Using the mind map you have created and your knowledge of the texts, compose a paragraph that examines an aspect of the concept of family. Remember to begin your pargraph with a motherhood statement, amplify it by expanding on your motherhood statement, then providing examples and expanations of your idea from at least 3 texts.
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Parents are role models and have an influence on what childreen do. Children look up to their parents to the point where they would copy there words and actions, this can have either a positive or negative effect on a child and the person they become. The add "Can see. Can do" reflects this using a montage of images showing children miming there parents criminal actions. Pink shows an example of this in her song "family portrait" which emphasises how a broken household has lasting effects on a child. A good parental role model can have a positive effect on a child as shown in the novel "goodnight mr tom" by mr tom being a role model to Willie helping him to get over his rough life. A parent can have a positive or negative effect on a child.
Thomas Daley
Trying to live up to our parents' expectations can impact on our lives. The things that parents expect us to do stem from the lessons that they have taught us and shown us. In "Goodnight Mister Tom", Will's mother teaches him that being a 'good Christian boy' requires him to obey everything she tells him to do and to accept beatings when he is bad. She expects him to do what she taught him and to live his life following it. Mister Tom expects Will to exert himself and to try his best at everything he does. Will does what he is told gladly, and doesn't shoulder his expectations as a burden. In Alden Nowlan's poem, "Warren Pryor", the protagonist's parents have dreams for him to leave his life on the farm and to achieve their dreams for them. He accepts their expectations grudgingly, so that when he achieves what they had always wanted for him, he feels empty and unfulfilled. These examples display the fact that trying to live up to parents' expectations can have a significant impact on our lives as children and eventually as adults.
-Alexander Blume
You never stop being a parent and caring for your child. Being a parent is a job that lasts a lifetime, there comes a time when parents have to let their child make their own mistakes and that can be the hardest part about being a parent. This is evident in the book Goodnight Mister Tom, although Mister Tom is not Will's biological parent he grew an unbreakable bond with him. When Will was summoned back to London Tom still cared for him and the bond they once had was always going to be there. In the movie Parenthood, directed by Ron Howard, Frank's son was in trouble and needed money. He never came to visit and did not treat Frank with little to no respect but Frank felt obliged to give him money because he was his son and he would give the world to him on a silver plate just to make him happy. In the poem Warren Pryor a fully grown mans parents cared about him so much that they were beginning to controll his life. All he wanted to do was to work on the families farm but his parents had other ideas, they wanted to give him the best possible life they could. Parents never stop being parents and would give their child the shirt off their backs to make them happy.
Ashleigh :)
Parents are childrens role models and have large influences over them. Familys gives you a sense of belonging,and when children are in unknown places or feel uncomfortable, they not always react but follow in their parents footsteps. In the advertisment, the children repeat their parents exact footsteps and reactions to the events that happen. Here, it shows bad actions the parents do and changes the image the viewers have, as in real life, you dont see the children do that. In the song 'Family Portrait', as you listen to the lyrics, you come to understand how a person's childhood re-lives again and shapes them as an adult. They may treat their kids the same way their parents did to them,cause its the only way they know how. In 'Goodnight Mister Tom', Willie follows in Mr Tom's actions and comes out of his shell. As he sees Mr Tom cope with Rachel's death, he reacts the same, and copes with Zachs death easier.
Lauren :)
Parents don't always know whats best for their children.I know this as i have become under the influence of parents wanting one thing for you, yet you want another. This statement is very true because as it shows in "guess who's coming to dinner" where John Prentice wants to marry his white love where his parents are despising his decision, also in the poem by Alden Nowlan where the son is forced to become a banker after receiving his degree, yet he would like to stay on the farm. In "Goodnight Mr Tom", Mrs beech didn't know what was right for Will, and made him believe he was a bad kid,Will suffered bad beatings as a result of this, whereas Mr Tom knew what was right. Aiden Sharvell.
