In the Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx states, “The bourgeoisie has torn away from the family its sentimental veil, and has reduced the family relation to a mere money relation.” In other words, one can say love has been stripped away from intimate relationships, and has been turned into business matters only. One can find themselves under the impression that society has impacted their lives so much that they have forgotten how to live their own everyday life. Based off of evidence from novels such as The Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan, This is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz, and Another Bullshit Night in Suck City by Nick Flynn, this quote can be disagreed upon to believe that love is in existence in relationships and society does not
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His own son, Nick, bashes him for the reputation everyone else gives him rather than help him. “Ask me about him now and I’ll say, Housed. Twelve years. Subsidized A Section 8. A disability. I’ll thank you for paying his rent, unless you’re also a Section 8. Unless by the time you read this he’s been evicted again. Ask now and I’ll say he’s a goddamned tree stump, it’ll take dynamite to get rid of that motherfucker.” (Flynn 8) Nick speaks of his father disrespectfully and without care. He judges his father based upon what others would view him as. “I remember the day he arrived the nights could still be cold. He raised his arms to enter, because every “guest” has to be frisked- no bottles, no weapons. This is the first rule.” (Flynn 8) Nick views his father as any other person on the street and treats him the same way he would treat others. Being his father, you would expect Nick to give him special treatment or at least show some concern but instead he gives him his shoulder and leaves him to find his own way. Despite the poor treatment that his son showed him, Jonathan never moved out of his sight. “He was never difficult to find.” (Flynn 9) In staying where Nick could find him, Jonathan could be described as a caring father who always wanted to make sure that Nick was stable. Overall the three novels share the same theme. Each character has the same struggle of facing society’s opinion in their own relationship and actions. They all manage to push past the difficulty and remain faithful to who they love. It is clearly shown, that society does not influence individuals who love someone, to turn against them based off of their
His own son, Nick, bashes him for the reputation everyone else gives him rather than help him. “Ask me about him now and I’ll say, Housed. Twelve years. Subsidized A Section 8. A disability. I’ll thank you for paying his rent, unless you’re also a Section 8. Unless by the time you read this he’s been evicted again. Ask now and I’ll say he’s a goddamned tree stump, it’ll take dynamite to get rid of that motherfucker.” (Flynn 8) Nick speaks of his father disrespectfully and without care. He judges his father based upon what others would view him as. “I remember the day he arrived the nights could still be cold. He raised his arms to enter, because every “guest” has to be frisked- no bottles, no weapons. This is the first rule.” (Flynn 8) Nick views his father as any other person on the street and treats him the same way he would treat others. Being his father, you would expect Nick to give him special treatment or at least show some concern but instead he gives him his shoulder and leaves him to find his own way. Despite the poor treatment that his son showed him, Jonathan never moved out of his sight. “He was never difficult to find.” (Flynn 9) In staying where Nick could find him, Jonathan could be described as a caring father who always wanted to make sure that Nick was stable. Overall the three novels share the same theme. Each character has the same struggle of facing society’s opinion in their own relationship and actions. They all manage to push past the difficulty and remain faithful to who they love. It is clearly shown, that society does not influence individuals who love someone, to turn against them based off of their