Monday, May 25, 2009

"Son" by John Updike



"I love touching him, but I don’t dare.


"He feels the boy with his talent, should be more aggressive”

The strategies of parenting naturally change over time, but all fathers of all generations have the same thing in common when it comes to their relationships with their sons, all want a compromise and an understanding to exist between them. Maintaining a stable relationship and remaining on good terms with a parent and child is an obstacle and Updike shows all the aspects that many fathers and sons have most likely seen in their lifetimes. A son may feel antagonized by a well-meaning father, while a father may feel more and more disconnected when his intentions aren’t fulfilled, and their relativity goes astray. Either way, it is shown that both son and father hold imperfections in the way their thoughts are interacted, but ultimately the most wanted goal between the two is a happy medium.

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