Larry And The Father Analysis

• The father is e person who collects and stores everything that might turn out to be useful. According to the text his “treasures” consist of various military objects that have aroused Larry’s interest.
• According to me, the comparison that Larry makes signifies his cheerful emotions after waking up. He is in high-spirits, awaiting for the excitement that the new day has to offer him. This morning situation is identical to opening a bottle of champagne, because Larry pops out of bed just like a cork holder and is as bubbly as the beverage.
• Larry’s world before his father’s return differs extremely from the period that comes afterwards. He spends the very first five years of his life with his mother. She is a dominant figure in his upbringing.
Larry uses the word “mountain”, part of inanimate nature, to depict his father’s indifference towards him. He is as emotionally inaccessible as a peak. Therefore, I think that this simile does not represent the father in the best possible light.
• The relationship that Larry and his father have established is rather complex. Initially his father does not play an active part in raising him and is considered by him as a visitor, which provokes his curiosity. After the end of the war, Larry and his father turn into ferocious enemies that are in a constant fight for the attention of Larry’s mother. At the end the tables are turned after Sonny’s birth and Larry becomes empathetic with his father. They happen to realize the importance of building a good relationship between a father and a son.
• Larry’s mother means the world to him. She is not only a mother, but a friend with whom he can share every thought. Being raised by her, he has become deeply attached to her and desires intensely her absolute attention. That is why after his father’s return from the war the atmosphere in the house becomes so tense. He now has to share her, which he perceives as unacceptable. All of her warm feelings should be directed solely towards
• Another similar ironic situation that I could find in the text is the contradiction between Larry’s extreme desire for having a baby and his behaviour after Sonny’s. He thought that this is the path towards his mother’s exclusive attention, yet again his plan did not live up to his expectations and the baby consumes all of her time. The story is played out again but this time Larry’s father has a replacement and it is his very own baby- Sonny.
• Whether the names and appearances are mentioned or not, it would not make any difference to the story. The author has not used these characteristics, but has put their vocal and active features at the forefront.
• In mi view, the overall mood of the story is antithetical. At the beginning it is warm and pleasant, a reminiscence of Larry’s childhood days. After his father’s return the mood takes a turning point and becomes hostile and pessimistic. At the end the mood that we see is still and reflects Larry’s internal state of mind as he begins to perceive the world from his father’s perspective.
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