A Common Occurrences Of Family In Those Winter Sundays By Robert Hayden

Through the short stories that are available through this unit one could see a common occurrence of family throughout. The most common occurrences of family that I saw was the realization of love, blessings taken for granted, and the thrill of being young. Each of the stories that will be represented have all three of the traits listed, and portray each vividly throughout. In the poem "Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden, one first sees the author's realization of love, as his father wakes early on a sunday morning to heat the house for his family. The author knew that his father loved him because even after working a long week, he still wants to put his family first. One can see the realization of love that the author had for his father

The author did not realize at the time that his father was providing him with heat and clean shoes while he was still asleep. One can see that the author took his father for granted as the story said he spoke “indifferently” to him. If one dissects this poem a little further they can see the privilege of being young, as the author layed in bed with nothing to do but wait for the house to be heated. One can see the thrill of having things given to us, and enjoying life before it gets riddled with responsibility. In the short story “One Last Time” by Gary Soto, love is one of the first things that can be seen. In the third paragraph of the story, the author is going to go work with his mother in the grape fields. This is a show of love because the author states “I was going to make enough money to end our misery and even buy her a beautiful copper tea pot…” (Soto). This line shows the love that the author had for his mother, as he wanted to end her suffering of working in the grape fields. The author also wanted to buy his mother something nice to show his appreciation for her as one can see through him wanting to buy the copper tea pot. Even though the author wanted to help his mother, he also

B. White, love is spotted throughout the story. One main event that was spotted through the reading was that the author (the father) was trying to get his son to enjoy the childhood experience he had growing up. We can see this through a part in the text where it states “I took along my son, who had never had fresh water up his nose and who had seen lily pads only from train windows.” (White). This quote shows us that the author was taking his son to a place that he truly loved. The author wanted his son to experience the same things he had experienced growing up, and he wanted to show his love for the outdoors to his son. Even with the love that the author had for the lake, he had taken some features that had changed from when he was younger for granted. There was a spot in the story where a path in the camp ground was blocked off, and the author stated “For a moment I missed terribly the middle alternative. But the way led past the tennis court, and something about the way it lay there in the sun reassured me…” (White). This quote tells us a lot about how the author was feeling; the author could have felt a sense of anger that the track that he had grown up walking was gone, and that his son could not travel it like he had. Or the author could have felt a sense of happiness that he was able to experience a new way of travel that his son can grow up remembering. Lastly, the most iconic piece in this story is the thrill of