Just as the title states; “Family Affair”, this story is about a family vacation, but there is someone that is not apart of the Carlton family, Joe Whitlock. Whitlock is not only an uninvited companion to their vacation, but also a criminal who escaped from jail and is on the run. He is a determined, suspicious and fearless man, that they only find out is an escaped prisoner thanks to their young son. Throughout the entire story “Family Affair”, Joe Whitlock is very suspicious of the Carlton family, and their actions; what they will assumingly tell everyone possible about his being there. This happens more than once throughout the story, “The man paused and looked suspiciously at the boy…” (Hardwick-p. 2/3 ). Another example is when Tom Carlton, the father of the two children, stops for gas and goes to sign the page needed to finish up, and whitlock tells him to sign while he was watching. “Just sign on the dotted line, mister. While I’m watching.” (Hardwick-p.3/3). Although Joe Whitlock may not be very observant, he can also be very dedicated to his plan and determined to complete it without being caught. …show more content…
For example, he not once in the story gave up on his plan to escape from prison and get away with it. “I’ve been waiting a long time for just one car to be in here.” (Hardwick-p.1/3). Also, Whitlock is very dedicated because throughout the story he tried very hard to get the Carlton family to act and seem normal in front and near police officers. Another example of Whitlock’s Determination is even when he hears about how the police were stopping everyone while searching for Agriculture Department
The main conflict that Wes Moore faced was surviving and overcoming the troubles and influences in the environments he grew up in. Wes went through many experiences, several of them having to do with the worrying activities that went on around him everyday. This quote describes how all of the people living in the same places as Wes, struggled through the same things, what Wes described to be, “…the deadly streets, poverty, and the twin legacy of exclusion and low expectations.” (Moore 170) This means that the economic issues of these cities directly influenced the inhabitants’ life decisions and everyone had the same expectation for life, nothing good. With this expectation in mind, it is easy to see how these issues continued to affect the
Wes had so much support from his loved ones. After Wes’s father passed, his mother couldn 't handle being alone in the house she shared so many memories in without him anymore. So she called her mom, and they arranged to move in with her mom back in New York. Wes not only had his sisters, and mother but he also had his grandparents. Wes had strict rules to follow, he had to be home when the street lights came on, and as soon as he hears any gunfire or anything his grandmother considered foolishness he was to immediately come home. Wes was taught right from wrong, and got in trouble when he did wrong but soon learned from his
And the contest for power had begun between Julian’s family and Wesley’s family which shows in the novel from page 111 to page 115 and from page 123 to 131. After Wesley arrested Frank and locked him in the basement, Julian tried to use his power to protect Frank by commanding Wesley to free Frank and inciting his employees to bust Frank loose. However, Wesley did not follow what his father want him to do as before, because he wanted to protect the justice and his own family. He started to subvert the power and control from Julian by using his own power as the sheriff in Montana. He rejected to free Frank and called his father to stop trying to control him. The conflict of power between the original holder – Julian, and the fighter – Wesley leads to the tragedy to exposed and built
In this short story of "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" by Katherine Anne Porter, there is a powerful symbolic meaning through out the entire narrative. Although the symbols are not obvious in some paragraphs, they are in hidden text in others, which has to be, examined thoroughly by the reader. Granny is an eighty-year-old woman on her deathbed. She is in a state of confusion drifting in and out of consciences; she is reminiscing and blurring the past with the present. Although she comes to her senses every now and then, she is still perplexing some important details of her life. Through this story, all the symbols help define Granny's character, provide greater understanding of her life, and reinforces the important parts of the story.
