ipl-logo

12 And Not Stupid By Zuraidah Omar Short Story

792 Words4 Pages

QUESTION 1

Based on the short story Twelve and not stupid by Zuraidah Omar, I learnt that some people are irresponsible and fails in commitment when it comes to family, also that some child are not that naive when there is something quite unusual happens to them.

First of all, it is unjust for a man to shut one 's eyes to his family especially his wife and child. Because of this, it could bring a rift to the relationships in the family and leave the other party in disappointment. This is shown when Papa explained the whole situation where Aunt May and her boy, Kassim was neglected by Yem, a husband to both Aunt May and Jah, although Aunt May is the second wife to Yem. It is also a terrible mistake to not inform the first wife on marrying another woman as it could bring some misunderstanding if not taken care of properly.

Second, it is surprising when one says children are naive to their surroundings and adults business, when truly some of them are not. One needs to consider their child 's feelings when it comes to certain things and not hide it from them as they could sense when something is wrong. One need to keep them in the circle so they would not feel neglected and left in the dark. As shown in the short story, Sasha hesitated a little when she first met Aunt May and it goes a little bit more suspicious when Papa asked Sasha to lie to Mama about how Papa was late on picking Sasha up from school. This left Sasha clouded by mysteries and questions that she wishes that

Show More
Related

  • Summary: How Birth Order Affects Personality

    515 Words  | 3 Pages

    Mothers and fathers are not the same parents with every child, and therefore parent differently towards the

    Read More

  • Sickened By Julie Gregory Character Analysis

    479 Words  | 2 Pages

    The lie of a parent can be well armed that it takes maturity of a child to become aware of it. They might forgive but not forget, nor-erased traumatic events that will remain in their memories. Our educational actions receive from adults (parents, teachers, siblings, grandparents) in our infancy-stages build and create our characteristics. We become who we are based on our personality- a result of our temper. Our behavior is reflected based on beliefs, values and life experiences.

    Read More

  • Sociological Imagination Is A Personal Family Issue

    1000 Words  | 4 Pages

    Introduction There are many different types of cultures in society around the world, all with their own individual accepted ways of behaviour, some cultures might be familiar and others might seem strange to us. Cultures have their own set of norms to control acceptable behaviour. If we as fellow human beings all took the initiative to understand each other’s cultures, it might not seem that strange to us anymore and it is possible that we could help others in a way that is acceptable to the society in which we live in. The aim of this essay is to discuss, using a view based on the sociological imagination, whether a unique personal family issue can be related to an issue in society.

    Read More

  • Are People Good At Heart Argumentative Essay

    1119 Words  | 5 Pages

    This is very selfish of Mrs. VaanDaan, to sacrifice her own child to a man, her husband, who is not respectful. Such things are very selfish, and going back on your word is also very selfish. For example, Mrs.VaanDaan states, to everyone “We will divide

    Read More

  • The Pros And Cons Of President Nixon

    1135 Words  | 5 Pages

    A family contains young minds that are at first taught the building of personality or character and controlling the emotions of him or herself, while also being taught how to set goals for life (Ritter) But as new generations came of age, the family became a weakened and fractured unit as husbands and wives gave way to the human nature of adultery in a widespread manor. Here in America, the family has been under constant assault and broken marriages and broken households are now a normal thing to see. Few fathers show the guidance and teaching to their children that is needed often requiring the mother to take on both roles. As children grow up being more spoiled and pampered to, they are never learning to accept and recover from setbacks.

    Read More

  • Parenthood: The Braverman Family

    1794 Words  | 8 Pages

    Main Analysis The varieties in family structure are exposed in the television series Parenthood. The small families within the Braverman family give relevant examples of the change. Each of the children in the show has their own unique support system. All families prove relevance to prior research conducted on the topic.

