Sons and Lovers

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…

altered through changes and experiences of maturity much like Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays.” It is a short poem about the rocky relationship between a father and son. The speaker is reflecting on his past and begins to understand the effort his father had given to show his compassion for him. Through misperception, the son was unable to identify the subtle expressions of love that his father had brought to him, leading the speaker to be inadequate to reciprocate…

change anything. One of the main people in the film, Erik had no chance at life. He seemed to have it all… good parents, beautiful home, seemed like a generally a good person. It was very heartbreaking to see his parents taking the trip to see their son that they will never see have a chance at life or another shot to make it alright. I felt a deep connection with this documentary because I have had loved ones taken because of the system and, though we should not less the seriousness of their…

to succumb to a nuclear apocalypse? The critically acclaimed author, Cormac McCarthy, devises his own interpretation of a fallout, and expresses it through his literary masterpiece, The Road. McCarthy’s novel shares the experiences of a father and son wandering through an ash-filled and decimated wasteland in a post-nuclear war scenario, and their encounters with the few remaining survivors. McCarthy depicts the end of the end of morality, and the decline of religion simultaneously with the…

“Cracked hands that ached from labor… fearing the chronic angers of that house… What did I know, what did I know” (Those Winter Sundays 1.3, 1.4 , 2.4, 3.4). Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden is about a male that is recollecting past memories of his childhood and the hardships that his father endured in and out of his job. Through thorough examination of the poem, the meaning of the poem is much more than just simply a young man looking back at his past and talking about it but rather about…

There is a list of “developmental tasks” that Robert Havighurst in the reading “When Do You Become an Adult”: finding a mate, learning to live with a partner, starting a family, raising children, beginning an occupation, running a home. However, as we discussed in class, these tasks of adulthood are being increasingly delayed because of the technology revolution, sexual revolution, and women’s revolution. And thus, Robin Marantz Henig in “What Is It About 20-Somethings” suggested the cultural…

Emotional Intelligence is defined as effectively managing our emotions in support of our goals and dreams. Chris went through some very emotional times throughout the movie. I thought he really prided himself on being a good father to his son. He was always encouraging his son to learn and to stay positive no matter what hard times were present. When his wife said she was leaving him, Chris could have freaked and done some really stupid things, but he didn’t. His nerves were very tasted when he…

work strenuous hours instead of spending time with him, as all of the other dads did with their sons, hurt him. Therefore, it is quite apparent that their relationship is strained at this point, but it is hard to find fault with just one man in the poem. The austere relationship between them is not only caused by the father, but also the innocent son being kept blind from other characters of love. The son fears “the chronic angers of [his] house” (9) like they are individuals in his home.…