The death of their son, Mabel the controlling mother, and the inability for the two to communicate at all causes the cracks in their relationship. The death of their son happened before Leroy was on the road all the time. They never really discussed what happened or how it made them feel. Leroy just hits the road and pretty much stayed there until he got hurt. I think this was the beginning of the rift between them.
His mother also found out that his grades in school were low and that he has been absent a lot of times. Mathew’s mom was trying to talk to him, but at that time he didn’t listen to her; he was just ignoring her and being disrespectful to her. One day Mathew decided to leave the house to stay at his friend’s. He didn’t tell anyone where he was going; he kept things to himself. His mom thought he was just going to leave one day since they both had a fight.
His mother also found out that his grades in school were low and that he has been absent a lot of times. Mathew’s mom was trying to talk to him, but at that time he didn’t listen to her; he was just ignoring her and being disrespectful to her. One day Mathew decided to leave the house to stay at his friend’s. He didn’t tell anyone where he was going; he kept things to himself. His mom thought he was just going to leave one day since they both had a fight.
His mother also found out that his grades in school is low and that his been absent a lot of times. Mathew’s mom was trying to talk to him but at that time he didn’t listen to her, he was just ignoring her, he was being disrespectful to her. One day Mathew decided to leave the house and stayed at his friend’s house. He didn’t tell anyone where he was going. His mom thought he was just going to leave one day since they both had a fight.
The story shows Emily's past and her family story. This information explains her behaviour towards time. Firstly, her father's lack of desire to move on into the future and his old-fashioned ways kept Emily away from the changing society and away from any kind of social relationship: "None of the young men were quite good enough for Miss Emily and such."(pp. 123). "We remembered all the young men her father had driven away."
Having been a victim of maltreatment for as long as she would be able to remember, Precious would have a diminished view of what she should have been able to expect from her parents. Several dilemmas are also experienced in the face of abuse. While the victim of abuse may want to stop the violence, they also want to be a part of a family, even if that family mistreats them. Following this idea, it is possible for victims to experience affection and attention, even while they are being abused. For example, while her father sexually abused her, he told Precious that he loved her and even that he would marry her.
Who’s history can reveal very much” (P. 24). Frank starts dating Vicki, a young southern nurse who has recently divorced her first husband and behaves naively, even though Frank knows that she has seen terrible things in her career and therefore could not be as clos... ... middle of paper ... ...uckett, who visited Frank couple times to share his emotions and feeling and the issues he was facing. One day Walter tried to kiss him, and Frank ordered him out of his house; where he later committed suicide. Frank is constantly doubting himself and life because of the elusiveness of happiness for example, “ Is life itself an illness or a syndrome? Who knows?
(197, Sheff) Nic's parents feel like they can't trust him after all the lying, cheating and stealing he has done while under the influence of drugs. I wouldn't either, but they find it somewhere in their hearts to forgive him and cautiously let him into their lives in the end. Honestly, I cannot relate to much of this at all. I have never used drugs, been kicked out of my parent's house or prostituted to make money to buy even more drugs. Nic had a terrible childhood filled with screaming fights between his (now-divorced) parents and nights left alone while mine was just fine.
Through the exchange between him and his wife, Sripathi is portrayed as a selfish person who only cares about his own opinions. He even belittles his wife for not accepting his opinion as the best idea. However, after Maya’s death, Sripathi copes by becoming more empathetic. He recalls what he has done to Maya and wonders how he will be able to face his grandchild with the knowledge that he is responsible for her mother’s death (245). This is significant because Sripathi begins to reflect and consider how others feel.
When the family finally breaks free from this structure the exploration of David and Carolyn’s own relationship becomes the most critical aspect in therapy. Eventually, David and Carolyn are able to relinquish the triadic relationship with their daughter, Claudia. This restructuring in the family essentially alleviates many of the problems that were the cause for the family to seek therapy in the first place. Claudia is able to break free from the well worn routines of arguing with her mother and her unwanted behaviors diminish. After removing the pressure placed on Claudia to be their source of intense emotion, David and Carolyn are left to face the daunting task of exploring and eventually reorganizing their relationship with one