The Arena In this short story by Martin Golan‚ Martin describes the pain a father has about the loss of his only son and child from his first wife. The father can´t help‚ but think about his son and how his life used to be before this tragic incident occurred in his life. The father is now divorced and has a second wife with whom he is living with now. However‚ according to the father it is not the same as it used to be with his old wife. They do not have the same “chemistry” as he did with his
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The Arena “We glide through darkness but the early morning kind‚ darkness about to lift.” It is without discussion an adventure and an experience to have a child. Mostly a feeling of great love follows. But definitely a responsibility and fear follows. The fear of being insufficient and maybe even the fear of endangering what you love the most. This is because our identity changes. In 2008 Martin Golan wrote the short story The Arena. The story is about a father and his son. The father is driving
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The Arena Martin Golan’s short story from 2008‚ the Arena‚ shows us how it is to have lost a child‚ and how it is a parent’s worst nightmare. The topic‚ “to lose a child” really comes pops up. The father is struggling to cope with the pain from the past‚ and it’s surely isn’t easier when he has the feeling he could have prevented the loss of his first child. The father hasn’t got a lot of energy to give his son the attention he needs‚ when all of his thoughts are one the dead son. The first person
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”The Arena” is a short story written in 2008 by Martin Golan. The story takes place in the suburbs of New Jersey where the protagonist lives. There is special focus on the main character‚ who is the father of two children‚ and who has experienced the worst in his life; when he lost his son Willie. Willie is the son of his last wife who died very early‚ but now he lives with his current wife and son as his only child. In the beginning of the story he and his son are going to an Arena in town‚ which
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A – ”The Arena” "The Arena" is a short story written by Martin Golan in 2008 and it’s about an unnamed protagonist - he’s also the narrator in the story. He is taking his son to the arena for his son to take the bus. Multiple themes are presented in this story which is the strong bond between the parents and the children‚ to be able to let the past go and self-awareness. The father and son relationship takes a big role in the short story. As a parent having children - it’s important to communicate
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experience is to loose a child. Such a loss can be very difficult to overcome‚ but it is very important that you keep living your life especially if you have a family and people‚ who need you and your attention. The main character in the short story “The Arena” written by Martin Golan in 2008 is struggling with the loss of his son. He is still living in the past and is finding it hard to forget about his dead son even though he knows that his new wife and son need his attention. The story gives us an insight
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THE PRACTICE ARENA AS A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT Learning‚ as a technical term‚ connotes the efficient understanding of and reaction to internal and external information. Learning‚ in the social context‚ defines how individuals perceive their work experiences. It can be attained through factual information or from implicit or inferred sources‚ e.g.. a gut feel. From this viewpoint‚ it can be said that from social interactions in a conventional workplace emerge learning .
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“SAYING GOODBYE” I’ve learned that goodbyes will always hurt‚ pictures never replace having been there‚ memories‚ good or bad‚ will bring tears and words can never replace feelings. There were many things I wanted to write before writing on the word goodbye‚ but life takes a man to where fate has decided and it never goes in the neat little order we desire. I never thought that saying goodbye would be so hard. I am 14 but life has taught me one thing that u might forget the place where you were
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Twentieth Century American Novels 14 January 2014 Goodbye‚ Columbus: “Who am I?” "Who am I?" This is a question everyone asks themselves at a point in their life‚ and is the exact question that Neil Klugman faces. In Phillip Roth ’s novella Goodbye‚ Columbus‚ there is an ongoing search by Neil Klugman who‚ according to Helge Nilsen‚ "is involved in a struggle to develop and preserve an identity of his own amid different environments and conflicting impulses within himself‚" (Nilsen‚ 97). This
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