Common elements in the family texts:
The
Ants
This is
my
living
room
Both
parents
want
the
child,
but it
doesn’t
seem
like it is
love
that is
the
drive,
but
more “I
want
him, so
you
won’t
get
him”
He
wants
to
protect
his
family
He
doesn’t
really
listen to
his
daughte
r.
Yes. The
parents
are
getting a
divorce
Controlli The
ng
bombs
mother they
are
talking
about.
Possibl
y WW2
or The
Cold
War
Yes.
People
has to
listen to
him. He
is very
authorit
ive. He
doesn’t
allow
his
daughte
The
weath
er
(circu
mstanc
es)
The
mount
ain
people
He
doesn’
t see
people
as
threats
,
becaus
e he
sees
himself
as
Dilemma (a choice to
make)
Manipulation
Deceit
Jealousy
Threats from the
outside world (war)
The controlling father
Family in dissolution
The
father’s
actions
and his
behavio
ur tears
them
apart
The
father
manip
ulates
the
daught
er into
climbi
ng the
mount
ain
The
pare
nt
are
jealo
us of
each
other
Mot
her is
decei
tful,
she
chea
ts on
his
husb
and
with
anot
her
man,
Peter
He is
unfai
thful
and
chea
ts on
his
wife,
Rosie
. He
sleep
s
Loyalty
The
daught
er
strives
to do
good,
so her
father
will
love
her
The
parents
strive
to get
custody
Sacrifice
Betwee
n father
and
daught
er
Ambition
Theme
The
Shining
Mountai
n
Love
Text
She
sacri
fices
hers
elf
to
plea
se
her
fath
er
She is loyal
to her
father
The
choic
e of
getti
ng a
divor
ce
The
father
manip
ulates
The father is
not loyal,
but the
daughters
and wife are
My Side
of the
matter
Betwee
n
Marge
and the
protago
nist
He
wants
to
provide
for his
family.
The
aunts
tear the
relations
hip
apart
My
Sister’s
Marriag
e
Olive
loves
her
husban
d
Dad
loves
Olive
Sarah
Ann
loves
mostly
her dad
but also
Olive
Sarah
Ann
tries to
become
the
“mothe
r” of
the
family
Olive
wants
travel
and get
away
The
father
tears the
family
apart,
because
he loves
Olive
more
than
Sarah
Ann
rs to go superio
out or
r.
interact
with
anyone
Controlli
The
ng aunts
aunt
s are
jealo
us of
the
prota
gonis
t
with
anot
her
wom
an.
Marg
e is
decie
tful
to
the
prota
gonis
t
He
wants
to know
everythi
ng.
The
dad
betra
ys
Sara
h
Ann
by
not
lovin
g
her.
Olive
betra
ys
Sara
h
Ann
by
“stea
ling”
all of
the
dad’s
love
The
husban
d is a
threat
to the
father.
Sarah
Ann
perciev
es
Olive
as a
threat.
Dad
is
jealo
us of
the
Husb
and.
Sara
h
Ann
is
jealo
us of
Olive
The
aunts
manip
ulate
Marge
The
father
manip
ulates
the
daught
ers
into
telling
them
everyt
hing
Him
leavi
ng
his
job
and
hom
e.
Need
s to
take
care
of
the
child
and
be
resp
onsib
le.
Sara
h
Ann
has a
choic
e to
make
:
shoul
d she
show
the
lette
rs to
the
dad
or
hide
them
?
Olive
has
the
choic
e of
stayi
ng in
the
famil
y
inste
ad of
The
prot
ago
nist
sacri
fices
his
job
and
futu
re
for
the
chil
d
Marge is
loyal to her
ants. The
protagonist
is loyal to
his child.
Sarah Ann is
loyal to her
father.
All My
Sons
Betwee
n Chris
and
Anni
Joe
wants
the
compan
y/him
to do
good.
Chris
and
Anni
want to
get
married
The
mother
/Kate
wants
to get
Larry
back
There
are lots
of lies
beneath
the
surface
which
Joe
keeps
hidden.
Yes. Joe
controls
what
the
other
familym
embers
are
allowed
to do,
and
what
they are
not
allowed
to do
George
is a
threat
to Joe.
He
knows
the
truth.
Chris
finds
out the
truth,
and so
the bar
drops
The
moth
er
want
s
Larry
to
marr
y
Anni
and
not
Chris
Joe is
decie
tful
Joe is
manip
ulative
. He
manip
ulates
people
into
believi
ng
what
he
wants
them
to
believ
e. Joe
knows
best.
marr
ying
her
husb
and.
It
was
a
dile
mma
whet
her
he
shoul
d
send
the
cylin
ders
or
not
Larr
y
mad
ea
sacri
fice
Larry was
loyal to his
father.
Chris was
too until he
found out
the truth
about his
father being
the one,
who should
have gone
to jail