For His Son

Picking Up The Pieces Little Bee is a fiction novel written by Chris Cleave. Little Bee is narrated by Little Bee and Sarah who live in two different countries but a tragic encounter brings them together. This novel is about a little girl that is captured and placed in a refugee detention, where she compared herself to a British coin. She is frightened and feel abandoned because she has no one to talk or interact with. She goes through so many emotions and issues to press forward with her…

The bond between father and son is an important aspect in the life of a young man. That bond, so sought after, may not always be one of love, but one filled with hurt and disappointment. In some cases, the son may not live up to the high expectations set in place for him. In Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, Amir and Baba’s relationship is highly based upon these expectations. Amir loved Baba, as Baba loved him, but Amir wanted to feel more love and attention which in return causes many pleas…

experiences of maturity much like Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays.” It is a short poem about the rocky relationship between a father and son. The speaker is reflecting on his past and begins to understand the effort his father had given to show his compassion for him. Through misperception, the son was unable to identify the subtle expressions of love that his father had brought to him, leading the speaker to be inadequate to reciprocate…

out rich, but in reality, Ben was extremely lucky to come across his wealth and is an unrealistic expectation of the American Dream. At the end of the play, in which Willy realizes that he failed to establish a legacy for his sons and that a man nowadays “is worth more than alive” he takes his life. At this point in the play, Willy realized that he had nothing to leave to his sons and that he not accomplished anything resembling his American Dream. When Willy states that “nothing’s planted, I…

Thought it… In the poem “My Father Thought it”, Armitage talks about his struggle between father and son as the son grows up and their relationship which tried to declare his own identity. The end rhyme makes the poem easier to remember as it “sticks” in reader’s mind. Both the poem “Do not go gentle into that good night” and “My father Thought it…” are talking about the relationship between the father and the son and remembering their father’s actions and words as a memory. …

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,…

infanticide in India was due to its culture preferring sons over daughters (Fuse & Crenshaw, 360). As explained before, Indian culture sees men as superior over women. Having a son is only beneficial to a family because the son can continue on with the family name and property. Eventually, a son will marry a woman and receive dowry and gifts from her family which will only raise his and his family’s status. As well as, a son will care for his parents in old age, unlike a daughter who will be…

to play in the summer days. Lastly she wants to put away money for her daughter’s education. Walter Younger, Jr. is the son of Lena Younger. He is very ambitious. Walter is not happy with his conditions. He thinks that the money will help him leave the area that he is in. He wants to make an investment in a liquor store with the help of the people known for schemes. Although his mother does not agree with the plan, he has confidence in…

aspirations of an ambitious man in pursuit of his version of the American dream however became oblivious to the underlying concerns that was existing in his family. Willy’s strained relationship with Linda, his wife, Biff and Happy, his sons, was a result of his quest for the American dream. Willy experienced abandonment through the course of his life, leaving him in greater despair each time. Willy’s father left him and Ben when Willy is very young, to pursue his career as a successful…

Walking down the street with his boy Johnny, John tries to make conversation with his boy but finds it hard. John knows very little about his son and the barrier in between them is big enough to block out any insight John could have gained into Johnny's life. He has always prioritized himself over others, wanted to feel good and look good in the public’s eyes. John does not look at the end goal of his priorities, how it may affect his family or what he is missing out on and the idea of losing…