fathers and sons

THROUGH TIME FATHERS AND SONS HAVE SHARED MUTUAL FEELINGS OF LOVE, RESPECT, HONOR, AND AT TIMES HATE IN THEIR LIVES. THE WRITER OF THIS PAPER WILL TRY TO EXEMPLIFY THIS RELATIONSHIP USING THE STORIES NARRATED IN NIGHT, A CHOICE OF WEAPONS, AND DEAD POETS SOCIETY. A SHORT SUMMARY OF THE THREE STORIES IS NEEDED TO GIVE THE READER A GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE PLOT. NIGHT WRITTEN BY ELIE WIESEL IS AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF THE …

…SCHOOL WHERE HE COULD NOT WASTE ANYMORE OF HIS TIME IN SILLY DREAMS. THIS DISPLAY OF POWER DROVE NEIL INTO SUCH A STATE OF DESPERATION THAT HE ENDED HIS OWN LIFE. MISERY, POVERTY, AND PREJUDICE DID NOT SURROUND NEIL'S LIFE. HE WAS NOT PERSECUTED NOR PHYSICALLY ABUSED. NEVERTHELESS HE WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND A WAY TO CONFRONT HIS FATHER AND MAKE HIM UNDERSTAND HIS NEEDS. HE LOST THE BATTLE AND WITH IT HIS LIFE.