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Frankenstein and Principles in Parenting
''"My father looked carelessly at the title page of my book and said, ?Ah! Cornelius Agrippa! My dear Victor, do not waste your time upon this; it is sad trash.?? ? Frankenstein, Chap. 2''
Who would have thought that in one line of Frankenstein one could derive basic parenting principles? And still it provides us with keen insight into the role of parent as teacher and child as moldable student.
''?My father??''
Most men will be fathers and most women, mothers. It is the cycle of humanity. What kind of parent one will become is based completely on the individual. One would be wise to consider what manner of parental role is being placed before their children, both now and in the future.
''?My father looked CARELESSLY??''
There is a saying that states, ?Knowledge is more caught than taught.? Beyond knowledge and verbal instruction, the parent?s emotional responses to the child play a vital role in shaping the child. What adults deem unimportant could mean the rise or demise of a child. To the child Victor in Frankenstein, his father?s very ambivalence caused him to enter a quest that would ultimately consume his life.
''?My father looked carelessly at the title of the page of my book??''
Victor?s father looked no further than the title. He asked no questions as to why his son would be interested in such a book. He was a ?surface father.? His lack of interest in the book also is symbolic of his lack of interest in his son. If he had known his son beyond the surface, his response to his son may have been one of understanding instead of patronization.
?''My father looked carelessly at the title page of my book and said, ?Ah! Cornelius Agrippa!...?''
A parent is wiser than the child and it is natural for the child to ask questions. In the fields of history, science, life, and love, the parent has greater experience. Yet the greater responsibility for a parent is not to know the answer, but to have the ability to teach the child the answer. Every small conversation has the ability to lead the child to truth or error and every moment can be a teachable one.
''?My father looked carelessly at the title page of my book and said, ?Ah! Cornelius Agrippa! My dear Victor, do not waste your time upon this;??''
Because of life-experience, the parent knows what is important, what edifies, and what should be avoided. Victor?s father is aware of the error within Agrippa?s book. He admonishes Victor correctly for he, personally, knows that truth is absent within the literature. In order to mold the child though, there must be explanation beyond command. Without explanation, there will be no change of interest or direction for the child who is dabbling in the undesired behavior.
?''My father looked carelessly at the title page of my book and said, ?Ah! Cornelius Agrippa! My dear Victor, do not waste your time upon this; it is sad trash.??''
The hot fire is always touched when a child is given no reason not to reach for it. The beautiful, thin ice upon the lake is stepped upon if the same child is given no guidance as to the danger of such a situation. Experimentation is natural but held in check if the child has been given the right training in order to understand right and wrong, danger and safety. Yet the child will certainly experiment with the very thing that is off limits, if the parent has not taken the time to admonish clearly or is careless enough not to attempt the training at all.
''"My father looked carelessly at the title page of my book and said, ?Ah! Cornelius Agrippa! My dear Victor, do not waste your time upon this; it is sad trash.?? ? Frankenstein, Chap. 2''
Who would have thought that in one line of Frankenstein one could derive basic parenting principles? And still it provides us with keen insight into the role of parent as teacher and child as moldable student.
''?My father??''
Most men will be fathers and most women, mothers. It is the cycle of humanity. What kind of parent one will become is based completely on the individual. One would be wise to consider what manner of parental role is being placed before their children, both now and in the future.
''?My father looked CARELESSLY??''
There is a saying that states, ?Knowledge is more caught than taught.? Beyond knowledge and verbal instruction, the parent?s emotional responses to the child play a vital role in shaping the child. What adults deem unimportant could mean the rise or demise of a child. To the child Victor in Frankenstein, his father?s very ambivalence caused him to enter a quest that would ultimately consume his life.
''?My father looked carelessly at the title of the page of my book??''
Victor?s father looked no further than the title. He asked no questions as to why his son would be interested in such a book. He was a ?surface father.? His lack of interest in the book also is symbolic of his lack of interest in his son. If he had known his son beyond the surface, his response to his son may have been one of understanding instead of patronization.
?''My father looked carelessly at the title page of my book and said, ?Ah! Cornelius Agrippa!...?''
A parent is wiser than the child and it is natural for the child to ask questions. In the fields of history, science, life, and love, the parent has greater experience. Yet the greater responsibility for a parent is not to know the answer, but to have the ability to teach the child the answer. Every small conversation has the ability to lead the child to truth or error and every moment can be a teachable one.
''?My father looked carelessly at the title page of my book and said, ?Ah! Cornelius Agrippa! My dear Victor, do not waste your time upon this;??''
Because of life-experience, the parent knows what is important, what edifies, and what should be avoided. Victor?s father is aware of the error within Agrippa?s book. He admonishes Victor correctly for he, personally, knows that truth is absent within the literature. In order to mold the child though, there must be explanation beyond command. Without explanation, there will be no change of interest or direction for the child who is dabbling in the undesired behavior.
?''My father looked carelessly at the title page of my book and said, ?Ah! Cornelius Agrippa! My dear Victor, do not waste your time upon this; it is sad trash.??''
The hot fire is always touched when a child is given no reason not to reach for it. The beautiful, thin ice upon the lake is stepped upon if the same child is given no guidance as to the danger of such a situation. Experimentation is natural but held in check if the child has been given the right training in order to understand right and wrong, danger and safety. Yet the child will certainly experiment with the very thing that is off limits, if the parent has not taken the time to admonish clearly or is careless enough not to attempt the training at all.
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