Importance Of Grandparents In Richard Wagamese's Indian Horse

Identities can be ripped away from people, but love can help people to regain it and realise who they truly are. In Richard Wagamese’s Indian Horse the native children’s identities are taken from them, and not all of them find it again. Saul’s own identity as an Ojibway is taken by the residential school and the impact of unfavourable circumstances; but with the love and support of his family and friends, he finds it again. The residential school and other negative influences cause Saul to lose his identity, which is the offset for his quest to regain it with help from his friends and family.

The novel may be called a multigenerational saga as Hosseini weaves many stories into an Afghan family. Interestingly, the focus of Hosseini is multicultural perspective, depicting the life of the poor and the backward Afghans struggling in a global world. Hosseini has touched upon strong cultural themes, the marginalized status of women during the 1970s of Afghanistan, the issue of homosexuality in orthodox society of Kabul. The novel is packed with wonderful characters such as Parwana and her beautiful sister Masooma, Parwana’s brother Nabi who becomes a caretaker to his ailing boss, Suleiman, Timur Bashiri, Idris, Markos and Thalia who looks after Markos’s aging mother. His characters suffer by their being Afghans; they carry within them nightmares that shape their lives. Hosseini depicts their cherished memories thus in his most lyrical

The grounding force for most individuals is family, whether it be birth or chosen. In the novel Indian Horse, written by Richard Wagamese, Saul Indian horse has those around him to help him regain himself. After losing his biological family to the residential school, Saul does his best to recreate a family, consisting of Ervin Sift and the whole Kelly family. Family is a vital part of human existence. For Saul, it helped him rediscover himself.

Another significant concept shown in the book was Dumas’s social component of her developmental niche. She illustrated the importance of not only her immediate family but her extended family as well. In the chapter, “It’s All Relative”, she points out that her native Persian language has many precise words for relatives. There is not just one word for cousin, but eight words. The names for aunt depend on if it is her father’s sister or her mother’s. This is an example of how her Iranian culture values family.

Women's lives, roles, and statuses changed over various early world history eras and culture areas in many ways. Ancient Persia, Paleolithic, Athens, Mesopotamian and Roman eras were all different in very unique ways. The Paleolithic era treated women fairly and were treated equally. During the Neolithic era women were not treated fairly. She was the daughter of her father or the wife of her husband. Women rarely acted as individuals outside the context of their families. Those who did so were usually royalty or the wives of men who had power and status.” (oi.uchicago.edu, 2010) Athenian women were not treated fairly

As Mary Wollstonecraft once said, “I do not wish them to have power over men, but over themselves.” In this quote, “themselves” is referred to as women of course. It is somewhat customary to pick up a paper in today’s light and perhaps see read about Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, or First Lady, Michelle Obama, even media specialist, Oprah Winfrey. The list could go on and on, but the point remains the same. If King Hammurabi of Babylon were living in today’s world and saw how dramatic the power of women has transformed over the years, he would perhaps declare himself Queen of Babylon. Kevin Reilly accurately depicts the struggling role of women from this early period of civilization through Assyrian

Many young kids dream to own a horse, but for the majority owning a horse is too large of a responsibility and commitment for parents to handle. In my case however, my animal loving parents were eager to support my interest in horseback riding. They arranged lessons and eventually I inherited my very own hand-me-down horse from my sister. I was on that horses back every summer day and jumped on every opportunity I had to ride. As I grew older, my love for horses did not seem to fade, but the commitment grew larger and larger. My first pony turned into a much more demanding and expensive horse, and my once a year local county fair competition appearance, turned into a competition almost every weekend from early June to early September. Even though the constant preparation, competing, and responsibility were tiring at times, it could never diminish the experience that I gained from riding horses. Forming a bond and learning the art of getting a 1,200 pound, independently thinking animal to cooperate with you, are

The women in Oresteia are different in their social classes, roles, their contribution to both the story of the house of Atreus and the society they lived. In Ancient Greek culture, women were expected to be submissive and obedient to their husbands but more of the time we saw how Clytemnestra depicted masculine qualities. Clytemnestra being the wife of Agamemnon portrayed behavior that was different from other women. While her husband was away, Clytemnestra logically moved into a seat of power which was accepted as being in charge. (the chorus addressed Clytemnestra) “I have come Clytemnestra, respectful of your power, it is just honor the wife of ruler when the husband’s throne is vacant” (256 – 260) .

