In the case of Evelyn and her father, several factors contributed to the crime from occurring. To start with, Evelyn could not tell about what her father used to tell her on adult things since she feared that he would be taken away and they would grow up without him. This, therefore, made it easier for her father to commit the offense since he knew that Evelyn would not report him to the police (Gartner and MacMillan, 2015). Another contributing factor is the gifts that the dad used to give to Evelyn including the trip that he took her to Washington claiming that it was due to good performance even though the grades were continually declining. This made Evelyn have much trust in her father, and she believed that he only meant well for her. This also brought Evelyn very much closer to the dad and therefore for him to commit such a crime, he would not need to put much effort (Davis, Lurigio, and Herman, 2013). …show more content…
She denied her husband conjugal rights by taking much of her time attending to the baby. Sex is a basic need in any marriage and therefore the person who was very close to Evelyn’s dad, and one that he would access very easily was Evelyn. The mother was also out for two nights in every week. In addition to him being denied conjugal rights by his wife, having the wife out for a night motivated him to make advances on his daughter. She was the only female around her and who was very close to her. It made Evelyn more vulnerable to abuse. The doorknob on Evelyn’s door was broken, and therefore it was very easy for the dad to access her room. Their rooms were also very close. Additionally, the fact that they had moved to a new neighborhood also worked positively for the dad. He did not expect unannounced visitors, and therefore he had no fears that anyone would find him abusing the daughter (Cass, 2011). It was also far from their places of work, and therefore the mother would not get to know about
Cases of incestial rape by father's upon their daughters, where actually rarely reported (Brown, 131). Most mother's and daughters kept incidents like these secret from the public or rarely even confronted their husbands and fathers for fear of experiencing further harm. Not to mention that it was a hard crime to prove (Brown, 112). Incest has been against the law for a long time- so the father of a household could be jailed a short while for the crime, but shockingly, girls only needed to be older than ten years of age to give consent to sex (Brown, 60). Thus making it easy for defense attorneys to establish reasonable of doubt rape and making the father guilty of incest instead (Brown, 89).
Ellen Foster lived through a disturbed childhood. Within that unique childhood, there is a few things I can relate to like the resembles of Ellen to her parents, the lack of love and affection from her parents, and a fragile and feeble mother.
She illustrates word choice by using words to describe what is happening around the table. The imagery, “Crack! Mother Smith banged her cane so hard on the floor that it dented the board… She’ll take it, I know you Eliza you’ll worry about shillings and pence”(225). This is is significant because it shows how Anderson helps the reader to visualize how Mother Smith dented the board. Also she shows how Mother Smith really cares about Eliza and is trying to help her in the best way that she can. Another way that Anderson showed that family does not have to be related by blood to be family is by character development. In the beginning of the book Mother lectured “ Too much sleep is bad for your health, Matilda” (6)Mattie tried not to listen to
The couple’s daughter does not understand her father’s trust because she is young and does not have the wisdom that is acquired through age. Although her mother warns her not to read the diaries, the daughter does so anyway. “’It makes me feel I can never trust anybody ever again” (p. 46). The daughter learns that every person thinks dark things that are disturbing for other people to know.
Ann is the first child of the family, and in fact, according to her, she was the reason why her parents got married in the first place. She says that her father always blamed her for his misery, but on the other hand, her mother was carrying and loving. But this relationship lasted only until she was two years old, when her sister was born, because than her mother turned all her attention and love to the newborn. But these family conflicts increased even more with the birth of the third child. So Ann (as she says) lost completely the attention and love she was seeking for.
Many people think that children do not lie. It is not that they lie, they just cannot remember what happened a year or two ago when they were much younger, perhaps only a year or two old. The truth is children do lie. “One study shows that twenty three percent of abuse allegations are false and there was insufficient information to determine the truth in another twenty four percent” (Slicker W.D., 1999, Child testimony ¶ 16). Fear is also a factor in children lying or not providing adequate information. Lepore (1991) says that studies show in most abuse cases the suspect will usually bribe the child or threaten them into secrecy. This causes the child to become afraid to tell the truth, and they will begin to deny what has happened or even worse not report the abuse at all. The way an interviewer phrases a question will influence a child.
For instance, Sonny father had a brother, who played the guitar, and was killed by being drunk on the streets. Alcohol is like using drugs because they are about the same thing. It changes someone to a different person and by losing his or her mind. Sonny father brother was killed by a group of white people, which they were drunk too. Sonny father was not the same after he saw his brother death lying down on the streets. The narrator insists “I ain’t telling you all this, She said, to make you scared or bitter or to make you hate nobody. I’m telling you this because you got a brother. And the world ain’t changed” (PG 84). However, is always good to hear stories from parents because that way we could open up our mind, and build a closer relationship to our young siblings. The mother did the right choice by telling the older brother because she expects to look out for Sonny all the time, since he was in bad steps in the beginning of the
This essay will explore the role gender has played in the life of my father, both in relation to him and his masculine identity and his experiences of fatherhood. My piece is based on both the experiences I have had growing up and a short interview I had with my father a few days ago. I will attempt to critically analyze the information I obtained aided by the course readings and the various concepts discussed in class with respect to the male identity and how it is affected both socially and culturally. Such concepts which are to be discussed are father - infant bonding, masculine identity, gender policing and gender division of labor. I will also attempt to understand how these concepts apply to my father’s life and shaped his masculinity and in turn my own.
