Antwone Fisher Determined or Free

Having an older sibling is rough already, but having a brother that you have to worry about him breaking in and stealing valuables of your own, that's tough and the main character Gordie Jessup has to deal with the betrayal of his older brother, Chase Jessup everyday throughout Katherine Holubitskys’s novel “Tweaked”. Gordie’s efforts trying to fix his family are overwhelmed by Chase’s drug addiction and money debts he has with his dealers. There are many themes throughout the book.

This is a paper about the book Finding Fish: A Memoir, which was written by Antwone Fisher. By necessity given the nature of the book, the main character will be examined at length. Through careful examination of the main character a deeper understanding of the book can be reached. After the examination, a number of theoretical perspectives will be applied to the main character, as well as an explanation of how these perspectives can be used to evaluate Antwone in order to understand him better. The perspectives that will be used will be the strengths, systems, conflict, humanistic, and psychodynamic perspectives. Following the connection of the perspectives to Antwone, an explanation of why social workers use theories and

Cruelty can be a major conflict within a story, whether it destroys the characters physically or mentally. Perpetrators who attempt to diminish a victim’s humanity want to gain the power that would give them a sense of control over certain situations by draining happiness from them. Doing this contributes to the energy source that the perpetrators use in order to live a fulfilling life. These actions reveal that they not only want to cause chaos, but that they believe it will help their victims comprehend where they stand in society. In East of Eden, the theme of good versus evil opens the doors for cruelty, as seen through Cathy’s abandonment and Adam’s favoritism, causing the destruction of family members and unlocking the characters’ path

Antwone underwent a lot of abuse and he just tried to cover it up. When he joined the navy, things just started spilling out of his heart. I don’t know about you but that has to take a lot of courage to uncover your deep dark past. This movie is filled with fear and courage and most of all the help of others.

Unfair stereotypes are placed on the Matt family, as Carl Matt is a gentle and loving person. However he is unfairly expected to have criminal tendencies like other members of his family. To overcome this pattern, he has to accept his past and prove to himself that he can change everyone’s misconceptions. The hostile attitude within Wattle Beach is obvious in the quote, “Nugent’s been here since Noah built the ark. Says he knows all the Matts from years ago and your brother looks the same as the lot of them. Acts the same as well.” This quote demonstrates the biased mindset of the community, reflected in Mr. Nugent’s dialogue. It draws attention to the fact that reputations are easily established and hard to reverse. Carl and his brother Harley are unfortunate to have this ugly background, particularly because it influences Harley’s behaviour and makes it hard for Carl to prove that he is different. It is wrong that the family’s reputation should close opportunities for them, especially when they have so much to give. Another problem for Carl is that he has to understand for himself that he is not responsible for the actions of his other family members. “Carl, you don’t owe them anything.” Carl is trying to stand up for Aunt Beryl, even though he knows she doesn’t deserve it. She has abused and neglected the two boys, but Carl is so used to being pushed around and used by people that he feels like it’s his job to carry other people’s burdens for them. To reverse this automatic response, Carl has to remember that he is an individual with his own life, past and actions. Even so, for Carl to overcome his family reputation, he has to work hard and endure criticism to prove that he is a good person. Through his hard labour on the barge and good nature, Skip Duncan realises that he was wrong to judge Carl since he is not at all like the rest of his family, but a hardworking,

The short story “The Boat” by Alistair MacLeod is narrated by a man who comes from a fishing family. His mother’s side of the family has forever lived and worked by the sea and continues this tradition. The narrator’s father always wanted to be an academic, but worked on the boat to support his family. Through this passage it is evident that the parents’ characters clash in many aspects of their lives and are in constant conflict. MacLeod demonstrates this through the use of repetition, the contrast in other unrelated ideas, and through information that is withheld.

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Also, Bandura puts emphasis on self-efficacy. This concept means that an individual should feel as if they are capable of excelling and being efficient in life (Schultz & Schultz, 2013). “People low in self-efficacy feels helpless, unable to exercise control over life events” (Schultz & Schultz, 2013, p. 338). As Antwone got older, he joined the Navy, but he never faced his past. The models that were around Antwone taught him to not trust or be intimate with another woman. However, a young woman named Cheryl was the only one that Antwone began to grow close to. Antwone later revealed to his counselor, Dr. Jerome Davenport, that he was a virgin because of his previous experiences of being molested. As the movie progressed, one may begin to understand that Antwone was beginning to be controlled by his past.

