Tiana described her father as a child molester who “would touch my little sister Rosie and kissed her on the mouth.” Tiana was very resentful at her father for “snatching” her sister’s innocence. She felt guilty for
Henry’s father has extreme feelings towards certain subjects or groups of people. Specifically, Henry’s father is against the Japanese because of the war that is currently going on, but little does he know, his son’s only friend is of Japanese descent. When Henry’s parents discovered all of Keiko’s belongings that he was hiding, that was the lowest and possibly breaking point of their relationship. Following that incident, “Henry thought about his parents. They hadn’t spoken a word to him in nearly a week.
By seeking vengeance against Richard Strout for the murder of his son Frank, Matt’s choice of murder was to compensate for his son’s wrongful death, and also for the overall sanity and protection of his wife, Ruth. Frank Fowler was a genuine human who caught an eye for the wrong woman, Mary Ann Strout, Richard’s soon-to-be ex. Ruth had always believed that Frank was in the wrong relationship. Matt and Ruth both had mix feelings about Frank and Mary Ann’s relationship. Frank had treated Mary Ann better than Richard had ever during their tenure of being a couple.
Tom and Kylie both react to Daniel’s incident in different ways. This sets them both along the path of depression. During the story, they both deal with their depression in their own ways, as they move to a new town and start a “new” life. Tom responds to the incident, with fear and guilt.
In Night, Wiesel uses metaphors to advance the theme that in times of suffering and cruelty, people lose faith. Moreover, after Akiba Drumer accepted his death in that he was in poor shape, “his eyes would suddenly go blank, leaving two gaping wounds, two wells of terror” (Wiesel 76). Wiesel uses the metaphor of comparing Drumer’s eyes to “wounds” and “wells of terror” to express the severity of Drumer’s loss of faith. This metaphor develops the theme by not only outlining Akiba’s loss of faith, but also indicates to the reader the volume of faith that can be lost to victims of suffering. The metaphor puts emphasis on the effects of suffering and cruelty, leading the reader to understand how and why victims lose faith.
However, before he finishes his jail term in the center, he makes peace with the mother of the boy whom he had killed. The relationship between the two was built primarily on forgiveness. Mary Johnson Roy, who is the mother of the murdered teenager, had resentment and had also been harboring a hard feeling towards the killer of her son, however, after talking to Oshea and realizing that he was not the same person who killed his son, she lost all the resentment and even cried when Oshea left. Mary Johnson-Roy took and treated him as her son, she also accounts that the things that she could not watch the boy do she could see the things that Oshea did, and they even live next to each other. The bond between the two is very strong, and they help each other in every way that a mother and son could help each other.
Consequently, Leah feels guilty for all her father did but fails to understand there was nothing in her power she could do to help Nathan’s lack of compassion. Regardless of finally rebelling against her father, Leah blames herself and is forced to move on from the chapter of her life involving her father. Ironically, Nathan cannot admit he is guilty and Leah cannot admit she is not. In order to put her shameful past behind her, Leah rebels against her father and his belief
This guilt and regrets have been sitting in his mind all these years, and although he has tried to bury it away and forget it, these feelings still haunted him: “We did what we were told, but that doesn’t absolve us. I’ve spent all these years with that sitting on my soul. I should have taken some responsibility and . . . and faced the evil … but I couldn't.
In addition, K.’s own parents “never chided [him] for having taken their son down to the shore in the midst of a typhoon” (Murakami 140). If K.’s own parents could forgive the narrator, then he should not have to torture himself over this unlucky incident. Everyone has forgiven the narrator but himself; therefore, he should be able to forgive himself
Keiko is the reason why Henry dares to speak up to his father, even though it would mean he has to disobey him. Henry’s identity of disregarding his parents mainly his father is why his family relationship changed, his father has no more trust in him even saying “Saang jan”(Ford 207), meaning that Henry is a stranger to him. “I am what you made me, Father” (Ford 185), the words that just spill out of Henry’s mouth, showing his retaliation against his father, as he speaks up. Although Henry believes that what he does for Keiko is right, it harms his family's relationship as his father no longer wants to be associated with him. Henry struggles with his identity, questioning sometimes if he’s too “American” or too “Chinese”.
Giving up on your faith, having no faith, and doubting your God from the things you’ve been through, are all emotions that Ellie has been through. Emotional, and physical trauma from the Holocaust, Night shows Wiesel’s point of view and the tragedies that came along with the holocaust. This quote exemplifies the theme of doubting god because Moshi is a very religious man and speaks about God, but when they were taken to their deaths, he didn’t speak a word. The fear struck Moshi when he was in the face of danger and didn’t speak his name.
Just as he is never able to forget the horror of “that night,” he is never able to reject completely his heritage and his religion. While another motif that influenced his change of faith was the inhumanity towards others that he witnessed at
This affected the life of the serial killer who later killed his mother sixteen years later, striking her with a hammer and also cutting her throat. Edmund’s mother assumed that he was the fault of the divorce then later isolating him away from her and his sisters. Most serial killers come from dysfunctional homes, with parents who suffer from mental issues, alcohol addiction, drug addiction, and sometimes—depression. This is taken from parent to child, most parents’ become hostel because they are no longer the center of attention, leading them to thoughts and deep dark fantasies of harming whoever is in the way. For instance: Theresa Knorr, mother of six, had treated her son's’ much better than her daughters because of the jealousy Theresa held.
The guilt according to her, is not her own, instead love made her go down the path of lust. She does not regret and
His parents catastrophes with sexual relations causes Alan to accomplice sex with crime and guilt. This is shown when Dysart, the psychologist, asked Alan’s parents if they have ever gave Alan the sex talk. Alans father replies “No not in so many words”. Alans mother replies “told him the biological facts”.(1:7:28) Alan was never taught the realism of sex and guilt and only saw it through the lenses of his parent.
