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A 4 page paper which examines the power of parents, present or absent, in This Boy’s Life by Tobias Wolff and Into the Forest by Jean Hegland. No additional sources cited.
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humanity. People who do not know their parents may seek them out, individuals who have lost their parents will continuously envision, remember, and think about them. Human existence relies on
the existence of parents and as such they influence people in many ways. The following paper examines This Boys Life by Tobias Wolff and Into the Forest by Jean Hegland
as it relates to the power of parents over a childs development, whether they be absent or present. The Presence/Absence of Parents: Wolff and Hegland In Wolffs novel
one could well argue that the young man, who is Tobias Wolff, resents his father and his absence to such an extent that he does not generally appreciate his mother.
This is perhaps the case with many young men for they want that male figure in their lives. It is a reality that has long been a part of many
fictional stories as well. For example, in Homers classic The Odyssey there is the pursuit of the son to find his father, to know his father, who is Odysseus. It
is also a theme that is reflected, from Homers work, in the story of Star Wars films for Luke was in search of answers concerning his father as well. This
seems to be a perspective that Tobias knew and felt in real life, illustrating that there is a very strong connection between sons and fathers who do not know one
another. In his growing up and developing a lot of his development involves his anger and frustration concerning the absence of his father. When he was younger he would
fantasize about his father and finding him: "sometimes, seeing a man in a suit coming toward me from a distance that blurred his features, I would prepare myself to recognize
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