Struggle

struggles of life

In the story "My Father's Life" Raymond Carver spends significant amount of time describing the life of his father. However, it seems strange that he does not reflect much about any personal memories of his relationship with his father. It seems that while growing up his father was too involved with the struggles of life and thus never had the chance to build a relationship with his son. As he grew old the author was too involved with his struggles to build up any meaningful relationship with his father before he pass away. . .

It is the bond that they would create with their children, which they would remember long after the father has passed away. By revisiting the life of his father, he may be expecting for that similarity to jump out at him. I notice that the author hardly mentioned about his wife and son and his relationship with them. One of the motivating factors could have been his longing to seek the answers regarding his relationship with his father. In most cases the son is bond to try to reflect the problems and challenges in the same light as he remembers his father doing. Yet I still see that author is motivated enough to write about his father. In his poem, he makes a reference to have a drinking problem just like his father. While the author was growing up his father was busy with trying to find a stable job to support this family. Therefore it is essential for fathers to take time from their work and other issues affecting their lives and realize that besides providing financial security for their offspring they have an obligation to provide an emotional security as well. iety that financial, social, and other demands prevent parents and children from having a productive and meaningful relationship.