all good children essay
Brigette Campo
Ms. Bissonnette
ENG-3U1
December 19, 2012 All Good Children Essay
Life always comes with hope and freedom. Thus freedom comes with responsibilities. Living a life without it would no longer be called life but rather be as similar as death. Away from social control makes us human, hope keeps us awake and freedom makes us responsible individual. The novel “All Good Children” wraps up the essence of life. Its themes tackled about what keeps oneself away from being a human.
Every parent is responsible for their children, Mrs. Connors is a widow with a few resources, she is determined that her children will receive the best education she can afford to provide them (p.24-25). She listens to their problems and anxiety without dismissing them. Later on the novel, she steps up to protect them, regardless of the cost (p.122-124). “I do not want you to be like them” (p.137) this set her apart from the other parents who are all glad to see their children being drugged into submission.
In addition, Max cares deeply for her little sister as well. He knows his responsibility to protect his sibling. He walks Ally to school every day and picks her up after school (p.33). He noticed changes in the behavior of the kids which makes him more responsible to look after his sister. It is seen in the novel that he loves her because he doesn’t want her to be changed by drug. “’you’re a good brother’, mom tells me after Ally’s in bed” (p.205) he can even think of lying just to make her sister feels good.
That freedom allows them to live as a human, having responsibility for their own actions and words. But that freedom of expressing their true selves got lost when social control has entered their society—NESTING. “New Education Support Treatment. It’s the future kid. The foundation of motivational leadership. It’ll take our community where it needs to go. Take the whole country where it needs to go” explained Mr. Hendricks (p.97). This Nesting controls children for
Ms. Bissonnette
ENG-3U1
December 19, 2012 All Good Children Essay
Life always comes with hope and freedom. Thus freedom comes with responsibilities. Living a life without it would no longer be called life but rather be as similar as death. Away from social control makes us human, hope keeps us awake and freedom makes us responsible individual. The novel “All Good Children” wraps up the essence of life. Its themes tackled about what keeps oneself away from being a human.
Every parent is responsible for their children, Mrs. Connors is a widow with a few resources, she is determined that her children will receive the best education she can afford to provide them (p.24-25). She listens to their problems and anxiety without dismissing them. Later on the novel, she steps up to protect them, regardless of the cost (p.122-124). “I do not want you to be like them” (p.137) this set her apart from the other parents who are all glad to see their children being drugged into submission.
In addition, Max cares deeply for her little sister as well. He knows his responsibility to protect his sibling. He walks Ally to school every day and picks her up after school (p.33). He noticed changes in the behavior of the kids which makes him more responsible to look after his sister. It is seen in the novel that he loves her because he doesn’t want her to be changed by drug. “’you’re a good brother’, mom tells me after Ally’s in bed” (p.205) he can even think of lying just to make her sister feels good.
That freedom allows them to live as a human, having responsibility for their own actions and words. But that freedom of expressing their true selves got lost when social control has entered their society—NESTING. “New Education Support Treatment. It’s the future kid. The foundation of motivational leadership. It’ll take our community where it needs to go. Take the whole country where it needs to go” explained Mr. Hendricks (p.97). This Nesting controls children for
Cited: Austen, Catherine. All Good Children. 1965. United States: Orca Book, 2011. Print.