Favoritism Analysis On The Prodigals Son

Conclusively, the “Prodigal Son”’s sub message about sibling rivalry affecting the children’s development, causing family instabilities, and it all being due to favoritism. Favoritism is considered to be the source of sibling rivalry. Family instabilities can be the result of sibling rivalry. Finally, sibling rivalry can affect a child’s development. All these can have long term effects that destroy a home. We are never told the rest of the story, but it makes you wonder what happens after the day the prodigal son came

With today's morals and sense of responsibility, the elder son would be heralded as the "ideal son" -- someone who is frugal, reliable, and stable. The younger son, however, might be called the "black sheep" of the family -- tolerated because of bloodlines, easily dismissed, and held up as a bad example to the younger members of the family. The younger son would not be easily re-accepted by his family without first paying some kind of penance, regardless of his confessed remorse. In this parable, the prodigal son's self-decided punishment of apology and servitude to his father would not seem unreasonable. However, he is unconditionally accepted by his father, without punishment. His father is so overjoyed to have his son back that he throws a celebration in his son's honor, which offends his dependable older son's sense of right and wrong.

Although I enjoy dissecting the story structure of the parables, one thing that, I believe, I need to work on developing is my skill of finding the theme of the story. Looking at the prodigal son, I see various themes—grace, mercy, and compassion; however, reading the story, one theme stands out among the rest: unconditional love. Examining the parable, I noticed three different occasions in which the parable displays the theme of unconditional love. First, at the beginning of the parable, the younger son asks for his inheritance. The father could refuse such a rude request; yet, the father granted his son’s request and gave him the money, knowing that he would squander all of it. Sometimes, love, I believe, is shown through allowing one to veer of the path, in order to learn. Second, I believe the father showed unconditional love by warmly welcoming the younger son back into his household, even before he apologized. Although the father knew that the younger son had sinned greatly, the father still loved him and did not treat him differently because of his mistakes. Lastly, the theme, unconditional love, is shown by the father’s response to the older son. One might think that, upon presenting a logical argument regarding the younger son’s sin, that the older son would persuade his father; however, the father, although knowing the loyalty of his older son, does not treat his older or younger sons differently, but unconditionally loves them both. As I contemplate the parable,

The story of the prodigal son is that he wanted his father to give him everything that he would inherit when the father passed on. His father agreed and he left home with what he

The son however is the ‘faith’ within the story. He is the hope for a better future. The son is more trusting towards others and therefore becomes upset and quiet when his father doesn’t agree with him. “I’m afraid for that little boy” – The son has never seen another young boy and is frightened for him but his father shrugs off his pleas to help him and says “I know but he’ll be alright”. Towards the end of the book it appears that the father and his son become distant to each other due to their diverse personalities. It could however be seen that the son is a lot more knowledgeable about dangers and therefore does not need his father as much.

Initially, from the Parable of the Prodigal Son questions boundaries between good parenting and spoiling your child. Within the parable, the son demands his inheritance from his father and the father without question gives him the large amount of money. To most people that would be seen more as spoiling their child rather than being a good parent. Personally I think that giving the child his inheritance was a bad idea knowing that the child would go a blow all the money.”

Conflict was utilized in the story because the brother that decided to stay with their father feels as though his dad is being taken advantage of by the other brother that choose to leave and waste all his money that was given to him by his father. Figurative speech is used in the story because the son that decided to stay with his father is upset that his father wants to celebrate the arrival of his brother return home from abandoning his family (Gospel of Luke, n.d). Lastly, epiphany is used when the Father realizes after the son returns that his son was dead and now he is alive. The “Story of the Lost Son” is a story that happens on a daily basis throughout the world. Some children are grateful for the parents, and some aren’t. It takes a child to learn a few lessons for reality to set

In the story the prodigal son strays off into the wrong cause in life through rejecting his father and taking his share of money to live a life of sin. This is reflective of the prisoners that rejected the precedents of God through sinning, when they are in jail and finally open themselves back up to God then the rehabilitating process can begin, as seen in the Prodigal son when he runs out of money and opens up to the fact that he should go back to his family that was when he left the life of sin behind and opened himself back up to God (rehabilitated). Upon return to his family he was accepted by most except his brother who is hesitant as he felt wronged because his brother broke the rules and he did not. This is related to how society and mainly the victims of crimes may fear or be anxious of prior offenders however as Christians we need to adopt the notions of love and acceptance and opportunity for repentance as evidenced by the precedents set by the prodigal son which is also reflective of the unconditional love of God. The Catholic approach on prison rehabilitation is reflected through this story because of how the prodigal son became rehabilitated through opening oneself to repentance; “once were lost but now were found” (Luke

The parable of the Prodigal Son is one of the beloved stories in the bible. It is often interpreted, as a parable about second chances, however if you dissect the text carefully you would find the true meaning of the text. The purpose of this essay is to do just that, to analyze the parable of the Prodigal Son, which is found in Luke chapter fifteen verses eleven to thirty two. This will be done by first summarizing the story. Followed by highlighting certain points and themes in the story. Lastly this essay will analyze certain point’s implication.

Even though youngest siblings always try to do what they can to not be compared to their siblings, being the youngest does not always have perks. We do not get as much attention like our older siblings do and we sometimes do not feel the same love the parents give to their first-born.

Even in the first line, the parable’s various meanings show their true colors. Opening with the phrase “A man who had two sons” has differing scholarly implications. It is possible that one represents the average person in Jewish life while the other would be the religious elite. It could be

I was also the oldest child in my family. I got into much less trouble than my siblings, but I certainly wasn't a perfect child. It always helps to have a healthy respect for authority figures, whether it's a parent or a teacher. And I agree that fear of being punished can also be a very powerful deterrent, but it only works for some. Personally I never felt that getting sarcastic with my parents or talking back was ever worth the pain of a spanking or switch, but I can't say the same for my brother and sister. That's how it works on a larger scale as well. Most of us find the punishment of jail time or a fine to be too extreme to comfortable committing a crime, but there are many who are willing to take the

Going to great lengths to recover what was lost and then celebrating its recovery seems to be the common theme of several of the parables. The parable of the prodigal son has three main characters, the kind and forgiving father who remains the same throughout the parable is a picture of God and Jesus. The younger son symbolizes sinners and the older brother bring the religious leaders and the Pharisees. It started off focusing the younger son who got the share of the property. “The younger son insults his father with this request” (Carson, NIV Zondervan Study Bible, 2109) because in Jewish writing explicitly discourage discussing inheritance before the person’s death. The father who could have been angry in his son actions, instead

he parable of the “Prodigal Son” highlights a broken relationship between a son and a father that is eventually restored and therefore points to the relationship God desires with His children. The father had two sons, and the younger of the sons demanded his share of the property from his father and quickly escaped. In living a life focused on selfish desires and earthly wealth, the boy lost sustenance quickly after his resources were diminished. The son quickly realized that the father had given him all that he had needed and he had sinned against God and his family, so he ran back to his father with open arms. When the father saw his son was repentant, he opened his arms wide to accept him and celebrated his return. However, the older brother was narrow-minded to the point of resentment about his own brother’s return.

“The youngest child gets everything.” I could not agree any less with this phrase when I was the youngest in my family. Every child would know the kind of ‘power’ their younger sibling has over them. Therefore, I am guilty of taking advantage of this privilege against my older brother and sister. To begin with, I purposely placed both of them in trouble whenever they made me cry or whenever they don’t obey what I want them to do. In short, I was very spoiled and stubborn child, but nevertheless, I treasured those moments where I was always their center of attention. That was before my parents told me that I was going to have a younger sister.