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Monday 21 December 2020

My father's head okwiri oduor, my father’s head – okwiri oduor.

My Father’s Head by Okwiri Oduor is an exquisite tale about a young woman trying to cope with the death of her father. As we get immersed into the riveting prose poetry, we soon get entangled in the mystery of grief and mourning.

The story opens with the words: “I had meant to summon my father only long enough to see what his head looked like but he is here now and I did not know how to send him back”.

Simbi is the first person narrator. She works as a caregiver in an old people’s home. Her father is dead. The solitude and vacuum created by his death compel her to summon him from the mysterious world of the dead. Now he is here and she does not know how to send him back. Of course her father is not here physically; he is only here as an illusion created by her memory.

Many Africans believe that dead relatives can visit sometimes in form of spirits and we can actually see them. Okwiri seeks to debunk this mystifying myth. Ghosts and spirits are actually images we create in our minds -a figment of imagination

One night Simbi spends the entire night on her stomach on the sitting room floor drawing her father. She could see his face, his mouth, irises, ear and temple and even a thick line of sweat and brown veins. His head, however “refuses to appear within the borders of the paper”

When she shows Bwibo (the cook at the old people house) some of the drawings, Bwibo says, “Your father was a good man. Good men never show you their heads; they show you their faces”

Indeed Simbi’s father was a good man. His memories linger in Simbi’s mind. She remembers how her father could chew a handful of groundnuts and feed the mush to her. She was old enough to chew with her own teeth but young enough to desire that hot masticated love.

She remembers the day he mourned the death of his friend Sospeter son of Milkah, who taught Agriculture, in Mirere Secondary when he heard about it through the radio.

After listening to a sermon by father Ignatius Okello from Kitgum, Simbi is reminded of her own father. She says “I was stringing together images of my father, making his limbs move and his lips spew words so that at the end he was a marionette and my memories of him were only scenes in a theoretical display”

She remembers him as an industrious reliable man who was ready to help people who flocked their house every Saturday morning when the water pipes burst or when a maid flushed a baby down the toilet.

As much as he was a good man, people only saw his face and not the head. People judge a book by its cover. The face represents the superficial outward (physical) appearance. What people fail to see is the inner spiritual realm. A man’s trait, values or what he truly espouses.

As we try to understand Simbi’s vague stream of consciousness, we appreciate the recollection of painful pent-up memories. The father appears to her as a form of memory.

The story is therefore about coping with loss or grief. The incomplete drawing symbolizes the incompleteness of memory as we try to recreate the past. Our dead loved ones can only return in form of hazy dim recollections, not in physical form. The fact that they existed and now they don’t may create a puzzling state of confusion.

When her father appears to her he looks paradoxical to say the least; “he was something at once strange and familiar, at once enthralling and frightening- he was the brittle, chipped handle of a ceramic tea mug and he was the cold yellow stare of an owl.”

Simbi serves him tea and tells him about his friend Pius Obote who died four years ago. He grieves bitterly. After the tea, her father asks to leave. She asks him to stay for a couple of days. She confesses, “I did not really want him back. I just wanted to see his head.”

Grief is indeed a difficult thing to comprehend. Just like death and loss, some of the characters in the story are shrouded in mystery and only vaguely described. Take for instance the woman who hawked candy, or a man whose one roomed house is a kindergarten in the day time and a brothel in the evening, or the woman whose illicit brew had blinded five people in January.

It is important to appreciate people when they are alive. Look at their head (character traits) not just their faces (appearance).

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A review of “My Father’s Head”, 2014 Caine Prize winner for the short story

By Noel A. Ihebuzor

What Makes a Winning Work Of Art? – A review of Okwiri Oduor’s “My Father’s Head”.

I had asked a related question in a tweet earlier today – what “distinguishes” a short story? I asked that question when I read that Oduor had won this year’s Caine Prize for African Writing. I am usually suspicious when winners of such prizes are announced. My mind goes in every direction. Was this story the best? How do you measure best? Is “best” really anything else but another manifestation of foreign cultural imperialism? Had someone written another deprecatory story about Africa in beautiful and tightly woven prose, delighting in painting ugliness and squalor with linguistic elegance and presenting no solutions, no exits and no hopes? This was the mind set with which I set about reading Okwiri Oduor’s winning story, “My Father’s Head” , and after the first five paragraphs, I felt ashamed of myself for ever having tried to put this story in such an ugly strait-jacket! Okwiri Oduor has written a winning story by any account. The uniting thread for this powerful story of prolonged mourning is filial devotion, but this tale is laced with a generous sprinkling of hallucinations, extra-sensory perceptions, local histories, mischief, naughtiness, biting social commentaries on religion, social services, social care, death and dying. The substance for the story is simple enough – Simbi works in an old people’s home somewhere in Kenya. She loses her father in tragic circumstances – he is run over by a tractor and she is struggling to remember how his head looked like. This story is essentially a search for emotional closure. Okwiri Oduor’s creative genius lies in the ease with which she manages to craft a gripping story out of this search for closure, and how in this journey to closure, she is also able to drag in other socio-cultural issues – religious zeal, relationships, ghost hunting, care of the elderly and more into a finely woven and engaging tapestry. And she does not walk in a straight chronological line in this story she slowly tells largely through the internal recollections and reflections of Simbi – rather she zigzags and shuttles between times and places. As in real life consciousness and recall, “Simbi’s” story does not follow a linear sequential order, rather it hops and steps, either backward or forward, and in spite of all of these temporal and spatial swooshes, Oduor still manages to achieve a great measure of narrative coherence in her tale. Language is Okwiri Oduor’s tool and ally as her command of the language is deployed to yield a tightly controlled story where the controlled narrative and the narrator move and try to move the reader too with some expressions that are difficult to forget! Just imagine the beauty but sad poignancy in this expression – “unravelling into senility”! Admire the elegance of this one – “I was stringing together images of my father, making his limbs move and his lips spew words, so that in the end, he was a marionette and my memories of him were only scenes in a theatrical display”. And there are many like these that hit you with the same punch of the aroma of well brewed strong coffee! Most paragraphs stand out. Take paragraph two and the very effective way the human desire for dignity is presented. Take paragraph four and her depiction of rural simplicity, the instant giving of the pensioners, the generosity of the poor priest and the delight of the okada rider who brought Father Ignatius Okello to the old people’s home. Or the single sentence about the maid that gave birth and flushed the baby down the toilet – strong, tragic and difficult to forget. One incident that had me “arrested” was when Oduor presents the possible origins of father-daughter bond – the father chewing groundnut and feeding his daughter with the mush from his mouth, saliva and all. Simbi recalls this manifestation of love, what she describes as “that hot, masticated love, love that did not need to be doctrinated or measured in cough syrup caps”. Her devotion to him and her singular obsession to recall the shape of his head which drive the short story are thus perfectly understandable. Eventually, she succeeds in recalling how his head looks like but this is achieved at the great cost of hallucinating that he was now physically present in her home, dead as she knew that he was. What a gripping tale and what an unusual denouement! Are Simbi’s vision’s real or are we dealing with hallucinations induced by strong emotions? Oduor does not tell us. But such hallucinations are understandable and have been known to happen in real life. What is not understandable are one or two of the proverbs which sit rather poorly with the flow of the story. Here is one example – Bwibo shook her head. “It is only with a light basket that someone can escape the rain.” It is difficult to understand its role in the narrative or in Simbi’s attempt to visualise the head of her later father. There are also one or two paragraphs that do not fit, paragraphs that read like they were written to display Oduor’s descriptive powers with language but which add little or nothing to the unfolding story. This paragraph is one good example: “Later, the old people sat in drooping clumps in the yard. Bwibo and I watched from the back steps of the kitchen. In the grass, ants devoured a squirming caterpillar. The dog’s nose, a translucent pink doodled with green veins, twitched. Birds raced each other over the frangipani. One tripped over the power line and smashed its head on the moss–covered electricity pole. Wasps flew low over the grass. A lizard crawled over the lichen that choked a pile of timber. The dog licked the inside of its arm. A troupe of royal butterfly dancers flitted over the row of lilies, their colourful gauze dancing skirts trembling to the rumble of an inaudible drum beat. The dog lay on its side in the grass, smothering the squirming caterpillar and the chewing ants. The dog’s nipples were little pellets of goat shit stuck with spit onto its furry underside”. Strong in descriptive power, it adds little or nothing to the story except perhaps to let us into Simbi’s troubled mind. But do troubled minds have the leisure for such observational acuity? A number of other paragraphs that follow this one, about six of them, have problems of cohesion with the rest of the narrative. They read like they belong to another story – a story perhaps on exile and reconciliation but not to this one about a lady trying to recall her father’s head. But these glitches, or perhaps my own mis-readings of the short story, do not in any subtract from a tale wonderfully told, a tale of love and devotion, perhaps of love gone extreme, a story about the present struggling to unveil the past in order to find meaning and stability in an ever evolving present. A story like this certainly is deserving of such a distinguished prize as the 2014 Caine Prize.