In the novel "We Were the Mulvaneys" by Joyce Carol Oates, the act of rape causes the Mulvaney family to become distant and silent. Since no one wants to talk about the violent event except the youngest son Judd, there were consequences. The consequences of not talking about it are dramatic. The family looses contact with each other, and becomes angry towards each other. However, Judd wants to talk about it, and understand what happened. Since he does want to talk about it, he keeps in contact with every family member, and consequently there is no anger towards him.
...y are his property. Another time this is shown is when Sandy is teased by her friend about being a virgin, and she fails to tell her about the fact that her father has been sexually abusing her for years (Wilson, 2000, p. 66). She feels shame because of what happened to her, therefore keeping it a secret.
One of the prevalent issues in this book is the numerous sexual encounters Celie is forced or consensually involved in. “You better not never tell nobody but God. It’d kill your mammy.” (Walker 1) This is the dialogue that opens the book and is warning to Celie from her father. The novel starts when Celie was fourteen years old and is raped by her father for the first time. While she lives with her father and mother she has two children fathered by her father. After she gives birth to the children she presumes them dead after her father takes them. Later in the book readers find out that Celie’...
Eve’s life with Pierre is avoidance of their responsibility in the world. Eve is forced to realize that the world exist outside their dark room. Eve’s father, M. Darbedat visits every Thursday to visit, and is a weekly reminder of such. Then as her father leaves the sunlight shines through the closed blinds of the living room. She opens the window and watches her father walk out, and resents that “a little part of their life had escaped from the closed room and was being dragged through the streets, in the sun, among the people”. (30) Sh...
By not taking that opportunity, Eveline probably missed a life of exploration with Frank. Eveline would have had the chance to know what independence feels like and she would have had the chance to experience individual freedom. Instead, her life afterwards is a life of regret and imprisonment with her family. Being an only child, she is bound by her family’s actions and their duties. Eveline has taken on an incredible part of the burden in keeping the family together. Her father is an overbearing and unfair man who takes his daughters earnings for himself; and rather than appreciating her sacrifices, he ridicules her. As she now lives with her dad and her two brothers, she feels tired and frustrated with her dad’s commands and her everyday life. Everyday, she sadly waits for frank to come back into her life once again and fill her life with happiness. Eveline may possibily in the future live her freedom when her controlling father passes away, but perhaps it will become too late for her to experience the freedom she wanted.
"Strange that it should come that very night to remind her of the promise to her mother, her promise to keep the home together as long as she could." (Joyce 32) How is it possible for one to not follow out a parent's last wish? Eveline's mother's last request was for her to take care of the family. That is a great responsibility to be put into a child's hands. Everyone deserves a chance to be happy, so why did she go along with something that would only continue to make her life miserable? Eveline felt tangled knowing that it was all up to her to keep the family together, and to support her father, so she decides to stay. "She always gave her entire wages-seven shillings-…" (Joyce 30). This is again another example of what Eveline does for her family. After working all hours of the day, in the end, she gives all of her earnings to her father. It gives her a sense of purpose in a weird sort of way.
With more parents working today, one perception is that children are being forced to grow up too quickly, which could be why crime among the youth is growing each day. In the past it was thought that, “If parents raise their children properly, they will be law abiding citizens. In contrast, if a child does not behave appropriately, it must be the parents’ fault” (Nakaya 49), however this may not be the case. While there is not one single cause for juvenile delinquency, Graham believes that bad parenting falls somewhere on the list (1719). So the question arises, is it the child’s fault for the crime he or she committed or should the blame lay upon the parent, who if was present in the child’s life and instilling proper discipline, might prevent the crimes from happening at all. This is a somewhat complex question because in order to place blame or punishment on either the child or the parent several factors must be determined first, such as: what type of home life does the child have? Are the parents reliable role models for their child? Do the parents take every necessary action to ensure that their child knows right from wrong and is aware of consequences that may follow bad behavior? How much time does the child spend unattended and during those times are there options for the child to keep them away from unwanted situations? Does the child have any underlying mental or learning disabilities? What types of relationships does the child have at school? After all these initial factors are investigated and if the parent is shown to be doing everything possible to keep their child from doing wrong but the child still does so, would the blame lie with the child offender or with the parent?