When these slaves experience this type of psychologically effective abuse on a regular basis, it can begin to affect their behavior. For example, they would have increased thoughts of “fear” and “rebellion”. This is exemplified through the character of Alice in Kindred. After giving in to the persistent sexual advances of Rufus, she eventually attempts to run away, but returns to the plantation. After Rufus tells her that he had sold their children, Alice commits

The choices you make not only affect you but they also affect the people around you. Making harsh decisions without think about the negative outcome can affect many people in many various ways. Erik Fisher makes many wrong choices that him and his family having to suffer the consequences for. Erik choices manly impact Paul by making him lose his vision, making his brother live in his shadow, and also making Paul him look in trustworthy in front of his peers.

Antwone "Fish" Fisher is a complex individual who has been through a great deal of psychological and sociological conflicts in his short life. His mother was arrested and then abandons him, he was abused physically and emotional, and then lived on the streets. In short, nearly everything bad that can possible happen to a person has happened to young Antwone Fisher before he has reached adulthood. In his autobiographical book Finding Fish (2001), Fisher explains how the torment that he experienced in his youth shaped the man that he would become in adulthood. Although this story tells about one young man's difficulties in life and how he had to overcome obstacles in order to be a functional and positive member of society, it is really a story about the larger human condition and how every person becomes affected by their experiences.

As the two dogs tied the battle, altercation between Skeetah and Manny arose as to who won the battle. Not to mention that the entire cause of the occasion was to a confrontation that had taken place beforehand at Randall’s basketball game. When daddy loses his fingers during the exact time frame of China killing her own puppy, intense emotions arose within me. The scene was a vivid surprise and seems to have even been a foreshadow of how shocking the arrival of Katrina was to the citizens of Bois Sauvage. These violent scenes create suspense of fear and sympathy for the characters in the story all the way up until the last horrifying event. Also, by adding these scenes Ward is able to anticipate the arrival of hurricane Katrina. Allowing readers to ponder upon how these characters are going to come together when Katrina arrives. These scenes also distract the reader from the obvious that a storm is on its way; however the characters within the novel seem to be disregarding it. When the storm finally hits readers are able to clearly see how the family sets aside almost every brutality to save each other’s lives. This is where the tenderness of the characters persona’s come in to play. In other words, although Ward wanted to place scenes of intensity within her novel, it is perceived to be that she did so with a mindset to build up to a mind boggling ending. With all the violence and chaos throughout the story it humbles the

Over the years, many social scientists have offered a number of theories to explain personality trait and development. But while this debate continues, one aspect of personality development continues to engender a great deal of controversy: personality pathology. This area of concentration seems to have garnered more attention in recent years, as experts scramble to offer explanations and analysis for what appears to be a general decline in the moral fabric of American society, fueled by what appears to be a general coarsening of civility among certain segments of our population. Are more people simply being born with personality disorders that ultimately lead them down this path? Not so according to the basic principles of the

Personality is an important part of one character. The first theorist of choice that can explain Antwone Fisher. Bandura believed that learning was apparent when one was observing another person or experience (Schultz & Schultz, 2013). Through Antwone’s actions, it was plausible that he became a product of what he witnessed and experienced. Antwone displayed certain fears that was based on his past and the people that he came in contact with. Bandura would say that Antwone went through the process of observational learning (Schultz & Schultz, 2013).

In Richard Wright’s Native Son, alienation, the state of being isolated from a group or an activity to which one should belong or be involved in, is a major theme presented in the novel. The protagonist, Bigger Thomas, faces alienation repeatedly from society due to his identity as a young African American boy living in Chicago. Because of his skin color, in different places, he felt inferior to everyone around him and felt like he had no purpose in his life because of society’s expectations: African Americans ending up in a jail cell for the rest of their lives, making them feel worthless. As a result, he went looking for that power without knowing it. When he killed both Mary and Bessie, he felt that power rush to him. However, Bigger does end up in jail because of his wrong doings. Even though justice was served for the killings of Mary Dalton and Bessie, he did not deserve such a harsh sentence just because he is a darker skin tone compared to the Whites.