The Impact of Family: A Synthesis Essay “My family is everything. I am what I am thanks to my mother, my father, my brother, my sister... because they have given me everything” This statement by Ronaldinho shows the impact that each family member has on one another. Family is “a group of people related to one another by blood or marriage” (Oxford English Dictionary). The impact that family has can be a large part on who they are as a person. If a person defies his family it can also have a large impact on them. In “Two Ways to Belong in America” by Bharati Mukherjee, she talks about her relationship with her sister after they both move to the United States. The first time the relationship between the sisters can be seen is when she says …show more content…
The first time this can be shown is when Chris had left his family and rarely contacted his family throughout the year. His mother not happy with what Chris was doing wrote “In a letter to Chris, Billie implored, ‘You have completely dropped away from all who love and care about you. Whatever it is—whoever you’re with—do you think this is right?’ Chris saw this as meddling and referred to the letter as ‘stupid’ when he talked to Carine” (Krakauer 124). This shows the impact because he is defying his family, and he finds that it was stupid. He doesn’t agree with is mother, and it shows an impact on his character. Another time the impact of family can be seen is when Chris had left and something changed in his father Walt. His father was a prideful person and was a mentally strong man and “After Chris gave everybody the slip in 1990, something changed in Walt. His son’s disappearance scared and chastened him. A softer, more tolerant side of his personality came to the fore” (Krakauer 105). This shows the impact of family because Chris disappeared and his father changed. He had a softer side show because he was scared for his child and wanted him back. The defiance of Chris McCandless on his family had a large impact on him and his