I Never Told You : The Unspoken

The Younger family was aware that there were not many female doctors during that time. They also knew that women did not aspire to be a doctor but they would rather settle to be a housewife or nurse. Walter Lee supports this claim in act one scene one by saying, “Ain't many girls who decide….to become a doctor” (36). This family represented other African American Families, therefore it is right to say that other families were aware of this issue. Walter continues, “Who the hell told you you had to be a doctor? … go be a nurse like other women—or just get married and be quiet”(38). As stated earlier, women were expected to marry well to become housewives or, if they were interested in the healthcare professions, they were only allowed to be nurses. This traditional mindset was expressed continually throughout this play by several characters, almost all of the characters with the exception of Beneatha. Beneatha was determined to become a doctor, although her character was fictional she was not the only Black female who aspired to become involved in the medical profession. Women who shared similar values to those of Beneatha achieved major milestones which created a path for women to come to

As Beneatha describes the profound moment when she decided to become a doctor, her admirable, although childlike, determination and refusal to set limits on her future is illustrated. Beneatha says while discussing her dream, “...that was what one person could do for another, fix him up-sew up the problem, make him alright again. That was the most marvelous thing in the world...I wanted to do that. I always thought it was the one concrete thing in the world that a human being could do. Fix up the sick, you know - and make them whole again. This was truly being God…” (131). As Beneatha describes her dream with conviction, it is apparent how the decision to pursue her dream was created with faith in the practice, unconcerned with the efforts

Most families are complicated but loving. For instance, a family can try and ignore a situation and everything will be ok. They think that they’re helping you to prevent you from getting hurt. In Harrison Bergeron this family does not intend to ignore things but they do. Because of their limitations. My family and Harrison Bergeron's family have similarities in ignoring problems,communication,and limits.

Human connections or research, which one is more imperative to live a gratifying life? Many scholars, physicians and researchers are haunted by this enigma because of the career they worship. By drawing on the parallels between the academic and medical field, Margaret Edson’s play W;it manifests the idea of why it is vital for scholars to have a balance between concern for quality of life and research. Several scenes demonstrate the prevalence of how professionals may unintentionally quarantine themselves from the very people they initially sought to serve. In the play, three scenes that establish this theme are when Vivian denies her student’s request for an extended deadline of the essay, when Jason enters Vivian’s room when she is in the

Marino displays Hypophora in his writing, causing his readers to become curious about those who made sacrifices for their families and worked jobs that were not part of their dreams, but could lead to their dreams coming true. A hypophora normally begins with a question, which make the reader interested, and provides the answer to that question. Many times, we wonder why Marino included a quote about something that seemed entirely opposite of what he was trying to come across. How did making assumptions about a doctor changing his path relate to the title or how does one forget about his or her talent to indulge in pleasure? Marino himself writes, “But is it ethical for a doctor to put

Most familial conflicts can almost always be solved with communication, a seemingly simple idea; yet, society has manipulated this concept into an exceedingly strenuous activity. What makes this task so unbearable and problematic? Is it simply the inability to comprehend and acknowledge human emotion or could it be a deep-rooted fear of unacceptance? Franz Kafka utilizes the profound elements of a nuclear family and alters these stereotypes in order to expose countless faults within a disjointed bloodline in Kafka's novella Metamorphosis.

As humans we all have obsessions to some extent, whether it is with a person or maybe a hobby. When does that obsession become too much? In the short story “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, it introduces Aylmer, a renowned scientist who is obsessed with removing a birthmark from his wife, Georgiana’s, left cheek. Aylmer is so steadfast on getting rid of Georgiana’s birthmark that he becomes evil and neglects his love for his wife. Although Georgiana’s birthmark is her one and only imperfection, Aylmer does not realize that the birthmark is the one thing that is keeping Georgiana alive until it is too late. Hawthorne implies in the text that Aylmer’s obsession with science becomes harmful when it becomes more important than his love for Georgiana. In this paper I

Every family functions in their own unique way, even if they attempt to model themselves after the social norms of what a family “should be”. Little Miss Sunshine gives insight into how individuals with their own variety of dysfunction manage to function within the family. The purpose of this paper is to analyze Little Miss Sunshine in the context of four different ways of communicating as explained in the textbook, Family Communication: Cohesion and Change. The following paragraphs, organized into sections by theme will explore the Hoover family’s system, the degree of adaptability and cohesion within the family, the productive or destructive ways they manage conflict, and their use of power or decision making processes. Each section will contain a brief review of each of the aforementioned topics that apply, concepts that exist within those topics that appeared in the movie, and examples taken from the movie.

