Comparing Piixar: The Different Roles Of The Mother And Father

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One thing that almost everybody will have to deal with at least once in their lifetime is parenting. In parenting, both parents are needed to make the job easier on themselves, their marriage and their child. In the essay The Myth of Co-Parenting: How It Was Supposed to Be. How It Was. by Hope Edelman, Edelman tells her experience with co-parenting. Edelman, along with many women, initially believed that co-parenting was possible. She soon figured out, however, that it was not a realistic goal. Some points that Edelman hits in the essay are the gender roles and societal expectations in parenting, being the nurturer versus being the provider, and how poor communication can ruin

"The Mother," by Gwendolyn Brooks, is a sorrowful, distressing poem about a mother who has experienced numerous abortions. While reading the poem, you can feel the pain, heartache, distress and grief she is feeling. She is both remorseful and regretful; nevertheless, she explains that she had no other alternative. It is a sentimental and heart wrenching poem where she talks about not being able to experience or do things with the children that she aborted -- things that people who have children often take for granted. Perhaps this poem is a reflection of what many women in society are feeling.

However, one of the most interesting concepts is how these mothers contribute to the ways in which their daughters develop their own identities and individual practices that enable them to mother themselves. More specifically, how they learn to doctor wounds, process emotions and thought, and care for themselves in all aspects of life. Therefore,

While raising a child, the male of the child is needed to act as the father figure to teach his child to survive and be there for it until it is able to survive on its own. The female, mother, is to nurture and show love towards her child in order for it to grow up living a happy childhood. Without the two role models, a child will grow up not knowing how to live a normal and happy

The article “The Myth of Co-Parenting: How It was supposed to Be. How It Was” was written by Hope Edelman who has written three nonfiction books, and has had articles published in the New York Times, and the Chicago Tribune. The author's purpose for writing this article is to depict reality for younger generations so they don’t expect to go one certain way. One high moment of the article is when the author realizes she and her husband do not have equal parts in the relationship. The article seems to be about how marriage can have down points and get better, however, it is really about how young women feel entitled to absolute equality possibly because of feminism.

Brooks creates a horrific imagery that abortions are terrible; and in the poem “The Mother “,she mirrors herself to reality to show the missed opportunities of a child, that women who have aborted their children, will miss. In the poem, it pinpoints a woman’s experience of aborting a child, and then feeling guilty about it, as a mother. In contrast to the author of the poem, Gwendolyn Brooks is a woman who has also aborted a child numerous of times, feels relentless. She communicates with her audience, women, through the poem to recap what the unborn children would become in the future such as singers and workers. “You were born, you had body, you died. It is you never giggled or planned or cried.” When Brooks talk about the missed opportunities that women will never see, she refers to a mother with treacherous experiences. Symbolically, she reflects as a role model for all women who have undergone the situation.

In the movie Parenthood it is about just what you may think, family. In every one there are complications to maintaining a stable, happy home. There are times where you may think that you have lost control of your relationship and your own life. In this film, that is what it showcases. Reality. Life. Not everything is going to go the way you planned, thus causing you to think your whole world is coming down on you. The main points the director emphasized that caught my attention in this movie were adversity, denial and exhaustion.

How does motherhood affect a child? There is a tremendous range of different ways to raise a child. Some say, having two parents is better than a single parent. Some say a single parent can do a fine job of raising their child. But, somehow a parent or both parents influence the way their child thinks, or accomplish in life. In The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver, she writes about how Taylor is influenced by different people to carry out decisions about Turtle and the way she looks in life.

For all the mothers in this novel, there are almost no fathers. Kingsolver uses this to explain the struggles of single motherhood. Taylor’s mother worked hard to support herself and her daughter without a husband. In fact, she chose Taylor over her controlling husband saying that “trading Foster for me was the best deal this side of the Jackson Purchase” (Kingsolver 6). With this influence, Taylor, also a single mother, finds herself capable of caring for Turtle without a husband. She faces obstacles and finds the strength to get through them. On the other hand, Lou Ann struggles after her husband Angel leaves her. She must cope with taking care of Dwayne Ray, maintaining her home, and finding a way to support them both. She’s just “lumping along here trying to get by” (101). Taylor’s and Lou Ann’s experiences help the readers relate to their struggles and sympathize with their

She knew that what the father was doing was problematic, and caused the children to starve. She knew her right from her wrongs and didn't let this behaviour pass. Being a father was to make sure your kids are safe. However, this father failed in doing his duties and was selfish. Although, she couldn't help save everyone she did her best in being a good citizen.

The mother-daughter relationship is often scrutinized, publicized, and capitalized on. Whether from tell-all biographies, to humorous sit-coms, or private therapy sessions, this particular relationship dynamic gives some of the most emotion-activating memories. When female authors reflect and write about their relationships with their mothers, they have a tendency to taint their reflections with the opinions they have as an adult, reviewing the actions of their mother when they were young. These opinions set the tone of the story independently and in conjunction with the relationship itself and manifest in creative literary styles that weave an even more intricate story. Case in point, when reviewing the two literary works “I Stand Here

My father left when I was really young and I lived most of my life without him. To read an article about how a father can have a greater impact on a child and their psychological behavior fascinated me. Not having a father, I tend to live a decent life and I may have some issues. However, I live normal. Dads tend to have “unique” relationships with their kids and that could potentially be the reason for some children to experience psychological trouble. Dads can be strict and much scarier than their mother. Nevertheless, I do not live with a dad and I would not know. Overall, I chose this topic because I was able to connect it to myself and how different it is to my

Maya Angelou said, “To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow” (Wanderlust 1). The relationship a mother has with her child transcends all other relationships in complexity. Maternity largely contributes to the female identity in part because the ability to sexually reproduce is uniquely female. With this ability often comes an unparalleled feeling of responsibility. That is, mothers experience an inherent desire to protect their children from the world and guide them through life. Serving as a child’s protector then transforms a woman’s perspective, or the female gaze. While these protective instincts often arise naturally, they are also reinforced by the ideas society’s perpetuates about motherhood. Globally, women are expected to assume the roles of wives and mothers. The belief that motherhood is somewhat of a requirement assists in the subjugation of women and reinforces a plethora of gendered stereotypes. While some women enjoy the process of childrearing, others feel that having a family comes at an irreparable cost: losing sight of oneself. In response to the polarized views surrounding maternity, several authors have employed different writing techniques to illustrate the mother-child dynamic. Through the examination of three narratives, spanning fiction and non-fiction, one is able to better define maternity and the corresponding female gaze in both symbolic and universal terms.

Hanna Rosin’s idea was pretty clear, she wanted to be a good mother and give her child everything she can. She never really got a happy childhood, since her parents were immigrants and they had less money. Since her childhood wasn’t one of her happy days she wanted to give her child whatever she didn’t get in her childhood. I agree with her, that is how a mother should be. Mother’s should do what makes their child happy because that’s the best they can do. Mother’s have to be just in between of what Hanna Rosin and Amy Chua is.