Hardworking families

narrator also teaches his readers that even when all of the odds are stacked against him, he is persistent and makes something of himself. He got his persistence and motivation from his mother, who is a very interesting character. Strong-willed, hardworking, and compassionate are all adjectives that describe the narrator's mother. The author presents the narrator's mother as a very strong and intelligent woman in…

father’s name is Frederick Dahn. Frederick’s ancestors are said to have traveled from Germany in the 1930s. Her mother, Teresa Mellein, is of German descent. My Grandma Teresa’s side of the family also had ancestors come from Germany. They immigrated with the hopes of bettering themselves economically. The family was run by struggling farmers looking for better opportunities. Sadly, I do not have any more information when it comes to ancestry. I do not know my biological father at all, so…

When you gave this assignment I could not resist the temptation to analyze myself instead of another character. I gave myself an entire weekend just to read over the class notes and think about me; about my lifespan. I have learned to take life as it comes. I really never take the time to say what I want or take the lead to my own road of happiness. I would always try to do what my parents told me to do. I stumbled my way out when trying to reach my own goals. Maybe it’s all been because I have…

a good paying job along with providing for their family. A woman is expected to clean after a man and her children. Anything that makes a woman look masculine is frowned upon, because a man is viewed by society as the superior gender. Women are to be fragile and must never be above the man of the house. “Shiloh” by Bobbie Ann Mason highlights a couple who are placed in a situation where gender roles are switched. Leroy Moffitt fits the hardworking man stereotype he is a truck driver who is never…

Shari Olges's Footsteps in Life Most of the time, individuality is a trait that one must learn because they already have the ability to open up to others, but for a specific individual, individuality is a trait that comes naturally. On September 26th 2015, I interviewed Shari Olges, my mother, in her living room. We conducted the interview on two separate couches, which was clever of her due to the small size of these couches, in which I sat on the couch closest to a window bursting with light.…

My family and the “Everyday Use” Family Everyone doesn’t have the perfect family. You can believe that your family is perfect but every family has their burdens. Alice Walker talks about this in “Everyday Use”, this is about a family whose faces problems, that are very common in a family. This family has a single mother and two daughters, which they firmly care about their heritage, but they can’t always see eye to eye. However, in “Everyday Use” My family and their family share, a know it all…

world but he didn’t want that. Marcus was always being belittled by Angela. She constantly cackled at him for not having a job and for working under her at her business. She wouldn’t give him credit for trying to look for a job and providing for his family. He got this courage later in the movie once he put her in her place and told her that if it wasn’t for his money she wouldn’t have a business. Patricia is constantly struggling with the death of her son Noah and her feeling like she is at…

and unimportant. Only men can bring honor to the family. It’s showed clearly in an argument between Shang and Chi-Fu, when Shang says, “she’s a hero!” and Chi-Fu replies to him angrily, “She’s a woman! She’ll never be worth anything!”. Mulan may seem like a feminist film because in the end she is seen as a hero who saves the whole of China. The second wave is ‘The Princess and the Frog’ (2009) in November 25, 2009. The movie clearly shows a hardworking and ambitious woman who is not a princess…

Mr. Shimerda begs Jim to, "Te-e-ach, te-e-ach my Antonia", in the beginning of Book One. As the novel goes on, it is clear that Jim has learned much more throughout his and Antonia 's relationship. Although we have seen Antonia grow into an intelligent, confident, strong woman who has overcome many difficult obstacles, it seems that Jim has yet discovered the true cycle of life and how some memories are just more precious than others. Overall, I feel like, "My Antonia" is a coming of age novel,…

The “other forms or suggestions” represent the last stanza, where the reader begins to realize that the poem has more meaning than what is initially seen. It brings the image in the reader’s mind full circle. From seeing a hardworking man warming a house, to a young boy waking up to the warmth, to a grown man reflecting on how he treated his father. The image that is created helps reveal the meaning of the poem, that the speaker is unappreciative of his father because he does…