Analyzing Bel Kaufman's Short Story 'Sunday In The Park'
Sunday in the park - Essay
Introduction:
What do you do if some one comes to you and say: let us take it out side? Violence is maybe the biggest issue in modern society. Our democratic lifestyle is teaching us to discuss and argue, but if people do not respect that and use other peoples fear to get things “their way”, our world would be falling apart. The short story Sunday in the park, by the author Bel Kaufmann, is about the issues: passive against aggressive and right against wrong. You and who else (Page 98. Line 42), said by the rude man in the story, is a clear example of the treading behavior he is preforming. The short story also brings up the problem: Who can help us if people are disrespectful? The police? The authors answer …show more content…
Another example is the way he speaks, he starts sentences by saying things like: You must realize… (Page 98. Line 30) and I must ask you… (Page 98. Line 40) He is not that type of guy who needs to “show of” to be respected and he would never invite to a fight. He might have a god and well paid job and money is not an issue. Morton is married and has a son named Larry.
In the big scene in the park, he acts very calm and he is trying to talk things out and being polite, but the big guy does not care, and answer back. There is nothing for the little family to do else then leave the park. In contrast to Morton the big man is not behaving nice at all. He maybe fells stepped on by people like Morton, “rich people who think they own it all”. He also think they are talking down to him his son Joe. My kid is just as good right here as yours… He probably says this because he thinks the parents are seeing their kid as a better person then Joe and that Larry has more rights for the sandbox then his own …show more content…
In fact she is ashamed of her husbands behavior and she would have wanted him to stand up for her and their son. She is also frustrated because she cannot do anything that will make the big man realize that he is unfair. This powerlessness is making here angry, and she is blaming Morton. Her son is also blamed and she is being rude to him and says: I’m ashamed of you! Another example of her frustration building up is the way she thinks of Joe. At first she thinks of him as chubby, then husky and finally: The fat little boy threw another spadeful of sand at Larry (page 97. Line
Introduction:
What do you do if some one comes to you and say: let us take it out side? Violence is maybe the biggest issue in modern society. Our democratic lifestyle is teaching us to discuss and argue, but if people do not respect that and use other peoples fear to get things “their way”, our world would be falling apart. The short story Sunday in the park, by the author Bel Kaufmann, is about the issues: passive against aggressive and right against wrong. You and who else (Page 98. Line 42), said by the rude man in the story, is a clear example of the treading behavior he is preforming. The short story also brings up the problem: Who can help us if people are disrespectful? The police? The authors answer …show more content…
Another example is the way he speaks, he starts sentences by saying things like: You must realize… (Page 98. Line 30) and I must ask you… (Page 98. Line 40) He is not that type of guy who needs to “show of” to be respected and he would never invite to a fight. He might have a god and well paid job and money is not an issue. Morton is married and has a son named Larry.
In the big scene in the park, he acts very calm and he is trying to talk things out and being polite, but the big guy does not care, and answer back. There is nothing for the little family to do else then leave the park. In contrast to Morton the big man is not behaving nice at all. He maybe fells stepped on by people like Morton, “rich people who think they own it all”. He also think they are talking down to him his son Joe. My kid is just as good right here as yours… He probably says this because he thinks the parents are seeing their kid as a better person then Joe and that Larry has more rights for the sandbox then his own …show more content…
In fact she is ashamed of her husbands behavior and she would have wanted him to stand up for her and their son. She is also frustrated because she cannot do anything that will make the big man realize that he is unfair. This powerlessness is making here angry, and she is blaming Morton. Her son is also blamed and she is being rude to him and says: I’m ashamed of you! Another example of her frustration building up is the way she thinks of Joe. At first she thinks of him as chubby, then husky and finally: The fat little boy threw another spadeful of sand at Larry (page 97. Line