Mumford & Sons

In the movie Mr. Holland’s Opus, the audience explores the insight of a family that has a Deaf son. With frustration in Mr. Holland’s music career, he loses sight of how to connect with his son Cole. Will Mr. Holland figure out how to dedicate his time to his son or will he have to choose between his family and his music career? In the beginning of Mr. Holland’s Opus, Mr. Holland becomes a high school music teacher. Although Mr. Holland is used to being on the road, he now has to get in a…

Exploring Father/Son Relationships Imagine yourself standing next to your son, the only other inhabitant of the land with a pulse for miles around. The dismal earth is covered with gray ash, the air thick with the particles. Envision yourself scouring for food to diminish the boy’s hunger in every corner of every ashy room, coming across nothing but bones and more ash. Now, picture yourself and your son in the small, religious community of Gilead, Iowa. The townspeople are caring and…

racial discrimination. Lena want to upgrade her small flower pot to a garden. She also wants to have a background for her grandson to play in the summer days. Lastly she wants to put away money for her daughter’s education. Walter Younger, Jr. is the son of Lena Younger. He is very ambitious. Walter is not happy with his conditions. He thinks that the money will help him leave the area that he is in. He wants to make an investment in a liquor store with the help of the people known for schemes.…

He works in his farm to grow food for his family and sells some to close by friends. Louis is a minding and cherishing father, and doesn 't disappoint his family. During his time off he enjoys playing games with his two sons and drinking champagne with his wife. The eldest son of the Smith family is Léo Smith who was born on March 11, 1894. He is an athletic and intelligent young kid with an loving personality. He communicates with his parents a lot and is open minded with his family. He dropped…

The relationship between a father and a son is often very special. A father will do anything for his son; however, in “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy, the father goes above and beyond to make sure that his son is protected. Although the name of the father is not revealed in the book, the reader is given much insight to the father character through both his actions and his words. The father endures several challenges on his journey on the road, but he is able to provide for the boy. “The Road”…

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…

The plot ‘All My Sons” is set in August 1947 in a mid-eastern American town. The time of the play is between Sunday morning and a little after two o’clock of the following morning. Arthur Miller describe Joe Keller as a heavy man of stolid mind, a businessman for many years who sacrificed everything including his honor, in his struggles to make the family prosper. However, he has totally different actions with different characters in his family. Joe Keller is sixty-one years old. He is the main…

The book, ‘Crazy Times with Uncle Ken’ (2011) chronicles the deeds and misdeeds, adventures and misadventures of Uncle Ken, who helped to enliven Ruskin Bond’s boyhood days. Uncle Ken lived under the dominion of several strong-minded-women – his mother, four sisters, and several cousins and nieces. So, he needed an ally, and sometimes he found an ally in Ruskin. His jobs did not last very long, his grandiose schemes were unsuccessful, and he got both Ruskin and himself – into trouble every…

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…

The themes of “The Red Bow” and “Adams” exhibit a father’s desperate attempt to ensure the safety of his family and his community. Both father’s go through great measures to protect their family and community from ever enduring the pain and anger that they feel inside. This motivates both fathers to act in a violent way only one is acting in the fact that his daughter was viciously killed by a dog, and the other one found his neighbor standing in his house facing his children’s room while…