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    Climbing” By W.D Valgardson have similarities and differences, the father in “Saturday Climbing” knows almost too much about his daughter Moira. On the other hand, The Father in “The Father is a lot colder and almost un caring of his son until he finds out how incredible his son is. In “The Father” The distance between the two has drastic effects on the foundations of their relationship. “Cree mask! He’d never seen the boy making a mask”. (garner 4) This mask they talk about represents the…

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    relationship they share is expressed by the use of imagery in the poem to show the audience the father’s drunk behaviors and the small boys reactions. The poet uses imagery to explain the amusing moments between the son and his father together. However, parts of this poem shows the fear the son has for his father. The poem “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke uses kinesthetic…

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    Biff Loman is the Willy’s thirty-four-year-old elder son who does not have a clear direction of his life and career; however, what he desires the most is to get away from his father’s expectation. Biff wants to start living for himself instead of his father. “I’m thirty-four years old, I oughta be making my future. That’s when I come running home”(Miller 19). Biff said this when he goes back to home in spring which indicates that he wants and needs to be his own person and accomplish his own…

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    someday. The parents live to see their child smile, grow, prosperous, and do well in their life. But what if they come to know that their beloved child is suffering from a deadly disease? Frank Dinucci is one such father, who came to know that his son, Frank Jr is suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy. This disease affects the bones and cell membrane of the child and is mostly found in young boys. They are diagnosed at an early age and the life expectancy of the disease is only till teens.…

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    and sometimes even shows that he cares for his son's needs more than his own. Examples of this affection are shown multiple times throughout the novel, as he makes sure his son is well fed before himself. Towards the end of the book, the boy starts to realise that the fathers time is limited and the roles switch around and the son is making sure the father is well fed before him. In the novel the man explains to the boy that if he died, then he would kill himself just to be with him so that he…

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    Biff Loman Narcissism

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    “He visits the sins of the father upon the children” and this is particularly true in the case of Willy and Biff Loman. If this proverb is true it bids ill for Biff Loman, whose father’s perverse interpretation of the American Dream ensures that his son will grow up to be grossly maladjusted and ill prepared for life as an adult. Biff is prone to narcissism, to kleptomania and is a broken individual. Biff’s social maladjustment is caused by his father’s superficial and delusional view of the…

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    Once in a mystical land far away there lived a land unlike any other. This land was known for its strange creatures, mystical qualities and especially for its legendary powers that laid beneath. The inhabitants of the land lived in peace away from the outside world and free from all the ciaos along with it. That was all until one day when a strange man appeared onto this land. The people of the land welcomed the man with open arms and kind hospitality for they had not see anyone outside of…

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    very striking and simple way to accomplish two goals that Levis might have had. First, the memory gives the reader a strong indication of the type of person his father was, and second it highlights the disconnect that existed between the father and son, therefore making the need for a reconciliation later in life all the more apparent. However, Olds has a simpler goal behind her choice to end her poem with a detached memory, however the memory is even more disconnected from the topic of the…

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    El-Sayyid Nosair, Ebrahim is the son of Nosair. Ebrahim leads into background of his family and his early childhood development. When Ebrahim turned seven years old he noticed how his family dynamics have changed. Ebrahim mentions a story of him and his family going to a shooting range in Long Island, New York. On Ebrahim’s last shot of the day he hit an orange light, after the bullet hit the light there was an explosion. Ebrahim’s relatives that went along with the father and son mentioned to…

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    Happy’s real name is Harold, but it is his nickname that sticks. The dynamics of the Loman family leave him allied with Biff, both seeking to please their parents. But similar to Willy, his father is only present for the oldest son. Happy also mirrors Willy’s relationship with his older brother Ben, he feels dependent on going along with what his brother is doing to succeed. Happy waits all his life for Biff to show him the way. Happy’s dream of breaking free, of being outside lies in the dream…

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