Relocation Blues and Deliberate Indifference

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In support of this statement, on page 142, Butterfield provides the reader with a psychiatrist's observa... ... middle of paper ... .... There are numerous examples of how Willie's mother neglected him and his father influence on him was not only nonexistent but also a negative one, Butch was in jail. Willie's deviant life started not on the day he was born, but since the beginning of his family's existence. Butterfield give extensive information on how the Boskets grew and the negative social influences that they faced throughout their history. The negative influences that each generation of Boskets faced allowed for the passing down of mistrust and a selfish lifestyle that put themselves first above their family members.

I blamed my father’s mistakes on the world and believed that the world’s influence made my father do drugs, prefer all of the other women to my mom, and spend more time in jail than he did in his own home. Being neglected by my father, seeing how his bad decisions not only hurt him but also his loved ones around him, and witnessing my mother struggle to raise my brother and me caused me to mature at an early age, and shaped my belief that I could not depend on anyone but myself in order to live a happy life. I was a game to my father; he wanted to see how long it would take for me to forgive him and allow him back into my world. He won on every occasion; he could vanish for years, but once I saw him I opened my loving heart and let him in. I could not wait for our family to be normal again.

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It seems ridiculous to fear children, especially your own children, but as the kids had their own father thrown into jail, it makes sense for Mrs. Parsons to feel afraid and distanced from her children. As each person feels alone and alienated under big brother’s watchful eye, they have no choice but to build the only relationship and bond they can, with that of their oppressor. The knowledge that the thought police watches the citizen’s every move influences the masses towards a “norm” of a constant state of fear and discipline resulting in utmost loyalty to Big Brother. Also, because people have no idea when they’re being watched, they learn to behave as if always under scrutiny. This transforms people into their own forms of a panoptic gaze, policing their own thoughts and actions from the fear of possible surveillance.

The statistics of today show its still racism in the United States with hate crimes of 47 percent including police brutality, salary wage between men and women, mass incarceration with young men in prison who in this economy have little advantages if they have a family to support can’t. Justice has not been served for individuals who experience racism encounters either with the police or being murder for the color of your skin. Racial Discrimination applies to specific economic and social opportunities that influence others to think or behave negatively. Based on “Racism Is for Asshole” Holt stated “that we are not safe in the streets in our homes at the parks or at church’s”(70) Every young minority or older adult know how the United States

It is due to this lack of good parenting that teenagers such as Jim, Judy, and Plato are so rebellious and misguided with their behavior. The opening scene of the movie has Jim, Plato, and Judy at the police station being held in custody due to their unlawful actions. When Jim’s parents show up at the police station they are not very worried about what he has done, but rather prefer argue over opposing views on how to handle the situation. In the meanwhile Judy is picked up by her mother, which only worsens her father issues. As for Plato the absence of his mother shows how there is not much care for him.

Steven’s parents, who are his biggest familial supporters, are constantly interviewed to see how they are coping with their son and grandson in jail. While they remain hopeful most of the time, it is obvious that they are hurting, too. In episode 10, “Fighting for their Lives,” Allen Avery, Steven’s father, says the Wisconsin justice system, “ruined us. They ruined our business.” Steven’s mother, Dolores says, “This one is worse than the first one. There is no family here anymore.” The series shows the aging couple lives alone on their plot of land, heartbroken, but hopeful, just like any parent would be in their situation.