Importance Of Father Son Relationship

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The parental relationship in life is undoubtedly one of the most important factors in shaping anyone’s life. A good father son relationship is key to a healthy upbringing. A father is tasked with being a good role model for his son and the son needs a fatherly figure to look up to. Without these parameters in place, a boy has no sense of the path to guide himself on and can end up going down a path that could potentially lead him into a life of confusion, turmoil, and unbalance. It is a father’s job to protect and guide his son. In order to successfully fulfill his role he must make sure that his son feels loved and cared for. The child must feel that he is prioritized above everything else in a father 's life. Every father inherently strives for their child to lead a successful and fulfilling life, but at the same time they subconsciously develop a need/hope for their child …show more content…

Once broken, these relationships become very hard to fix. These relationships can be seen similar to the properties of a small hand saw blade. A sawblade is a brittle disc that can be broken easily with just your fingers, but when it is utilized properly those fragile blades can cut through steel. However once broken repairing a saw blade becomes near impossible and can never be returned to its full potential. It is this problem that plagues both Okonkwo and Baba. They do not give enough care to the relationships that they have and end up causing damage that cannot be reversed. Their decisions not only affect them, but their children as well. It was this inability to comprehend the feelings of their children that sabotaged any chance of having a successful father son relationship. If you have no respect for someone and will not listen to what they have to say, how could you possibly expect for them to have respect for you and do the

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