Author: Noel Ihebuzor

Development and policy analyst with a strong interest in the arts and inclusive social change. Dabbles occasionally into poetry and literary criticism! View All Posts

5 thoughts on “ A review of “My Father’s Head”, 2014 Caine Prize winner for the short story ”

Beautiful review! I quite like Okwiri’s writing and narrative style…

Kemi, your own stories on immigrant life in the UK are just as engaging and socially compelling.

Brilliant review, Noel.Yours is the second I’m reading of this short story.

I actually read this winning short story and also felt that some part were disjointed and had no real link to the over all plot. But I agree with you that that in no way detracts or subtracts from the total work.:-)

I’m literally scouting the internet looking for negative reviews on Okwiri Oduor’s winning short story. Finding none, I’ve taken it upon myself to air my discontent.

I’m honestly at a loss as to how this was the BEST story from Africa. I read widely and indiscriminately and always appreciate writing genius whenever I encounter it. This was anti-genius; good vocabulary yes, but as sucky a story as I’ve never read. For me the story was one of the most tedious works I’ve had the misfortune of reading. The story is so disjointed and the supposedly sensory descriptions rather superfluous.

So this single story has led me to question exactly what is a good story since without the Caine-prize appendage, I would never have even considered the story average, let alone the best.

Obviously I’m one very unhappy reader and I refuse to believe that this is anywhere near the best story from Africa.

Alex, I am not sure you will find negative reviews on Okwiri’s award winning short story simply because writing such a convinced and convincing negative review of a good piece of art is a tall order and a tough thing to pull off, except one wants to split hairs. Try writing that Usain Bolt is not a graceful athlete and an entertaining one too. Try rubbishing Shark O’Neal as a basketball player. You see my point?

Yes, sucky story but her artistic genius lies precisely in how she manages to convert such an unlikely tale into an engaging and compelling narrative of not only a search for closure but also of dignified mourning. Great story teller that she is, she also manages to reveal some of the contemporary social challenges in Africa in this personal narrative of loss, grief, love and quest for closure.

Incidentally,I read all five submissions for the 2013 Caine before the judges pronounced and I was happy that their choice and mine matched. This year, I was not that privileged. But I can tell you that this year’s winning story is at the same artistic level of excellence as last year’s, if not even higher! Habari za leo?

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Traditions and superstition

Narrative voice, vivid description, similies and metaphors, the narrator's father.

Further activity

Okwiri Oduor, the author of My Father's Head, was born in Nairobi Kenya. She has won a number of prizes among them the 2014 prize. She has also written a novella, The Dream Chasers, which highly commended in the 2012 Commonwealth Book Prize. Speaking about herself Okwiri Oduor says, "l am an African writer and so what next? I am interested in fullness of the human experience like creating characters that are dynamic, that are real people, which have strengths.

My Father's Head was published during post-colonial Kenya. During this period, Kenya, like any other African continent, is struggling with post-colonial evils ranging from poor governance to corruption to poverty. Themes of violence, religion, death, memory and heritage have prevailed in this prizewinning short story. The mention of the 1998 bomb blast on the Kenyan embassy is a proof of violence against human race in post-colonial Africa. This short story presents a recollection of painful and repressed memory. The members of the said society are relinquishing in abject poverty and the old have no willing family members to take care of. They live in a home for the old people.

This story starts interestingly as a simple story but later proceeds in complexity as the narrator tries to recall her father. Seemingly, the narrator cannot remember the head of her father. The narrator (Simbi), works in old peoples' home. She starts to think about her father when the one Father Ignatius visits the home. His coming reminds her so much of her father, but never the head. The figure of the priest acts as a trigger that prompts the narrator's journey to search for her.

Due to loneliness, Simbi, the narrator, has distorted images of the people she has encountered. She has been away from home for a long time and silently mourns the death of her father. It is for this reason therefore that the people she relates with are presented a faceless and to an extent nameless. As readers, it is only by description that we get to know them. Thus vivid description, as a literary technique comes in handy. It is therefore no surprise to the reader that no matter how hard she tries, the narrator cannot remember the shape of her father's head. It is after meeting the priest from Kitgum that she eventually gains enough courage to summon the image of her father from where it has been buried deep in her memory. She tries to draw her father on a piece of paper.

However, "his head refused to appear within the borders of the paper " The picture of her father therefore remains unfinished for a long time because it has no head, only a face. After trying in vain, the narrator recreates a head for her father and still acknowledges that, "in the end, he was a marionette and my memories of him were only scenes of a theatrical display " In the end, she summons her father back so she can remember but then he does not leave and she is forced to face all the memories she has of him and her childhood.

My Father's Head is set in Nairobi, Kenya. The narrator is working in a home for the old people in the outskirts of the Kenya's capital. It is in this home that the narrator draws all her childhood memories of her father.

The visit by Father Ignatius triggers her desire to draw her father's head. Through flashback, we get to know the prevailing situation in the country including poverty. It is in the home for the old people that we meet Bwibo, a friend to narrator through whom we learn that the narrator's father was a good man.

Religious practices or so demonstrations of religious inclination prevail throughout the story. The old people receive an important religious visitor from Immaculate Conception in Kitgum; Father Ignatius. The father says, "The Lord be with you, and they responded, "And also with you " These expressions can only be found II in religious circles. They show believe in a certain deity. The old people also prayed and sang praise songs to God. Father Ignatius I preached about love during his maiden sermon: Love for self and I love for one's neighbours.

Death always brings such painful and traumatising experience to I human beings. Throughout the story, the narrator is secretly mourning the death of her father. Actually, the narrator mourned at the I thought of her father's death. She says, "it was the first time I imagined his death, the first time I mourned " When the narrator mentions the death of the mail carrier, Pius Obote, who had died four years ago, her father, is adversely affected. She says, "my father I pushed his cup away and said, 'if you do not want me here drinking your tea, just say so instead of killing-killing people with your mouth '"

The narrator's father also mourns the death of the one Sospeter, the son of Milkah, who taught agriculture in Mirere secondary.

Theme of tradition, peoples cultural believes and practices, is also developed. For instance, the narrator says, "I had wondered if my father really had come from a long line of Obawami, if his people 3 would bury him seated in his grave with a string of royal cowries round his neck " When a visitor comes home, he/she is treated well, to an extent, the family slaughters a sprightly cockerel for the visit.

All these are practises that distinct this community of people

Techniques and Language Use

The author has used first person narrative. The narration of written works explicitly refers to themselves using "l". This is critical as it allows the reader or the audience to see the point of view (including opinions, thoughts and feelings) only of the narrator and not of other characters. The story starts, "l had meant to summon my father only long enough to see what his head looked like " The reader has to believe exactly that because the narrator has said so.

Vivid description appeals to our senses of sight, smell, feel and touch. The author describes events, characters and situation to engage the reader emotionally. For instance, those who delivered the news of the accident the narrator's father's life was vividly described "They described the rest of his body with a measured delicacy: how his legs were strewn across the road, sticky and shiny with fresh tar " The people in the old peoples' home are also vividly described "The old women wore their Sunday frocks and the old men plucked garlands of bougainvillea from the fence and stuck them in their breasts pockets "

The author uses humour to ease the rather sad mood prevailing in the story. She uses humorous expression as though saying, this is so funny but take it with a lot of seriousness. For instance:

"the old people sat down and practised their smiles "

"the old people gave him the smiles they had been practising "

It is extremely humorous that people can actually practise how to smile while smiling is a reflex action.