To start the chapter text states that many grandparents who live close or in the home of their grandchild assume a influential grandparenting role. This means that the grandparent plays a active role in the childs life and takes on parental responsiblilies. Similar to this in the “cultural influences” it states that “African American grandmothers who live with their daughters and their children frequently become involved in rearing their grandchildren.”(428) In both of these text it shows the idea that grandparents sharing a home with the grandchild usally become parental figures to the child taking responsibility away from the parent. This is similar to my view that grandparents assume the role of parents when sharing a home with the child. This is beneficial to the child in most cases as stated by both the chapter text and “cultural influences” section. These text provide evidentce that having a grandparent in the home provides the child with a better support system and keeps them out of trouble because they are in a stable home and being parented. This although can be beneficial can also be harmful based on my view for the child and parent. With the grandparent sharing the home and taking on that parential role it allows the child to view their actual parent as less than a parent because they have not played that role. This can cause a disobiedient child aswell as a rebel child. The three

To impress one’s parents in any culture much less the Afghan culture may be one of the biggest most proud moments of child’s life. Such is true when the boys win the kite running competition. Amir wants nothing more than to impress his father and keep the family name alive and strong. He feels as if this was a way to redeem himself to his father. The importance of family in this situation stands out and demonstrates how much the Afghan culture bases itself on family. It is obvious that Amir believes that nothing is more important than his family. This value of family being first, which he learned at a very young age, and making them the most important figures in one’s life carries with Amir throughout his whole life. He never forgets where his roots are and why they are there. Family was of importance to Amir at a young age and he carried that mentality with him throughout his entire life. The mentality that family comes first does not only apply to

In the novel "The Last of The Mohicans", both pairs of father with child bear deeply great love and care for each other. However, the father-son relationship of Chingachgook and Uncas presents the reader a very cooperative and strategic companionship like warriors who fight along; whereas, the father-daughter relationship of General Munro and his daughters, Alice and Cora, shows another type of care, which is the protective enforcement. Following instances from the book will clearly demonstrate similarities and differences in these relationships.

Chapter 2 discusses Patrilineal Kinship among the Bedouin. This relationship is very important. It’s even more important than Maternal kinship. This is because family ties are strong through the Father. I thought it was really interesting that even after a girl marries someone else, they ‘belong’ to their Father’s family and their Father’s family have to take care of them. Yet, the book tells some sad examples of this like when a 5 year old boy left his mom for his paternal Grandfather that he didn’t know, leaving behind a crushed mother. A little while later it discusses that generally maternal relationships are valued too, they just don’t have as much social significance. I particularly liked the example that Abu-Lughod gave of the father

The women in Homer’s Iliad and the women in Genesis both exhibit the accepted societal values in a woman through their duties as wives, which typically consisted of obedience and the ability to sustain their husband’s lineage. Rebekah and Andromache both assume their roles as wives, but sometimes act in ways outside of the what was considered normal in their society. Though both Rebekah and Andromache maintain the classic role of a wife, they occasionally contradict the expectations of how a woman should behave by making decisions traditionally made by men. Through revolutionary behaviors demonstrated by both women, they grant themselves more authority and power in decision-making, which in turn affects the fate of each woman’s family. Both Andromache and Rebekah share a parallel in terms of their roles in carrying out the fate of their families, however what ultimately distinguishes one from the other is how successful they are at sustaining those roles.

In conclusion, Gerald, in his story "Grandma," has wonderfully portrayed the relationship between a child and his grandma and the role grandparents play in a child 's life. He has, with the effective use of dialogues, shown development of compassionate love between a headstrong boy and his bitter yet wise Grandma after starting out in somewhat unclear water. Finally through three main characters, the child, the grandma and the toad, Gerald has shown how one is attached to ones own place and why it is most unwise to try to remove them from it.

As a naïve young girl, the idea of a perfect family comprised a biological mother, father, brother, grandmother, and grandfather. This beautiful family picture seemed nearly impossible for me while growing up considering the sad fact that one of my grandmothers’ rests in peace and the other, along with one of my grandfathers’ resided in another country. Due to that, I mounted all of my admiration on to the only grandparent figure I grew up with, my father’s dad. I held him on a pedestal since I could not with any of my other grandparent’s. I spent most of my weekends with him, listening to his jokes and poems. I thought the unsurmountable joy I received from holding a perfect family picture would never end, but it did. At the short age of ten years old, I witnessed that portrait crumble to pieces. The severity of his unspeakable act led me to forget him as my grandfather. I grew bitter and resentful, the thought of losing the only grandparent figure I held at my disposition crushed my tiny soul. As time passed, I grew forgetful of the meaning of a “grandparent.” Although I longed for the warmth of a second mother and father role model, I blinded myself to the reality that a grandparent does not necessarily need to stand blood-related. At the age of thirteen, Frédy, a senior fragile warm hearted woman pulled off the blindfold I carried around my eyes for three years and changed my definition of a “grandparent.” A true grandparent does not need your own blood as long as they