Many unfortunate events took place during Cholly’s upbringing that had a direct negative affect on the relationship he holds with both Pauline and Pecola. The challenges and experiences Cholly faces throughout his life continually shape him into the adult he has become and help clarify the reasons for his actions.
At an early age, Cholly learns that his life would be extremely difficult. When he was four years old his parents abandoned him. The two people that were supposed to love him unconditionally and teach him life lessons had turned their back on him and created emotional damage. This marks the beginning of Cholly’s problematic life. Aunt Jimmy created a glimmer of hope for the future when she took on the role of his guardian. Unfortunately for Cholly, she passed away before he even hit his teenage years. Losing one parent could damage someone enough, but he lost three people that were intended to care for him. The feeling of neglect and loneliness has become all too familiar. The emotional affects are shaping Cholly into an introverted person with many internal conflicts. The...
As a result of racism and white supremacy, Cholly did not know where to place his anger. He does not direct his anger towards white men (who are socially superior to Cholly) but instead towards black women (who are socially inferior to Cholly). Cholly takes the example of the white men by abusing his own social power over Pauline. This longing for superiority and skewed view of love also contributed to the rape of his
However, he is so young to handle such big responsibilities alone and feel himself buried under them. Similarly, Bonnie is not fulfilling her motherly duties, and she has become a burden for the family ( Wolz). On the other hand, Ardnie needs an extensive care and supervision that is not possible for a disturbed family, who has lost its balance after the death of the father. In these circumstances, it is important that the family should seek the aid of a professional person who can help and guide them in resolving their family issues which are negatively affecting attitudes and lives of the family. As a local human service professional, I can help the Grapes family by enhancing their motivational energy and make them understand about their particular roles in the family system through psycho education. It will also educate them to handle the stress of their surrounding issues. By counseling, I can assist Bonnie to effectively perform her duties and play her role in strengthening her family. Gilbert needs to consider him free from household duties and try to identify his personal identity that can give him inner peace and solace. Moreover, family needs to be emotionally trained, so they can effectively control the abrupt behavior of Ardnie. Whereas, Ardnie can also be taught to execute routine
Tom is a young man bearing the responsibility of his handicapped sister, Laura, and his suffocating mother, Amanda. He works in a factory, and uses his paycheck to provide for the family. Jim, a fellow factory worker and former high school friend, knows Tom as Shakespeare, in that Tom writes poetry, sometimes to alleviate his suppressed feelings of frustration. Poetry is one of Tom’s methods of escape from the lunacy in his home. Adventure is something Tom does not experience much of, and is angst toward his less than mediocre life is expressed in many of his arguments with Amanda.
Rolph is introduced as an innocent young boy early on in the story. He “doesn’t speak up all that often” (1) and is “too young to notice” (1) the extremely sexual relationship between Mindy and Lou. The generalization Mindy brings forward for Rolph is “structural affection” (5) in which Rolph “will embrace and accept his father’s new girlfriend because he hasn’t yet learned to separate his father’s loves and desires from his own” (8). Rolph’s fragile depiction foreshadows the importance of nurturing vulnerable children. If a child is already susceptible to emotional confusion or damage in their youth, it is important to provide them with an extremely positive upbringing to give them confidence to make their own decisions as they mature. In the case of Rolph, however, he does not receive the support he needs to make a healthy transition from childhood to
Just as Johnny’s courage shines through so does his fast maturity from child to adult. His childhood was stolen away from him by his illness but instead of sulking he pulls himself together. He takes every difficulty in stride, and gets through them. Even when he is feeling down he hides it for he does not want anyone else to feel his pain. Being a seventeen year old boy he wants to do the things all other seventeen year old boys do.
Parent/Child relationships are very hard to establish among individuals. This particular relationship is very important for the child from birth because it helps the child to be able to understand moral and values of life that should be taught by the parent(s). In the short story “Teenage Wasteland”, Daisy (mother) fails to provide the proper love and care that should be given to her children. Daisy is an unfit parent that allows herself to manipulated by lacking self confidence, communication, and patience.