Being a parent is a job for life. No matter what might happen in an adults life, once they have had children they cannot give up their responsability to love and care for them. As a child grows a connection between them and their parents becomes apparent, as they depend on them for life teachings.This is seen in the story "Good night Mr Tom" when Will finds he is beguinning to love Mr Tom as he cares for him during the time of war. Throghout teenage years, loving and caring for a child can become difficult as they start to develop their own sence of identity, but they will continue none the less bcause of their love and obligation. a good example of this is seen in the tv series "Malcon In The Middle" when the three boys act out and cause trouble the two parents, Hall and Lowis continue to deal with and love the boys becasue it is what they want and have to do. Even when a child is fully grown and leave their home behind, their parents will continue to love and support them because of the bond they have with them. Even though Tom is not related to Will in anyway, he still cares for him and that is why he goes looking for him in London, proving that the bond between parent and child is never brocken. aly
Trying to live up to the expectations of our family can hold a major role on the develpoment of our lives. In the attempt to follow in the footsteps of our parents, we may not realise that our lives are being constantly shaped. "Goodnight Mr Tom" demonstrates how our parents can overpower us as they expect us to live up to their standards. Mrs Beech informs Will that he is a bad child and tells him that he can never do anything right. Will begins to live up to his mothers expectations in the attemp to make her happy. His early life is situated around not knowing whats right, and whats wrong. "Warren Pryor" is a poem about a son trying to live up to the expectations of his parents in order to make them happy. Although they think what he is doing is best for him, they don't realise that isn't reflecting the same mood. "Guess who's Comming to Dinner?" is a film very much based on the same statement. It's demonstrates parents want whats best for us and nothing else. Two people of different races fall in love and want to spend the rest of their lives together. In their attemp to become independant, their parents reject their descision as they expect them to marry someone of the same race. This shows how parents influence us as they want whats best for us.
Jacob Magner.
Trying to live up to our parents expectations can impact childrens lives. During our early stages of development we will follow example from our parents which will form us into an adult. "Warren Pryer" by Alden Nowlan discusses the expectations that parents have may force us to become something that we are not. This inturn could result in an unhappy life just because of their parents expectations.In "Guess whos coming to dinner" Mr Prentice Snr expects that john prentice will live up to his families tradition and marry a coloured woman instead of a white woman because it was rare and not a common thing to do in 1960's America.This demonstrates that somebodys parents expectations might not benefit them and that is when something needs to be done. "Goodnight mr tom" emphasises that parental expectations can overcome us and lead to physical abuse. Mrs beech abuses Willie just because he is a "bad child". She did this because she believed that he wasnt good and it turned out that she wasnt in the right state of mind and mr Tom was the right person to take care of Willie.
By brad Vos
Families are not always functional whether it be the behavioural aspect of the composition of the family itself. Not all families are comprised of happy suburban life, living without worry. Some families ,such as that of William Beech in "Goodnight Mr Tom" find comfort throught the creation of their own family whether it be friends or in this instance a lonely Widower and a negleced young boy. Often, a disfuctiional childhood will follow through to later life. This is clearly seen in the character of Pink in her film clip "Family Portrait". The abusive unhappy young life created problems for her in her own adulthood. Once again the image o a disfuctional family life is shownnin "Warren Pryor", a poem of a young boy who had his life planned by his parents leaving him unhappy and unfulfilled. This poem shows disfuctionality through overbearing parental control and self sacrafice.
These examples show that not all families are functional and it is this difference in each of us that makes us human and the classis traditional view of family is not always the correct one.
