Comparing Mueller's Happy And Unhappy Families

No two families are alike. It doesn’t matter if a family is healthy or unhealthy they will never be the same as another. In Mueller’s poem “Happy and Unhappy Families” she discussed the comparison of different types of families while also mentioning the struggles that certain families endure. Every family goes through problems that may be worse or even better than other families, however two families can’t compare. The definition of happiness and unhappiness is different to everyone. What makes one person happy may not be enough to make someone else happy; everyone has different standards. For example a few extra dollars may mean rent for one person whereas a few extra dollars may not even make a difference to another person. There is no true definition on happiness. Mueller wrote “ happy ones who never raised their voice” which

Although humans have the same basic feelings and emotions the way a person handles them are all different. People with a troubled childhood and who have little emotional support throughout their life often struggle with processing their emotions and feelings. Overall the different ways people handle their emotions lead to different reactions to different situations. Every single person is unique with his or her own personality. Much of this personality is formed by our emotions and behavior, which is formed different for every person. Mueller wrote, “someone is getting beaten and someone else is doing the beaten”, this is an example of how a situation not only causes but also affects a person’s behavior. A person who is abusive often times has a tremendous amount of built up anger and aggression. Someone who is abused often times feels empty, hurt or confused whereas the abuser may feel powerful, relieved or even guilty. What may inspire one person may break another. There is no exact code or reason for how a person is affected by a situation. Everyone is