Overprotective Father
Overprotective Father
Barry might be one lecture away before Moira runs away from home. In W.D. Valgardson’s short story “Saturday Climbing,” Barry discovers that he can trust his daughter, Moira to make her own decisions and let her do what she wants through a rock climbing session. As the author describes, Barry commits the two of them to rock climbing without Moira’s consent, which shows Barry’s “act of desperation” to spend time with his daughter (16). During their rock climbing sessions, “the golden line of rope” is what joins them. Moreover, with the theme of this short story being trust, this symbol proves that not only do they trust the rope to save them, but also represents their trust for each other. In addition, Valgardson supports this theme with the huge rocky cliff that Barry and Moira climbs. The cliff is very dangerous and difficult to climb, which is much like Barry and Moira’s relationship full of “slamming doors” and “weeping and raised voices” (31). Through this rock-climbing metaphor, Barry reveals his full character as an overprotective father who tries to compensate Moira by providing “unhesitating leadership” for his wife leaves at an early age. Furthermore, Barry displays his lack of trust in Moira by seeing her like a “fragile” piece of paper and thinking that giving her “so much responsibility [is] like a prick of a thorn” (35,26 ). However, Barry begins to develop trust in Moira when she shows how independent she is through her first time leading the climb. She demonstrates her ability to think with knowing where to set her protection. And below her is Barry, watching fearfully “ smoothly [pays] out the rope, [and] determines to give her all the slack she [needs] while, at the same time he keeps his hand tensed, ready to lock shut, [and] to absorb the shock of any fall” (70). Through the Saturday rock-climbing sessions, Barry learns to let Moira do what she wants and begins to treat her more like an adult. The theme of trust
Barry might be one lecture away before Moira runs away from home. In W.D. Valgardson’s short story “Saturday Climbing,” Barry discovers that he can trust his daughter, Moira to make her own decisions and let her do what she wants through a rock climbing session. As the author describes, Barry commits the two of them to rock climbing without Moira’s consent, which shows Barry’s “act of desperation” to spend time with his daughter (16). During their rock climbing sessions, “the golden line of rope” is what joins them. Moreover, with the theme of this short story being trust, this symbol proves that not only do they trust the rope to save them, but also represents their trust for each other. In addition, Valgardson supports this theme with the huge rocky cliff that Barry and Moira climbs. The cliff is very dangerous and difficult to climb, which is much like Barry and Moira’s relationship full of “slamming doors” and “weeping and raised voices” (31). Through this rock-climbing metaphor, Barry reveals his full character as an overprotective father who tries to compensate Moira by providing “unhesitating leadership” for his wife leaves at an early age. Furthermore, Barry displays his lack of trust in Moira by seeing her like a “fragile” piece of paper and thinking that giving her “so much responsibility [is] like a prick of a thorn” (35,26 ). However, Barry begins to develop trust in Moira when she shows how independent she is through her first time leading the climb. She demonstrates her ability to think with knowing where to set her protection. And below her is Barry, watching fearfully “ smoothly [pays] out the rope, [and] determines to give her all the slack she [needs] while, at the same time he keeps his hand tensed, ready to lock shut, [and] to absorb the shock of any fall” (70). Through the Saturday rock-climbing sessions, Barry learns to let Moira do what she wants and begins to treat her more like an adult. The theme of trust