The Point Of Dysfunction In The Carter Family

Jason’s innate desire for self-fulfillment included leaving his wife and children to marry the princess so he could be ranked higher. After the father realized his doings and how it affected his life from there on out he tried to fix it. Time was no longer on his side medea already plotted the revenge plan. Depression and madness struck jason.

The film, Precious, is a powerfully charged story that delves into the family dynamics of a 16-year-old girl and her struggles to survive an onslaught of treacherous experiences. Throughout the film, the viewer is enveloped in a dramatic web of extreme situations, experienced by the main character, and those to whom she is close. The themes of domestic violence, rape, incest, drug addiction, gambling, poverty, social justice, social services, housing and education are laced together throughout the story. Particularly poignant attention is paid to various systems that help shape the experiences of the characters. The social services industry, and its associated workers, educators and administrators, set the foundation for the social themes that are highlighted by this film.

In addition to providing for his children, Jason also does complete the role of the protector. When Medea goes on her serial killing spree, Jason only knows that she has killed his new wife. Thus, Jason immediately thinks of his children and arrive as the palace “so [that he may] save the lives / Of [his] boys, in case the royal house should harm them / While taking vengeance for their mother’s wicked deed” (Euripides 391). He knows that the royal family of Corinth might see his sons and want to kill them because they are related to Medea; therefore, Jason wishes to whisk them away to safety before he loses them as well. However, he soon discovers Medea has also killed their sons, and he is absolutely stricken with grief. He mourns for “the boys whom [he] begot and brought up” and questions Medea on how she could have stomached such an unforgivable and sordid deed (Euripides 391). After many accusations from Medea, Jason then begs to see the sons’ dead bodies so that he may burry and mourn them, but Medea “prevents [him] from / Touching their bodies or giving them burial” (Euripides 393). Jason, left without a chance to mourn for the loss of his children, leaves Medea as she blames him for the deaths of their children.

In the film Ordinary People, a lot of poor communication leads to conflict between the Jarrett family. However, most of the conflict is started by the mother, Beth. Throughout the movie, Beth is grieving the loss of her oldest son, Buck. Bucks death occurred when Conrad lost grip on his hand and he slipped away into the raging waters of a storm and drowned. Conrad feels guilty and blames the death upon himself later leading to his attempt in taking his life. While all this is going on the father, Calvin, is doing the best he can to keep the family moving in a positive direction. Because of all the issues and anger held against one another, conflict management could have been very useful in strengthening the relationships in the family during arguments. The aim of conflict management is to enhance learning and group outcomes, including effectiveness or performance in organizational settings. Occurring repeatedly throughout the film are acts of “silence” and “violence”. The family could have used a gentle tone or even just been opened

Overall, this was a good book to read. DJ’s struggle with her injury as an athlete is relatable to myself. If I were to suffer an injury I would also feel miserable. Her determination to stay positive during a difficult time was an inspiration to read. I would recommend this book to teenagers or young adults. The reason I would recommend it to them is because I believe that they are the most relatable to The Carter House

Married with Children aired between 1987 and 1997. The comedy television show was based on a dysfunctional American family featuring Ed O’Neill, as Al Bundy, and Katey Sagal as Peggy. In the episode, Married without Children, Al and Peggy enjoy a weekend getaway while their neighbors babysit their children, Kelly and Bud. The episode displayed some communication technologies available at the time. The Bundy’s and their neighbors had rotary phones, but cable was not available to them. A 21st century version of Married with Children would be very different than the original because of changes in technology and the way in which people communicate.

Jenifer grew up in the country in Bellingham, Washington. She lived on many acres and had many cattle. Walton grew up with a mother, father, and adopted sister named Kristin who was 6 years younger than Jenifer. Her father was an alcoholic which led him to develop lung and throat cancer. Not only was he a drunk, but he was also blind. Jenifer had a very close relationship with him but not her mother. Jenifer and Kristin's parents slowly became unhappy. When Walton was 13 her parents decided to get a divorce. The divorce effected their family tremendously. Shortly after the divorce Jenifer's sister, Kristin got in with the wrong crowd. She started using drugs and drinking alcohol. She used these substances for quite awhile. There were bumps along the road after the divorce for Kristin. When Kristin was 29 she became

