Hardworking families

The character Biddy from the novel, Mr. Wopsle’s second cousin, was omitted from the movie completely. It is important to note Biddy’s omission because she in a way was a foil for Pip’s sister because she was caring, kind, happy, and content despite the circumstances surrounding her. In the novel, Biddy offers a sounding board of common sense to Pip as he’s growing up. She also steps in to help run the household for Joe and Pip when Mrs. Joe is injured. She quickly learns how to discern what…

As a child, Mrs. James was raised as a catholic. This was the only religion she had known. According to Mrs. James, her entire family from generations had only practice that one belief system. And as time goes by, she would raise her own children in that same manner. Mrs. James was married twice. Her first husband was a construction worker, and a very hardworking man who endures life, and loved his children. However, he fell ill and suffer a stroke, and was later passed away. Mrs. James and her…

interesting about this show is that it touches upon important issues today while also being funny and outrageous at the same time. The home of the Gallagher family is a beat-up home on the Southside of Chicago. With the bad reputation, their family motto remains strong; “Nobody fucks with the Gallagher’s”. No matter how much poverty their family is facing they all stick together as one. Even though Frank’s alcoholic issues are the main reason for the family's setback,…

For Martyna. My best friend and biggest fan. Back Track Traveling through the mountains that are pregnant with a winter breeze, a light grey haze slowly forces itself into my line of sight. As we travel at this remarkable speed, the haze becomes brighter and brighter, slowly engulfing more and more of my surroundings. With each passing second, everything that I see forms one image. They become the spectacle that is my future. I’m still young and have no way to interpret what I have seen.…

characters, most notably Marina, help provide balance to the antics of the Serebryakov family. She is a constant and is someone they can rely on. Through working for the family for years, the rest of the cast has learned to depend on her. Furthermore, the family can depend on Marina as a voice of reason with her religion and the voicing of her impartial opinions. Marina can be viewed as a mother to the whole family because of her hard-working and reasonable ways. While Marina is not a principal…

Societal and Individual Interpretations of Family and Idea of “Home” Throughout many stories, ideas about what makes a home and family are communicated to audiences because of the direct relatability to everyone, no matter what their background. Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson, is a novel about a group of people who are called to a supposedly haunted house to partake in a study of its paranormal activity. Eleanor Vance, the protagonist, is exceptionally susceptible to the haunting and…

Rodriguez’s dedication to pursue his high goals in the worlds of dentistry and family continues to influence young Latino children to strive for their own goals no matter what hardship arises in their lives. Ivan was born in Arecibo, Puerto…

Today, I watched the pilot episode of Modern Family. I’d never watched the show before, but assumed it might provide some interesting gender roles and non conformities. Unfortunately, I was disappointed by the typical nuclear family portrayals and gender-role stereotypes that I’ve seen on most other family sitcoms. Let’s start with the Dunphy’s. Phil is the wage-earner of the family. He seems fun-loving and a bit goofy. I suspect that his wife, Claire spends as much time policing him as their…

What are some of the main causes of tension between family members? Are the causes related to societal expectations, cultural expectations, or personal pride? Or maybe it is a combination of all of these causes? How these external and internal conflicts can affect the relationship among family members is noticeable in the short stories, “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut and “The Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan. In both, “Harrison Bergeron,” and “The Rules of the Game,” the impact of these…

changed from the Leave it to Beaver, nuclear family of the 1950s and sixties. From the suburban household with a husband at work, wife at home and their children, playing in the front yard. Brought upon many changes in the past couple of years to the staple of the nuclear family. Yet the traditional family still survives today, only to integrate and become a category among the varied families that now shape the new American society. This melting pot of families has emerged out of decades of…