Macduff's son

committing female 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…

In The Metamorphosis, a novel by Franz Kafka, the protagonist Gregor Samsa Wakes up to realize he is an insect. The tragedy of a working man that maintains his family and that later turns into a useless insect can symbolize the typical male figures worst nightmare, being unable to support his family financially. The figure of an insect can symbolize a similar “disease” that the protagonist on “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman was suffering from. In the “Gender and Pathology In…

The play focuses on familial relationships and the conflict between father and son. “It examines the father-son relationship in which the father wants his son to follow his footprints and the son refusing to toe the line” (Das 50). In the words of Dattani, HASMUKH. Should God permit me, I intent to stay right here. But everyone has to go sooner or later. I will retire one day, either from the company or from this world. What will become of you then? I have to season you now. You need…

The quote represent that the child is the father of men. A child grown to adulthood by the impression received by him as child during the formative periods and mental makeup of a man is shaped by the experience he gets or encountered during the childhood. As such importance of child welfare cannot be ignored at all, as because the welfare of the entire community and its growth and developments totally depends on the health and well- being of its children. Children are supremely important…

only motivation to live in the horrid world is his son; without him, he is alone. McCarthy’s writing moves the soul and really captures the Man’s desire for his son to live. Though the movie shows his desire, it lacks his feeling of love. There is a deficiency of affection and that seems to almost pull them apart rather than show the connection that the novel portrays. This lack of affection almost diminishes the father’s efforts to teach his son to survive because he no longer cares as much for…

It seems like the stories “Raymond’s Run” and “Everything Will Be Ok” are very different from each other. “Raymond’s Run” is about a girl who loves to run but has a big responsibility to watch over her brother who is “not quite right in the head,” while on the other hand, “Everything Will Be Ok” is about a boy who finds a cat that’s not in very good shape, but still decides to take him home and try to make him better. The authors both portray the theme that it is important to be your own person…

As Reb Saunders confesses that silence is intended for compassion and teaching his son how to feel the suffering of his people in the world. Reuven come to understand that Reb Saunders intent for his son is well in that it kept him away from becoming a rabbi. Although he does not agree, Reuven comes to acknowledge the reasons for Danny and his father’s relationship. He is able to connect with…

see his first walks and always was away from his son. His son started talking before he knew like as if he was gone away for so long he could not even now he was talking. His son said “I am going to be like you dad”. The son had a birthday he had turned 10. His dad gave him a ball and he ask his dad if he could play ball but the dad had work to do. The dad should be guilty for not letting his son have time with him his father. But out of it all the sons smile never dimmed he said “ I’m going to…

Dylan Guay Atticus hardly played with Jem because he’s old, and tired. He doesn’t have the energy to play with him. Jem would get upset because he wanted to play with his dad, and have fun with him, but all Atticus would do is play keep away. Atticus is also very mature and doesn’t seem like the person who is interested in much other than his job which is why it is a big deal to Jem when he shoots the mad dog. Atticus refused to teach them to shoot their new air rifle so Uncle Jack did it for…

The following excerpt will be based off the memoir titled “LIT,” by Mary Karr published in 2010 by Harper Perennial Publishers. I will be sharing a brief background on the author’s story and purpose. I will also give criticisms and opinions of the memoir. Excluding the fact that I was demanded to pick a text to read, analysis, and report on, I chose Mary Karr’s memoir “LIT” simply because the titled sparked my attention—and I’m glad it did. The text captures my attention firstly by being so…