Fathers and Sons

The Road is a post-apocalyptic tale which follows the journey taken by a father and his young son over a period of several months. The pair trek across a landscape blasted by an unspecified cataclysm that has destroyed most of civilization, leaving a barren wasteland full of ash and debris. Although there are a few survivors, without law and order, they must become the indefatigable defenders of their own lives. The will to survive and level of determination depicted by the characters provides…

relationship he has with his father who is considered drunk or incapable of walking straight, so the boy helps his father. The poem is told from the perspective of the small boy as he addresses his father’s awkward walk since he is considered intoxicated. The relationship they share is expressed by the use of imagery in the poem to show the audience the father’s drunk behaviors and the small boys reactions. The poet uses imagery to explain the amusing moments between the son and his father…

”Prodigal Son.” A father has two sons, the younger desperately impatient to receive his inheritance. So, the prodigal son demands of his father to receive his inheritance before he passes away. In other words, the son diminishes the tragedy of his father’s eventual death to a null by hastily requesting possessions he may need right now. Astonishingly enough, the father grants his son’s wish, reflecting God’s indulgence toward his people, even when they behave so selfishly. Next, the son…

Salesman set in post war Brooklyn 1949, when Americans are striving for the American Dream reaches full force. The play is taking place during the last twenty-four hours of Willy Lomans life. The Lomans are family that consists of Willy the father, Linda his wife, sons Biff and Happy. The play starts in a gloomy setting with the Loman’s home crowded by apartment buildings. A home once with a yard filled with grass and trees. The house and the yard evolve over the course of Miller’s play, as does…

ends up in another town of people and she meets a new family. While staying with this new family at first, she stays hesitant to open up to them of the events that preceded her arrival. Ana chooses not to speak, but a bond does begin to form with the son of the family named Damir, who ends up being a part of a resistance group. Ana seeks her innocence within this new setting. She begins by heading to the resistance group’s hangout and also slowly gets comfortable with the new family. However,…

The Road, written by Cormac McCarthy in 2006, is about the journey of a father and son through a post-apocalyptic world. The father and son, referred to as “Boy and Papa” in the book, have to find a way to navigate this new world and the people that come with it. McCarthy shows when in life or death situations people will become only focused on surviving. They often forget morals they have developed and become selfish and only concerned with themselves. Although Boy and and Papa do not eat…

Relationships with Parents
Ryan Farrell 8G


Jackie French's novel Macbeth and Son, was published in 2006. The book is about two boys that struggle from losing their Father. Luke's step-father Sam is a famous TV presenter and Lulach's step-father is a good king and restores peace. They have similar issues even though their 1000 years apart.

The non-linear text stucture allows readers to compare the issues of the two boys with complications and tense times with their parents."It was everything…

After reading “Death of a Salesman,” questioning if Willy’s attempt to save his family from all their problems was the right decision. It wasn’t; all he did was leave his sons without a father and his wife without a husband. If anything he made things worse by taking his life, they had just finished paying off the house and both his sons were home. This was the time for a new beginning a time to fix his wrongs but he can no longer help since he lost himself and his family. Starting with Willy…

Falling Hard (Three messages from Son, Sale, and Mash) To begin with these three stories, Devoted Son, No Witchcraft for Sale, and Mashed, they all have one important lesson that is being pushed on to the readers without them actually knowing. In No witchcraft for sale it talks about not taking advantage of what you have and it has thoroughly explained it. “Her works display a broad range of interests and concerns, including racism, communism, feminism, psychology, and mysticism. The major…

Her own father slanders her in a vicious manner for this one small act. Lear overreacts and exiles Cordelia, cutting her out of his will. Cordelia’s minimal betrayal manifests into something much bigger by Lear’s reaction. This overemphasis makes the betrayal into…