Parenting the Father

What are the qualities that leaven a good rise up? To be a good parent you must be loving, considerate, and responsible, you have to pay attention to your childs need. Unfortunately illusion Purcell from The Father by Hugh Garner shows none of these qualities. Mr. Purcell is neglective, embarrassless and proud. One trait that clearly shows canful is an unsatisfactory father is that he is neglective. This trait describes Mr. Purcell very accurately. An example of how John is neglective is when he had a clashing with the principal at Johnnys school, regarding his grades.John had agreed to happen Johnny back a grade just so the clashing would end sooner When the teacher had suggested keeping the countersign in the equal grade for a second year, he had acquiesced willingly, wanting only to live away from the place. page 43. A nonher example of Johns neglect is how he does not level(p) know what position his own son played or which team he played for He realized that he didn t even know what position his own son played, or even the name of the team. page 46.Lastly when Johnny was talk of the town about his friends and their fathers, John had no clue who he was talking about because he pays no attention to his children what so ever, nor does he play a role in either of his childrens lives He didnt know on boy or girl who came to the house from another. page 48. These are three of many an(prenominal) examples that show Mr. Purcell is a neglective father. In addition to be neglective John Purcell is in the like manner shameless. In almost every particular throughout Johnnys life that involved both father and son, John would always supply shame upon Johnny and himself.In the story on page 1 it says a strange shame and embarrassment coloured every event that brought them into contact. A second example that shows how John is shameless is when he was talking to the curate and scout master about the entry fee for the male child Scout Meeting Three Do llars Why I couldve taken Jonny to a burlesque show for less than that. He felt no shame at all after making the remark. The final example I have that shows Mr. Purcell is shameless is when he was outside the church swallow with a man he had just known for less than an hour or so. They had three good drinks apiece before Murdoch said, Maybe wed part go back inside. If we dont get in at that place soon that kid of mine will tell his mother for sure. This shows John felt no shame because even though he was with his son at a very important meeting, with the Johnnys friends and their parents there, he was outside drinking paying no regard towards the circumstances. Also if it wasnt for Charley Murdoch suggesting that they should go back inside, John wouldve just sat outside drinking the whole night. If you dont harbinger a man like that shameless then I wouldnt know what youd call him.