“The Plane Reservation,” is a short story by Massud Farzan an Iranian author. Farzan is an accomplished poet, critic and short story-writer who currently work as a professor of English in Belgium. In this story, he discusses about the challenges the main character of his story Morad faced in his home country, and the conflict between his parents which was as a result of poverty. Farzan also used this medium to shed light on the intercultural disparity between the Iranian and western culture.
Morad, after many years of living in the United States decides to return to his home country Iran. As a noble middle class American, impressing people was not his top priority instead it was the joy of seeing his family who he had long seen. Arriving to Iran, he was disappointed to hear the cab driver ask for a tip. This is because he looked more American than Iranian in both accent and dressing. Therefore, the taxi driver stereotyping him as a foreigner meant that more money was expected of him than usual. Morad lives on 23rd Sadness street. The name alone depicts the ongoing emotion of the surrounding and its occupants.
Morad’s family is not wealthy. In his house, there was no furniture and the floors were covered with traditional rugs. The toilet was just a mere dug up pit without a seat. Nevertheless, Morad’s mother seemed to be a devout Muslim because he narrated that his mother’s prayer-spread laid across the floor. She was highly religious. Meanwhile, his father is seen to be a dreamer because he always likes to think and meditate without being bothered, especially when he sits in the toilet. His father also likes to be creative and inventive with his thoughts. His father’s failed inventions made his mother believe that eve...
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... together. As he sat on the pit, Morad thought “stringing beans together in peace and harmony”(24). A long term quarrel or conflict has finally being resolved. He could now make plane reservation to return back to the United States and also have his shoe shined.
Like any emigrants who plan on returning home, a lot is expected of us from our families. For instance, we are expected to look better than we were before leaving whether in physical appearance or financial sense. We can conclude that this story prompts sadness because there is strong bond of unity among Morad and his family. Both family member at one point felt disappointed because much was expected from each one of them. Therefore, when we care much about what the society has to say, we neglect the little effort and sacrifices each member of the family gives, to make our home a happy and peaceful place.
Throughout all three generations of MacIveys, all of the MacIvey men lose a woman who is so close to them and all of them realize once they are gone, that they didn’t do enough for their loved one, when they easily could have. Tobias had three trunks full of Spanish gold, and all he did for Emma was buy her a cook stove. Zech had even more trunks of Spanish gold, and he never took Glenda on the trips to the far away places she wanted to go. Sol had a multimillion acre vegetable business and owned half of Miami, and he never married Bonnie, yet, when he lost her, he missed her like his wife. I believe that Smith is trying to make us realize that you shouldn’t take for granted what you have, when they do so much for you. These lessons are ageless, and can be applied to today’s society as well as to the first ever society. A Land Remembered is a novel that truly is the epitome of a saga, that spans the trials and tribulations of three generations of the MacIvey family as they enter Florida as a family destined to start a better life and die out as one of the wealthiest families in Florida.
Growing up in the village of Wade, McLaurin speaks about the setting in which he grew up. Wade was a small community of laborers whom of which worked on either farms of at the saw mill. McLaurin’s family did not farm or work at the saw mill and were known to be one of the more affluent families in the village. But he also talks about the times of to me seems like depression. The reason it seems like depression because his grandmother is sent away to the state mental hospital and his grandfather sometimes drank heavily. All of this happened even though his grandfather’s store seemed to do well in the village. Even when McLaurin’s grandmother got out t of the mental hospital his grandfather lived in part of the store that he owned and Miss Alma, McLaurin’s grandmother, and Olivia, McLaurin’s aunt, lived with McLaurin’s father and mother, at the time pregnant with their first child. McLaurin’s grandfather had no desire to rebuild the dream of a family; the store he owned was his life. He didn’t...
To conclude, Sharman Alexi in his short story “Flight Patterns,” focuses in how much history is repeating itself again and again and again in every single historical event. It shows us an implied main idea about solid stereotypes in every era. It gives the readers an understanding to the conversation that happened between William and the taxi driver, and what happened between them is a real situation that going on every
...ome the dream of attainment slowly became a nightmare. His house has been abandoned, it is empty and dark, the entryway or doors are locked. The sign of age, rust comes off in his hands. His body is cold, and he has deteriorated physically & emotionally. He is weathered just like his house and life. He is damaged poor, homeless, and the abandoned one.
In Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey, the main theme is the reunification of the family, as Odysseus struggles to return home and rejoin his wife and son. Throughout the Odyssey, we are shown examples of families: good ones that prosper and bad ones that do not. As Telemakhos struggles to become a man and Odysseus struggles homeward, the concept of healthy family life is stressed. At the end, when all conflicts are resolved and Odysseus is reunited with wife and son, the lesson that a united family can overcome any obstacles is shown and is one that today's families should heed.
