Don Bailey Analysis

It seems that the people around us can heavily influence the decisions we make in our everyday life. In “The Harness” by Ernest Buckler, the relationship between seven-year-old David and his father, Art, show that one event can lead to a whole new relationship that changed for the better. Based on these events, it can be said that even the smallest actions can have the most meaning to someone.

As the child continues to accomplish a variety of different accomplishments in the mainstream society, the people already familiar with the child from the county will perceive him entirely different than others who lack knowledge of him. The child’s “uncle will still call [him] Roy Boy” and the “corn may grow so high if you stood in the field you’d disappear, the fact aiming your eyes down the road”. This demonstrates the difficulty of altering the perception of certain people who are already familiarized with the child. These people are unable to abandon their initial perception of the boy due to their strong, ineradicable association with him; rather, they will find it more awkward and uncomfortable seeing a completely different suave gentleman due to his significant change. Regardless of how many achievements the child has accomplished, he will never be able to erase his past as a little boy in the county. Even if the boy never comes back to visit his county again, the past will linger with him for the rest of his life due to his inability to change his innate characteristics that shape him as a person today. It is because of the boy’s past that he is able to adapt and continuously achieving numerous different

Conflict was used effectively in the short story to reveal the theme of the story. The boy has an internal conflict about which parent to stay with, and because his father left, he seemed to have favored him. He wanted him back so badly that every night, he watches him on the six o’clock news while wearing his old jackets. He was blinded by his father’s sudden departure that he forgot about what is really important. Additionally, another development in the short story’s conflict has been used effectively to reveal the theme. When the boy went to Macdonald’s to see his father’s true colors, he thought: “I finished my drink quickly, thankful that he had to be back in the studio for the news.” By the time he saw his dad for the first time in a while, he knew he was not the man he thought he was. At that moment, he also realized that he lost sight of what he had all this time: His mother’s unconditional love. If it wasn’t for the characterization of

Parenting played a big role in shaping the two boys lives. Having a parental mentor is important because they assist and guide children to take the right decisions about their lives. The author had his two parents at the beginning of his life. Also, the author’s parents, especially his mother, tried to raise him in an effective way wanting him to know the right from wrong at an early age. “No mommy loves you, like I love you, she just wants you to do the right thing” (Moore 11). This quote was a live example of the author’s life with his parents. It reflected the different ways his parents used to teach him “the right thing.” Though his mother was upset from his action toward his sister, his father

Arm Wrestling with My Father Change is inevitable, and often leads to emotional repercussions. Brad Manning expresses this idea in his coming-to-age essay “Arm Wrestling with My Father,” in which he traces the evolution of his relationship with his father. Using rhetorical devices such as repetition, selection of detail and analogy, Manning further proves his ambivalence towards his and his father’s impending roles reversals. Manning begins the essay by describing a regular arm wrestling match with his father, and uses repetition while describing the match “…is what he always said…he would always control the outcome… Dad would always win; I always had to lose” (156).

Self image is crucial for an individual’s sense of well being. It can also be a source for their identity and dreams for the future. As well, others’ impressions of the individual considerably affects their view of themselves. This interaction can either build their self esteem or tear it down. In his short story, “The Glass Roses”, Alden Nowlan explores the idea that when an individual is coming of age and is struggling to determine their identity, how others’ perceive them - specifically father figures - deeply influences how they perceive themselves. Stephen, the protagonist, is a fifteen year old boy on the cusp of adulthood working in his father’s woodcutting company. As he finds fascination in beauty and feels enslaved by the work, he fails to gain his father’s approval and falls to depression. Fortunately, he forms a friendship with the Polack, who provides a kinder definition of being a man as well as a hope for the future.

New to the world and being ignored by their parental figures, a child will find a way to get attention, even if it means causing trouble for the parental figures. In such a way that the reader understands how the child feels, the author wrote, “And he felt the warmth of a wrinkled old hand. ‘I know what you mean,’ said the little old man.”(Silverstein 9, 10) One can argue that the old man does not feel the same way as he’s only trying to provide comfort for the little boy, like a normal patently figure. Since the old man is receiving minimal attention and being treated like a child, one can also argue that the old man is simply trying to be portrayed as a

but he climbed his extensive ladder and was ready to get the job done. Nonetheless, his father wanted him to have a broom just like his, but the grandfather wanted him to use his mop like broom, and the young boy felt miserable. He didn’t have a say in any of it. Significantly, the boy felt like he didn’t know who to listen or who to pay attention, because of such the great influences brought to him to be a good son and grandson he forgot to follow his heart.

Gus feeling like a complete fool dives deep into the river and tries to block it all out, but eventually gets out and runs away from his scene of complete stupidity. He cuts himself running through the brush and eventually climbs a tree to carry out his plan of falling out of it. Fortunately Eddy was still on her rock and Gus got the courage to talk to her.

“Parents rarely let go of their children, so children let go of them.” This quote from Mitch Albom along with these short stories shows how everyone can be effected by the time period when a child reaches the point in their life when they start understanding how to handle and comprehend some important thig ns and transitions in their lives.

In this story, “A few notes for Orpheus” by Don Bailey, it is talking about a man called Jake, his story with his family especially with his father, Edith and his daughter, Bernice. At the beginning of story, Jake is an isolated and lonely man who does not like to contact with anyone outside, but after Bernice fall into the lake, he started to realize that he needs to move beyond the past and build a better connection with his family. The writer Don Bailey, he reveals and develops Jake’s character similar to his father, Edith, and portrays him as a dynamic and round character. In the story, Bailey illustrates Jake as a lonely and isolated man, just like his father, Edith. “And telling myself I liked my privacy.”(30). and “Like you, always busy too.”(34).

When the story of Dwayne Bobbitt, who had his penis cut off by his estranged wife in 1993 was published, it was viewed as pure comedy to Americans and it was constantly used in comedy shows. The most disturbing part is that the wife admitted to doing this and she was found not guilty due to temporary insanity (Carney, Buttell and Dutton, 111).

Don Moen. The artist Don Moen as a songwriter and performer, he gained his success with a style of praise & worship song that hewed closely to the words of the Bible (All music, 2017). One of the primary four standards of judgment is technical excellence. Don Moen art work of praise and worship take on an objective quality of excellence. I believe the distinction of his work of praise and worship comes from his relationship with God. The spirit of excellent only comes from God. "God is a spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth” John 4:24 (English Standard Version). The technical excellence in Don Moen's songs and performance is very high from many lives that he touched, Christians and non-Christians. His work of art

Powerful message from Shawn McDaniel. “ My dad planned to kill me a couple nights ago. He actually thought he’d doing me a favor, ending my miserable existence. But because Dad didn’t do it, I guess in one way I’m like everybody else now, just trying to figure out what’s gonna happen next. I’m keeping my spirits up and enjoying a mental make-out here and there, and focusing on the good things in life.” He have C.P., which is the brain damage caused before birth, during birth or imminently after birth. He has no hope in life. What is he going to do in life when he cannot do anything by himself? What is the purpose of life when you are not able to do anything at all? I am pretty sure he has those questions when he saw someone who is able to do things by their hands,

Dan Buettner mentioned one point where he said that authoritarian government yield the greatest happiness. Authoritarian government control people and make decisions for them. It seems weird because no one likes being controlled and making decisions for you. I wouldn’t be happy if someone restrict me and make decisions for me.