Another central theme in this novel is that family relationships are far more important than “stuff,” status, or even education. Rukmani describes her romantic partnership with her husband, her beautiful relationship with her daughter, and the tender relationship that forms between her and Puli. What relationships mean the most to you in your life? Who in your family would you say you are closest to? Why is that relationship so important to you? Do you agree with the author that relationships are more important than one's status, possessions, etc.?
Hayden Ferris
11/2/2023 07:11:15 pm
I feel like in my life relationships are one of the most important thing for me not just with my friends but with my family. I feel like without my relationships with my family I would not be able to be happy because they are who I spend most of my time with. I feel like I am the closest with my mom I tell my mom pretty much everything that I do even if it gets me in trouble some of the times. I really don't know why but I feel like I can tell my mom anything and not get in trouble or worried that she will be mad or disappointed in me in any way. And I would say I do agree with the author that relationships over status.
Peter Caldwell
11/6/2023 06:17:53 pm
My family and some of my friends are important to me. I would say I am closest to my brother or my mom. Me and my brother grew up together and were very close, we did everything together up until he got into junior high, we started to separate and go our own ways. We are still close but not quite what we had when we were little. We turned out very different. Relationships are definitely more important than possessions
Nathaniel Haan
11/7/2023 01:19:01 pm
I really appreciate and value my relationships with my friends, they are very influential and important to me in my life. I also love the relationship I have with my close friend specifically Mary, she is very very important to me and a huge part of my life. In my family I would say I am probably closest with my sister Maddie and my dad, I do love all of my family but I just seem to connect with those two the most. My dad has just shown me so many things and especially with basketball which has become such a big part of my life he was so influential in my growth in that, and Maddie just matches my nerdy energy and it is just fun to hang out with her. I would definitely say that relationships are more important than status or possessions, good relationships will last forever and can get you through anything, but possessions will not.
Fernando Villanueva
11/8/2023 11:15:53 am
I feel like relationships are better then possesions. I have really close relationships with the ladies and my friends and family. I am pretty close with my friend group we have a small group so its not hard to get to know each other. I have known my best friend peter since we were 10 we have been playing soccer together for 4 years now. I have grown pretty close with hayden and Nathaniel as well I feel like me and hayden just clicked because we had a lot in common. We both liked to play soccer and video games and not put as much effort in school as others. We still don't do terrible but we try our best and Nathaniel is likee our older brother. He is always watching over us, litterally and he makes us do whats right and sometimes makes us have no fun. Its nice to have someone like him. I also have a close relationship with my family. I specifically have a close relationship with my dad and older brother. My older brother is always there for me, we lie for eachother we do everything together he comes and supports me at games whenever I want something he will get it for me. He is just like a second dad but less strict. My dad has always been there for me. He sets some rules but I know he just wants whats best for me, he also made me get into whats basically my whole life now, soccer he made me fall in love with the sport he first taught me how to play when I was 4 and he just showed me some basic things. But I am so glad that he did. He signed me up to play at the Kroc center where me and peter played together. It was one of the best decisions ever, I became a good player and I got a best friend out of it I couldn't have asked for anything better.
Elijah Trostel
11/8/2023 05:09:46 pm
Relationships are ABSOLUTELY more important than concrete aspects of life. My relationships in life have always been some of the most important things in the world to me. There is almost NOTHING that I value more than a close, meaningful relationship built on trust, friendship, love, and understanding. Unfortunately, I have almost never encountered a person whom I could truly open up to. Due to a series of unfortunate events in my past, I have a lot of trust issues and a lot of difficulty building and maintaining friendships because I was hurt before, and due to me not wanting to be hurt again, I subconsciously pushed everyone in my life away from me, with the only exceptions being my very close family (I had no friends anymore at this point.) It was at this point that I truly began to discover God in my life, and realized that he was the only person in the world I could completely trust. Sadly, this is still true today, and God is the only person who I have completely revealed myself, my intentions, and my heart and mind to. I have likely the closest relationships with God, my mom, and my grandmother. all three of these people I trust more than anybody else in the world. They all lift me up and listen to me while giving advice. I still am not understood by anybody but God Himself, but maybe that was HIs purpose, and one day I will figure out why.
Teach
11/10/2023 08:23:37 am
Elijah -- I will pray that God will bless you with close friendships so that you can experience that blessing. I have a hard time trusting people too, but I've found that the more I do, even if that friendship doesn't turn out great, I have not regretted it. It's worth the risk!
William LF
11/8/2023 08:41:09 pm
Both are equally important to me. Because If I were in a situation where the people I care about were in trouble/danger, I want to be strong enough to protect them. I know that possessions will never be able to make me as happy as a real relationship with someone, but having the resources to take care of the people around me is important. For example when I was little my family couldn't afford to buy a house or groceries, and as a result I can't see my biological family, but if anyone in my family had a constant income my life would have been a lot different. This is something that has effected everything about me from my attitude towards objects and people to the way I think about life in general. Long story short I believe that relationship are important, but if you don't have the ability to take care of the people around you, then it doesn't matter how much you love or care about them they will eventually be taken from you.
Teach
11/10/2023 08:25:59 am
William -- This is an excellent observation! Yes, we have to have resources in order to do well and to even make it possible to HAVE close relationships. Thank you for sharing that insightful idea.
Abraham Walters
11/9/2023 06:57:13 am
The people in my family that I have the best relationships with are my brother, mother and my dad. These relationships are important to me because they are the people who encourage me when I feel discouraged for example when I play a soccer game and I am losing they are still there to cheer me on and yes I Comments are closed.
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