Fathers and Sons

The relationship between a father and son is crucial in the development of the son as he prepares to take on the role of being a father himself someday. A father must influence his son so that he is able to achieve success, providing and protecting his own family in the future. In the novel Things Fall Apart, written by Achebe Chinua, Unoka and his son Okonkwo are unsuccessful in living up to the societal norms, causing their lives to unravel at the same time that the tribe is falling apart.…

a bigger picture in my eyes of how the Holocaust destroyed these civilized people to a state-of-nature-like beings. Elie also lacks sympathy for his father after being attacked by Idek, which I believe is part of a bigger picture of father-son roles. Elie mentions a few times in the memoir how sons had somewhat betrayed and disrespected their fathers. I think Elie Wiesel talks about these instances for a couple of different reasons. First, to show how the Jews are also responsible for hurting…

thinking less of himself and more of “[being] separated from [his] father” (82). His affection for his father had grown to the point of a parental type of care; he knew he was in a dangerous place, but thought of his father’s survival instead of his own. This exemplifies his care for his father, powerful enough to override his most basic instincts. His newfound bond with his father caused him to become more of a father figure to his own father, reversing their parental roles. He showed this…

his son whom behaves in a non-royal manner hanging out with thieves and commoners. We mentioned the idea that the central hero of Shakespeare’s historical plays was England itself always being tempted or assailed. The more apparent central character in this tetralogy is young prince Hal who goes…

I have read Theodore Roethke’s poem “My Papa’s Waltz” several times, and every I tend to find new insights in it. It is the same old story where a father comes home drunk and mistreats his family. That’s what a reader would think after one reading of it. I expressed I can relate to the son and father’s relationship, along with some of the emotions expressed in the poem. As any poem that you read, it can interpret something different or the same depending on the reader. In the first stanza where…

First I want to acknowledge God the Father, Son , and Holy Spirit, and give thanks to Him who gives us "all we need" according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19). I thank God for the opportunity to explain in adequate detail my disagreements with certain teachings, basing my theology on what the scriptures actually say and teach, and relying on the Holy Spirit alone to reveal the truth of God 's word. My prayer is that I will not cause dissension or dispute, but that to…

Like Father, Like Son: Can the Cycle of Illiteracy be Broken? Other People’s Words: The Cycle of Low Literacy by Victoria Purcell-Gates recounts the author’s two-year journey with an illiterate Appalachian family. Purcell-Gates works with Jenny, the mother, and her son, first grader Donny, to analyze the literacy within the household. Throughout the journey, we learn the definition and types of literacy, the influences of society and the environment, and the impacts of literacy on education…

has been assigned the demotion of his father from the underbutler position he holds, and give him a job with fewer responsibilities. As we read the excerpt we uncover the son’s anxious tone because of the intimidation he has of the father. However, we also see the father's indifferent tone, that conveys the strained relationship between the him and his son. While the son attempts to engage in a relaxed conversation, his father is emotionless to anything his son has to say. The author uses…

won the Pulitzer prize in 2007. The Road is about a father and a son who have to try and find a way to survive a post-apocalyptic world. In this world, the will to survive causes a loss in morality and values. The choices people make in order to survive defines whether they’re good or evil, and these choices must be made everyday. As illustrated in The Road , the father and the boy set out making good choices, but as time progresses, the father starts to lose his moral compass. McCarthy…

Russell Cape Eliza Wood Communist World Views November 15th, 2016 The Father and a Son The concept of communism has been around for thousands of years. The idea itself of public ownership of goods and land is even thought to be older than ancient Greek philosopher’s such as Plato (Wood,3,5). In the early 19th century Karl Marx’s was watching first hand, in London, how society was progressing during the industrial revolution and was able to predict many aspects of what would happen to the…