Another example is how this man is described: .the man whose one-roomed house was a kindergarten in the daytime and a brothel in the evening "

The author has used a number of metaphors and similes to aesthetic and fantastical descriptions, Among them, include:

"Smiles that melted like ghee"

"Smiles oozed through the corners of their lips"

"Exploded in the flaring tongues of fire lapping through chinks in stained gloss"

"They smelt slightly fetid, like sour cream"

"He was the cold yellow stare of an owl"

Characterisation

Simbi is the narrator of this story. She is giving us all her child hood experiences with her father, as she welcomes him to her house. Her naivety and easy going disposition increases the entertainment and aesthetic value of this masterpiece.

Generous/welcoming : she welcomes her father to her house and you have offered me makes her some tea. Her father says, tea "

Nostalgic : she misses all the moments she shared with her father during her childhood and tries to bring them back. However, she has lost all the memories and even when she tries to draw her father on paper she can only remember his clothes and not his head. She says, "His head refuses to appear on the paper "

Naive : She thinks her father has shapes- circles, triangles and squares on his eyes. She does not realise that those are reflections. She actually says, "l had wondered how those shape had got inside my father's eye*'

Mournful : Throughout the short story, Simbi mourns the death of father and spends time trying to recall what his head looked like.

Friendly : Of all the workers around the old peoples' home, the narrator formed an easy camaraderie with her.

Convincing : She convinces Simbi that she cannot remember her father's head because he was a good man and according to her, "good men never show you their heads; they show you their faces "

Sympathetic : She feels for the narrator because she cannot remember her father. She tries to console her for the lost memories of her father by telling her that it was all because her father was a good man.

Pessimistic : she does not believe that the narrator will receive a warm welcome when he goes back to her home. She tells her to anticipate a negative welcome from her people when she visits.

He is a loving and a caring man. He loved her daughter and both shared beautiful moments. He could make visits to her house once she requested so.

Chauvinistic : He shows dominance of the male gender over the female gender when he tells his daughter to untie his shoelaces.

Selfless : He would live his duties unattended to help a fixed neighbour. Sometimes could hear a neighbour saying, "Johnson, there is no time to put on clothes; iust come the way you are "

The narrative gains its momentum through him. He is the vehicle of communication and the mirror that reflects the world of reality as depicted by Okwiri Oduor. The narrations aesthetic beauty is seen through his bildungsroman and his daughters too.

Further Activity

What kind of a person do you think the narrator's father. Discuss.
The narrator says love is not for the old. Do you agree with his, point of view about love? Explain
Moral decadence
Memory and Heritage
In note form, highlight the challenges people face when they, return home.
The Narrator
Father Ignatius
Identify the cases of hyperbole and explain them and thei effect to the masterpiece.

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Of Dead or Headless Fathers — Review of Okwiri Oduors Caine Prize Story by Orem Ochiel

by Ainehi Edoro

May 13, 2014

Still keeping our promise to bring you reviews of all five stories shortlisted for the Caine Prize . Last week, we featured Richard Ali’s review of Diane Awerbuck’s “Phosphorescence” and the week before Aaron Bady’s review of Billy Kahora’s story .

This week, it’s the Kenyan writer, Orem Ochiel, reviewing Okwiri Oduor’s “My Father’s Head.” Oduor’s story was originally featured in Feast, Famine and Potluck ( Short Story Day Africa , South Africa 2013)

Read story HERE .

Let us know what you think of the story and Ochiel’s take on it.

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“My Father’s Head” might be about the death of a father. Aaron Bady sugges ts that African women writers have a penchant for strategic dismembering of family/society by killing patriarchs: Mariame Bâ’s So long a letter , Tsitsi Dangarembga’s Nervous Conditions , Taiye Selasi’s, Ghana Must Go , Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor’s Dust — all these novels begin with the death of the protagonist’s male relative. Bady adds that such a death not only liberates these female characters but constitutes their fictional worlds.

Oduor’s narrator, Simbi, attempts to reconstruct her dead father. The only image she has of him is painfully partial. The solid form masked by his visible face remains imperceptible by her. Ajany, in Yvonne Owuor’s Dust , turns to painting to recreate her brother; Simbi turns to drawing.

In my mind I could see his face, see the lines around his mouth, the tiny blobs of light in his irises, the crease at the part where his ear joined his temple. […] I could see all these things, yet no matter what I did, his head refused to appear within the borders of the paper.

The father is headless until when his daughter can recall and remake him whole. This, after all, is the work of psychoanalysis: not a recollection of the past but a rewriting and redrawing of it.

The figure of the missing father and his ghostly return mirrors the exclusionary practices of man-dominated language. Such language is always marked by the possibility of a terrible return of that which is rejected, that is, woman.

This cutting off of patriarchal figures in African women’s narratives might be seen as necessary violence for the creation of spaces in which women can rebuild their worlds beyond the spectre of male domination. This envisioning of the world without man is an overturning of current psychic conditions: entering into a world defined by man, the author redefines her symbolic world, and redefines man himself by herself.

Oduor’s narrator declares:

And yet it was not my father I was mourning. I was mourning the image of myself inside the impossible aura of my father’s death.

Okwiri Oduor’s narrative bravely makes demands of the reader that—I cautiously wager—no previous Caine Prize story has dared. First, she abandons plot. There are moments when she makes a tentative gesture towards plot, but it only to emphasize its absence, as is evident in one of the opening moments in the story.

It all started the Thursday that Father Ignatius came from Immaculate Conception in Kitgum.

However, Father Ignatius has no stake in the story other than as a reminder of Him, that is, God, whose face, the Bible says, no woman or man can see, and live. After the opening third of the novel, Father Ignatius never appears again except briefly, to exorcise Simbi’s house for a fee. All that remains: Simbi, immaculately conceiving of a Father.

A series of scenic elaborations follow: “the water pipe has burst and we are filling our glasses with shit”, “Kadima’s wife sits on the dough and charms it with her buttocks”, “feet […] smelt slightly fetid, like sour cream”, “eyes burst and rolled in rain puddles”, and so on—interspersed with “African” cultural code, such as, “It is only with a light basket that someone can escape the rain,” and “Only the food you have already eaten belongs to you.”

Abruptly, in the last third of the story, a monologue and a change of register: “Let me tell you: one day you will renounce your exile, and you will go back home […]”

Who speaks this speech? Who is addressed? Who is invoked and implicated in “you”? The impassioned speaker continues:

You think that your people belong to you, that they will always have a place for you in their minds and their hearts. You think that your people will always look forward to your return.

The story, such as it is, then resumes.The speech, an interrupting declamation, presents the surrounding narrative as an extensive aside to a primary schism.

We might imagine Oduor at her desk, writing into the night, perhaps recalling Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye in which Freida’s father’s naked body causes her and her sister to “feel shame brought on by the absence of shame,” when, after their father “had moved on, the dark took only him away, not his nakedness. That stayed in the room with us. Friendly-like.” For Oduor’s protagonist, Simbi,

[N]o matter what I did, his head refused to appear within the borders of the paper. I started off with his feet and worked my way up […]

Oduor’s story recalls the phantasmatic men in the life of Liz, the protagonist in Bessie Head’s A Question of Power . These men whom Liz both encounters and imagines are simultaneously fathers, paramours, companions, and tormentors. Simbi’s father seems to be(come) her lover:

[T]he vendor said to me, “Is it true what the vegetable-sellers are saying, that you finally found a man to love you but will not let him through your door?” That evening, I invited my father inside.

Oduor, writing against alienation, creating a “Here”, which Keguro Macharia insists “is an important term in women’s cultural production,” and of which the speaker of the mysterious monologue says, “And you, you will have to tell them stories about places not-here.”

Oduor, haunted, writing, then, perhaps in a moment of distress, carving that monologue into the page, and destroying the dissimulation of story; her narrative being the uncertain ground on which other fantastic philosophical and poetic struggles are underway.

Read “My Father’s Head” HERE.

Come back next Tuesday for Kola Tubosun’s review of Tendai Huchu’s story, “Intervention.” Read it HERE .

