Critical Appreciation Of The Critical Analysis Of Kipling

When he fell in love I believe that the father was conflicted with chasing his dreams or staying and living the dream his beloved had envisioned. At the time he might have felt like he was making the decision that he wanted but as the years went by he regretted his choice but chose to continue living his life never fully being who he really wanted to be.

How not having a father figure affected their emotional and phycological well-being. Also, it taught the readers that sometimes having a father does not necessarily, mean they are a father figure, for example Mr. Clutter, he was there for his family and children, but he chose other things to be proud of instead of his children, he felt that his achievements were more important than his children’s

This passage from the short story illustrates the conflict between the parents through the use of repetition. The narrator’s parents have very different outlooks on everything in their lives. The father gave up his academic dreams to stay and support his family, but his need for adventure and change still affects him in many ways. The parents have very opposite views on what their children should do with their lives; the mother assumes they will all stay by the sea and continue their family’s traditions, while the father hopes that they will go off and live their lives out in the world. MacLeod makes this conflict between the parents very clear in the passage by using repetition of key words. In this section, the narrator remembers an argument between his parents. His mother is absolutely appalled that his father would not act in response to their daughters moving away from the sea. While the father longs for

Throughout the poem, the speaker uses specific details that show the conflict between the speaker’s son and his parents. In the first stanza, the speaker recalls exchanges of dialogue between the speaker and his or her son. For example, the speaker’s son exclaims, “I did the problem / and my teacher said I was right!” (Nye 3-4). The child validated his teacher’s opinion but ridiculed his parents’ opinion. This is further explained through more details in a later part of the same stanza. The mother explains how the son believed his parents were “idiots / without worksheets to back us up” (Nye 9-10). The speaker’s son had entrusted his teacher and thought of his teacher as highly intelligent, but believed that way because of foolish reasoning. In addition, the speaker lists examples of minor mistakes the parents made that caused the son to be embarrassed of them. Through distinct details, the speaker describes how the son’s “mother never remembers / what a megabyte means and his dad fainted on an airplane once / and smashed his head on the drinks cart” (Nye 10-12). By choosing to include these particular details, the poet outlines the foundation of the conflict between the son and his parents.

The book is about how unwed fathers are seen as a leading social problem, but goes on to explain the flaws that occur after pregnancy that lead to the end of the couple’s romance. The book looks at the bond between the father and child rather than that between the parents. The book also goes through how changes economically and culturally for the urban poor as well as the obstacles they must overcome has changed fatherhood.

Whether you agree with Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler, or Erik Erickson, theoretical approaches to human nature all agree that early childhood years play a major part of our conscious and unconscious decisions we make. For instance, even though both Wes Moore’s were brought up without a father in their home, the reality is that these absences meant something different to each of them. For Wes 1 his father died an unnecessary death due to lack of training of emergency personnel. He remembered his dad as being compassionate, loving, and kind. Wes 1 always knew that if given the choice, his father would have stood by him throughout his life. Wes 2, however, is left with negative fatherly feelings. In the three times they were together, his own father acted as though he didn’t recognize him. What’s worse is that Wes 2 knew that his dad didn’t want to know him, he chose to leave. That left not only a hole where there should have been a very important role model, it left rejection in its place. When Wes 1 was visiting Wes 2 in the jail and asked about the impact his father had on his life, the second Wes said, “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 page 3). Later in the chapter Wes 1 gets emotional thinking about how he misses his father. He was left,

The movie, Life is Beautiful, demonstrates another relationship between a father and his son. This duo is also put through the horrors of the concentration camps. Being outgoing

The communicator’s investments in the issue are present because of who he has decided to direct his piece towards. Writing to his son will evoke a change in his writing as well because of the emotional ties. He is not just trying to expose his past to let the world see his mistakes, but rather materialize them on paper to show his son mistakes to prevent future mishaps. He has the credibility as being the leader and one that his son looks up to, so showing his son how to “be a Man” will be something that will spark interest. His credibility as a speaker is strengthened because the connection to these past experiences as well. This will also impact what he chooses to say in during his piece. Some situations the son will encounter will be trickier to overcome than others and may seem like a good idea at the moment. However, Kipling wants to make certain the son knows that his son is not the first to go through this, and there is ways to get through the the situation no matter

Thesis Statement: If this story had been a father talking to his son it would have been a different conversion, because the father would have explained that men are the sole providers for the family and to be family oriented.

