Parental Disconnect
Imagine being a sixteen-year-old girl who has just experienced the most humiliating moment of her life in the high school cafeteria. A tray full of food was “accidentally” dumped on her by a group of high school jocks fooling around. The cafeteria erupts with laughter at her appearance, and she walks around the rest of her day smelling of day-old pizza and greasy french fries. She finally comes home to what is supposed to be her refuge; however, her father yells at her to take out the trash. He continues to yell orders at her the rest of the evening until he finally heads out to the local bar for a drink with his friends. There is no “how was your day?” or “Why are your clothes covered in food and stains?” He doesn’t even notice her smell, her disheveled appearance, her look of defeat. As she hides herself in her room trying not to
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Even though they are quite similar in ways; they also contrast one another. Lord Capulet voices to the Nurse about Juliet and Paris and expresses “Well, he may chance to do some good on her./ A peevish self-willed harlotry it is' ' (Shakespeare 4.2.14-15). Because Lord Capulet believes Juliet should marry Paris, he totally disregards Juliet’s feelings, emotions, and views on her own life. He calls his daughter degrading names and projects the disconnect from father to daughter. This is contrary to Melinda and her mother because Lord Capulet was wanting Juliet to be happy and thought that Paris would bring her that happiness. Lord Capulet had good intentions, but he did it in an inefficient way. In short, Although Lord Capulet treats Juliet as if she has no rights to her emotions, he does have her best interest at heart. This differs from Melinda and her mother in regards to her mother’s views or consideration for Melinda at