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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
John Dane's Narrative and YOU.
In the third paragraph of John Dane's narrative, he relates a story about his upbringing. In a paragraph, explain your reaction to his story. How is this different or similar to your own interactions with your parents?
John Dane was raised in a typical Puritan family. His parents told him "God would bless me if I obeyed my parents."He would have been beaten by his father if he did anything that his parents would not approve of. I do not have a real connection to his story because we don't practice the Christian religion. I am certainly not beaten if I do something bad, but there are some consequences.My parents allow me to have my own dreams and beliefs and do whatever they can to support them.
John Dane was raised to believe that god will be watching everything you do. His parents always told him what not to do instead of what to do. I think that his mother and fathers parenting skills were not excellent, his parents could have told him what to do instead. For me, telling me not to do something would just make me want to do it more. It would have been better if they approached him with positive rules instead of negative ones. My parents do not take punishments as extreme as John Danes did, i might get my phone taken away while John Dane would be beaten.
John Dane's father beat him and disrespected him. He was religious and like to pray or listen to God. The reason of his father beating him was he liked to not listen to him. When he misbehaved, he was beaten. When I misbehaved, I am punished but certainly not beaten. When John Dane turned eighteen, he left his house. He finally said that he had enough of his father and left.
John Dane's narrative relates and differs from me because John's parents are extremely godly while mine worship God but not to the level John's are at. John and I are the same because we both will disobey our own parents by going out to play when were not really allowed to do that. For an example I will go ask the other parent if the first one says no, or another example is going somewhere I was not allowed to go. We are the different because my parents do not beat me, I get things takin away if I'm that bad.
John Dane was a highly religious man. He wanted to follow God's path and felt extremely guilty when he fell astray. He father beat him viciously and told him it was John's own fault. If he behaved God would reward him, and if he misbehaved, he would be punished. We are all disciplined for misbehaving, wether you are sent to your room or grounded, you will eventually calm down. There are many households where children are still punished by being beaten. This is a cruel and unnecessary punishment that will push your children away from you. Your kids need to know that they cannot get away with everything, but hurting them will only hurt the parents.
John Dane reminds me of an innocent child who lives under very strict parents. His dad basted him constantly. Because of this stressful household, he gives much time to play and to run about. However, once he returns home, he gets beaten more by his dad. Like a typical family, his parents commended him for doing what he was supposed to do. He stayed home and obeyed his parents. He was afraid if he did something amiss, his father would baste him even more.
The Puritans always are worrying and thinking that god is always looking over your shoulders. The Puritans believed that god picked you to go to heaven or to go to hell at birth. John grew up thinking that very thing that he did has to be perfect so he left to go on with his own life so he could go out and dance. I can relate because I am not perfect because nobody is and my parents get mad at me to; however, they do not beat me like John. The Puritans think that they always have to be pure and to nothing wrong but that is not possible because nobody is perfect.
I would not enjoy to live in his world. My life does have some overlaps with John Dane's like if I did something wrong my parents get mad but they do not beat me. I was not surprised, as his parents are both devoted christians, when they told John that if he obeyed his parents god would bless him. They really wanted him to obey them and they were trying to do that by using god. John dane was afraid of his parents because when he did wrong, they would beat him. If my parents get mad, they won't beat me so I do not have to be scared.He was aware of what he should not do by example and by what his parents taught. He was always attentive to the things that he should not do, but not much what he should do. John would be praised for doing good but if he did anything bad, they would go to the extreme and beat him. He was aware of what he should not do by example and by what his parents taught. He was always attentive to the things that he should not do, but not much what he should do.
John Dane was raised in a typical Puritan family. His parents told him "God would bless me if I obeyed my parents."He would have been beaten by his father if he did anything that his parents would not approve of. I do not have a real connection to his story because we don't practice the Christian religion. I am certainly not beaten if I do something bad, but there are some consequences.My parents allow me to have my own dreams and beliefs and do whatever they can to support them.
ReplyDeleteJohn Dane was raised to believe that god will be watching everything you do. His parents always told him what not to do instead of what to do. I think that his mother and fathers parenting skills were not excellent, his parents could have told him what to do instead. For me, telling me not to do something would just make me want to do it more. It would have been better if they approached him with positive rules instead of negative ones. My parents do not take punishments as extreme as John Danes did, i might get my phone taken away while John Dane would be beaten.
ReplyDeleteJohn Dane's father beat him and disrespected him. He was religious and like to pray or listen to God. The reason of his father beating him was he liked to not listen to him. When he misbehaved, he was beaten. When I misbehaved, I am punished but certainly not beaten. When John Dane turned eighteen, he left his house. He finally said that he had enough of his father and left.
ReplyDeleteJohn Dane's narrative relates and differs from me because John's parents are extremely godly while mine worship God but not to the level John's are at. John and I are the same because we both will disobey our own parents by going out to play when were not really allowed to do that. For an example I will go ask the other parent if the first one says no, or another example is going somewhere I was not allowed to go. We are the different because my parents do not beat me, I get things takin away if I'm that bad.
ReplyDeleteJohn Dane was a highly religious man. He wanted to follow God's path and felt extremely guilty when he fell astray. He father beat him viciously and told him it was John's own fault. If he behaved God would reward him, and if he misbehaved, he would be punished. We are all disciplined for misbehaving, wether you are sent to your room or grounded, you will eventually calm down. There are many households where children are still punished by being beaten. This is a cruel and unnecessary punishment that will push your children away from you. Your kids need to know that they cannot get away with everything, but hurting them will only hurt the parents.
ReplyDeleteJohn Dane reminds me of an innocent child who lives under very strict parents. His dad basted him constantly. Because of this stressful household, he gives much time to play and to run about. However, once he returns home, he gets beaten more by his dad. Like a typical family, his parents commended him for doing what he was supposed to do. He stayed home and obeyed his parents. He was afraid if he did something amiss, his father would baste him even more.
ReplyDeleteThe Puritans always are worrying and thinking that god is always looking over your shoulders. The Puritans believed that god picked you to go to heaven or to go to hell at birth. John grew up thinking that very thing that he did has to be perfect so he left to go on with his own life so he could go out and dance. I can relate because I am not perfect because nobody is and my parents get mad at me to; however, they do not beat me like John. The Puritans think that they always have to be pure and to nothing wrong but that is not possible because nobody is perfect.
ReplyDeleteI would not enjoy to live in his world. My life does have some overlaps with John Dane's like if I did something wrong my parents get mad but they do not beat me. I was not surprised, as his parents are both devoted christians, when they told John that if he obeyed his parents god would bless him. They really wanted him to obey them and they were trying to do that by using god. John dane was afraid of his parents because when he did wrong, they would beat him. If my parents get mad, they won't beat me so I do not have to be scared.He was aware of what he should not do by example and by what his parents taught. He was always attentive to the things that he should not do, but not much what he should do. John would be praised for doing good but if he did anything bad, they would go to the extreme and beat him. He was aware of what he should not do by example and by what his parents taught. He was always attentive to the things that he should not do, but not much what he should do.
ReplyDelete