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[…] Ochiel, writing for popular African literary site, Brittle Paper, described Oduor’s method of utilising narrative as “narrative being the uncertain […]

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[…] Orem Ochiel’s review of Oduor’s “My Father’s Head” , Richard Ali’s review of Diane Awerbuck’s “Phosphorescence” , Aaron Bady’s review of Billy Kahora’s story , Kola Tubosun’s review of Tendai Huchu’s “Intervention” […]

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Obinna Udenwe May 13, 2014 15:29

I have said over and over after reading all the Caine Prize stories that I give it to Oduor. This review validates my stand. This is carefully written and makes one hunger to read the story again. I also love the fact that the reviewer brought other writings to focus, he reminded me of the time I read Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye. Truly the two stories share a resemblance somehow as a work of fiction that not just liberate women but bring to the fore the general issues that surround most households and how women in these families struggle to overcome these challenges. Oduor's story also takes the reader into the communal life of the African society - and makes the non-African reader aware of our rich life of hospitality, care, love, respect for the elderly and gossip.

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Okwiri Oduor My Father’s Head Research Article

Reminiscence of quondam and inclination towards food in okwiri oduor’s my father’s head, by mrs. vidhya sathishkumar, ashvamegh : october 2015 : issue ix : research papers : issn : 2454-4574.

Okwiri Oduor’s My Father’s Head is of memoirs of her centre figured character Simbi and Simbi’s remembrance of her father and different tensions characterised by her after the death of him and her dwindled state of mind. She exposes her mental stability and Africans fondness towards food. It stands as a unique piece of writing because unlike other writers she does not manifold African slavery or suppression. She tries to bring out the liveliness and inner bond of relationships between their families. She deals with different types of state of mind from old age homes to the inner feeling of a child. Her reference of foods is dominant in the story. For instance “Every day after work, I bought an ear of street-roasted maize and chewed it one kernel at night……”(2). While expressing her solitudeness or vacuum created after the death of her father she states “Everyone has people that belong to them”(4). She unfolds the truth that spirit which we name as ghost is just an illusion created by memories.

African literature is a flourishing literature with all its utmost way. New writers begin to sprout and publish their most noteworthy works in order to get recognition in the field of worldwide literature. African literature tends back to traditional method of oral literature. It has grown dramatically in quantity and in recognition with numerous works compiled for education. This written African literature is the literature of testimony. African literature is considered as literature of revolt that moves away from expressing the frustration of the past and tries to find new discourses and styles.

Kenya’s Okwiri odour won the 2014 Caine prize one of the leading African literary award for African writing, for her short story “My Father’s Head”. She has directed the inaugural Writivism festival in Uganda. She teaches creative writing to young girls at her Alma mater in Nairobi. Emancipation of African women writers are minimal recently their contributions have raised in literature. Writers like Oprah Winfrey, Rebeka Njau and many other prominent writers are tend to be trend setters.

Keywords: food, reminiscence, call back

FONDNESS OF FOOD

Odour has given great importance to the food in this short story. The author has used many varieties in describing the sorts of food preferred by different category. When expressing Simbi’s routine works she remarks “I brought an ear of street-roasted maize and chewed it one kernel at a time…..and drank a cup of chai”(2). This straight away describes the habit of eating among youngsters at their age group.

While referring to the elderly people and customs she manages to find out the tastes of them “the old people sat eight to a table, and with their mouths filled with ugali,sour lentils and okra soup….”(3). This indicates the traditional food of elders which they are always fond of.

She also mentions how she used to sit in her father’s leg and eat snacks of hers. She states “I thought of the day I sat at my father’s feet and he scooped a handful of groundnuts…..and then fed the mush to me”. Oduor’s narration of food implies the food they have at times in Africa.

Kay praised the story, saying, “Okwiri odour is a writer we are all really excited to have discovered. “My Father’s Head” is an uplifting story about mourning-Joycean in its reach……it is a story you want to return to the minute you finish it”.

Oduor has used many phrases and decorated her story with the fantastic taste of foods and colours. She has used many phrases in comparing, in describing things and expressing her ideas.

FATHER’S DEMISE AND HIS PRESENCE AS A FORM OF MEMORY

The penner uses Simbi to explore her state of confusions from existence to non-existence which remains unanswered question by many of us. It still remains an illusion or a type of nervous breakdown by many considering the existence of soul of dead people. In this short story Simbi, a woman in her twenties works in an old age home and describes how see happens to see her dead father at her home.

She describes how she happens to see her father “I was stringing together the images of my father,making his limbs move…..in a theatrical display”(2). This is the first note how a narration of dead one is made. Further she elaborates her father’s profession as a plumber and how people use to knock their home even in Saturdays.

Simbi tries to figure out her father by drawing his face recollecting his memories but she couldn’t figure out his head properly. When she explains this to the elderly woman she says, “I recognize his clothes. The red courduroys paired with yellow shirt”(2). Simbi tries to perform many kind of rituals in home to get rid of her father’s soul through father Ignatius. When she realises her father’s presence is to safeguard her, she wishes to be with him. But her father decides to leave her.

The author begins the story with “I had meant to summon my father only long enough to see what his head looked like, but now he was here and I did not know how to send him back”. I threw things at my father,garlic,incense…………I asked father Ignatius to bless the house. He brought the vial of holy water”(5)

These lines clearly depicts the inner mind of people when they see the dead one’s. it is between traditionalism and modernism. Simbi not only represents the whole world in this lines but also the problem faced by them. People neither follow tradition nor modernity. In between state of mind is like a water full of mixture of sand which takes time to settle down.

Simbi says “I looked at my father. He was something at once strange and familiar, at once enthralling and frightening”(6)

Modern 21 st century has various issues related to spiritual and inner identity. The search for non-existence, questions of unanswerable keeps popping up in minds of people. Self identity is being a great quest to reveal. In this short story, Odour points out normally people fail to see the head of the people where their facet receives the main focus. The underlying meaning is that people fail to recognize the inner self of individual. They keep on judging the book by its cover.

At the end of the story the writer gives the touching note that, “My father said me, “I have seen you. You have offered me tea. I will go now” (8)

Using Simbi’s father as a sound of many inner voices “if you don’t want me here drinking your tea, just say so, instead of killing-killing people with mouth”(8)which the author reminds of saying instead of using various ideologies to revive the past certain remedies to be taken to rectify the dwindling state.

Oduor has put forth her views of death and pains and a normal recollection of Simbi’s days with her father. She tries to elaborate her view of death and so called spirit which we believe to be a ghost is just the recollection of the death one’s. It is not to be afraid of. Continent like Africa which is a developing country would have been enrooted with the thoughts of superstition beside their deprivation. This short story not only breaks the barrier of old tradition she tries to find out a new solution with a heavy impact on readers. One could feel the difference in narration of thoughts. She has used stream of consciousness technique in elaborating the narration and has depicted the importance of food combining with her father’s death. When people has been concentrating on darker side of the life. She has successfully portrayed the character of Simbi that she is holding a light to the future to come. Rather Odour has picturized the death of heroine’s father as an epitome and whole story spins around the arrival of her father after death. The story has clearly portrayed the affection of a father and a daughter. Thus, Okwiri Odour’s My Father’s Head has high quality of diction, vivid elaboration of characters and a replica of African society.

WORKS CITED:

Okwiri oduor’s “ My Father’s Head”

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What is the overarching message the speaker is trying to convey?

The key line to understanding the central meaning of this poem is found in the opening of the fourth stanza. The speaker tells God the Father that he understands well, “yours is no fairy gift” and then proceeds directly to state the essential theme of the poem, which is that no heritage is situated without difficulty attained without work. In fact, he is not merely telling God that he understands this to be so, but also thanking God for it being so. The reference to “weak wills” which aspire to the heritage that comes easy is suggesting that only the feeblest of men would wish for a God that grants wishes requiring no effort on their part. The message of the poem is thus one’s heritage at birth is beyond control and always comes with certain limitations attached, but the opportunity is always present to improve that heritage through effort and sustenance of the will.

What is the elegantly overstated language of the second stanza saying in simpler terms?

