A Short Story : The Family Of Roe's Story

His mother treats him like a slave, giving him daily chores and unbelievably ruthless punishments. He has become inhuman to her as she refers to him as “It.” The only hope of survival relies on his dad, in God, or in a miracle. His story promotes the courageous human spirit and the determinate to survive.

Losing a parent is presumably an unthinkable concept for those lucky to have them alive, but sometimes the title of “parent” dies long before a body is placed in the ground. Toi Derricotte author of “Beginning Dialogues” unfortunately had to experience both the death of her mother’s title of “parent”, as well as her literal death. Derricotte’s parents had divorced when she was eighteen, and her father did not seem to play much of a role in her life; she was left to be raised by her mentally abusive mother. Her mother also had a tough road to walk growing up, having to face and deal with brutal issues like racism and bulling. Persevering through those tough times may be the underlining reason behind Derricotte’s mother’s negativity and abuse towards her daughter. Perhaps she just grew a thick skin at a very young age and had never learned how to feel, accept, or administer love. Derricotte’s had said: “She told me all my life she loved me, as if she completely forgot the hundred slights, humiliations, threats, and insinuations. Of course she loved me;

The young sisters, who know little about their father’s suffering, make fun of the hole without knowing the consequence of their action. The father is unable to intervene on his daughters’ behalf, as he sits there “face paled.” (40), till the mother orders the children to keep quiet. Apparently, his role in the family structure prevents him from expressing his emotion directly to his children. Nevertheless, after a visit to the doctor, it turns out that the father’s internal organs are intact despite their state of severe deformation, which shows the father’s incredible determination to remain functional in his family role after his tragic loss. Ironically, the doctors “pronounced him in great health” (41), which implies that apparent defects in mental health could be suppressed by the father’s unwillingness to challenge his image as a man, thus they are not easily detectable. The father’s behavioral patterns after his father’s death are in accordance to many stereotypical views of men.

The first passage reveals the parallel suffering occurring in the lives of different members of the family, which emphasizes the echoes between the sufferings of the father and the narrator. The narrator’s father’s despair over having watched

Archetypes and poetry have always had a close relationship. Some examples are roses and their connection to love and matters of the heart, water and the feelings of stillness and peace it may bring to mind when reading a poem involving it, and many others. In this exposition we will discuss the archetype of an actual father figure in poetry and the usual uses of one in two different poems from two different authors. The first poem we will venture into is “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke, the other is “The Victims” by Sharon Olds. Each describe a father figure and the relationship between the narrator and his father which is in turmoil. We’ll explore in some lengthy detail about the archetype of a bad father and the narrator’s take on them.

The relationship between a father and his son is an essential and unique one, creating both memories and chances for many life lessons., it is quite common for a son to follow in his father’s footsteps. In the poem, “a story” by Li-Young lee, the poet uses point of view, structure, as well as diction to display the complexity of the relationship between a father and his son caused by the maturing of the son and the father’s fear of losing his son.

It would seem that this man was a failure as a father. This passage, coming from the father’s son, would undoubtedly have experienced this first-hand. While using words such as “us” and “our,” Baldwin evokes an image of the pain him and his siblings went through. His presence was enough to paralyze a child when trying to help it with homework. When trying to comfort a child by playing with it, he only vexed the child further, causing it to cry. Baldwin depicts

After reading this poem, I found myself able to interpret it two very different ways. Was this a poem of a playful father and son? Was this a poem of a drunken father beating his child? With adding the paper of Roethke’s revisions by McKenna, I realized this was the purpose of the poem. A person tends to interpret readings according to their own experiences. In John J. McKenna’s paper, we are able to see the difference between the original manuscript and the completed manuscript. It shows Roethke’s ability to change words to fit the

In the novel, he talked to his mother about their circumstances, he explains, “...I would help my mother cook. It was our special time together... Every night our mother would pray that none of

All of her life, Roe has been persecuted and lived in exile in the woods with her twin brother and Grandmother. Countless times they have been accused of witchcraft and the only thing Roe wants is to be normal, accepted. When Roe receives an unexpected marriage proposal from the most sought-after bachelor in the town, a glimmer of normalcy is in sight for her, until the king dies and the Queen Morrigan ascends the throne. The Essence is a powerful gift that lives in the shadows and whispers of Fairytales. It was rumored that the queen was in control of it which was what had kept her looking vibrant and youthful, and now that she has become regent, she is on the hunt for it, but more importantly, who stole it. The queen will do everything to

The cool wind blew graciously, sprouting new life into Bohdan's lungs, awaking the spirit of truth, although the time has come a few teardrops slides valiantly alongside his cheeks. In fairness to Erin and in honor of the past, he buckled up his pride, and controlled his manly pose; direct and to the point, he showed no mercy. Set forth is a requirement, that Erin would not pass judgment on the woman he considered his Mother, and the man he thought was his Father. Beginning with the facts of the state of affairs, Bohdan held nothing back. The woman he trusted was his Mother could not have children, due to being raped and beaten in her mid-twenties. His parents could not afford the doctors necessary or the cost of lawyers it would take to adopt. The

I step out of the dark hut that my family lives in and onto the grounds of my lord's manor, which are being lit by the slowing rising sun. I see other people coming from their huts to the fields. There's something that doesn't feel right. Not that there are people heading to the fields - that's our daily lives. It feels odd because it is mostly women who are walking towards the fields, since many of our men have left to fight battles with the lord of the manor. In fact, that is why I am walking to the field, because my father and my brothers have gone to fight. I am now the only one of my family who can go work in the fields. My mother stays and takes care of our baby brother and the other children are too young to work in the fields. They

Gera was so over joyed that she followed her heart and trusted their safety to be in the hands of the man above whoever He was, but knew and felt that He was there and real. She thought and prayed with hopes to not see her mother anywhere although she knew that if she did, she would never know anyway because once mother is out in the streets there’s no memory of the night before, the following night or nothing there after so she

In all the time my father talked about Eddie and the good old days on the Heights, he never once mentioned my mother. It had been over twenty years since my mother left home, and in all those years and the many conversations I shared with my father, her name was never mentioned. My father had mellowed with age, but I doubted if he would ever become liberal-minded enough to talk about my mother again.

“His father told him that story: his father looked at him through a glass: he has a hairy face…His mother had a nicer smell than his father” (Joyce 3). Despite the lack of cohesion and the erratic turn of thought it is easy to determine that Stephen is extremely interested in his father, who he describes in detail; however, his relationship with his mother is more ambiguous as she is only described in comparison to Stephen’s father.