The Martian Plot

He claims to be, “staring at him, though I did not know it, and wishing I were he...he wore his masculinity as unequivocally as he wore his skin” (Baldwin, 92), which exemplifies David’s ignorant desire of pure masculinity. David’s desire is ignorant because he cannot properly define masculinity due to his father’s barbaric displays of it as a child.

Walking into the lounge room, David sat down on the couch, and refused Bill’s offer of refreshments. Sitting down next to him, Bill asked him, ‘Well, what is it then, David?’

David from his appearance and had little belief in him to do anything about the situation with

Discuss the relationship that David seems to have with his father at the beginning of the movie.

According to Gary Westfahl, David cannot seem to catch a break throughout the story plot. His foolishness and inhumanity at no time seem to settle, while acknowledging Monica’s true feelings regarding David’s situation as he questioned her about what will become of him if she were to pass away. Her reply was heartless by stating that nobody cares because he is an out of date commodity.

David as a character struggles greatly accepting his sexual orientation throughout the entire book. We know that his first sexual

In 1940 a black man was lynched by whites for not addressing a white man as “sir”. In 1942 President Roosevelt sent Japanese-Americans away to camps because of racial prejudice from whites. In 1943 white mobs went around beating Latinos in America. In 1950 Ray Bradbury wrote Martian Chronicles, a book where humans migrate to Mars with no warm welcome from martians. Bradbury wrote his novel during the 1940’s a time where racism was no stranger. Racial injustice was happening left and right in America, which seemed to have influenced his writing. In The Martian Chronicles humans went to Mars to explore it. Eventually they found out that Mars was suitable for human life and began to colonize it. When humans first came many of the Martians were uncomfortable around humans. As the story goes on Martians start to take negative action towards the humans since they aren’t of the same kind. Martians and humans had a horrible relationship to start with but over time it improved vastly, just like white people with people of color in the US. White people were the martians while people of color are the humans except white people colonized POC land not vice versa. Ever since America was founded time and time again POC have been used and abused, which could have been the inspiration for the novel. Bradbury wrote the Martian Chronicles during the 1940’s; a time when African Americans were lynched, Japanese American citizens were sent away to camps, and

As Monica and Henry only use David as a substitute, albeit a less than ideal one, they have no use for him as soon as they win the permission to have a real child. “"I think he'll have to go back to the factory again." "Okay. We'll see how he does before the baby's born."” (p. 9

He speaks about how his brother would let him play with his toys because his brother “knew how unhappy” he was (). David’s mother even recalls his masculine characteristics as says, “I had doubts all the time because it was just so obvious to everyone…not just to me that she was just so masculine”

Moreover, David's perception of himself as a white American male is influenced by rigid stereotypes, especially regarding masculinity. He associates traits like heterosexuality with masculinity, leading him into believing that homosexuality cannot fit into his desired image of masculinity. Due to societal pressure to conform to traditional notions of manhood, David strongly denies his true self, his homosexuality. This denial is evident in his behavior towards Joey, whom he bullies

A mutual concern of David and Angela is that they both have lost ambition and this in turn has placed a strain on their marriage. Angela feels as though David has become increasingly distant in their relationship and has accused David of committing adultery. David at the beginning of the relationship was outgoing, but that has since changed placing strain on the relationship. David

In the result of Romeo and Juliet, i believe that the parents were to blame. To begin, the parents of Juliet could be the reason why she felt the need to kill herself and be with Romeo. In the begging of the story, the chorus says, “Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, from ancient grudge break to new mutiny, where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.” (1.1.1)This means that from the beginning of Verona, the two families always had a grudge against the other, and they have never had the thought of ending the feud. If they would have ended the fights earlier, there would be no reason for Romeo and Juliet to run away together, which never would have caused the deaths.

“David, what the hell is

This caused David to be very shocked that his friend Sophie could be a deviation because she

There are many skills that a social worker needs for a positive practice but some are more crucial than others. First a social worker needs to be able to be a broker. This important because clients who face addiction usually have very few resources available to them or do not know of the ones that are. As a broker you help your client get connected with community services and resources they need (Morgaine, 2015, p. 160). By being a broker for your client you help them acquire resources that help them reach stability in their lives. Second, a social worker needs to be an enabler. By “conveying hope, reducing resistance & ambivalence, & identifying & supporting personal strengths & social assets” (Morgaine, 2015, p. 161) you are able to provide