A VISIT TO GRANDMOTHER
ANALYSIS
CONFLICT:
That Charles’ mother had
let him be how he would have liked and would have trusted him, because she was
overprotective with GL but neglected Charles; as a consequence, he left his
home and moved to another place because of his beliefs about his mother.
CLIMAX:
When grandma finished
telling the story and Charles started getting jealous, so he basically exploded
and complained to his mother that she never loved him.
RESOLUTION:
When mom tries to
explain Charles that she loved all her children the same, and the reason why
she paid more attention to GL because he needed her the most, but Charles did
not care at all about what she was saying and went to his room.
Socratic
Questions:
1. What would happen if you fought with a family member?
A/When we both are relaxed,
I will try to apologize or to talk with him to fix the problem, just like a
normal conflict between two close people (family, friends, etc.)
2. What reasons are good enough to never speak to a family member
again?
A/A betrayal or anything
as grave like that, but it is really difficult, because the thing that has happened,
has to be really exaggerated, there are not so many things to never speak again
to someone you love.
3. How do family members affect your perception of yourself?
A/It’s different when a
member of your family tells you something, there are things for good, and some
others that are just annoying; for example, for good it can be any suggestion,
because in the majority of the cases the family tells you the truth, and for
bad, just annoying comments that are unnecessary, but they do that just for fun
sometimes, like if they were making fun of you.
4. Why do you think I asked these questions?
A/Maybe to know about
how we feel with our family, how we fix problems, or maybe just because of curiosity.
TRUE OR FALSE
1. Parents love all their children.
TRUE (In most of the cases)
2. Siblings’ rivalry is a natural accompaniment to having brothers and sisters.
FALSE
3. Every family has a black sheep, or a member who brings disgrace.
FALSE (For me, but
it can happen sometimes, depending on each family's background.)
4. It’s never too late to make amends, for right or wrong.
TRUE
DIFFERENT
ENDING
My own ending would be that after Charles’ mom explains to him that she
loves all her children the same, Charles understands or answers to his mom in a
more relaxed, yet respectful form, so they can amend their misunderstanding,
and then, obviously, fix the problem and be a happy family with 0% toxicity.
By Juan Carlos Annicchiarico, Step 10
