Daughters

revolve around a particular theme or message that the poet is attempting to convey to an audience. Two performances, To the Boys Who May One Day Date My Daughter, performed by Jesse Parent and Pretty by Katie Makkai in 2014 and 2002 respectively, both share similar themes. Parent’s poem is a passionate message to boys who may fall in love with his daughter, warning them that if they hurt her, he will hurt them. Parent also shows that he is willing to accept boys if…

Love–Hate Relationship Between Father and Daughter The finger of blame indicates Rex, as the parent, did not succeed in his duty of raising his children. It only takes a small aspect of kindness for the children to feel loved again, but once he creates a constant situation involving money and alcohol the children change their minds on their view of their father. In the memoir, The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls narrates her favorite childhood memories with her father Rex Walls; regardless of his…

Adopting my granddaughter has changed my life in various positive ways, despite the whirlwind of emotions that I have experienced during the process. Countless thoughts of how I would care for her and raise her ran through my head and I became overwhelmed, I prayed asking God to help guide me, to give me strength, energy and wisdom. The pivotal moment that began the change my life was when my son was sentenced to 4 years in prison and his girlfriend is currently in jail with multiple pending…

“The greatest thing a father can do for his daughter is to love her mother”. - Elaine S. Dalton. My father standing a staggering 6’3”, cleaned cut, dirty blond hair, the lightest of blue eyes, all-American, wearing plain jeans and t-shirts, family man, dog lover, and master chef. Many men just like my father do not show his feelings much to other people; however he is a big softy in my eyes. My father has a heart of gold and inspires me to become the great person he is one day. My…

Mothers and daughters have different points of view about dreams in their lives. Mothers draw in their minds the kind of life their daughters will be in the future. They do not consider their expectations are far away from their daughters dreams. In this world, mothers and daughters do not conceive the same thoughts about someone future. Mothers regularly make plans towards their daughters’ lives without thinking their daughters have other plans which differ from them. There are two stories…

A happy and healthy mother-daughter relationship is one of the building blocks of society that if nurtured and treated the right way, can create two happy humans. In Amy Chua’s memoir “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom” and Amy Tan’s novel “The Joy Luck club” a mother in each story uses different tones and words to try and relieve tension. An excerpt from “ The Violin” in “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom” shows a mother and her daughter in a disagreement that is not dangerously angry, but mainly…

The relationship between a mother and a daughter is a very strong bond. The mother being the one to protect the daughter from any danger and to push the daughter to her potential in life. Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom and Jing-Mei Woo’s The Joy Luck Club shows the frustration and belligerent attitudes in a mother-daughter relationship. The despondent tone in both stories give a perfect representation of this sort of complicated relationship. In Amy Chua’s excerpt “The Violin” is…

to dispute over her works. For instance scholars argue over whether the narrative beginnings in The Joy Luck Club took a feminist view point or if the beginnings were there to analyze cultural identity (Romagnolo). Her works like The Bonesetter’s Daughter and The Joy Luck Club assess controversial deliberations. Tan expresses her argument through her characters based on real life situations. Amy Tan evaluates controversial topics such as familial bonds, culture…

Useful Advice for a Daughter or No? You Decide. “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid is a poem with a universal theme that speaks to the relationships between mothers and daughters. This poem reflects the author’s own childhood and the culture in which she was raised. The mother imparts advice and wisdom to her young daughter about growing up and becoming a woman. Although, the advice the mother gives to her daughter could be applicable, some may perceive it to be very generalized and judgemental. In the…

the times with her daughter in the beginning of the tale, are completely contradictory to her rejection of an opportunity to help her daughter at the end. The mother seems to really care about her daughter, and this is evident in the heartfelt way she talks about their events in the past. She previously took care of her child in times of trouble, when there wasn’t a father around to assist. Additionally, at this time Emily’s mother made the best decisions to better her daughter. Towards the end…