Amber Funk
How you are treated as a child shapes you as an adult. parents are role models for there children and what there parents do influence on the kids future. This is shown in the commercial "can see can do" where it shows parents setting bad examples in front of there children and then the kids go and do what there parents just did. This treatment is also evident in "Goodnight Mr. Tom" where Will's mother treats him with disrespect and tells him about untrue facts, Will believes his role model and takes these influences into the country where he finds they are fiction. In "parenthood" Gill Buckman is influenced by his father Frank who was a bad father to his kid, Gill feels his childhood wasn't pleasent and wants his kids to have a great childhood. Overall the way we are brought as kids influences us in the future, either like our parents or different to our parents.
Jarrid Fyfe
After reading/viewing various sources it is clear to me that if a child is raised in a broken home their life will be severely altered by there childhood experiences. In Pink's "Family Portrait" she is shown to have grown up in a broken home and her life takes a similar turn to that of her own parents. In the commercial "Can see Can do" children are depicted mirroring dangerous and offensive actions which they copy there for leading to bad habits they will maintain for life. In the novel "Goodnight Mr. Tom", Will is poorly treated by his mother which leads to him believing that abuse is alright and not an issue.
Hope you enjoyed reading this as much as i enjoyed writing it:)
Paul Gooley
Families aren't always functional. While the typical family may be all smiles, no fighting, with enough money to survive, this is not the case with a lot of real families. As is the case in Michelle Magorian's novel, 'Goodnight Mister Tom' Willie's mother is not the stay- at- home domestic mum, and causes Willie quite a few problems with which he has to deal, but she still has some rights over him because she is his mother. Similarly, in Pink's song 'Family Portrait', she summarises all that was wrong with her childhood, and her family, and how it has affected her later in life. And finally, in the dysfunctional family image, while at first glance may appear to be 'normal', at a closer look you discover the broken picket fence, which is symbolic of normality, and as it is broken, shows the dysfunctionality. There is also a variety of other issues to the family in the image. While family is not always the most functional, they are still family.
- Ellenor
Our parents actions and attitude influences us and shapes who we grow up to be. Our parents are our role models and as children we tend to follow their example.
In NAPCAN's advertisement 'Can See. Can Do' we see a variety of images showing how children mimic their parent's actions. Our parents have a responsibility to be good role models to their children.
In Pink's song 'Family Portrait' we learn that a parent's attitude influences a child's attitude as well. Children copy their role model's mood as which affects their take on life while growing up.
In Goodnight Mr Tom we see how a parent's treatment of their child influences them greatly. Because of how Mrs Beech treats her son, Will is very negative and unhappy.
A parent's attitude and actions greatly influence how a child will grow up and who they will become. Hayley =D
Families are not always functional, and their relationships aren't always ideal. Whilst the textbook family is always happy, getting along and perfect, this is not so in many cases. In Michelle Magorian's "Goodnight Mr Tom", the relationship between Willie and Mrs Beech is completely disfunctional, even though he doesn't know it for a long time. She abuses him and calls him a bad child, when all he wants is to be happy. In P!nk's song, "Family Portrait", she expands on the idea of a family that was never happy,and how she wishes that they could be just like the other families. In the music video of the song, it also shows P!nk as an adult, and how her childhood woes have affected her adult life. In the "Disfunctional Family" image, all the members are wishing for, or doing something else. The father is busy at work, not making time for family; the mother is wishing she was somewhere else, leading a different life; the daughter wants nothing to do with the family, excluding herself from family life; and the son wants nothing but a normal family. Even though families are sometimes disfunctional, they are still your family.
~Gabriella <3
Our parents are throughout our life, some of our most important role model and are strongly influential to us throughout our growth.
In the NAPCAN commercial we are shown how influential our parents. It is demonstrated in the disturbing scene when the father hits the wife and the little boy helps him. As the viewer we feel scared and helpless.
In Pink's song "Family Portrait" we see the long term effects of how our parents can create a horrible environment for us to grow up in and in later life relive there life.
In the novel Goodnight Mr Tom we see how Will's mother makes him feel scared and alone. Will then finds compassion in Mr Tom and we see Tom become his role model and make Will happy and is a splitting image of Tom.
By Elese
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