Why Do You Think Bacorn Describes A Mother And Her 15-Year-Old Son
• At both the beginning and the end of this persuasive essay, Bacorn describes a mother and her 15-year-old son. Why does he focus on their story? Would the argument be as effective if he had left out their story?
• Bacorn seems to shine light on the story of the mother and her 15-year-old son because it points to how most boys without their father’s around, end up in a similar position if not worse.
• The author’s argument would not be as effective without their story because their story give you that real life scenario of the boy’s life without a father. It also manages to describe the mother’s worry for her son, who may end up in even worse trouble. She try’s taking her son to counseling as a solution. In the end Bacorn sees how hopeless the counseling was for the young boy, which helps prove his argument (that these kids don’t need a shrink, they need a dad).
• Do you agree with the author that a boy needs the “fellowship of men” and “a man he can look up to”? Does this essay underestimate or insult the millions of single mothers raising healthy sons?
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As a child we tend to mimic the older influences in our lives, especially if they are of the same gender. When children began to grow older we often remind ourselves of how parents handled a situation. We may even pass judgment on whether we should do the same thing as are parents did or try taking a different approach. When the male role model is missing in a young boy’s life they search for another, which could result in young boys taking part in negatively influenced behavior learned from television or video game. They also may be easily manipulated into joining gangs or violent activities. Yes, this essay expresses how young boy’s often have been dealing with having no father around, but I do not believe that it insults single mothers arising health
• Bacorn seems to shine light on the story of the mother and her 15-year-old son because it points to how most boys without their father’s around, end up in a similar position if not worse.
• The author’s argument would not be as effective without their story because their story give you that real life scenario of the boy’s life without a father. It also manages to describe the mother’s worry for her son, who may end up in even worse trouble. She try’s taking her son to counseling as a solution. In the end Bacorn sees how hopeless the counseling was for the young boy, which helps prove his argument (that these kids don’t need a shrink, they need a dad).
• Do you agree with the author that a boy needs the “fellowship of men” and “a man he can look up to”? Does this essay underestimate or insult the millions of single mothers raising healthy sons?
• …show more content…
As a child we tend to mimic the older influences in our lives, especially if they are of the same gender. When children began to grow older we often remind ourselves of how parents handled a situation. We may even pass judgment on whether we should do the same thing as are parents did or try taking a different approach. When the male role model is missing in a young boy’s life they search for another, which could result in young boys taking part in negatively influenced behavior learned from television or video game. They also may be easily manipulated into joining gangs or violent activities. Yes, this essay expresses how young boy’s often have been dealing with having no father around, but I do not believe that it insults single mothers arising health