Arm Wrestling With My Father Analysis

Communication can be difficult between families when the level of affection is different with every individual. In “Arm Wrestling with my father” by Bred Manning, it is explained how a son and his father communicate physically. During his childhood, Manning would arm wrestle with his father and would always loose, when he lost he felt a sense of happiness because his father was strong. This reminded me of my family, my father is a quiet man who shows his affection with words and actions. On the other hand, my mother is a woman who rarely shows affection unless it’s to congratulate us on our achievements. While growing up, I always did my best in school so that my mother could praise me. As time went by I learned that my parents had difficulties showing their affection towards my siblings and I because their

I found this to be interesting because just how Manning learned that he had grown to be strong enough to win against his father, I learned that I became awkward when displaying affection towards my nephews. Showing affection is a form of communication; it is a way to display your love to those important to you.
We may believe we are different to those around us, however, at the end of the day we may have more in common than what we had believed. In “shooting Dad” by Sarah Vowell, we see a young girl who believes she has nothing in common with her father. Her father is a man who loves guns, while she is afraid of them. She feels “small” while holding a gun, and her father feels a sense of happiness when he is around them. When she decides to understand her father a bit more, she