Andre Agassi Family Expectations

Beginning with his father, Conor witnesses how a parent can be unwilling to give their all for their children and acts selfishly in order to make him aware of this fact. He faces a reality of life at the time of his parent’s divorce; there was nothing he could do to keep them together. As a result, the bond he has with his father is imperfect. There is a clear barrier between the two that emerges from the distance that separates them. Even as Conor yearns for a proper parent figure in his life, he is unable to have one and he allows himself to act selfishly towards his father because he will eventually be the only parent Conor has left. By confessing to his father that he does not “want to live with grandma” (Ness, 88) and asking his father questions about “why can’t [he] come and live with” (Ness, 88) him, Conor wants his father to own up to his responsibilities as a parent. Despite being aware his wishes will not be granted, but he wants his father to realize how less he commits to caring for his son when he needs him the most. If all his father wants to do is make promises to only break them, then he might as well push his father to his limits and demand things from him regardless

The essay goes into great detail of his relationship with his father. He describes his father as cruel (65), bitter (65), and beautiful (64). He does mention the bad in length. On the flip side, he tells us some of the good as well. Throughout his storytelling, the reader gets a glimpse into his life and the way he feels. His feelings evolve during the extent of the essay.

The narrator and his father have the kind of relationship where on the surface it might come off as cold because they’re reserved and don’t openly share thoughts and emotions but, underneath it all, the narrator must feel some respect for his father because he still contemplates over the advice his father gave him.

Throughout literature there are many characters who exemplify the THS core values such as engagement, perseverance, and collaboration. Andre Dubus in his memoir Townie demonstrate all of these when he runs with his father, overcomes the troubles of his childhood, and rebuilds the broken relationship with his father. At the opening of the book, Andre is looking for sneakers to wear running with his father. When he can’t find his own shoes he wears his sister’s that are two sizes too small for him.

The autobiography has many symbols and themes associated within it. Dealing with Identity, family, and religion. He lost himself, he went from an young man who was a strong believer in faith. To an careless guy who doubted god's absolute

The reader can tell that he is not telling his way of life in an emotional tone. He is just exposing the day-to-day realities. This increases his honesty and credibility. Had he written in an emotional tone, he would not have been as likely to discuss his life in an accurate manner. Emotions can heavily impact one’s ability to recall their

Like I was that good.” (pg.10) Amir and his dad on the other hand are very different from Taylor and her mama. Amir’s dad, Buba, is a very business like and serious and does not like Amirs choices about being a writer thinks he should be manlier. “ He needs someone who... understands him, because god sure knows I don’t… he lowered his voice, but I heard him anyway. If I hadn't seen the doctor pull him out of my wife with my own eyes , I’d never believe he’s my son” (Baba pg.23) I feel like the way the parents treated them is why they have such different personalities which leads to my second difference that helped build the main character into how they act in the stories. Taylor Greer is the kind of person that was confident spoke her mind when she needed too and was very confident but Amir was timid, sensitive and didn’t fight back which lead his dad to be disappointed in his son. Amir always felt like he had to prove himself to his father but his father seemed to like Hassan better which

hostile environment his father sought to escape. His mother betrayed him as she never embraced

He is fervently determined to succeed in his contemporary competitive society. In a conversation with his children about Bernard, he enumerates a few

Amir was a son of a reputed father and he gets to attain school and he gets to learn and experienced many things. For example, he gets to participate in the poetry recitation where he is much interested in and sports although it wasn’t his choice. Whereas, Hassan as a servant stayed home to do the household work. Hassan made Amir’s breakfast, cleaned his room and did all the household chores while Amie goes to school. Though Hassan desires to get the education but there wasn’t a chance given to him as a servant. Therefore, despite illiteracy he would passionately listen to what Amir would read for him. Additionally, Amir grows up as young child who longs for his father’s love and approval. He lives with inexplicable jealousy of Hassan. Whereas, Hassan grows up as a young child serving under Amir and respecting Amir’s order. Hassan is cheerful, loyal and loving. He always attempt to please and serve Amir. Moreover, Hassan wasn’t privileged like Amir as he had to undergo insult and defamation by other people around

Amir presents this information with a tone that informs the reader that he is devastated with his father, regardless

He enjoys the antics of writing about himself in the third person quite a bit. This includes the ability to note his eccentricities and relatively detached nature from the eyes of an observer. This also includes the ability to use this webpage as a conduit to write too much about himself. In addition, he enjoys using little known words and various word plays as pseudonyms in place of his fore and/or surname.

Amir and Baba never got along, which caused Amir to believe that all father-son relationships are like his. Amir does not understand that parents are supposed to unconditionally love their children, like the love Hassan receives from Ali. Showing the differences in Amir and Hassan’s reactions to this story due to their relationships with their fathers explains the significance of having a bond between father and son.

This can have something to do with how the culture is in Iran, where the 2nd and 3rd generation lived and were brought up. The father is portrayed as a dominating person and Andre feels pressured by him as it is portrait in the quote on P. 2 ll.118-123: “But my son, he adds – maybe they will make tennis an Olympic sport once again, and my son will win a gold medal, and that will make up for it. a little extra pressure to go with my everyday pressure.” The father has high expectation and does not care if Andre wants to be a tennis player, but since he could not he wants his child to, which Andre does not seem to understand. He also talks rudely and aggressively towards Andre as it is portrayed on P. 4 ll.241-242: “startled, he yells, steps back, then shoots out his fist.” And on P. 4 ll.246-249: “My father stands over me, scowling. What the fuck is the matter with you? Go to your room.” He behaves very mean towards Andre and the quotes show that the father has a very short temper. This may have something to do with the way the father was brought up as we see on P.1 ll. 11-13: “He says she nagged him when he was a boy and often beat him.” This quote shows that the father does some of the things his mother did to

He writes in a language, and he uses a lot of metaphorical features. We as readers are very confused about the way he has chosen to describe the story, but we are also very fascinated by the action. So whole this short story tells us that he has had a tragic life and how he helps others achieve a good life and you can say here that he has a good point.