Lost Son

The film “Everything is Illuminated” directed by Liev Schreiber (2005) follows the journey of a young man named Jonathan who travels to find more information and an understanding of his family roots. Guiding him on this trip are two natives, a grandfather and his grandson Alex. This journey of self-discovery is one that impacts not only Jonathan in his eagerness but forces his guides to uncover their own truths just the same. “The Apostle” directed by Robert Duvall (1997) shows the trials of a…

In Death of a Salesman and A Raisin in the Sun, the leading character is trying to capture the American dream, but it just does not seem to happen because of lack of understanding from family and friends. Willy Loman in a Raisin in the Sun, was wanting the respect of people associated with him and Walter Younger in Death of a Salesman was trying a get rich quick plan to be able to support his family. Both men talked about the American dream and how they deserved it and was their right, but it…

were not infected. At the village meeting uncle Matt brought “a large red bow not Emily’s bow but one as large as a lady’s hat” (Saunders, 2009) to symbolize what they lost the day a dog took the life of Emily. With using the large red bow as a metaphor for Emily’s red bow it showed the village the significance of what the family had lost, and that they didn’t want anyone else to find something as such because of another…

1940’s. The 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…

where the son gives up on trying to make a basket, the father pulls him by his ear and slams the ball hard into his stomach. Then, the father rambles on about eating an apple everyday and saying prayers can help you accomplish tasks. The father continues with this statement, “Argue and I’ll slap your eyes out.” (Koperwas). At first the father was immensly certain, his son was going to develop into an excellent basketball player. He’d showed absolute encouragement when he first gave the son the…

relationship of a father and his son. The father is angered by the fact that his son has been stung by nettles, and shows violence and aggression. The poem basically talks about how parents try to protect their children, but later on realize that their children can’t be protected form everything. The poem starts off with, “My son aged three fell in the nettle bed”. Using the personal pronoun “My” shows that this is a personal poem. And by telling us that his son is aged three shows how young…

Uniform- The uniform his father wears for his job is a symbol of his father’s dignity, as well as Gregor’s changing feelings of pity and respect for him. Throughout the story, his father is shown primarily from Gregor’s point of view. We gain from him a picture of his father as a lazy and miserable man whom Gregor feels sorry for but not necessarily respects. But when Gregor runs out of his and sees his father for the first time in weeks, Gregor’s opinion of the father changes. This shift is…

silence, meaning that Reb does not speak to his own son unless they are studying the Talmud. Danny and Reb had not had an ordinary conversation with Danny since he was four years old because Reb Saunders wants to teach Danny “What it is to have a soul” (Potok, 265). Reb wanted his son to understand the meaning of pain so he shuts Danny out completely. David Malter and Reuven are constantly exchanging their views on life and have a very powerful father-son relationship based on their…

Tobias Wolf’s Powder he tells a story of a father and son trip. The father and son are on a skiing trip, and the father is supposed to have the son home for Christmas Eve dinner. It is apparent that the mother and father are separated, and the father knows if he has any chance left with the mother, he must get his son home for dinner. They end up getting snowed in, and despite the snow, the father decides to risk, getting stuck to make sure the son gets home. Wolf uses the process of writing so…

two men share. Instead of being energetic, chaotic, or even unsettling, the “nine thousand feet” of isolation between the camping trip and the rest of civilization is met with comfort and ease, something that seems to reflect the way the father and son feel about each other. There appears to be no discomfort between the two, as they are fully content to “[sit] across from [each other] and [stare] into the fire” in silence. It becomes clear that the two are very comfortable with each other and…