In Turgenev's, Fathers and Sons, the gap between generations is shown through the conflict between Arkady Kirsanov and his father Nikolai, created by Arkadys friend, the protagonist, Bazarov. A symbol of Romanticism, Nikolai is a simple-minded, good-natured man with a deep love for his son. He is initially ashamed and afraid to tell his son of his mistress, a peasant girl, who bore his child. ... It's a good match from every point of view: Kirsanov is tolerably well off, the boy's the only son, and his father is a nice fellow-he won't raise any objections." ... Bazaro...

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The main conflict we have in the novel, "Fathers and Sons" is between Bazarov and Pavel. ... The father type figure, Pavel, is stuck on traditional values like love and aristocratism and Bazarov is the son type character with these new ideas of nihilism. ... In middle age, living as a bachelor on his widowed brother's estate, he sees his former lover in the countenance of the young housekeeper, the mother of his brother's infant son. ...

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Fathers and Sons Throughout history the differences in generations cause conflict between the established and the revolutionary. ... Changes in a community are not always positive but woe to those that refuse to move when presented with a clear and present danger to the survival of that people. [ The sources of conflict of Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev are caused by differences in characterization in the text, which arises, from the principles and beliefs of each character stemming from the generation and the environment in which they were raised.] ... The novel Fathers and Sons highli...

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Changes in a community are not always positive but woe to those that refuse to move when presented with a clear and present danger to the survival of that people. [ The sources of conflict of Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev are caused by differences in characterization in the text, which arises, from the principles and beliefs of each character stemming from the generation and the environment in which they were raised.] ... The novel Fathers and Sons highlights the differences created by the generation gap and how it creates conflict between people of the different generations. ... The so...

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The Forgiving Father In Luke's Gospel, the parable of the Prodigal Son, the father is a remarkable man. ... The poor father finds a way to deal with two miserable sons. ... The younger son in essence says to his father "Your going to die someday so give me what I will get when you die, right now." ... The father had to go out of his way to bring his sons back into the family. The father overlooks each of his sons selfishness and tries to bring them home. ...

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Morel's dominance over her sons is most evident in her conceivably discrete control over their love lives. ... Morel does not allow her sons to find women of their own, reducing their lives to anxiety and loneliness. ... The theme of incestuous love is a negative force present in both "Hamlet" and "Sons & Lovers"; not just between Gertrude and Hamlet (mother and son), but it also is present in Act One, Scene Three. ... "Sons & Lovers" has an oedipal theme between Paul and Gertrude, the hatred for his father could be interpreted as a key element to the complex. ... This presentation of inc...

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15 JUN 03 Every born again Christian has a Father. ... So all of us are a part of Father's day b. ... (2) For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. (3) For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. (4) He taught me also, and said unto me, let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments and live. ... But he can also be a strong tower Father's day Scriptures: The Devil is the father of the disobedient Father Jn 8.44: Ye are of your Father the Devil and the lists of your father ye will do. ... Ps 103:13 Like as ...

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Sons and Lovers, by D.H. ... In psychoanalytic theory, it is a son unconscious sexual love for his mother and his subsequent hostility and jealousy toward his father. A similar attraction of a daughter to her father and rivalry with her mother; more specifically called the Electra complex. ... The Oedipus complex is a complex when a man loves his mother, and hates his father because of his strong love of his mother. ... Morel does not smother her youngest son, Arthur because he is too much like his father. ...

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He is the father of two kids, Jem and Scout, and he is a lawyer. ... A good father always shows affection to his children. ... Second evidence to the claim that Atticus is a good father is when he says, "Just one more week son."... When he says this he uses the word, son, showing he loves him, and he will do best for him. ... This claim is not greater than my original claim because there are lot more proofs showing that Atticus is a good father than a bad father. ...

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His father was a coal miner in the nearby mine. ... His father wanted his son to go to work with him in the mines. ... Sons and Lovers is without a doubt D. ... The novel "Sons and Lovers" should be read as just as that, a novel, and not a complete autobiographical work. ... The second half of the novel mainly focuses on her son Paul, which she is by far the closest to. ...

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In Sons and Lovers, the bond between the mother and son is exemplified in a profound way. ... Morel's relationship with her sons, especially Paul, proves to be harmful to the growth of her sons. ... Once his father was sent to hospital because of industrial injury, he said to his mother with joy "I'm the host in the house now. " In order to be "the host in the house ", he even prayed for his father's death. ... Although living in a country village, which was controlled by her father and brothers who looked down upon her, she was irreconcilable to mediocrity. ... Morel that never...

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" Life is beautiful" is a deep touch movie about love of a Jewish father for his family (his wife and his son) in Nazi concentration camp. With Jewish father character, there is no wonder Roberto Benigni won the Best Actor and Director Academy Awards for his talent. ... He and his son are sent to concentration camp by Germans on his son's birthday. ... Guido dies for his son living. I believe there is no father can do more for their children than this. ...

