For His Son

the present tense in “under the influence” helps make it clear that the memories of his father’s drinking haunt him this way. These memories effect his present relationship with his own son. This essay is personal but delineates the situation of every third family in the world. Sanders essay is personal and public where many readers can associate with their own story. The author initiates his essay describing his father's drinking as he says “In the perennial presence of the…

Brad Manning’s “Arm Wrestling with My Father”, a son (Brad Manning) struggles with where he lies when it comes to his relationship with his father. The two do not show affection through the most often used “I love you” or through hugs, but rather through arm wrestling matches. When the boy was young his father would always beat him at these matches, infuriating Manning over the years and motivating him to persevere until one day he would beat his…

good father to his son. He was always encouraging his son to learn and to stay positive no matter what hard times were present. When his wife said she was leaving him, Chris could have freaked and done some really stupid things, but he didn’t. His nerves were very tasted when he returned home to an empty apartment. When the phone rang it was a great call since it was the opportunity he had been working toward, but it was at the wrong time. Chris stayed on the course toward achieving his goal,…

Sundays” by Robert Hayden, the growth of an adolescent mind to a more sophisticated and worldly point of view is explored through the use of tactile and visual imagery. The darkness and solitude that surrounds the relationship of the young speaker and his father is transformed through growth and maturity as evidence of their beginning to recognize one another’s flaws and shortcomings is provided. Consequently, appreciation and gratitude are gradually expressed, though it is too late to take back…

A Negative Experience In this poem, it is decided whether or not a father treats his son well or not. The poem conveys a very broad spectrum through the ways that the son is treated and the items that are discussed. It seems like the son is unsure of what is going on throughout the story and during the events that occur and are discussed, the context seems to change that idea a few times. “My Papa’s Waltz” written by Theodore Roethke displays a negative experience for the child through tone,…

life in his novel The Road. John Hillcoat also turned this masterpiece into a film under the same title, but he fell short of grasping the literary artwork McCarthy created. The novel is the better of the two because the character’s emotions are fully expressed, the…

are just two of the main ones that I will focus on. The rest may be mentioned but only if relative to the other two. The story starts out immediately with the old lady bickering about not wanting to go to Florida for vacation with Bailey, her son, and his family. Though shortly after she is the first one in the car the next morning which is the day of the trip. So, this part of the story shows us right away that she is submissive to others. Further evidence is when Bailey’s daughter, June…

between the two boys and tells his son that it would benefit both youths if Reuven tried to cultivate a friendship with Danny. Quickly the tone of the friendship manifests itself as a tone of mutual self-improvement. Reuven and Danny provide outlets for the other’s feelings, thoughts, and aspirations. Throughout the book certain passages reveal that Reuven’s father slowly becomes less capable of providing the same outlet that Danny gives; and Danny’s father, for reasons of his own, never has.…

applies to Gil and Karen’s family. Gil is the breadwinner father who is having trouble receiving a promotion at work that he wants throughout the movie. In the scene where he tells Karen he quits his job and she tells him she’s pregnant when he’s leaving she asks him if he have to. He replies that everything in his life is a have to. Gil has the responsibility of providing for the family financially and it’s going to be an extra hassle for him since they will be having another child. He will…

written by Judith Ortiz Cofer, she introduces a teen boy that was released into his father’s custody after being in juvenile hall. To pay off the time he owed for leaving early, he had to work for his father for free for six months. At Jorge Cintrón & Son Auto Parts and Salvage, he had to clean and polish a large amount of hubcaps. He wasn’t really looking forward to it either. In the beginning, Luis knew that “...his father has had more than one reason to wish it was plain Jorge Cintrón”, which…