Quite often, it is said that most boys look at their fathers as their role models. In most boys' eyes, their father is a hero. They try to shape themselves just like their fathers at a very tender age. Sometimes, when they grow older, they are like the reflection of their fathers. Not only do they have the same looks but they also have the same morals and values as their fathers once did. Sometimes, these children learn from their father and develop a very intense interest in their father's profession. More often than not, a person's family helps in shaping the person's future. A person is usually a portrait of where he comes from, what he has been through, the hardships he has seen and the experiences that he has had through his life.
Stephen Spender was born in London, England on the 28th day of February in the year 1909. His father, Edward Harold Spender was a journalist and a lecturer. Moreover, not surprisingly, he took much interest in his father's profession. He was also the nephew of the liberal journalist and biographer J.A Spender. Spender's mother was half German and half German Jewish. He also had a younger sister, Margaret who died of cancer at a
young age, on Christmas day in 1945. From the year 1928 till 1930 he was educated at Oxford. Oxford was at that time and has always been one of the most prestigious University colleges. Stephen Spender was a member of the generation of British poets who are came to prominence in the 1930s, a group- sometimes referred to as the Oxford Poets- that included W. H. Auden, Christopher Isherwood, C.Day Lewis, and Louis MacNeice. (Eder,Doris). In his autobiograohy he mentioned that from the years 1930 till 1933 he had a homosexual relationship with Christopher Isherwood. Durin...
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...ent toward, philosophy, aesthetics, religion, politics, and sexuality." He admired those who were truly great and appreciated their hard work after everything he had been through. Even though he initially went by Marxist ideologies, later on in life, his views changed. He did not have any solid political views and his life made him a more liberal human being. The war, his relationships, nature, great artists, all inspired him to write. Writing was his true love until the end of his life for his last piece of work was published when he was 85 years of age. Stephen
Spender lived a great life. He was able to share his experiences and what he had leant from them through his writing with the rest of the world. Spender died in 1995, and he too was amongst those who he called `truly great'.
The chapter “A Fathers Influence” is constructed with several techniques including selection of detail, choice of language, characterization, structure and writers point of view to reveal Blackburn’s values of social acceptance, parenting, family love, and a father’s influence. Consequently revealing her attitude that a child’s upbringing and there parents influence alter the characterization of a child significantly.
In fact, family is the bridge of life world. During the family, children learn how to relate with institutions, whether in school officials, healthcare professionals, and assorted government officials. In middle class, children are more on interaction with institutions. Alexander, as an example, learns from his parents that he has the right to speak up and gathering his thoughts in advance when he has to deal with institutions. He interrupts his doctor’s conversation with his mother and asks question to his doctor. By contract, children in working class or poor families frequently seem cautious and constrained. Harold primarily answers questions from his doctor rather than posing his own. Thus, Alexander is assertive and confident in dealing with professional institution unlike Harold who is reserved. Therefore, children’s ability to deal with professional’s institutions is affected by parenting
There are countless great authors in the world nowadays. Conversely, many believe that authors of the past were considerably more enjoyable. One of these fecund authors is F. Scott Fitzgerald. The end of his ephemeral life may not have been the best; nonetheless, it was his younger years that breathed life into his writing.
writer who gave so much of himself in his belief that "writing was his duty on earth."
Although single parenthood is on the rise in homes today, children still often have a father role in their life. It does not matter who the part is filled by: a father, uncle, older brother, grandfather, etc...; in almost all cases, those relationships between the father (figure) and child have lasting impacts on the youth the rest of their lives. In “I Wanted to Share My Father’s World,” Jimmy Carter tells the audience no matter the situation with a father, hold onto every moment.
The Kings were your average family until one night when his father Donald said he was going out for a pack of cigarettes, and never returned home. Stephen at the time was only three years old. His father had a large collection of science fiction novels in which Stephen read growing up. By the time Stephen was seven years old, he wrote his first short story. He also was a fan of the 50’s horror movies, which inspired him to write in the science fiction field. Stephen’s stories were also influenced by the nineteenth century gothic tradition, especially the writings of Edgar Allan Poe. King as a teenager, joined the football team, played in a rock band, yet still had two of his short stories published.
F. Scott Fitzgerald lived a short life of only forty-four years. He underwent many struggles during his lifetime, including alcoholism and the marital psychological issues with his ill wife. Although he experienced many rough patches throughout his lifetime, Fitzgerald was able to become one of the most well known American Authors of the 20th century. Fitzgerald was also able to be known as one of the most prominent novelists and short story writers of the 20th century. During his life time, Fitzgerald would have never dreamt of the importance his posthumous life has on the world today. He truly is the Spokesperson of the Jazz Age.
...e rich and famous. So he wrote many short stories for mass-circulation magazine articles, which he ended up doing for his lifetime (“F. Scott Fitzgerald” St. James).
By the end of the novel, we can clearly see Stephen as the artist that he truly is. His profound knowledge and enthusiasm for art are explicitly displayed. He is a shadow of the young man he used to be. His transformation from the sensitive child to the independent, passionate, artistic man whom he is now is profound. He tried to be the man he was raised to be, but ultimately, it is not in his nature. This disconcerting journey is not one he wants to continue. What was instilled in him from a young age has brought him the most conflict in his life until he chooses his own destiny. He is no longer afraid to be alone, to follow his passion and to free himself of all persecutions. Just as Daedalus made a pair of wings to escape his prison, so does he; exactly as he was born to do.
All children emulate their parents; therefore boys learn to be men by example. The significance of the role of fathers and other male role models is important in order to raise a boy to have good moral characteristics and values. In a single mother environment, boys need a positive male role model to encourage “risk-taking and to be challenging, prodding, loud, playful and physical. Children need a balance of protection and reasonable risk-taking. If a positive male role model is not present in the life of a child, there is a void in this area. Children who live in this environment are more likely to be involved in criminal activity,
mans role in his family, how he provides, and his identity. It is also said that that the Youngers
A father is someone who protects, loves, supports and raises his children, whether they are biologically related or not. Every single person living on the Earth has a biological father. These biological fathers are supposed to take the responsibility of being a father because they did help bring a child into this world. One of the main responsibilities of a father is providing the child with the necessities of life, which include food, shelter, and clothes. Not only is a father responsible for the physical aspect but the emotional aspect as well. Children need to feel loved, cared for, and emotional support from their parents. A child needs to be reassured, so a father must show his affection, both physically and emotionally. A father needs to be involved in his children’s life. He needs to be a problem solver, playmate, provider, preparer, and he has to have principles. A father has to pr...
You spend a great time of your life with family who then influences your identity from the beginning of your life. From the beginning, we are given a set of expectations and values, which are learned from our guardians. We learn not only through these guardians guiding us, but we also learn by life’s examples and observing. As we grow older and mature we more easily understand the importance of values and know what is expected from us. And because we spend a lot of our lives around our family they are the primary influences to social identity, religion, confidence and many more. For example manners are usually taught in households at a young age by guardians, which influences identity positively. Family also influences good things like professionalism and confidence which will come in hand later on in
Everyone is born into some form of family, with the family taking the responsibility of nurturing, teaching the norms or accepted behaviors within the family structure and within society. There are many types of families, which can be described as a set of relationships including parents and children and can include anyone related by blood or adoption. Family is the most important, “for it is within the family that the child is first socialized to serve the needs of the society and not only its own needs” (Goode, 1982).
There are many types of family that exists in today’s society, each important to the upbringing of any children of which may be apart of it.