PS’s innocence and trust in Lila becomes one of the major contributors to the clash which develops between Vanessa and Lila once Vanessa takes partial custody of PS. The nature of the relationship Vanessa demands from PS is so entirely different to that of Lila that PS finds himself torn between two women who, with their secrets, lies and constant quests for the upper hand, disrupt his own sense of personal well-being and security. This inner disquiet and uncertainty causes PS to change, and the nature of the relationships he hold with both his Aunts changes with this. These changes run parallel to PS’s emerging sense of identity, and the highlight, in the end, how important it is to be sure of who one is and what one wants in order for one’s relationship with other people to work.
Antwone Fisher was an individual that endured so many things. He faced a lot of challenges that may have seemed impossible to recover from. This story was an example of the many things that some children may experience. Antwone was not raised in an upper crust home. He did not grow up in a home in which his mother and father was present. Instead of having positive role models, he had to live with individuals that were abusive to him. When observing Antwone’s personality, one may refer to two different theorists such as Bandura and Rogers.
As Bernard matures, he continues his modest, responsible attitude towards life. The protagonist himself is confronted with Bernard’s character, and comes to terms with the sudden insight his son is no where near as well off as Bernard, even though they were initially given the same opportunities.
The boy appears to play the role of the responsible adult more so than the father does. The boy has typical signs of a child from today’s broken family relationships; he does not want to disappoint either parent. The boy s...
Every parent wants their children surrounded with the best of everything this world can offer and grow up to be well educated and instinctively knowing the basic moral rights and wrongs. But sometimes sheltering them with the goodness of this world can do them more harm than good. Daniel Handler seems to think that children are not terribly fragile and they can handle an unhappy ending. He did just that in his novel, The Bad Beginning, the first novel in The Series of Unfortunate Events. The writing style unmistakably sets a gloomy and dire world for his characters. It starts off with the three siblings Violet, Klaus and Sunny experiencing the great grief of their parents’ sudden death. The children, now orphans, have to go live with their distant relative, Count Olaf, who have no intention of treating them well. The readers soon learn that the children will battle more hardships by themselves. Since, Handler makes all the authoritative figures as incompetents and they are often blinded from Count Olaf’s schemes. Despite the uncomfortable stream of traumatic adversities the children faced, Daniel Handler’s The Bad Beginning challenges young readers to think objectively through the combination usage of narration styles and challenging moral messages.
The bond between parents and child is of great importance for the development of the child. A child is supposed to grow in a happy and loving environment; however, this isn’t the case in William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning.” The short story follows the coming of age story of Colonel Sartoris Snopes whom has to struggle with whether or not to prove his loyalty to his family or face justice. Sartoris has to battle this problem while being exposed to his father’s abusive parenting, struggling with a sense of justice, and contemplating his family loyalty.
Two of the major instances of sexual abuse present in the novel involved both Mr. Henry with Frieda and Cholly with Pecola. The incident with Mr. Henry, while very serious...
At a young age Polly is convinced her foot makes her ugly and unwanted, The Narrator says, “Her general feeling of separateness and unworthiness she blamed on her foot”Cholly comes around, he makes her feel happy, even though she's still aware of her self-hatred. When her and Cholly move to Ohio, her failure to pursue the latest fashion trends further her vulnerability to isolation and self-hatred. The disgust Pauline feels towards herself convinces the woman if she was more like the people on tv she’d be loved by everyone, so she gets a job to pay for new clothes. The self-hatred only grows when Pauline loses her teeth. Attempting to escape the reality of her life, she puts all her focus on being a “Perfect” servant for a rich white family. In the Song the writer says, “I'll find a spot that's just for me and see if I can cope
Adam is afraid to go home. His mom was not in a good mood this morning when he left for school. He hopes his dad was not home yet. He walked slow dreading arriving at home. When he reached home and called out for his mother. She yelled at him to shut up because she was watching her television show. He took off his backpack and made his way to his room. He heard his dad come in the door. He heard yelling and closed his eyes wishing it would go away. His bedroom door flew open and his dad flung Adam’s book bag in his room. The book bag hits Adam knocking him to the ground. His dad yells at him for leaving it on the ground. He calls him lazy and useless and slams the door. Adams hears his parents screaming at each other. His tears of fright and hurt run down his face. All he wants is to be loved by his parents. Many children are in the same situation as Adam. Family is not based on the proximity of living or the blood relation but the hearts towards each other whiten the family. Adam’s home may be called