By the other Wes not going to school and getting into the drug game accounted to his fate and by Wes going to military school helped him on the right path. Another difference in the men’s lives that changed their fate was their families. The other Wes did not have good role models when he was growing up. His brother Tony was big into the drug industry and most of his friends were into the drug game. Even though Tony didn’t want Wes in the drug game, “Tony had now spent over a decade dealing drugs and knew how much money could be made in the game”(Moore 70). As a young child it is hard to not follow in your family's footsteps when that's all you know to be true. When the other Wes was making decisions about his life he didn’t have good role models to show him what is right and wrong. On the other hand Wes had very good role models in his life. His mother did everything she could for Wes, like sending him to a private school, moving in with their grandparents and sending him to military. His mom and grandparents sacrificed a lot for him to have a good future. Also, they were good role models, hard-working and
not only a family but a society. In a play riddled with greed, manipulation and dishonesty,
Wes Moore, a kid growing up in the worst neighborhood in the us. He has no one to look up to and he follows the best role model he can find. His brother tony. Tony, being a pretty well non drug dealer kinda leads west into that lifestyle. Fast forward 8 years and Wes has his own big operation going like machine. He's walking out of a store and a guy walk up to him asking if ”he knows where he can get some rocks”(112). Wes sees all the hints that he's a cop. He's clean and everyone knows where to get drugs. Wes says no and walks away but he thinks of the money he could have made from the guy. Wes turns around and gives the guy the drugs and starts walking fast the other way. As soon as Wes got 5 feet from the guy, Was heard freeze. He kept walking acting like they weren't talking to him. All of a sudden Wes is tackled and cuffed. As he is being arrested he continues to state the he was innocent.
Katherine Anne Porter's short story "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" demonstrates the disillusionment that comes from a deeply personal rejection despite one's endurance over time through the author's use of characterization of the protagonist. Porter describes Granny as a fighter eighty year old lady who meditates about her life during her last moments. Granny is a character that at the age of twenty experienced the most devastating disillusion and rejection of her life. Her fiancé George jilted her at the altar making that moment “hell” (Porter). The dissolution and rejection Granny experiences helped her build character. She hardened her character to protect herself from future disappointments. She convinced herself that she did not needed
According to Murray Bowen’s family systems theory, the family subsists in an arrangement, whereas the individuals are inseparable from their network of relationships, but continue to strive to be individualized. Consequently, various forms of these networks are grounded in the domestic structure and the “normal” or “ideal” family and its development is derived from the interaction of the family members as they remain differentiated, anxiety is minimal, and partners have beneficial emotional communication with their family members (Nichols, 2014). Subsequently, the idea of achieving individuality while remaining in a cohesive family unit may cause stress. Concepts such as differentiation of self, triangulation, emotional cutoff, and anxious attachment may aid in the elucidation of the family system. This theoretical concept along with these coinciding terms will be explored through one episode of the television series The Goldbergs called Rush.
Based on both Wes Moore’s decisions it took them a while to realize the importance of their future, although the other Wes Moore had a tough time learning from his past mistakes. By the time the author was in military school, he understood that his previous choices weren’t beneficial and his actions were the reason why Joy made the choice to send him off to
On a chilly, December day, the Peterson family began their day as usual. The day started with the father, Paul, making breakfast while the mother, Lia, packed lunches. They had one daughter, Taylor. She was in ninth grade at Westfield high. This particular morning when they were getting ready for work and school, Taylor excitedly reminded her parents about her upcoming choir concert that night. Taylor had been given a solo and was excited to surprise her parents with it. As they headed out the door, they all gave hugs and said their I love you's. Taylor watched her parents drive away together as she waited for the bus to pick her up.
This essay will examine my thoughts and those of David Sterrit on the critically acclaimed television show The Honeymooners. First, I will talk about the Honeymooners and it’s setting in postwar America. Secondly, the social and cultural issues the series portrayed. Next, would be the psychological perspective and the aesthetics of the show. Finally, the essay would conclude with my thoughts on how the Honeymooners were impacted by these aspects, but also how the show managed to leave a legacy in television today.
In the article “A Messy Business” by Joseph McDonald, describes the complexities and author’s personal experience and his perspective of teaching. McDonald believes no matter how skillful you are in teaching, there are always some external factors may affect you. When he first start teaching, he has to deal with all the ambiguity and uncertainty. However, after 10 years he has better connect with students and knows how to accommodate himself with kids. He thinks teaching is “not just being a teacher or being with kids.” He also thinks it is wrong to control kids. The author claims the phenomenon of teacher burnout is due to the teacher is overconfidence and they fail to recognize new problems. Therefore they are still using their past experience
Bailey, his children, wife, and his mother are planning a short family trip to Florida; the grandmother refuses to travel towards Florida as there is a killer roaming known as 'The Misfit'. "I wouldn’t take my children in any direction with a criminal like that aloose in it. I couldn’t answer to my conscience if I did.". The grandmother only wanted to visit her connections in East Tennessee and drew her son's attention to a newspaper headline to persuade him in that direction. This is the readers first
In one part of the play Shylock shows a side to him we have never seen before. Instead if seeing him as the man who is greedy and