Pleasing Others In Ethan Canin's Star Food

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

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

The father and son also have comparisons in their character, they have similar characteristics when it comes to being sensible. An example of this is when, the boy and the man come across a cannibal's lair. In this they find people being prepared to be slaughtered and eaten. In this instance both the man and the son fight to get out of the lair. They both feel the same sense of danger and unease proving that they compare to each other. Another instance of this is when the boy and his father come across other survivors walking along the road with weapons and a pregnant woman. This chills both of the characters and they hide and wait for

The relationship between the two fathers and the two sons is a very important theme in this book. Because of their different backgrounds, Reb Saunders and David Malters approached raising a child from two totally different perspectives.

Uncle John who is one of the main characters refuses to get his pregnant wife a doctor when she was complaining of stomach problems. Though as a natural result, he felt sorry for what he did. “Nearly all the time the barrier of loneliness cut Uncle John from people...One could not talk to him then, for he ran away, or if confronted hid within himself and peeked out of frightened eyes. The death of his wife, followed by months of being alone, had marked him with guilt and shame and had left an unbreaking loneliness on him” (Steinbeck 96). The sorrow that emits from regret is an important theme because every character in both novels makes bad choices. But all the characters have different ways of counteracting the emotions from them; this without doubt brings distinction among the characters.

The essay goes into great detail of his relationship with his father. He describes his father as cruel (65), bitter (65), and beautiful (64). He does mention the bad in length. On the flip side, he tells us some of the good as well. Throughout his storytelling, the reader gets a glimpse into his life and the way he feels. His feelings evolve during the extent of the essay.

“In each family a story is playing itself out, and each family's story embodies its hope and despair.” - Auguste Napier. This quote shows great meaning throughout the story Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck. The story is about two “bindlestiffs” that travel together in search of work, their names are George Milton and Lennie Small from the Salinas Mountain region of California. Lennie is a “slow” person and couldn’t possibly function correctly with George. George became Lennies caretaker when Lennies Aunt Clara passed away when he was younger, although they had always “been friends” (George would pick on Lennie for being mentally challenged). Because of Lennies disabilities, he is always

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.

To put it differently, if you do not complain people will not sympathize you. For instance, Mrs.Bennet complains very much throughout the story, especially when Elizabeth Bennet rejected Mr.Collin’s marriage proposal. In addition, whenever Mrs.Bennet complains when something has gone wrong she makes the reader empathize her situation because we know she is struggling. If a person keeps all their problems to themselves, no one will know if they are having a difficult time or not. Moreover, if you don’t share out your problems, when something unfortunate happens no will will sympathize what has happened because nobody knows if you have been struggling or not.

In most literature, a hero’s young age exemplifies blissful ignorance, hope, and benignity. Hatred, cruelness, and viewing others as inferiors are emotions that are not taught; people begin to develop these feelings based on past experiences and/or the awareness of their social standing. Opposite of his brothers, the youngest brother proved shows thoughtfulness and indulgence. Meanwhile, two eldest brothers proved themselves as spiteful and malicious. For example, when asked a simple question by a small dwarf, they presented with haughty responses; because, of their social standing the eldests brothers believed they did not have to answer to the middle-class dwarf. As punishment for their ill-mannered actions, the brothers became trapped in

People often make mistakes that they eventually come to regret. Simultaneously, there would be someone close to that person that would want them to be in a happier state than the one they are currently in. This is evident through the nature and predicament of the characters Jude and Sue in the passage; Sue is unhappy because she regrets getting married, and Jude wishes that she was happier and her misery would end. The nature and predicament of the characters are portrayed through the literary elements that are present in the story. The nature and predicament of Jude and Sue are revealed in the passage through the use of diction, tone, choice of detail, and symbolism.

How did the fathers teach their sons a lesson throughout the story? A funny part that you’ll love is when both get yelled at, you should definitely read these stories. The setting of both of these stories are… Both of the fathers are trying to teach their boys some sort of lesson at the end of the story.

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

A famine drives a woman to plot to abandon her children in the woods, in order to ensure more food for herself and for her husband. The father is hesitant at first, but after his wife’s constant arguing, gives in and concedes to leave the children in the forest. “But still,” he says, “I feel sorry for the poor children”(51). As though this quote relieves him from much of the blame. When the children come back for the first time, he is thrilled, but is again harassed into abandoning them a second time by his wife. At the end of the story, Hansel and Gretel make their way home to their father, who “had not had a happy hour since the day that he had abandoned the children in the forest” (55). He is again overjoyed, and this time there is no wife to force him to harm the children because she died. The father in this story is considered a protagonist in the story because of his guilt and sorrow after leaving his children. The Father receives the forgiveness of the reader due to his suffering at the loss of his children. Though he was involved in the plot, he was a hesitant and unwilling, and once his wife dies, he attains peace of mind with the return of his children. The lesson here, therefore, would be that women should not take matters into their own hands and should not think for themselves, as hardship is

"Blessed is the mother who is able to help her child, at whatever age. This truth about parental happiness is surly known by any loving parents who has been compelled to watch impotently while his child is suffering." The example to prove this statement can be seen all through the story. "The forest is my house, but you may cut of my branches and build a house. Then you will be happy. And so the boy cut of her branches and carried them away to build his house. And the tree was happy." On the other hand, the boy still stays inconsiderate and selfish. He never even once mention to the tree how thankful he is or even a simply "thank you". "The love of the tree for the boy or the man is a selfless love, while the love of the boy for the tree is a selfish love. The boy never tries to help the tree (by pruning, feeding it, et cetera), while the entire being of the tree is devoted to helping the boy meet his most recent need, whether trivial or essential."