In the film Black Irish, we see Cole McKay and what he goes through as an adolescence. He comes from a nuclear family, although his father seems somewhat of an authoritarian parent. According to Berger (2016), authoritarian parents word is law, not be questioned. Misconduct brings strict punishment, usually physical (pg 211). In the film (2007) Cole and his older brother Terry get into a car wreck, police take them both into custody and end up releasing them without charges. When Cole’s father came to pick him up he demanded they charge him with something, the police do not press charges and once they leave Cole’s father proceeds to hit him (Black Irish). Terry, Cole’s brother was the black sheep of the family, he was disobedient and aggressive, …show more content…
and he encouraged his brother to do bad things with him and friend. In the beginning of the film (2007) Terry forces Cole to come with him and his friend to break into a near by home and drink alcohol (Black Irish). In Berger’s (2016) terms this would be deviancy training, when a person shows another how to rebel against authority or social norms (pg 362). Terry can also be classified with someone in a state of role confusion, which Berger (2016) describes as someone who does not seem to know or care about their identity (pg 352). Towards the end of the movie (2007) Terry tries to stop his misbehavior and wants to join the military. In this situation Berger (2016) would describe as someone going through identity moratorium, a socially acceptable way to postpone achievement. Cole’s mother is portrayed as someone who has an authoritative parenting approach, Berger (2016) describes this as a parent who enforces roles but will still listen to their children. She is seen tending who her daughter who is throwing up from pregnancy, and while she was caring for her daughter, she insisted that no daughter of hers was getting an abortion. In the movie (2007) I believe Kathleen, Cole’s sister showed signs of identity foreclosure, Berger (2016) defines this as someone who adopts parents or society’s roles without question (pg 352). At first Kathleen is seen pregnant and wanting an abortion, her mother was not supportive of her decision and sent her away to a home for pregnant girls. Later on, we discover Kathleen ran away and was able to get a job at a small diner but was still pregnant and intended on keeping the baby. Cole was almost drawn into identity foreclosure. Cole (2007) was initially going to Saint Marcs, a catholic school, until the parents needed money to send his sister away.
When him and his father went to withdraw him the schools priest was unhappy. Cole spoke of going to public school and getting a job to help out his family, the priest surprised asked that he’d rather serve burgers than God? (Black Irish). Cole actively practiced his catholic religion, he prayed, he attended catholic school, and went to the confessional when he was feeling sinful, what Berger (2016) would classify as one Erikson’s four arenas of identity; religious identity. Cole thankfully seemed to be in the stage of role achievement, which Berger (2016) describes as someone who as considered the goals and values of his parents, and culture, accepting some and disregarding others (pg 350). Cole from the beginning (2007) shows a strong interest in baseball, even when transferring to public school the school’s baseball coach saw potential right away and made him the teams pitcher (Black Irish). Cole even tried at one point to go play catch with his father but all he wanted to do was watch television and drink. Cole was also able to find a job and his brother attempted to rob the restaurant and it turned
violent. In a stand off involving guns between Cole and Terry, Cole protected his boss rather than his brother, who believed Cole would not shoot since they were family. Cole accepted the religion his mother upheld, he disregarded the behavior of his brother as well as his father, who he could have easily followed down the same path. He accepts what he believes is him, he continues to play baseball, practice his faith, and perform well in school.
Jack is the biggest character in this book. Jack is a 12-year-old boy that is very good at baseball and very passionate about it as well. He lives in a fairly big city in New York called, Walton. His family has lived there his whole life and the baseball tradition kept on. His father played for the same baseball team that jack is playing for when he was a young kid. Jack was described in the book as big tall, average build, blonde hair, and a good head on his shoulders. Jack’s personality wasn’t really noticeable until later in the book. At the beginning of the book he was just an average kid that loved to play baseball. He had his normal friends that he hung out with every day and an older brother that he really looked up to. Jack loved his friends and his family just as much as he loved baseball. Then one day when jack got home his mother and father were crying and when he asked why they were crying they said that his brother had died is a tragic motorcycle accident. This tore Jack up inside more than anyone would have ever thought. As a result of his brother’s death he quit baseball and shunned some of his friends. When he did this he come to get really close to a girl that he started hanging out with. Her name was Cassie and she was the reason he was able to hold it all
I am reading the book Shooter by Walter Dean Myers. In my book the main character's name is Cameron Porter. He is a seventeen-year-old boy that attended a school called Madison High. There one of his closest companions Leonard, Len for short, has killed someone and maybe himself. I have only read about half of the book and only two of the five sections, so I don’t know exactly what led up to everything. But from what I’ve read, It seems like both Cameron and Len came from troubled backgrounds. Like both of Cameron’s parents are well off people and have lot’s of money but he doesn’t have a good relationship with his father because his father doesn’t treat him well and his mother doesn’t really notice him either. Cameron is bullied in school
Before Cole went to the island he had lots of anger. He went to 12 detention centers and he hated everyone. He denied having anger issues and beat up Peter and blamed others. He then went into circle justice just to avoid jail. He didn't want to heal at first and change his ways. When he was at the island he tried to escape by swimming away. He failed at swimming away and stayed on ...
