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Question

Short Story called "The Father" by Garne Hugh....and the father is alcholic and doesn't care about his son. What I what to say is that he isn't dynamic throughout the story.


for more info--> the father used to be in ww2 (was lean and tough) now fat. he always drinks wine. he attended son's banquet but got drunk there and got son embarrassed.

Answer 1

Refine or object, several exploratory approaches:

Dynamic.

- A hypocritical disengaged post-war society as compared to those who walked the talk.
World perceived self-absorbed father who has paid his dues (in war) that non-war combatants can ever comprehend and therefore drinking is unacceptable. The critical banquet attendees serve lip service instead of genuine concern and constructive help.

- Time judges all or people judges all.
Issue of judgment by the 'blind', being the visitors' at the son's banquet who have not been in the war, or time over a longer duration which will vindicate his Father's action.

- Nationhood.
The Father who laid life and limb for nation is more or less a citizen of the country because of his actions or that only the judgement by the then contemporary society is the only justifiable means.

- Dichotomy of a Society at peace and a Society at war. Acceptable actions condoned by the war on individuals as opposed to actions of the Father during peace.

- Self and Selflessness.
Whilst the Father was selfless with his life during war is selfish in peace, speculatively towards himself as he is a conflicted person resulting in little regard for his loved ones.
In that war veterans could die anytime, Carpe Diem is to make full use of available drink. This is factually true of many war veterans who lived life like there is no tomorrow, though not necessarily indulging in alcohol.

Non-dynamic.

- A hypocritical disengaged post-war society as compared to those who walked the talk.
Un-adjusting person who has not adapted and outlived his purpose in society despite earlier contributions. This person is one dimensional as a product of war. The death knell that industrialisation brings about with specialisation of duties, creating an environment of conformity and inability to adapt to changing times and environment.

- Time judges all or people judges all.
Despite changes to a bygone war era, this man's inability to adapt will be his downfall. A zebra can't change its stripes.

- Nationhood.
A complex issue driven by dominant society and prevailing consumer trends. The Father seeks solace in a continuing tradition available during the war. He is a trend follower, not a trend setter, in that consumer trends best fitting his habits dictate his life. Being holed up with limited knowledge of the possibilities and the will of seeing them through makes him a shallow person in the age of growing 'man is an island who can accomplish anything without anyone's help'. This is largely categorised since the Thatcherite era.
Food for thought: Is he anymore a citizen of the country or any less because of his actions and behaviour ?

- Dichotomy of a Society at peace and a Society at war.
The preconditioning as a tool of war makes the Father unable to relate to the present world, whilst being very good at what he does. A society at peace demands flexibility and forward momentum at the cost of those unable to follow suit.

- Self and Selflessness.
Morality where demonstrated behaviour has overriding importance over actual actions performed (going to war to save the country and overnight fellow citizens made soldier). A game of peaceful society requiring common sense and cunning to abide by the game of social proprietary and standards of acceptable decency. The Father is acute awareness only of his own condition in trying the make all that he could of the circumstances of not being in war.