Cullen is a poet whose verse always reveals a mastery of language. The word choice throughout the second stanza is intentionally formal. The lofty and elevated manner of speech that characterizes the second stanza to a degree not sustained in any other stanza is purposely ironic. The phrase “accustomed indigence” signals that the stanza is specifically directed to the members on the lowest end of the economic scale which through implication also signifies them as the least educated and therefore least likely to understand the language being used. The entire message is constructed in the second stanza boiled down to simple terms along the lines of “those who work hardest for smallest gain are also most likely to be thankful for that gain no matter how small.” The point of this message within the overall theme of the poem is that despite having no control over the heritage one is born into, even those who into the most difficult circumstances have been endowed by the Father with the ability to control how they respond to those circumstances.

Why might the phrase “the shyest of your dreams” often be interpreted as a direct reference to slavery?

The speaker is presenting an optimistic philosophical perspective that strongly renunciates giving into nihilism as a reaction to hopelessness. The phrase “shyest of your dreams” has been perceived in many academic critiques of the poem as an oblique description of the difficulty of hoping for something better when born into the worst possible conditions. The worst possible conditions for any African American poet in instinctively perceived as slavery simply as a result of historical context. Being born into not just bondage but a long-established heritage of generational slavery is without question the circumstance in holding onto a dream—much less actively pursuing—of something better would be easy to “shy away” from. It would also be one in which a nihilistic response most easily developed. Within this context of slavery, the suggestion that these shyest dreams have come true can be interpreted as a reference to emancipation and the subsequent abolition of slavery. These were dreams of generations of slaves.

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Essay on My Father

Fathers play a vital role in their children’s lives. Fathers come in a variety of shapes and sizes, as does their connection with their children. However, together with mothers, they are one of the most important influences in a child’s life. Fathers are a critical component of our support network. They, like our mothers, instill in us vital values and talents. They have an impact on the relationships that children form as they grow up, and they contribute to the development of who we are today.

Everyone has a different way of describing their fathers. They each have their own set of equations and life experiences. My father and I may not always speak about everything, but we understand each other well, whereas many people converse with their father about a variety of topics.

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It is believed that fathers bring a sense of comfort and safety to their daughters, something my father has always done for me. Many studies show that girls seek a partner who is similar to their father’s relationship with them, whether he was nurturing or powerful. Sons regard their fathers as role models who they emulate as they grow up.

My father has always encouraged me to follow my aspirations and pursue my passions, whatever the risks. He believes that in order to learn from errors, everyone must make them. In this way, fathers are renowned to be risk-takers. They aid in the development of problem-solving skills so that we can perform better.

There have been various preconceptions about how men are the breadwinners and mothers must take care of the house since the dawn of time. Mothers are now working and pursuing jobs in the evolving age of feminism, while fathers assist in the household. My father has always supported my mother’s job and admired her ability to reconcile work and family life. When she is preoccupied with work, he assists her with chores and even ensures that food is on the table. My father instilled in me the value of family, and I know that no matter what happens, my family will always be there for me.

Some fathers may appear to be tough and disciplined, this is because they want their children to learn how to function in the real world. Fathers have a critical part in their children’s development of relationships since they are influenced by how their father treats the family. My father has always regarded my brother and me as equals, and my mother has always been respected. They are a crucial element of ensuring a child’s mental well-being, just like mothers. Children continue to want to please their mothers and fathers. In difficult circumstances, they seek emotional and physical comfort from their fathers, and they look to their parents to inculcate a culture of discipline and structure in their lives.

Fathers also aid in the development of a child’s self-esteem. My father has taught me to be confident in who I am and to speak up for what I believe in. He has instilled in me the value of being genuine to myself. A father has a wide range of responsibilities, from providing for his family to ensuring the safety of his children.

Father’s Day is one such occasion to honor fatherhood and the impact that fathers have on our lives. It is to express gratitude to our fathers for everything they do for us on a daily basis. It takes place on the third Sunday of June. In 2021, Father’s Day was observed on June 20 th . The day is one of celebrating fatherhood and the many roles that fathers play in the lives of their children. Fatherhood, in this sense, is not just limited to actual fathers, but any father-figure who provides the comfort and support that fathers are known to give.

Fathers are one of our family’s most powerful figures. Every parent is a one-of-a-kind individual. They instill in us the values of dependability and compassion. Daughters feel safe and secure in the presence of their fathers, just like my father does for me. Sons aspire to be like their fathers and learn from their behavior. Fathers have an impact on who we make friends with and how we interact with others.

My father has always taught me the values of independence and bravery. By taking more chances in their life, fathers assist us in solving challenges. Fathers are no longer solely responsible for providing for their families. Many mothers work while their husbands assist them around the house and support them. My father has always admired my mother’s efforts and has offered her assistance around the house.

Fathers may appear to be tough, but they are always there for us. My father has always been a continual source of encouragement while also enforcing regulations to help me become more responsible.

10 Points to Consider When Writing an Essay about ‘My Father’:

Fathers play an important role in our lives.
Fathers offer their daughters a sense of comfort and safety.
Sons look forward to their fathers as role models and aspire to follow in their footsteps.
The types of connections and relationships we create are always influenced by our fathers.
Fathers increasingly help around the house while women work, dispelling notions that only males may pursue their jobs.
To teach children how to live in the real world, fathers must be rigorous and disciplined.
Fathers, like mothers, play an essential role in their children’s lives.
They provide physical and emotional consolation during difficult times and aid in the development of self-esteem.
Fathers make certain that their children enjoy a happy and safe life.
Father’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June to honor their impact on our lives.

Fathers are the foundation upon which a child’s development is built. As the head of the family, the family members and youngsters look up to him. He establishes a set of rules and regulations that all family members must adhere to. This ensures that the family is in a state of peace and discipline. Children look to their fathers for guidance on how to behave in society. Fathers are responsible for instilling basic manners and providing the necessary education for their children to succeed in life.

They give the family a sense of security and stability. They are in charge of keeping children safe from evil. Children are empty vessels from the moment they are born. Fathers are accountable for offering adequate guidance and instructions, which will aid in the development of their character later in life. They play an important function in the lives of the child that no other family member can fill. Not only do they provide for and care for their children, but they also provide for and care for their parents. They assist in providing proper care and attention to their children and other members of their household.

Conclusion:

Fathers serve as the basis for the family. To keep the family in harmony, they give adequate administration and discipline. The relationship between a father and his children is highly important and should thereby be treated with care and respect. This relationship, if treated casually, can affect both the parent and the child in innumerable ways. So, one should always strive to love our parents and make them proud of the actions and achievements we get in our lives.

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My Father My Hero Essay for Students and Children

500+ words essay on my father my hero.

My Father is not just an inspiration to me but every people around us. In addition, to being a good father he is also a good husband, an obedient son, and for everyone else, he is a humble and polite man.

Furthermore, he treats everyone equally and does not do any type of discrimination with anyone. He is famous in all our relatives and neighborhood and everyone talks highly about him as he helps everyone in need. Also, for advice also people seek him as he has a solution to every problem.

Ready to Help Others

As we have seen in the movies that the hero is very popular in his locality so do my father because he is ready to help everyone at any time. I remember a recent incident when one of his colleagues and friend fall ill and needed help then my father wholeheartedly supported him and his family. My father helped them in the most critical times when they needed help.

In addition, he also arranged for finances for them. As at that time they are not financially stable and his colleagues are the only earning member of the family. Also, he spends an hour in the hospital to complete the formalities and arranging the medicine.

Besides, my father many of his other colleagues also contributed money and other means to help the family of ill. After the complete recovery of the colleague he and his family visited our home and especially thanked my father for his efforts and help. After that incident whenever I think of that incident I feel proud of him. I learned this willingness to help others from him.

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Striking Balance in Life

My father has other qualities too he also hard working and punctual and dedicated to his work and often work late hours. But for this, he never compromises his time with family. Besides, in the office and among our relatives everyone appreciates him for his hard work.

Also, during his college and school day is was among the top performer and won many awards. In his office often announced as the employee of the month. Besides, there were times when I have seen him working late at hours even on holidays. He knows how to maintain his professional and personal life and that’s the thing I love most about him.

Many of my friend’s complaint that their father does not look after them because of their work. Also, they even said that they hate their father because he often comes late and doesn’t love them. Besides, I am lucky that my father is different from them as he gives importance to his family first and after that work.