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One perspective on which the poem may be viewed is the display of a strange love between a father and his son. ... Still, the son may be enjoying this moment with his father despite the condition that his father is in. ... Perhaps the father and son are not waltzing at all. ... It is unclear as to whether the father and son are really dancing or the father is beating the boy with a belt. ... While some readers may see this episode as a tender, jovial moment between a father and his son, others may feel that the father's actions are careless and brutal. ...

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The son, who seems to be appreciative of his father's considerate gesture, but never displays his appreciation, is a quiet boy who questions how much his father really loves him. ... It was probably hard for his father to tell his son, another male, that he loved him. ... The son, after becoming an adult, regrets the fact that he did not show his father the love that he should have as a child. ?... Sarty lies and takes up for his father because he thinks it is his responsibility as his son. ... If one were to observe a number of father/son relationships, he would notice a considera...

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Jimmy exhibits admiration and awe towards his father's teachings and stories. ... Jimmy comes home and asks about his son but tells his dad he does not want his son, Carlos, to know him. ... Eventually, his son Carlos goes out of the house to play and encounters Jimmy. Unavoidably, Carlos asks who he is, and Jimmy gets nervous in his son's presence. ... All the anger that Jimmy kept disappears when he receives his son's love. ...

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Gloucester exits and we are brought into the head of this illegitimate son who is determined to secure his financial position. ... These are not just subtle differences in character between father and son, however, but also clues to Edmund's irreverence toward Gloucester. ... We still remember the first scene of Gloucester introducing his illegitimate son to the Earl of Kent. ... From the beginning, Gloucester makes light of his affair with Edmund's mother and his filial obligations of raising her son. ... He does it unemotionally and laconically, throwing around cold words of cont...

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"Then he hated his father and longed for the power to cut his father down." ... Like his son, Gabriel strives to abide by God's laws but cannot. Unlike his son, however, Gabriel does not overcome those obstacles and therefore, his quest for God is a failed one. ... While married, he has an illegitimate son with another woman, then sends her and her son up North using money he steals from his wife. ... Or the struggle of John, who manages to separate his father from religion, allowing him to develop a personal relationship with God without feeling that he is giving in to his hated father. ...

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He is married and has a son named Chava. Chava works in his father's bar and is best friends with Abel. ... Rutillio's son catches his father in an awkward situation with a male. ... In response, Chava takes the baby from his father and leaves. ... Chava wanted his father's love. ...

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What exactly, then, makes a good father? ... He will discipline his son or daughter in love, but never solely out of anger. ... In all respects, Willy has failed to be a good father, or even a father of mediocrity. ... He is not respected, even by his sons, and most frequently is disregarded by those around him. Even at his funeral, the only people who attend are his wife, his two sons, and his neighbor, Charley. ...

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This story revolves around the continuous battle of good (King Lear's one truly good daughter Cordelia) and evil (Edmund, the son of Gloucester) within the theme of human nature. ... Eventually, they completely disowned their father and consequently, he was driven insane. Later in the play, Cordelia once again has an encounter with her father. ... Evil is represented throughout the play by Lear's two eldest daughters, but more significantly portrayed by Edmund, the illegitimate son of Gloucester. ... Edmund tricks his father into thinking that his truly loyal son, Edgar, is tryin...

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This story revolves around the continuous battle of good (King Lear's one truly good daughter Cordelia) and evil (Edmund, the son of Gloucester) within the theme of human nature. ... Eventually, they completely disowned their father and consequently, he was driven insane. Later in the play, Cordelia once again has an encounter with her father. ... Evil is represented throughout the play by Lear's two eldest daughters, but more significantly portrayed by Edmund, the illegitimate son of Gloucester. ... Edmund tricks his father into thinking that his truly loyal son, Edgar, is tryin...

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Alphonse believes that this will benefit his son. ... Alphonse is a gentle father to Victor; he treats his son with respect and loyalty. ... Victor loves his father because his father loves him and treats him like an adult; a mature, intelligent being. ... The monster is much like a son to Victor who created him from dead bodies. ... A father fearing and leaving his child is not a good father. ...

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Although the story did show more of Matt's inner thoughts and feelings on a much deeper level then the movie was able to portray, it did not show much interaction between him and his son while he was alive. ... This made the connection between the father and son even more than what was read in the story. ... In the end, Strout was killed because of the love that will never be broken between a father and son, and somewhat between a husband and wife. ... I think when Strout wasn't actually trying to run and Matt shot him anyways in the movie showed even more of this hatred and even ...

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Augustine was like the parable of the man with the two sons. One son asked for his inheritance and left his father. ... He finally went back to his father saying "Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called your son" (968). Augustine, in much the same way, fell away from his heavenly father committing many sins. ... Augustine finally found the only thing that could fill that void in his soul...his Heavenly Father. ...

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Sarty's character in "Barn Burning" is a study of the physical and spiritual relationships between a father and son that are born out in the reality of truth versus lies as evidenced in Sarty's Personal integrity. In "Barn Burning" Faulkner writes about the relationship between a father and his son in both the hereditary and the spiritual sense. Sarty early in the story respects his father because of his father's service in the military and the clannish code found in southern families without regard to social status. The young boy was not really aware of his father's go...

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