Why do you want to go to Asmsa? Why leave home for this school? Is it even the right place for you? All of these questions I have heard be asked before, by my parents, my friends, even I ask myself if this is the right choice, but every time I hear it, I have the answer ready. Of course Asmsa is the right place for me, not only is the school I’ve looked forward to going to since the 7th grade, It is the type of school I’ve always needed to put me in the mindset for learning. The school is a community of learners and full of people who want to achieve, to do more than just graduate, to be more than just valedictorian, and to ask the questions that most wouldn't even care about. The staff at Asmsa is also very educated in the fields they teach, so any and all questions you may have they can answer and don’t teach “for the test,” so to
It was as if nothing had happened. He always felt the same way for his father. His father’s death made no difference. He did not feel that his father had suffered a lot until he discovered a paper from his correspondence on which he found the account of the death of King Christian the Fourth who was so terror-stricken, moments before his death, that he repeated the word “Döden” several times. The word Döden means ‘death’ in Dutch. After reading that account, Malte had no doubt that his father had actually suffered a lot. The fear of death present there at his bedside would have been horrifying, and the fear only ended after death, when the last wish was fulfilled – not being buried
In the novel, “The Kiterunner”, the reader follows the life of a boy named Amir and we dive into his life in Afghanistan. In the beginning of the book, we follow Amir and his young life in Afghanistan with his father, Baba. Amir’s father is a very rich businessman and the two of them live alone in a large home because Amir’s mother died in childbirth with him. The only other people who play a major role in the novel are Baba’s friend and business partner, Rahim Khan, Amir’s family servant, Ali, and his son, Amir’s best friend, Hassan. The reader quickly learns that Ali and Hassan are a different type of Afghan called, Hazara. In this time period of Afghanistan Hazara people were treated poorly for their appearance and because most Hazara people have such a low status in society that they can only usually get a job as a house servant. Although Ali and his son Hassan are Hazara, later on the reader learns that Baba’s father took in Ali as his own son and cared for him, which is why Baba looks after him now like a good brother.
A father can play many roles throughout a child’s life: a caregiver, friend, supporter, coach, protector, provider, companion, and so much more. In many situations, a father takes part in a very active position when it comes to being a positive role model who contributes to the overall well-being of the child. Such is the case for the father in the poem “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden. In this poem, readers are shown the discreet ways in which a father can love his child. On the other hand, there are also many unfortunate situations where the fathers of children are absent, or fail to treat the children with the love and respect that they undoubtedly deserve. In the contrasting poem “Like Riding a Bicycle” by George Bilgere, readers are shown how a son who was mistreated by his drunken father is affected by their past relationship many years later. Although both of these poems have fairly similar themes and literary techniques, they each focus on contradicting situations based on the various roles a father can play in a child’s life.
During the Great Depression, there was a massive migration from rural areas to more populated areas. During this era the Joad family decided to migrate from Oklahoma to California in search of work. As the Joad family traveled to California, the Grandfather dies. During this rough time, Ma helps comfort Grandma over her husband’s death. Ma knew that if Grandma was understanding and accepting of Grandpa’s death, the family would use that courage and her example to get through the mourning period faster. “She seemed to know, to accept, to welcome her position, the citadel of the family, the strong place that could not be taken. And since Tom and the children could not know hurt or fear unless she acknowledged hurt and fear, she has practiced denying them in herself. And since, when a joyful thing happened, they looked to see whether joy was on her, it was her habit to build up laughter out of inadequate materials” ( Steinbeck 48). The mourning period went by quickly because Ma showed strength in herself and in the family.
...ommunity and belonging that they had wanted. They’d gone through hard times, however they gained a community that they can call “family.” After all, they believed that their hard work benefited the community and enjoyed in knowing that. Because of them, the community became a “family.”
Family dynamics are patterns in the relationships between family members. Every family has its own dynamics and there are very different from one another because of the many aspects that influence them such as the numbers of members in the family, the personalities of the individuals, the cultural background, the economic status, values, and personal family experiences. This paper will analyze the two different relationship patterns found in the poem “Elegy for My Father, Who Is Not Dead,” by Andrew Hudgins and in the short story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker. By interpreting those two sources through Freud’s concept of family, the family environment and the relationships between the members will be analyzed to illustrate the ways family dynamics
She refuses to accept her hometown of Manawaka and the shame, resentment and failure she believes comes with it. She returns to the town many times throughout her life because it is the center of her self-denial. She needs to accept and deal with her past before she can move on from it, this is why she keeps returning to Manawaka. Morag learns a lot from Manawaka and the people in it, however, she does not realize this till much later in her life. She visits Manawaka again to attend her stepmother’s (Prin Logan) funeral. Morag experiences a deep sense of meaningless from this and once again Morag leaves Manawaka burdened with an undefined and indefinite past. She sees her life with Brooke in Toronto different light when she returns from Manawaka, she feels trapped in her life, like she did in Manawaka. “The apartment in Toronto seems more than ever like a desert island, or perhaps a cave, a well-lighted and beautifully appointed cave, but a cave just the same.” (Laurence, 275) Morag does not know what to do with herself, she has nothing to put her artistic passion into, this makes her feel useless and like life has no meaning. “She busies herself with this and that- goes out window-shopping, or to an art gallery or the museum. Seeing nothing.” (Laurence, 275) She has not defined herself as a writer and therefore feels loss and
“Expectation is the root of all heartache,” stated by William Shakespeare, has a substantial meaning that is widely supported by psychology. This proverb can be utilized in all aspects of life. It is ordinary for the human being to be let down and disappointed on some occasions. Studies show that the reason for this negative feeling is established from expectations that society and individuals themselves create.
In this poem, the emotions of a father for a son are expressed. The poet has expressed his views and love for his son. There are various ways of expression of love. In the current case, the emotions of father are shown as if son is, independent and father can pray for his child. The father is guiding his son to live his life. His message carries a lot of love and affection. A father wants his son to enjoy colors of life. On the other hand, father is guiding about the aging principle. Father informs son that eventual end of life is death and a person must live his life, as he wants to live. The father is also making aware his son that the persons lose their life in an unimaginable ways. Thus, he must be aware to keep care of his life. Besides love and emotions, the father is guiding to the son for the right path. The right path is nothing else than chasing he goals of life. A life without goal is nothing. It gives way to survival. In order to survive it is good to chase dreams and goals.