In addition, he makes sure to come at a time and give time to us (his family). He is a caring husband and helps our mother in small household work to share her workload.

To conclude, my father is a responsible man who clearly knows that between work and family; family comes first. Also, he is always ready to help others no matter what he is doing. Besides, he completely dedicated to his work but does not ignore us in the event. Above all, we stay put to him as we have learned all our good deeds from him.

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List of essays on my father, essay on my father – my role model and my friend (essay 1 – 500 words), essay on my father – for kids and children (essay 2 – 750 words), essay on my father – long essay for school students (essay 3 – 800 words).

Audience: The below given essays are exclusively written for school students (Class 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Standard).

Introduction:

My father is my hero and guide in my life. He is the one I look upon whenever I find myself in trouble. My father has been my guiding force for all my major decisions in life. In fact, I have never regretted adhering to his advice as it has always worked for me. He is a hardworking and passionate person. My father has a love for movies. Whenever he gets time, he just loves to watch an old movie. In fact, at times we just fight as to who gets control of the television. But at heart, we love to tease each other and play as well.

My father does not like to sit idle. At times, on holidays if he finds me and my sister doing nothing and just idling our time, he gives us some task or the other. He is also much organised and keeps all his documents in a properly organised manner.

My Father – My Role Model:

My father is my role model for many reasons. First and foremost I admire his passion for work. That is why he is so respected in his office as well. He is always there to help his colleagues even if it is not his work. In fact, one can always see him spending weekends helping others out. Moreover, my father is a simple man. He does not like expensive things and lives an easy and peaceful life. Also, he never shouts on anyone of us. I wonder if he ever gets angry on anything as he takes everything so calmly and takes his time to decide upon things.

My Father – My Friend:

My father is my friend as well. I can discuss everything with my father, even those that I dare not speak in front of my mother. I know that he shall keep it a secret and give the advice I need. He is the one whom I can rely upon blindly during any hour of need, and I know that he shall be there for me.

Importance of My Father in My Life:

My father plays an important role in the family. He is in fact considered as the head of the family. However, I feel that both father and mother have a distinctive role to play in bringing up their children. While on hand my mother has s soft heart, it is my father who shows courage and strength which his children will later on imbibe as their qualities. He can be firm at times, but be rest assured it is always for the benefit of the children.

Conclusion:

There is no doubt that my father’s role is vital in my life. His presence is vital for maintaining the balance and peace in my family. A father is the one who earns the badge of the stricter parent and whose denial of permission for anything means a lot to the children. I also admire my father and try to imbibe his qualities so that I become like him when I grow up.

My father is a person who takes care of my family and loves each one of us dearly. My father acts as the pillar of support and strength for my family.

My father is the person that I admire the most in my life. I can never forget all the childhood memories that I have with him. It is safe for me to say that my father is largely the reason behind my present joy and happiness. I can say that I am the person who I am today and the person that I am growing to be, is all because of the influence he has had and is having on me. He always makes time to play with me and catch up on all the happenings in my life even after the hard work of the day.

My father is one man who is very unique and different. I always feel lucky anytime I remember that he is my father knowing how he has done the very best for me in life. I always feel grateful that I have the opportunity to be his son and be a part of a wonderful family that has a great father like him. My father has shown himself to be a very peaceful and polite person. He seldom scolds me and he is always easy with me. What he tries to do is that he makes sure that I realise the mistake that I have made in a very polite way and helps me to get better and this has been working like magic for many years now.

My father is the leader and head of our family. He is always there for every member of the family to help us in times when we need his advice and direction in taking decisions. Anytime we have a problem, we take it to him, he tries to help us by sharing some of the problems that he also faced in the past that are quite similar to our problem and how he was able to overcome them. He also shares all of his achievements and drawbacks in life and tells us to learn from them.

My father has his personal online marketing business but he never insists any of his children to pursue a career in that same field so that we can take over after him. He does not even try to attract any of us to his business but he tries to teach how we can discover our own passion and fields of interest in life. He does his best to encourage us in the pursuance of our various dreams. I can boldly say that my dad is a very good dad and this is not as a result of him always helping me and being nice to me but because he shows great strength, knowledge, a good helping and nice nature. He also owns very good human relations skills.

My father’s parents were very poor when he was growing up but with hard work and patience, my father was able to become very rich. He uses this as an example to encourage me to always work hard.

I share all of my happy, sad and bad moments with him and he also does the same. He is always around to share with me all of his life experiences and how I can learn from them. My father also tells me all about his day and every event that occurred during the day. He is doing all his best to ensure that I grow up to become a very successful person that has good character and behaviour.

My father always teaches me ethics, humanity and etiquettes of life that can help me in future. My father is always ready and willing to help the people who are needy around us and he tells us that giving is the most important thing in life. My father also teaches my siblings and me how to be happy, healthy and fit throughout our lives.

My father has shown himself to be very good to all the members of my extended family. If anyone of us is facing a particular problem, my father is usually the first person we go to for advice and help. My father has over the years proven to be a person who has a very kind heart and I can boldly say that he is my best friend and my hero.

About My Father:

Appa was born in Coimbatore, the second son and third child in a family of 11 children. His father, my grandfather was a stern man, a respected civil engineer who worked for the colonial British government.

Appa attended the Rishi Valley School in Yercaud, founded on the learning philosophy of Jiddu Krishnamurthy. There he learned the value of discipline, respect for hard work, honesty, responsibility and constant learning. He studied electrical engineering at Banaras Hindu University and went on to join Voltas Limited’s air conditioning division. He worked there the rest of his life, and was regarded as brilliant and a genius.

My childhood memories of him are as a stern, strict and not very communicative man. He’d crack the most unhumorous Dad jokes and we’d all grimace and laugh dutifully.

He felt a deep and abiding sense of responsibility towards his own family of birth as well as his marital family. The modest salary he always earned would be divided between these two families, and since he was terrible at currying favour or promoting himself, he never rose within the ranks of Voltas and his income remained quite pathetic till he died. This officially made us a lower-middle class family and our childhoods were frugal, thrifty and austere. A little money meant a lot.

Despite these constraints, Appa planned our futures successfully. When his provident funds were released after his retirement, he used the entire amount, augmented by a bank loan, to buy a house in his two sons’ names. For the rest of our lives, we had a roof over our heads.

Why I like my father:

One of the most remarkable things about Appa was the number of things he was interested in. In Calcutta, he would spend hours outside a tailor’s shop watching him make clothes. After several months, he bought himself a Singer sewing machine. From then, all our clothes, including winter school uniforms, were stitched by him.

He taught himself carpentry — and constructed the sofa sets we used for decades.

He learned dry cleaning — and from then, we would go to school smelling of kerosene in winter.

He was an outstanding cook, and loved cooking. When my mother was immobilized with lymphatic TB, he’d cook breakfast, lunch and dinner for the family in the morning before leaving for work.

Best of all, he was a brilliant musician, gifted in playing the vichitra veena. He had his own Carnatic ‘band’ with a flutist and a mridangam player.

Things I Learned from My Father:

I have slowly realised how much of who I am was shaped by who he was. Like him, I never get bored, and remain fascinated by everything in life. I’m constantly active doing something constructive or educational. I am today two years younger than he was when he died but have started learning to play piano, understand search engine optimisation, UX design and painting.

I learned from him that generosity is a state of mind, not a state of wallet. The number of nameless, faceless poor people he had helped was long, as we learned only after he died. Never demeaning his beneficiaries with a handout, he invited them to repay at their time and speed, but made sure that they did, thus restoring their self-respect.

Without ever speaking about it, he has shown me what it means to be a father, and the meaning of selfless living.

A single incident sums up my relationship with my dad. He wanted me to join the IIT and become an engineer. I wanted to be a writer, a profession he disdained as having no future. Headstrong, in 1969, I stepped out of the train in which my family was relocating from Delhi to Bombay just as the whistle blew. I was bent on living my life my way.

My father, deeply upset, cut me off without a paisa, saying I could jolly well support myself if I was so confident about writing. And so I did, earning enough through writing for the evening papers to pay my rent, college fees and food. Six months later, my father, passing through Delhi in December, visited me to check how his strong-headed son was doing, and saw for himself that I was surviving well enough without borrowing or begging. He visibly swelled with pride.

