finding love. Both authors make strong use of symbolism to ensure that the readers are able to further understand the ideas that they present. In Advice to a Teenage Daughter, Thrilling uses various military symbols to show how the teenage daughter approaches love. The poem begins with “you have discovered the…
Lianne George wrote an article “Why Are We Dressing Our Daughters Like This?” it’s about how todays trends are including sexualization in 5 and up little girls clothing. The article addresses sex in American culture and how it effects the youth. How parents, television, music, and fashion are leading the way how kids are dressing. It tells how adults are dressing like little kids and kids are dressing like adults in order to meet today’s social norm. George claims it’s not the fashion companies…