Siblings : A Short Story

One can say my relationship with my sister is umm... complicated; one minute we’re fine and the next we want to rip out each others eyeballs. But yet, so many other siblings are like that too, so my sister and I are nothing spectacularly out of the ordinary. In fact, one can say we have a healthy sibling relationship, because of this weird love-hate complex. One great example of an average sibling relationship comes from Harper Lee’s book, To Kill a Mockingbird, where Jem and Scout Finch have a very iconic sibling relationship. My relationship with my sister is extremely similar to Jem and Scout’s relationship.

What is the joy of having a sibling? Is it that you always have someone to beat up on? Or is it you have someone to express all your feelings to, knowing they aren’t listening or understanding it? Siblings can sometimes be there for you, for anything that you may need. Siblings are supposed to get along, but there are a big handful that don’t. Many siblings fight over redundant things such as who gets the higher quality clothing items. This rivalry shows up in the short story, “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst--and it does not have a very satisfying ending.The story is full of symbolism and it teaches us to cherish every little moment with our siblings and be grateful that we have them in our lives.

Siblings, the ones we call our best friends, brother, sister, family. They are the ones that we have a special bond with, the ones that we can tell our deepest secrets to in confidence. The funny things about siblings though is that they have their own way of seeing the world around them. You have the same parent(s), but see things in different perspective, that’s what makes you and your siblings work well together like a running machine. Or maybe the perspective of one throws the metaphorical wrench into the gears of that machine, causing change, a difference in thinking. In the story of Everyday Use, by Alice Walker, two siblings, Maggie and Dee, face differences. From their appearance, to personality, and even the family heirlooms, they have a different perspective from each other.

“Sibling relationships outlast marriages, survive the death of parents, resurface after quarrels that would sink any friendship. They flourish in a thousand incarnations of closeness and distance, warmth, loyalty, and distrust,” said by Erica E. Goode, a New York Times journalist. A sibling can be the best gift parents give. That gift can be a best friend, a protector, and a supporter all wrapped into one person who will be next to him from the beginning of life to the end of life. A sibling bond is a bond that is strong, and in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem and Scout Finch experience this bond. The relationship I have with my brother Jake is very similar to the relationship of Jem and Scout, and I am very thankful for that.

On the surface, John and Lorraine are alike in many ways, such as their abilities to manipulate or lie their ways through things for good or bad reasons. However, they could not be any more different. In the article The Gift of Siblings written by Frank Bruni, he explains how he and his brother Mark were really close and always knew what the other was thinking. In The Pigman written by Paul Zindel, John and Lorraine seem to have this kind of connection as well.

Have you ever gotten a new sibling that you wished you could send back? This is exactly how Brother felt in the beginning, but as time went on, he got used to Doodle. In fact, he not only got used to Doodle, he was a good brother to Doodle because of the large amount of time he spent with him and the things he was willing to do for Doodle.

“Good morning, Ram” he wished the butler while taking the seat next to the table. In a gentle and silent reply, the butler folded his arms in a Namaste gesture and wished him back.

Ultimately I hoped to achieve a greater sense of sibling life at college. I come from a household of many children and all of us have completely dispersed since entering adulthood. Although this particular case is specific and any other could potentially be different, the information I gathered lends evidence of a healthy relationship away from the home. My questions [see attached] aimed to encapsulate her perspective and came from an emotional appeal. They primarily focused on her opinion and strayed from factual answers. In her responses she clued me into her outlook and the different aspects it involves. For Greta, the experience has been overwhelmingly positive and rather pleasant. In her description of her Pitzer life I found for the stigma of joining a sibling at college invalidated. In our discussion she described the benefits of having her brother during the first months of the transition and talked about how their relationship has changed at Pitzer. The portion of the interview I transcribed reflects her positive outlook. She highlights the ups and downs of having her older brother. Specifically she addresses the conversation she had prior to Pitzer with her brother; how they interact on campus; how it has affected their relationship; and how she personally feels about the

Luis is on his way to union station in a truck his brothers are fighting in the back while he reads. He thinks it’s a relly special day because his mother nought him a comic. His brother had been punished for being around some gangsters at the age of 10. His mothers wants o leave to mexico but not his dad. His mother in union station. His life starts to flash back when he was in mexico. There in union station he meets with a half-sister. He wants to leave because his teachers don’t know how to teach him. One of his friend was in a gang. They told him he would have protection and friendship. One of the gang members gets shot. His name is clave unfortunately he lost his eye. All of the gang met in an allay with coaches. They want to start their

Jesse didn't know why everyone thought she was happy.Sure,she had money,and her parents,but her brother was...violent.

My brother and I have been through everything together. Like any other sibling relationship, we have our arguments, but we also have an abundant amount of delightful memories. He often reminds me I am the reason he lost his bouncy ball in the hospital the day I was born, but he says no bouncy ball is worth having a sister like me. From day one, Chase and I have had a special bond that cannot be described. We are inseparable, always looking out for one another. My mom says she got lucky having two loving children who know the true meaning of family.

Growing up with my siblings was very challenging. I was the only girl with three brothers and we had plenty of fights growing up; in the meantime my mom was a single parent for a short time. We misbehaved, as far as not listening and not doing what we were told to do, therefore times had changed when my mom started dating my step-father, James. When James dated my mother, he was very understanding and helpful to her. As their relationship progressed, my youngest brother was born. James was very strict on us children, or at least we thought that he was mean, in the meantime James kept us in line, like any good father would do. There was a total of six of us in the family eventually, I was the chosen one who always had to do the cooking.

Sibling support is for coping when things get difficult. It is is our medicine when we are dealing with the terrible things in life.

Agnate Siblings They shared everything except a mother: the TV, video games, candy, toys and a room one night a week. But when his Nanny got sick, Hers didn't.

The family unit across the globe is valued by almost all cultures as the most important social structure in which humans form the tightest bonds. Now significant evidence to suggest that within the family structure the relationship and interaction between siblings is the most impactful relationship of a human’s lifetime. Researchers have only recently become interested in the unique relationship between siblings. Siblings have been found to advance one another’s social, emotional, and cognitive development (Mcguire and Shanahan, 2010). Researchers are now are posing the question, “Are our relationships with our siblings the most important of all?”