He hugged me, in one action forgiving me but also forgiving himself. He used the 400 rupees he had received as a Christmas bonus to buy me utensils, a mattress, and other basics.

From that day, he would proudly say, “My son followed his heart rather than my head — and see what a fine job he has done.”

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Today, we’re going to talk about someone super special – dads! Dads are superheroes in real life. They’re strong, kind, and always there to protect us. Have you ever noticed how your dad gives the best bear hugs or tells the funniest jokes? Dads are like our own personal cheerleaders, cheering us on in everything we do. Whether it’s teaching us how to ride a bike, helping with homework, or playing games together, dads are always by our side. They work hard to make sure we have everything we need and love us unconditionally. So, let’s take a moment to appreciate all the amazing things our dads do for us every day.

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My father is my hero, always there to lend a helping hand.
With his strong arms and gentle heart, he guides me through life’s twists and turns.
His laughter fills our home with warmth, making every moment brighter.
From teaching me to ride a bike to cheering me on at my games, he’s my biggest supporter.
His wisdom and advice are like treasures, guiding me towards the right path.
Even on the toughest days, his love remains unwavering, a constant source of strength.
He sacrifices so much for our family, always putting our needs before his own.
In his presence, I feel safe and secure, knowing he’ll never let me falter.
His dedication to providing for us inspires me to work hard and chase my dreams.
Above all, my father’s love is the greatest gift I could ever ask for, shaping me into the person I am today.

My father is my hero, my role model, and my rock. He is a pillar of strength and wisdom in my life, always there to support me through thick and thin. From a young age, I have looked up to him with admiration and respect, inspired by his unwavering dedication to our family and his tireless work ethic.

One of the things I admire most about my father is his selflessness. He always puts the needs of our family above his own, working long hours to provide for us and ensure that we have everything we need. Despite the challenges he faces, he never complains or seeks recognition for his efforts. His quiet determination and resilience in the face of adversity serve as a constant source of inspiration for me.

My father possesses a wealth of knowledge and experience that he generously shares with me. Whether it’s teaching me practical skills like fixing a leaky faucet or imparting valuable life lessons about integrity and perseverance, he is always willing to lend a helping hand and offer guidance. His words of wisdom resonate with me and shape the way I navigate the world, instilling in me a sense of responsibility and empathy towards others.

Beyond his practical skills and wisdom, my father has a heart of gold. He is compassionate, caring, and always ready to lend a listening ear or a comforting hug when I need it most. His unconditional love and support create a safe haven for me, where I feel accepted and cherished for who I am. The bond we share is unbreakable, built on trust, respect, and mutual understanding.

In conclusion, my father is not just a parent; he is my confidant, mentor, and best friend. His presence in my life has shaped me into the person I am today – resilient, compassionate, and driven. I am grateful for all that he has done for me and aspire to embody the same values of hard work, selflessness, and love that he exemplifies every day. My father is truly a blessing in my life, and I cherish every moment spent in his company.

My father is not just a parent; he is my best friend. His presence in my life is like a beacon of strength and wisdom, shaping me into the person I am today. From his selfless dedication to our family to his unwavering support and love, my father embodies the qualities of a true hero. Growing up, I have always looked up to my father as a source of inspiration and motivation. His hard work and sacrifice to provide for our family have been nothing short of remarkable. Despite the challenges he faces, he never wavers in his commitment to ensuring our well-being and happiness. His work ethic and resilience serve as valuable lessons for me, instilling in me a sense of responsibility and determination.

My father’s love for nature and his dedication to environmental causes have left a lasting impact on me. His passion for plants has transformed our terrace into a beautiful garden, teaching me the importance of caring for the environment and giving back to the community. He involves me in his charitable work, showing me the joy that comes from helping others and making a positive difference in the world. Beyond his practical skills and values, my father’s presence in my life has shaped my character and instilled in me a sense of compassion, respect, and integrity. His quiet strength and unwavering support create a safe space where I feel accepted and loved unconditionally. His guidance and teachings have equipped me with the tools to navigate life’s challenges with grace and resilience.

In conclusion, my father is not just a hero; he is a source of light and inspiration in my life. His selflessness, dedication, and love have made him more than just a parent – he is my role model and my guiding star. As I continue on my journey through life, I am grateful for the lessons he has taught me, the values he has instilled in me, and the unwavering support he provides every step of the way. My father is truly a blessing in my life, and I cherish every moment spent in his company.

Growing up with a father in the military has been a journey filled with challenges, sacrifices, and invaluable life lessons. My father, a courageous soldier who embodies discipline, dedication, and selflessness, has not only served his country with honor but has also been a pillar of strength and guidance in our family. From the moment my father made the decision to join the military, our lives took on a new rhythm. His deployments, frequent moves, and the uncertainties that come with military life became our new normal. Despite the challenges we faced as a military family, my father’s unwavering commitment to his duty and his love for us never wavered. He balanced his military responsibilities with his role as a father, instilling in us the values of resilience, adaptability, and sacrifice.

During his deployments, the distance between us was bridged by letters, care packages, and video calls. My father made sure we never doubted his love and support, even when he was thousands of miles away. His dedication to staying connected with us, despite the challenges of military life, taught me the importance of communication, perseverance, and maintaining strong family bonds. The emotional toll of combat situations and the uncertainties of military life were not lost on our family. However, my father’s resilience in the face of adversity inspired us to stay strong and united. He created a safe space for us to express our fears and worries, reassuring us that we were never alone in facing life’s challenges. His ability to provide stability and security amidst the uncertainties of military life instilled in me a sense of courage and fortitude. My father’s presence in my life has been a source of inspiration and guidance. His discipline and work ethic have shaped my own values and work habits. His selflessness in serving his country while prioritizing his family’s well-being has taught me the importance of balancing responsibilities and staying true to one’s values.

In conclusion, my father’s role as a military dad has been instrumental in shaping my character and worldview. His sacrifices, love, and unwavering support have laid the foundation for me to navigate life’s challenges with resilience, empathy, and determination. As I continue on my own journey through life, I carry with me the lessons learned from my father – a true hero in every sense of the word.

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Essay on My Father- FAQs

Who is a father and why is he important.

A father is a male parent who plays a crucial role in a child’s life. He provides guidance, support, and love, shaping the child’s upbringing and character. A father’s presence is essential for a child’s emotional and psychological development.

What qualities make a great father?

A great father possesses qualities like patience, kindness, responsibility, and a sense of humor. He is supportive, understanding, and leads by example, teaching valuable life lessons through his actions and words.

How does a father impact his children’s lives?

A father’s influence extends far beyond providing for his children’s material needs. He serves as a role model, influencing their behavior, values, and aspirations. A positive father-child relationship fosters emotional security and confidence in children.

How can fathers strengthen their bond with their children?

Spending quality time together, engaging in activities they both enjoy, and actively listening to their children’s thoughts and feelings can strengthen the bond between fathers and their children. Open communication and mutual respect are key in nurturing a strong father-child relationship.

What is the importance of celebrating Father’s Day?

Father’s Day provides an opportunity to honor and appreciate the contributions and sacrifices fathers make for their families. It’s a time to express gratitude, celebrate fatherhood, and acknowledge the positive impact fathers have on their children’s lives.

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My Father Essay

Blessed are those who have the backing of a supportive father. These fantastic men help us discover who we are meant to become. Fathers are like the roots of a tree and make the roots of a strong foundation. They protect us from harm and make us productive members of society. Here are a few sample essays on ‘my father’.

100 Words Essay On My Father

There’s no man like my father. He is the breadwinner of our family and amazes me daily with his dedication to work and love for his family. My father, Mohan Rao, is a businessman. He plays a vital role in shaping my character and significantly influencing my discussions and experiences. My father abides by a few morals like honesty, discipline, respect for everyone, never hurting anyone and seeking happiness in the small pleasures of life. I try to implement them too. My father is a dutiful son to my grandma, a loving husband, a caring father and a responsible family man. I aspire to follow him when I grow up.

