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Fathers And Relationships - College Term Papers

Fathers And Relationships

Michael Amieiro
Lit/Comp: 1
10/5/12
Professor Centrone

Fathers & Relationships

In both Essays' "Underground Dads" by Wil Haygood and "Only Daughter" by Sandra Cisneros, Haygood and Cisneros talk about how growing up either without a dad or with one that doesn't support you can be hard. In the essay "Underground Dads", Haygood talks about being fatherless and how other people came into his life as a "Father Figure" for him as he grew up. In the essay "Only Daughter", Cisneros talks about growing up being the only daughter in the family and also that her dad paid more attention to her six brothers more then her.
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the essay Haygood talks about three men that played a father role to him which are his mom's boyfriend Jerry, Jimmy his grandfather, and his uncles specifically Uncle Jerry. Each of these men played a specific role and taught him certain morals for example in the essay Haygood says "Sometimes I think that all these men who have swept in and out of my life couldn't replace a good, warm father. But in as much as I've never known a good, warm father, the men who entered my life, who taught me right from wrong, who did things they were not asked to do, have become unforgettable."(50)
In the essay "Only Daughter", Cisneros grew up in a family with six brothers where she was the only sister. Cisneros grew up with a father but her father and her brothers never agreed and approved what she wanted to do for example, Cisneros says "When I was in fifth grade and shared my plans for college with him, I was sure he understood...that's good. That meant a lot to me, especially since my brothers ...

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Added: 10/17/2012 05:37:24 PM
Submitted By: mikenike
Category: English
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