Everything I Never Told You by Chelsea Ng is a fictional novel about a family in Ohio during the 1970s who were different than others, but still desperately trying to fit in. The book demonstrates how being different during this time period can cause a family to break apart. James, a Chinese man, and Marilyn, an American woman, are the parents of Nath, Lydia, and Hannah. The family struggles through racial inequality for being a couple of mixed races, and it only seems more difficult when Lydia was suddenly found dead in a pond. It was later revealed that Lydia had committed suicide because she couldn’t handle anymore of being the container for her mother and father’s dreams.

Family secrets and how they can cause trouble, death and how we all face it

This novel focusses on Geniver’s dream that turns into something she never could have imagined. First, Geniver learns that her baby never died from Lucy, who was her nurse’s sister. “It’s your husband,” Lucy says, her voice barely audible. “According to Mary, he knew. He knew what Dr. Rodriguez was doing.”

Beneatha and Mama’s dreams are separated because of Beneatha’s dreams of becoming a doctor. Female doctors in the 1950s were seen not as accredible in their field. When Ruth tells Mama about her appointment for her pregnancy and the female doctor she went to, Mama says, "She—What doctor you went to? "(61). To Mama going to a female doctor is seen as giving up the baby which is the worst thing possible in Mama's mind. Mama undermines Beneatha as a doctor or any other female doctor because Mama was raised in a generation where the workforce was dominated by men while women were housewives. Another choice Mama disagrees with is Beneatha choice to not get married. Mama pesters Beneatha many times about marriage, but Beneatha never agreed. This was shown when Beneatha said, “I'm going to be a doctor. I'm not worried about who I'm going to marry-if I ever get married” (50). Beneatha wants to be a strong independent female doctor and not a housewife; besides, Mama believes that women should be married; nevertheless, they should not take on such a male dominated job. Many times Mama pushes Beneatha to marry a rich man, George Murchison, instead of supporting her dreams because Beneatha’s dreams are not the traditional life style. Beneatha pushes through Mama's beliefs on marriage and female doctors to still continue her dreams of being a doctor.

The few times we did get to spend time together as a family, it wouldn’t feel like it. I knew all the relationships between my family members. I was the one who they told everything to but ask me not to tell anyone. This was a lot of weight on my shoulders because I began caring for everyone else’s relationships; especially my mom’s because my brother and sister would argue

My own personal experience plays a part here as I don’t believe my family was ever “fully actualized.” Independence and autonomy was stressed, however, warmth and connectedness between members was not. Feelings were definitely suppressed in my household growing up, and even today sharing openly feels awkward. Whitaker, as well as Satir, has inspired my theoretical framework because I see the importance of the affective or emotional layer of family interactions.

Prior to reading “Everything I Never Told You” by Celeste Ng, In my opinion, I believe that literature can have a great extent towards the dangers of silence. I have further reinforced my statement on my initial response on how literature can have a great extent towards the dangers of silence. One evidence to indicate that literature can warn people of the dangers of silence is a quote in this novel. The quote I am going to write describes how after a girl name Lydia disappears and her family realizes that they know nothing about her life than they thought they did. Lydia had been lying to them and not expressing her true feelings and emotions. This realization made me raise a question on how possible it is to truly know other people and even family members. The quote states, “The things that go unsaid are often the things that eat at you--whether because you didn't get to have your say, or because the other person never got to hear you and really wanted to” (54). This quote justifies my statement on how literature can warn peoples of the dangers of silence because the protagonist, Lydia, did not give her perspective on things such as high school and pressure. She was also very silent towards one another. Unfortunately, this caused her to commit suicide in a lake as she felt alone and faced depression. An example might be different ways Lydia’s parents have expectations on her such as school which can create pressure on Lydia. I can relate to this as I have faced