200 Words Essay On My Father

It is true when they say the father is a daughter's first love. No one can love a girl as unconditionally as her father. My father gave me purpose and a dream to live a life. I acquired my traits of being unconventional and unique from him. Although non-conventional in his methods, he is a hardworking, passionate, caring, honest and dedicated person. He is a professional chef and cooks the best food in the world. He lights up the place within minutes of his arrival with his jolly nature and fantastic sense of humour.

Best Qualities Of My Father

He provides me with security and physical and emotional comfort and builds my self-esteem.

His words are fueling and encouraging; they instil confidence in me.

His advice is both life-saving and life-giving.

Any adventure with him means fun and making the best memories.

I learnt valuable life lessons like the importance of time, the virtues of discipline, the worth of money, and respecting elders from him. His passion for music and sports interested me in learning guitar and playing football. He has been the guiding force in my life. As they say, a father is essential in a child’s life. My dad’s influence and impact appear in my life, from my food choices to the football team I support.

500 Words My Father Essay

In Indian cultures, a father is considered the head of the family. He is entrusted with the massive responsibility of fulfilling everyone's needs and providing them with a safe and secure life. He is the social leader and strict disciplinarian of the house. He is the ship's captain, helming the boat towards its destination. A father is a man who bestows wings on their kids to fly towards their dream. Then, some fantastic men in our life, such as uncles, friends, teachers, and mentors, take father figures in our life. I am privileged to have a biological father and also father figures in my life.

My father is a taciturn, reserved, silent man. He is a teacher passionate about maths. His first love is the family, seconded by maths. Although a man of fewer words, he understands everything without explaining. Unlike my father, my mother is a very chatty person. My father's silent energy is vital for maintaining the balance of the home.

He is an honest, hardworking and disciplined man. I cannot recall any work my father did that required a rework. The first thing I learned from my father was that no matter how small or big the job is, it is essential to give total effort and dedication. This advice changed my life. He never spoke much but was always beside my mother as a constant shadow and me. He has provided us with a very peaceful, fulfilling life.

My Father Is Special | My father enjoys the silly side of me and appreciates it too, but he also maintains strictness when the need arises. He tries his best to fulfil our needs, sometimes suppressing his own. He has provided me with a safe, open and accessible environment where I can keep my thoughts freely without hesitation, thus eliminating the need for lies.

My father Is Benevolent | My father is very caring towards animals, which instilled sympathy in me. He is a very charitable person who believes in silent donations. I have never witnessed him misbehaving, raising his voice, or cussing anyone, regardless of his anger. He always respects elders and follows culture and tradition with complete faith.

My father Is My Inspiration | My father spends his weekend teaching underprivileged kids at no cost. He goes to a nearby park and holds maths tuitions for kids of all ages. He also makes considerable donations to stray dog welfare associations. He has made me understand the real meaning of love and compassion. My interest in becoming a veterinary doctor is through him.

My father has all the qualities of a beautiful human being that I aspire to be. My father’s gift of quality time, long-lasting conversation, life-changing advice and positive actions have significantly impacted my life. I strive every day to become like him. I only hope when I have a family of my own, every day, I see a little more of my father in me and that I can be as good of a parent figure to my kids.

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Essay on My Father Thought it Bloody Queer, Simon Armitage

by melaniewp | Mar 14, 2013 | Exam Essays , GCSE , Model Essays , Poetry , Simon Armitage | 0 comments

Summary In this poem, Armitage explores an incident when he had his ear pierced as a teenager, and his father’s shocked reaction to it. This poem is about coming of age, asserting your own identity, and seems to show he has a bad relationship with his father. Actually Armitage shows closeness to his father: he can easily create a sense of his father’s voice, which he does using a lot of colloquial language . Armitage takes the earring out, years later, feeling that there’s no need to be shocking now. The ear piercing is a rite of passage, or ordeal: the poet has hurt his own flesh which ‘weeps’. The physical wound links to his father’s upset – that his own flesh (his son) has done this. A* Analysis This is an essay written to help a student prepare for the OCR GCSE English Literature poetry exam. It’s not finished, and is about 350 words long – a side and a half of medium handwriting. Quotations are underlined. Technical terms are highlighted.

Question What does the poem tell us about relationships?

From the first words of the title , ‘My father’ shows that Armitage’s memory of his childhood, like the poem is dominated, looked over, by his father. The effect is intensified by the fact that the words ‘my father’ are repeated in the first line .

As a teenager, the poet’s father is an authority figure. Armitage calls him ‘father’ which is formal and seems distant, commanding respect. However, his father uses colloquial language ‘lost your head’ ‘easily led’. These proverbial phrases are judgemental and don’t show real communication, which adds to the sense of distance. However, his son can almost read his father’s thoughts, which suggests a kind of closeness: ‘my father thought it bloody queer’. ‘bloody queer’ can’t be the way the poet would describe himself, as it seems too harsh and violent. It seems to fit with the colloquial , judgemental phrases that his father uses. The poet is close enough to his father to be able to ‘become’ him – for these lines in the poem. ‘queer’ is used to condemn something that doesn’t conform. The whole poem is about rebellion.

The first stanza has a regular rhyme scheme with aabbb ; however in the second stanza , the rhyme scheme starts to break down and seems irregular . This echoes the breakdown in authority or control as the poet rebels. In the final stanza , a kind of balance or compromise is reached, the first and last lines rhyme together (12,15), but the middle two are free, or unrhymed (13,14).

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Essay on My Father

The importance of the word ‘Father’ and its general worth towards family is limitless. This word generates honor because of symbol good deeds which every head of the family tries to earn.

We celebrate Father’s Day every year on 19 June to strengthen the relationship and remind a father of the sacrifices he endured towards his kids when they were in need.

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What sets my father apart is his unwavering belief in allowing me to choose my own career path. He does not impose his own profession on me. Instead, he encourages me to follow my own interests, capabilities, and suitability. However, he desires nothing more than a brighter future for his son.

We celebrate Father’s Day on June 19 every year to strengthen relationships and remind a father of the sacrifices he made for his children in need.

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Every year, on June 19th, we celebrate Father’s Day to strengthen our bond and remind our Father of the sacrifices he made for us during our times of need. It is essential to deeply respect and honor our fathers.

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My father is the pillar of strength and leadership in our family. He possesses the remarkable ability to foresee the needs of our household and assumes the responsibility of shaping our lives accordingly. I hold great admiration for him due to his incredible deeds.

Despite facing financial constraints, my father never fails to fulfill my genuine requirements. He ensures that I never experience a sense of inadequacy. He willingly puts in extra effort, toiling tirelessly to augment his earnings for my sake. He sacrifices his own well-being, sometimes even compromising on his meals, just to provide for me.

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We celebrate Father’s Day on June 19 every year to strengthen relationships and remind a father of the sacrifices he made for his children in need. It is crucial that we hold our fathers in deep respect and utmost regard.

In conclusion, my father is not just a provider, but a resilient leader and guide. His unwavering commitment to our family, his unwavering support for my dreams, and his unyielding dedication to my well-being make him an exceptional father. I am forever grateful for his love, sacrifice, and wisdom.

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My father is the guiding force and leader of our family, bringing our aspirations into reality. He is not just a figurehead, but a role model who foresees the needs of the time and shapes our family through his unwavering responsibility and dedication. I hold immense respect for him due to his extraordinary achievements.

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My father is a mature and understanding individual who assists me in making important decisions. Like most devoted fathers, he plays a significant role in my life, supporting my career aspirations and helping me overcome daily challenges. When I face difficulties and seek guidance, I instinctively turn to my father. He selflessly puts aside his own priorities to provide the necessary support. He works tirelessly, making countless sacrifices to help me navigate through my problems.

We celebrate Father’s Day every year on 19 June to strengthen the relationship and remind a father of the sacrifices he endured towards his kids when they were in need. Unfortunately, it has become a mere formality for many, lacking genuine emotional connection and appreciation. In today’s times, children often choose to live separately from their fathers, prioritizing their own families and disregarding their responsibilities towards their aging fathers, who cling to hope for support.

It is very important that our fathers should be given deep respect and utmost respect not only because they are fathers, but for their unparalleled fatherhood and incredible sacrifices towards us. We must recognize the value of their presence and the impact they have on our lives. By cherishing our fathers, upholding our duties, and expressing gratitude for their sacrifices, we can truly acknowledge the exceptional role models they are in our lives.

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