The Effects of Bad Parenting in As I Lay Dying by William...

How does a child feel when their parents conceive destructive values and manipulative connotations? To any child a parent is the person that they look up to and in most cases look for encouragement. However, some parents tend to value destruction and their own self-gain more than the life of their child. Both William Faulkner’s â€Å"As I Lay Dying† and Toni Morrison’s â€Å"The Bluest Eye† demonstrating a principle that when parents are bound to their twisted, manipulative, and even immoral values that their children will ultimately be the ones to pay the price as they either embrace the similar hollow values themselves or set out to fulfill their own desires through often times self-destructive means. In â€Å"As I Lay Dying† by William Faulkner†¦show more content†¦. . Not a mouthful. Ill kill him first. Dont you never think it. Dont you never (745). Anse also says, â€Å"For fifteen years I aint had a tooth in my head† (767). Thu s saying that Jewel does not care about Anse’s needs. Jewel only cares about his needs and wants. Whereas, Anse only cares about what he is going to get, not what Jewel wants. The same can be said for â€Å"The Bluest Eye† where it is explained that, â€Å"The lived there because they were poor and black, and they stayed there because they believed they were ugly† (36). Where the Breedloves live is considered â€Å"ugly†, thus creating a destructive and negative value, which the children soon pick up on. Pecola for example, knows that they live in a place that is considered to be ugly by her parents, so she feels she is ugly and worthless. Parents sometimes manipulate their children to their whim, and in doing so damage their family. Anse Bundren treated his children like farm equipment. For example, he ignored Cash’s broken leg, left Dewey Dell to deal with her pregnancy by herself, robbed Jewel of his only treasure, and ultimately put Darl in a m ental institution. His primary goal is to get to town to find a new wife for example Kate says, â€Å"Or if it aint her, he’ll get another one before contton-picking† (709). To me this is more damaging because Addie is not dead yet, and they are already discussing the fact that Anse will find another â€Å"one† before too long. In â€Å"The Bluest Eye†,