    Read More

  • Disadvantages Of Concerted Cultivation

    1767 Words  | 8 Pages

    In the same chapter as previously mentioned, the parents had two younger children who openly showed their contempt for being forced to watch their brother’s activities by complaining to their parents (54). Because the oldest child’s schedule took the highest priority in the family, all the the children felt like the eldest was

    Read More

  • The Role Of Family Roles In Ovid's Metamorphoses

    1351 Words  | 6 Pages

    In a family there are many different roles; there's the role of the mother, the father, the child, the grandparents, then there’s the brothers and sisters. Every single one of those roles has different responsibilities. The father, according to most of society, is supposed to be the breadwinner for the family. However, nowadays the mother is actually quite capable of being the breadwinner just as much of as the father. As they work to show their children what it is to be an adult they are teaching them as well on how to be an active member of society.

    Read More

  • Critical And Significant First Step In The Social Work Process

    2396 Words  | 10 Pages

    The theory looks at many aspects of the family such as atmosphere, constellation, and goals, plus, respect is given to both children and adults. In this system interventions are suggested for children and adults. The limitations of the Family Systems Theory are, too much is focused on homeostasis at the expense of change and patterns at the expense of unpredictability. Moreover, on the system at the expense of the individuals.

    Read More

  • Analysis Of Social Inequality In The Film Good Will Hunting

    1413 Words  | 6 Pages

    The children learned basic norms and values from the parents. The parents supply the economic needs for the child such as foods and education (ResviseSociology, 2014). In a family, different person performs different role and function such as a mother should take care of her child. The important is the child can feel the love and support from their parents (Gordon, 1997). Family dysfunction may appear in broken families, violent families and divorced families, etc.

    Read More

  • The Importance Of Family Inequality

    1429 Words  | 6 Pages

    Families can be regarded as the foundation of society. For Fleetwood (2012: 1), the importance of families is highlighted by the fact that it would be difficult to comprehend a society that could function without them. In addition, even though families and their compositions vary across societies and cultures, the family can be viewed as a universal social institution (Macionis & Plummer, 2012: 625. Specifically, according to Macionis and Plummer (2012: 625) and Neale (2000:1), it has the ability to unite individuals into cooperative groups via social bonds (kinship) and is ultimately experienced differently from individual to individual. However, the family can be a source of conflict, tension and inequality, which is why one of the key practices

    Read More

  • Postmodern Approach To Family Therapy

    1568 Words  | 7 Pages

    Families are said to constitute realities in which most of one’s attributes are constructed, based on the family interactions, beliefs, values as well as the behaviours that are seen in the specific families one is brought up into (Archer & McCarthy, 2007). However, even though most of one’s personal characteristics may be heavily influenced by their families; people do have a sense of individuality that makes them unique from any other person in the family (Becvar & Becvar, 2013). Therefore, one may argue that it is these differences that may cause misunderstandings in families.

    Read More

  • Susan's Case Study Essay

    1131 Words  | 5 Pages

    The spillover effect, which means the mood or behavior in one subsystem will transfer to another subsystem, will happen and it will have negatively affect the children. Davis and Cummings (1994) propose the quality of the marital relationship may drives the emotional security of the children. The emotional security will influence regulation of the emotion, the motivation and family relationship. Children may have low level of expressing their feelings and high level of withdraw from interaction with other (Katz & Woodin, 2002). In Susan’s situation, she does not dare to share the difficulties that she is facing in school.

    Read More

  • Essay On Effects Of Divorce On Children

    958 Words  | 4 Pages

    Name: Norshafiqah Bibi Bt Abdul Shariff ID Number: AM 160700103 Exercise 1: The effect of divorce. Divorce has become a worldwide phenomenon. Parent divorce causes many problems and affects children negatively. It is also a behavior that has many implications for those involved. This situation becomes more consequential when children are considered.

    Read More

  • Explain How Adults Can Influence Young People's Behaviour

    775 Words  | 4 Pages

    Your class has listened to a radio discussion about how adults can be a good influence on younger people. You have made the notes below: Ways adults can influence how younger people behave:  giving rules 
  setting an example 
  offering advice 
 Some opinions expressed in the discussion: “Sometimes it’s fun to break the rules!” 
“If you admire somebody, you try to behave like them.”

    Read More

More about 12 And Not Stupid By Zuraidah Omar Short Story

Open Document