Character Development In Hugh Garner's The Father By Hugh Garner

John Cheever's short story "Reunion" examines the issue of inheritance between a father and his son. Not inheritance as in monetary matters, but as in character traits and personality. That is, Cheever asks the reader, to what extent is a son destined to be like his father? Understanding this fundamental aspect of the story allows one to pinpoint the exact moment in which the protagonist is defined. It is the purpose of this paper to demonstrate how the protagonist is not defined by his own action or inaction, but by the behavior of his progenitor, i.e. his father.

The relationship between father and son is like no other, commonly an unshakeable bond is formed between a man and his son. This is an ongoing cycle that shapes the next generation of men. In Hugh Garner’s short story “The Father” he tells the story of a relationship between a father and son that has been damaged due to being too preoccupied with the way people see the father. When people focus on priorities that revolve around themselves they risk damaging the relationships they have with the ones they care about because they are preoccupied with their image.

In addition to his distorted sense regarding his relationships, the Narrator views his drinking problem as some alien, outside force. He conveniently blames his alcoholism for his miserable behavior, as if he had nothing to do with it himself. At the

In the novel The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, by Kim Edwards, the protagonist David Henry discovers that rash decision can impact numerous lives. Told in third person general point-of-view, the author supports her theme by describing the setting of a society where people with disabilities are rejected, establishing the central conflict of the negative effect on David Henry’s decision that is bearing upon everyone else. This affects the works as a whole because Edwards’ purpose is to make her readers understand of rash or negative decision making in order to show the consequences one might face making a certain choice. She creates a mood of intensity for an audience of young adults. The authors treatment of bad judgement relates to the overall meaning of the novel that rash decision making can not

In the essay, “Can We Love Our Battering Fathers?” Helen H. Gordon, the author, creates a vivid image of hopelessness in the family; she brings the experience of her tormented life to the readers mind with reflective writing. This is a reflective essay because throughout this essay she is reflecting back and forth on her life as she chooses a card for father’s day. Throughout this essay she has discussed how negatively her father treated her, her siblings and her mother but in despite of all the terror he created that did not change the fact that he is still her father therefore on each father’s day she has to play the part of a daughter and send him a father’s day card. The real challenge for

Such a determining responsibility is not to be taken lightly either. Both of these principles rang true for the mother in “I Stand Here Ironing” as she reflects on her painful experience of raising a child. Not only did the mother’s unfortunate situation limit her own personal choice, it also limited her daughter’s. Just as an article of clothing is subject to the heat and pressure applied by an iron, the young child’s development was submissive to the her parenting. Despite her desire to feel a personal connection with her daughter, the mother’s guilt and regret of her mistakes is a product of what she let be an inability to control her

Two days before the wedding of Doug Billings, three friends head to Vegas seeking an enjoyable yet memorable bachelor weekend in Las Vegas. However, after a long night, the three groomsmen are awaken the next day to find their best friend Doug missing, unable to remember anything from the previous night. With no time to spare the three hungover men retrace their steps from the previous night, eventually finding Doug in time to walk him down the aisle back in Los Angeles. Todd Phillips Characterized, Alan Garner, the soon to be brother-in-law of Doug Billings, as a childish and immature 42 year old male, with his ridiculous style, outrageous actions, and his strange

suffered because of my drinking’. ‘I put the bottles in the shed in back and throw the key…’ She stopped drinking because she loves her kids. She says ‘‘I’ve been doing that for three months, a week and three days. It isn’t easy’’. She tried her very best to control her drinking. In the same chapter she says ‘I don’t drink till he’s gone to bed. He’s going to fuckin bed. Loads of tears – another look from Nicola – but I don’t care. I do care. I’m lying, I’m cheating. I’m mistreating Jack. I know, I know. But I’m doing it anyway…. I need a fuckin drink! It’s not fair it’s not fair. It’s been long day. I’ve been very good. Now it’s my turn’. In this little paragraph Doyle uses small sentences and swear-words to show that she’s desperate for a drink. She doesn’t like to drink and she can’t control her self from drinking. She is struggling to make a decision. On the one hand she cares about her children on the other hand she is desperate for a drink. This reflects her struggle for identity.

I don’t believe I will ever fully grasp it, and I am by far not claiming to be all knowing of what it means based upon my interpretations in this essay. It is difficult to comprehend exactly what is taking place, not only for a bystander, but even within the closer knit relations to an alcoholic. I have worked into my head the concept of the disease as an addiction that is unstoppable and unpredictable, one that could even pry a father from his little girl. Rather than blame myself, rather than ask “why?” or “how could he? These are questions that can easily begin to pick apart one’s self esteem, a common habit amongst children of

and negative reaction to the family unit. This essay will clarify what the Father does, how he

“Your father wasn’t there because he couldn’t be, my father wasn’t there because he chose not to be. We’re going to mourn their absence in different ways.”(Moore, 3) said Other Wes and it shows the difference between two boys of how they grow up. But at the same time the similarity which is growing without the father, for both of them their father was unable to be physically present in their life. And it’s a big problem not only in this novel but in society as of communication with the father is one of the important aspects of the formation of the personality of a small person. The correct position of the father in upbringing helps the child to realize himself as a person, to distance himself from his mother (in a good way) and learn to live his own, autonomous life.

In some households, fathers play a major role in the eyes of children, teenagers and young adults. In other households, however, fathers could be seen as heroic, evil, and malicious. Fathers have lifelong effects on children. I am going to be arguing the importance of fathers and their relationships connecting them with their children. Joao Guimaraes Rosa's “The Third Bank of the River” and Sylvia Plath’s poem “Daddy”. Although there are lots of things in the world that can impact children, fathers impact their children and have lifelong effects on them.

The relationship between the father and the son is unusual. It is certainly strained, however it is likewise complex. His father loves him, but his love appears to be difficult to discover. Despite the fact that tears inevitably came, his initial reaction to his son 's transformation is not sadness or pity, but anger. The twisted part about their relationship is that the son basically gets sick while conveying his father 's financial burden, yet the father, instead of being sympathetic, he rejects and assaults the son for becoming the "vermin" that he has become. He hurts his son, physically, and scars him. This is deeply ironic, in light of the fact that the change of the son seems to occur as a result of the work that he does on his father 's behalf. The father ought to be giving him adore, but instead detests the despicable creature he has become and wants

When people interact with one another, they will leave impacts on one another. These imprints can take only seconds of someone’s time, but those imprints can last a lifetime. The short stories “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury, “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing, and “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury are fine examples of the impact of parental figures in upbringings.

affection towards his son. However, this façade of a close father -son relationship came to an