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 ·Relationship Between Father and Son· [|Pursuit of Happyness clip]

[|Just the Two of Us - Will Smith]  Quotes about the Father and Son Relationship:  Pp 34: "You promised not to do that, the boy said. What? You know what, Papa. He poured the hot water back into the pan and took the boy's cup and poured some of the cocoa into his own and then handed it back. I have to watch you all the time, the boy said. I know. If you break little promises you'll break the big ones. That's what you said. I know. But I won't.

Pp 74: "This is my child, he said. I wash a dead man's brains out of his hair. This is my job. Then he wrapped him in a blanket and carried him to the fire."

Pp 77: "You wanted to know what the bad guys looked like. Now you know. It may happen again. My job is to take care of you. I was appointed to do that by God. I will kill anyone who touches you. Do you understand? Yes."

Pp 113: "Shh...I'm right here. I won't leave you. You promise? Yes. I promise. I was going to run, To try and lead then away. But I can't leave you.

Pp 114: "They lay listening. Can you do it? When the time comes? When the time comes there will be no time. Now this is the time. Curse God and die. What if it doesn't fire? It has to fire. What if it doesn't fire. Could you crush that beloved skull with a rock? Is there such a being within you of which you know nothing? Can there be? Hold him in your arms. Just so. The soul is quick. Pull him toward you. Kiss him. Quickly."

Pp 132: "I want you to wait here. I want to go with you. I'm only going over there to take a look. Just sit here. You'll be able to see me the whole time. I promise.

  There are six quotes that we chose to represent the relationship between the father and the son. The first quote we chose portrayed a different image with the son taking care of the father. It shows that the son might have a trust issue with his father. The second quote shows the father's sense of responsibility to the son. He seems to have the "old world" views of a relationship in which he is responsible for all of the child' s needs, even if it requires him to clean off someone else's blood from his son's body. The third quote we chose because he seems to actually have a relationship with God, and uses this to explain to his son that he may have to kill someone when they try to harm him (the son). The fourth quote was chosen because it shows exactly how dependent they are on each other. The father needs the son just as much because without him, he would have nothing. The fifth quote was chosen because the father is sitting there debating whether or not he can kill his son if he has to. He looks at this as a mercy killing, but he really does not know if he can take the life of one so precious to him. The last quote was chosen because it represents, once again, the fear that the son has of being abandened by his father. For all the trust that the son has for his father, he does not seem to trust that his father will stay by his side through all of this. Discussion Questions:

- How is the father and son relationship in this novel similar to that of a modern father/son relationship? How is it different?

- What traits of the father allowed him to protect and care for the son in a hopeless situation, whereas the mother could not?