The Job is a short book by Eric T. Whitfield about self-discovery through coping of the death of a loved one. The purpose of the book is to stress the importance of grief and acceptance of life and death after somebody has died, in whatever way that may be. This is achieved by the author through self-discovery while reminiscing and time at work spent with a character called James. After the death of his grandfather, the author stopped feeling close to family and like he belonged, he felt hopeless, and blue. However, with the help from James and a sudden recognition of life in the form of post traumatic growth, the author decides to turn his life around. He gains a new, positive perspective of life and reaches out to family, finding he never …show more content…
He does this over a timespan of the author’s young adult life. When his grandfather dies, he does not properly handle that information. Whereas, his sister automatically cries and expresses herself, the author is at a loss for feelings and does not know what to do or what he feels. He even feels upset because he does not respond in a similar way his sister does, with tears and anger and sadness. What is the right way to deal with death? Is there a right and wrong way to deal with death? According to Whitfield, no there is no right to grieve. However, this is only one of his main points in the …show more content…
Although it appears to incorporate some sixth force, it is never explained if that force is an angel or ghost or hallucination of the mind, which makes the story applicable and easily relatable to a variety of individuals. However, the overdramatic characteristics of the main character and stereotypically, unrealistic events that lead to his sudden epiphany of life and death and his family, turned me away from the book more than once. The moral-packed, sappy, short book was too unrealistic for me, as a college student, to appreciate for anything other than what it is—a required reading. Unfortunately, the author’s experience did not change my mind about anything, let alone lead me to consider the value of family or life and death. Although, perhaps, a more sensitive, naive, audience that needs guidance may benefit from it more than myself because it does provide an uplifting story with the lesson that things will get
It is safe to say that work comes in many different forms. Whether it be a fast food or a corporate, the people that surround an individual make a great impact on the way he or she may work. Singapore, by Mary Oliver, is about a young woman working as a custodian in an airport who although works alone, enjoys her work and the people she meets. Dorianne Laux’s What I Wouldn’t Do, introduces another young woman reviewing the jobs she has had throughout time and reflects on those that she liked and disliked. Hard Work, by Stephen Dunn, exemplifies a young boy working in a soda factory during his summer break. Searching for happiness in life and work is just what these individuals are doing.
The characters in Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones are faced with the difficult task of overcoming the loss of Susie, their daughter and sister. Jack, Abigail, Buckley, and Lindsey each deal with the loss differently. However, it is Susie who has the most difficulty accepting the loss of her own life. Several psychologists separate the grieving process into two main categories: intuitive and instrumental grievers. Intuitive grievers communicate their emotional distress and “experience, express, and adapt to grief on a very affective level” (Doka, par. 27). Instrumental grievers focus their attention towards an activity, whether it is into work or into a hobby, usually relating to the loss (Doka par. 28). Although each character deals with their grief differently, there is one common denominator: the reaction of one affects all.
The theme of this novel is to look at the good you do in life and how it carries over after your death. The moral of the book is; "People can make changes in their lives whenever they really want to, even right up to the end."
It is common for those experiencing grief to deny the death altogether. Many people do this by avoiding situations and places that remind them of the deceased (Leming & Dickinson, 2016). However, by simply avoiding the topic of death and pain, the mourner only achieves temporary relief while in turn creating more permanent lasting agony (Rich, 2005). In this stage, mourners will begin to feel the full weight of the circumstance. Whether the death of a loved one was sudden or long-term, survivors will feel a full range of emotions, such as sadness, guilt, anger, frustration, hopelessness, or grief. While many of these emotions can cause serious suffering, it is important for the survivor to feel whatever emotions come up and deal with those feelings, rather than trying to suppress any
Dave Pelzer has shown admirable character for surviving a horrendous childhood and also for becoming a man that strives to please his family and works for the betterment of society. His clear and concise writing style in this novel provides us with a child’s viewpoint, which makes the book more emotional then it possibly could be. With the use of metaphors Dave Pelzer establishes the claim that the human spirit has the capability to fight back regardless of the condition that it is in. This story should be a source of inspiration and motivation for those who believe that all hope is lost.
Although the book has many stories to tell, all with something in common but yet with a different feature, the point of the book was to not only educate the world about these situations but to also give us real scenarios that we all can relate to in some sort of fashion. This book is about the human mind and the abstractness of our visions and memories. Everything affects us physically and mentally. We all share a common feature; we are all simply human with simple human minds.
Imagine that the person you love most in the world dies. How would you cope with the loss? Death and grieving is an agonizing and inevitable part of life. No one is immune from death’s insidious and frigid grip. Individuals vary in their emotional reactions to loss. There is no right or wrong way to grieve (Huffman, 2012, p.183), it is a melancholy ordeal, but a necessary one (Johnson, 2007). In the following: the five stages of grief, the symptoms of grief, coping with grief, and unusual customs of mourning with particular emphasis on mourning at its most extravagant, during the Victorian era, will all be discussed in this essay (Smith, 2014).
“Bereavement is not a one-dimensional experience. It’s not the same for everyone and there do not appear to be...
He conforms with political figure Ross Beaton’s worries as to the fall of right-to-die laws, and gives an alternate, arguably more realistic, standpoint to the presence of family members in a time of dying. He also connects to the reader on an emotional level by giving examples of certain circumstances. This process of emotional stimulant is intrinsic to the strength of his argument and the development of his writing. Watt’s analysis focusing on the moral aspects of the subject is visible in the other authors’ assertions making his the most powerful and agreeable.
Early in the film , a psychologist is called in to treat the troubled child :and she calmed the mother with a statement to the effect that, “ These things come and go but they are unexplainable”. This juncture of the film is a starting point for one of the central themes of the film which is : how a fragile family unit is besieged by unusual forces both natural and supernatural which breaks and possesses and unites with the morally challenged father while the mother and the child through their innocence, love, and honesty triumph over these forces.
The novel Night demonstrates that the human spirit can be affected by the power of false hope, by religion, and that one will do whatever it will take to survive for oneself and family.
At first, the boss seems to be a tough man, however, when remembering his late son, he “[arranges] to weep” (Mansfield 25). This passage suggests that the boss has too much control over his emotions. In order to show any emotion, the boss must isolate himself and when he does he is still unable to weep. This control may be influenced by society, because in that time period men did not cry. As a result of this belief, the boss prevents himself from expressing any emotion, which in turn, inhibits him from dealing with his grief, let alone understanding it. Furthermore, in order to understand grief, it is crucial to first let go of control. Considering that the boss has not been able to do this, reveals that his mental state might be repressed. Also, Mansfield suggests that the death “might have happened yesterday” (29). Here, it is clear that the boss has not been able to recover. The death of his son is still fresh in his mind and he has not been able to clear the thoughts. In an attempt to live up to the views of society the boss tires to put aside his grief, however, the grief always comes back. He does not realize that he must submit to his grief instead of battling it. The fact that six years have elapsed without progress, indicates a lack of understanding for his
Leming, M., & Dickinson, G. (2011). Understanding dying, death, & bereavement. (7th ed., pp. 471-4). Belmont, California: Wadsworth.
In this book review I represent and analyze the three themes I found the most significant in the novel.
Good versus bad jobs have really good and bad effect in our social life. In the book, John Lie tells his experience that how he applied in a factory for a job in the summer. He says that just an elderly person asked him a few questions and hired him, but John tells that in the factory the supervisors asked the employers to work faster yet make fewer mistakes. John hates the smell, the noise and heat were unbearable for him. He started doing this job at minimum wage. One day, he was finishing his