Jason tries to reason with Medea by showing that his betrayal was for the sake of the children “so [that] [they’ll] be well off” (326) and be brought up “in a way that’s worthy/ Of [his] family” (325). Medea consumed in her grief is still unable to mediate with Jason’s betrayal and is determined to kill Jason’s new bride by sending her a poisoned dress and tiara. Understanding that displaying fury towards Jason will not accomplish her plans, she chooses to show that she “agrees with him about his marriage” (332). Confessing to her own stubbornness and “bad temper” (334), she is able deceitfully continue on to say she “realizes how wrong [she] [has] been” (335). Furthermore, she uses the children to cumulate sympathy, similar to how she initially gained Creon’s mercy. By “[admitting] [she] was wrong” (335) and telling Jason she “supports [his] [plans]” of their children “having royal brothers” (326), he becomes persuaded by Medea’s thoughtfulness. After Medea allows the children to “come out” (336) and embrace him, she asks whether his “new wife” (336) could ask Creon to “let [the] [children] stay” (336). Medea takes advantage of knowing it would be difficult for Creon to refuse a request from his own child to resume her agenda. After spotlighting how concerned she is about the children, she recognizes that Jason

Imagine being born into a family that has no love and doesn’t care much for their children. That's how it was for Jeanette Walls and her siblings. Her parents did love her but didn’t show it much. They were not very helpful and were not great parents. Her father Rex and mother Rosemary didn’t have a great parenting style, but their children still grew up to be good people.

Ms. Green is also struggling with weight management as she just went through a major weight loss surgery. Ms. Green has expressed that she feels that she does not have a life anymore, everything she do is for her sons. “I’m the taxi, the bank, the everything. I have to do everything for them.” Ms. Green has shared with the therapist that her oldest son and the second to youngest son are the ones who cause her the most stress. “those two are very dependent and the oldest one loves to play guilt trip on me me. He is just so spoiled.”

In the school shooting, Jason loses his girlfriend Cheryl, as well as a possible child. This affects Jason in a huge way as he is not able to cope with the loss, and becomes hated by the parents of Cheryl. He also does not get out of his antisocial stage, even after he meets another girl later on in life. Heather also is not the best at being social, so they both use characters throughout the story. Heather holds on to the characters after Jason goes missing. This effect Heatter, and she goes through quite an ordeal just to keep his scent in the apartment, as well as to make it look like he is still living in the apartment. Reg well not dead. might as well be to Jason in the first little bit of the story as he does not communicate with him at all. Reg's family also does not communicate with Reg and when they do it usually creates conflict. Jason's older brother Kent dies, but this does not affect him too much. His Wife Barb goes crazy, and actually gets Jason to have sex with her in the hope to have babies that look like Kent, Repeating the Cheryl Marriage in Las Vegas all over again.

In Judith Guest’s Ordinary People, several relationships between characters are developed. Some of these relationships change more than others throughout the novel, but none change less than the relationship between the members of the Jarrett family. Con and Beth have a very troubled relationship, and Cal is left in the middle.

Javonte Beddifield is the oldest of three children. His mom, dad, sister, and brother lives in his household. His mother and father are married. His mother is forty-three, and his dad is forty-four years old. His brother is eighteen and, Madison, his ten-year-old sister, and they are a nuclear family. Madison is going through the industry vs. inferiority stage. She is doing very well when it comes to being more independent, but she is still working on fully building up her self-esteem. His brother is going through the identity and role stage in his life. He has no problem with this stage in his life, because he has already found his self and personal identity. His parents are going through the generatively vs. stagnation stage. They already

The impoverished conditions in which the residents of this community live are difficult based on the surrounding violence and discrimination they face. Tre, Ricky’s best friend, is able to survive the surrounding violence and discrimination through his father’s sensational leadership; he therefore knows what to do in situations he faces among his friends. However, his friends are not so lucky. For example, Dough doesn’t have great leadership or a father figure, but is raised by a single mother who is determined to get her children to succeed; nevertheless, her main focus is Ricky because he has the most potential; he is an athlete who has trouble in school, but obtains All-American in football, looking to get a scholarship to USC. The mother’s lack of leadership over

After the death of her husband, Mother struggles to keep her family together by providing the support and guidance they need, and encouraging them to use good judgment and think of the family as a whole before making their decisions. As the family faces various obstacles, each seemingly more severe than the last, Mother begins