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Clearly you saw the reason for Cole’s actions, being beat by his father and being ignored by both his parents. I still think Cole is responsible for his own actions because he could chose to be good and get attention, but he chose bad to get attention. But his parents definitely had at least a small part in the way Cole acts now, if they were more loving to him and actually knew how to discipline him the right way, like you're grounded for three weeks with no television or something instead of being him, maybe that would teach him a lesson. I mean I get that people are busy and they have work and everything, but you should always make time for your kids and your family. “‘Yes, Mr. Matthews, this is about responsibility. By the way, when is your son’s birthday?’ Cole’s father gulped a quick breath, and his face grew flushed. ‘Uh, well… birthdays have never been a very big thing around our house,’ he stammered. “I think it’s the beginning of July sometime.’” (pg. 52, Touching Spirit Bear) This just proves how badly Cole is treated at home. Obviously his dad drinks so much that he can’t remember the small, but important things. I’m pretty sure that every parent should at least know their kids birthday, even if they don’t love them 100%, which I find absolutely heart shattering. I also feel like destiny or fate had
It seems like everything he does in the story he is also thinking about his parents. This story is very realistic because everyday lots of children are being mistreated by their parents and are ending up to be the same way as Cole. I think the author of this book wants us to think about that and realise that the situation Cole is in is an actual thing, and not just some made up idea. This is one of the reasons why I am enjoying this book so much. This book makes you think about the actions Cole is making and is sometimes unpredictable what Cole is about to do.I think later on in the book Cole will realize the mistake he made by burning all of his materials they supplied for him and now he will have to try to make a new shelter and put a lot more work into trying to survive then he would if he would have just kept the supplies he received. In conclusion so far I would recommend this book to almost anyone. I think almost anyone would have a good time reading this book this book is realistic, it is action packed, makes you think all the time about what is going to take place next and most importantly it is an interesting book that makes you actually want to read it and not make you so bored that you space off, so I
It is evident that the author Covington has a strong ethos, which he uses to convey his argument to his readers. His argument becomes clear only at the end of the memoir, which is intentional; readers had to see the entirety of his journey in order to fully understand his underlying message. The author successfully conveys the message of self-purpose through his own struggles and experiences written in his memoir.
J Cole’s fourth studio album tries to break away from the typical rap sounding album into something that transcends just a piece of artwork. Instead, it is a piece of artwork. At its core, the meaning challenges the idea of glorifying a life of crime. Using imagery and strong word play, J Cole reveals the consequences of living in this life. However, he empathizes
...e treated his family. The kids were raised in an environment of fear and punishment. This affected every relationship, even with other children, they had established. Being bound to one’s culture is not necessarily a bad thing. The kids are disciplined and respectful, at least in the presence of other adults. The problem with the father was not understanding that some values are expired and do not fit society's norms. Traditions that bring families together should be kept not the opposite. Since society's norms are constantly changing, we have to keep traditions alive that correlate. Good traditions and cultural values should be passed on from generation to generation not the traditions that bring children down.
Your insight, words of encouragement and advice are much appreciated. You have hit on all the hot spots: listening skills, time management skills, zoning out, and working independently. I, too, think that he is a bright child, but Cole has always had less than desirable
Cole Matthews was fifteen years old. He lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota until his banishment to Drake Island, Alaska. Cole was a bully, and beat up Peter Driscal when he ratted Cole out about a break-in Cole committed. Cole was an independent kid that thought the world revolved around him until he completely changed on Drake Island. Now Cole has gained forgiveness from Peter due to Cole’s devotion to heal Peter.
Cole’s musical idols, which greatly influenced his musical style. His style captures the attention from younger generations and the adolescent population, whom also came from an uneasy childhood and along the way lost motivation. “I 'm here to spread a message of hope. Follow your heart. Don 't follow what you 've been told you 're supposed to do.” (Music times, 2014) Through this message, J. Cole constantly portrays to be an ambition seeking activist. He hopes to project hope in those who are struggling by sharing his life challenges and voicing how he overcame
Listening to this podcast left me with an unsettling feeling of dismay in my stomach this week. Cheryl's oldest son started to show hostility toward his younger brother at the young age of only two years old. In the podcast Cheryl explains to us that the older brother was constantly trying to injure his younger siblings and even tried to drown his younger brother in the swimming pool. After committing that violent act he showed absolutely no remorse to his baby brother. Cheryl's eldest son also displays no remorse to the rest of his family when he acts in a aggressive manner.
Throughout the story, the boy went through a variety of changes that will pose as different themes of the story including alienation, transformation, and the meaning of religion. The themes of this story are important to show the growth of the young boy into a man. Without alienation, he wouldn't have understand the complexity of his feelings and learned to accept faults. With transformation, he would have continued his boyish games and wouldn't be able to grow as a person and adolescence. And finally, without understanding the religious aspects of his life, he would go on pretending he is somebody that he's not. He wouldn't understand that there is inconsistency between the real and ideal life (Brooks et al.).
Psychologist Erik Erikson has a theory that assumes that there are eight psychosocial stages of development throughout a person's lifetime. At each stage, a pivotal personal crisis (psycho) resulting in social amelioration (social) should occur for the person to have a healthy sense of self. Eugene O'Neill's in "A Long Day's Journey into Night" highlights the dysfunctional Tyrone family, all of which have a difficult time identifying their personal crises while navigating societal pressures. Therefore, according to Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, each member of the Tyrone family is tragically stuck in their own dilatory stages of social self-realization.