The movie surveyed a wide array of the troubles faced by boys and men as they try to navigate the realm of masculinity. A common theme was the command “be a man” and the cultural baggage that comes with living up to that ideal. To “be a man” means to not cry, to not be sensitive, to not let people mess with you, to respond with violence, to be angry, to drink, to womanize.

The boy and the father have strong morals demonstrating a high level of authenticity, especially in a world where morality is extremely uncommon. To be ‘authentic’ means to genuinely be yourself. Although, as presented by Existentialism, one cannot be their true self until one has defined themselves. First, one must create their authentic selves, then they must live according to that (Varga). The father and the boy have strong principles to do what is right, even when their fellow survivors have completely abandoned morality altogether. At times, the father struggles with following said principles, however, he then justifies his actions which are purely for the safety of his son. This depicts that the father will do anything and everything to assure that the boy lives. The father expresses that “He knew only that the child was his warrant. He said: If he is not the word of God God never spoke” (5). When a man holds a knife to the son's neck, the father does not hesitate to kill him. Although this is

Rudyard Kipling’s attitude towards the British Empire was significantly negative. The novella essentially expressed Kipling’s feelings towards British Imperialism and his overall frustration with the British Empire. However, there are several positive qualities of the Empire pointed out by Kipling several times throughout his novella. Despite his mixed feelings, he is ultimately dissatisfied with the British Empire, claiming that it is “the White Man’s Burden”. Kipling was a steadfast imperialist, living in a time of British domination and oppression. He shared similar outlooks with the natives, that the majority of them were oppressed by the government and the wealthy. The upper class was greedy and wanted working men to do all of the work for them so that they could reap the profits. Kipling conveys his attitude towards British Imperialism through parallelism and figurative language.

However, at the end of the story this stereotype is completely contrasted following the passing of the mother. When the boy, who is now a grown man and father, returns home to his newborn daughter it is he who displays a nurturing and affectionate relationship between a father and his daughter. This role reversal developed by Munsch effectively casts aside the stereotype that women are better suited to raise a child, and demonstrates that affection and the ability to nurture are not qualities that are able to be defined by a persons gender. Munsch instead shows how these qualities are learned by a person and are displayed as they mature with age. Munsch effectively represents this progression though maturity when showing, the love the boy has for his mother is not absent during his childhood, but simply something he does not display as well as he does when he becomes an adult.

In 'If-' Rudyard Kipling has written the poem to showcase what unspoken rules you should follow to be a good man. Many of the descriptions following very masculine stereotypes. In line four and five, Kipling writes, 'If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, but make allowance for their doubting too;'. Kipling prompts the individual to preserve a sense of self even when that self is threatened by the outside world. Nonetheless, he also advises against erring too far in the other direction and conducting the risk of isolation, self-righteousness, and ignorance. Kipling is proposing a middle path. Rather than deciding to live life a certain one way (trusting yourself) or the other (doubting yourself when others do), he inspires the reader to both trust yourself and allow for the world’s and your own doubts. On the other hand, Kipling may appear to be middle-of-the-road, a people pleaser, afraid to confront adversary. Creating his confrontation of opposition through his writing, instead of lashing out.

Rudyard Joesph Kipling was born to John and Alice Kipling in Bombay, India on December 30, 1865. His father, John, was the principal at the School of Art in Lahore, India. His uncle was an artist and his aunt at the time was a future British Prime Minister. In his early childhood, Kipling and his sister were raised by an Indian couple who spoke “kitchen Hindi”. At the age of six Kipling and his sister were sent back to Britain to pursue