Real Essay English Piper Son
Belonging and acceptance
Melina Marchetta’s novel ‘The Piper’s Son’ explores the idea that love and acceptance means that despite peoples’ flaws we should try and not to condemn them for their past indiscretions. Throughout the novel the themes of belonging and acceptance are demonstrated through the complicated relationships with the three male protagonists Tom, Dominic, and Sam have with the significant people in their lives. This essay will discuss Tom struggle with his drug addiction, Dominic’s abandonment of his family and Sam’s unfaithfulness and their journey for forgiveness and reconciliation.
Tom accepts Dominic despite the fact that Dominic leaves the Mackee family in a very difficult time. Dominic does not realise how vulnerable and fragile Tom’s state of mind is after the death of uncle Joe. It is not that he is selfish it is only because he does not have the adequate skills to cope with his own emotional state to support Tom’s fragile emotional needs. After much reflection and time away from his family, Dominic realises his own duty and returns with a more clearly defined idea of his responsibilities towards the other member of his family. Tom realises this and has comes to admire and forgive Dominic for leaving his family during a very difficult time. Tom also realises that deep down Dominic is a good person that he has learnt from his mistakes and therefore finds it easy to forgive him. This evidence is found on page 328 “He knows that everything’s going to be fine because he and his family are on their way.” This indicates that the gap between Tom and his father has narrowed and that beside the Mackee family that is where they truly belong.
In addition to what is being discussed in the previous paragraph, Tom comes to undertake his father mistakes and starts to acknowledge Dominic as his father. Dominic starts to sacrifice his desires of alcohol and comes to learn that beside Tom and the Mackee family is where he can truly fit in and be himself.
Melina Marchetta’s novel ‘The Piper’s Son’ explores the idea that love and acceptance means that despite peoples’ flaws we should try and not to condemn them for their past indiscretions. Throughout the novel the themes of belonging and acceptance are demonstrated through the complicated relationships with the three male protagonists Tom, Dominic, and Sam have with the significant people in their lives. This essay will discuss Tom struggle with his drug addiction, Dominic’s abandonment of his family and Sam’s unfaithfulness and their journey for forgiveness and reconciliation.
Tom accepts Dominic despite the fact that Dominic leaves the Mackee family in a very difficult time. Dominic does not realise how vulnerable and fragile Tom’s state of mind is after the death of uncle Joe. It is not that he is selfish it is only because he does not have the adequate skills to cope with his own emotional state to support Tom’s fragile emotional needs. After much reflection and time away from his family, Dominic realises his own duty and returns with a more clearly defined idea of his responsibilities towards the other member of his family. Tom realises this and has comes to admire and forgive Dominic for leaving his family during a very difficult time. Tom also realises that deep down Dominic is a good person that he has learnt from his mistakes and therefore finds it easy to forgive him. This evidence is found on page 328 “He knows that everything’s going to be fine because he and his family are on their way.” This indicates that the gap between Tom and his father has narrowed and that beside the Mackee family that is where they truly belong.
In addition to what is being discussed in the previous paragraph, Tom comes to undertake his father mistakes and starts to acknowledge Dominic as his father. Dominic starts to sacrifice his desires of alcohol and comes to learn that beside Tom and the Mackee family is where he can truly fit in and be himself.