This article presents an interesting study that explores how different children react to stressful and dysfunctional upbringings (just read the first part of the article, up to the headline, "Outdoor Time..."): http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/s_611932.htmlIn An Na's novel, A Step from Heaven, Young Ju is raised in a dysfunctional family, struggling through her father's abusive behavior and the common difficulties faced by many immigrants.
Here are some questions to explore:
- What are your thoughts on this article?
- How is it relevant to the story that we are reading?
- From what you have read so far, what can you infer about the effect that Young Ju's upbringing will have on her?
- Will she too be resilient or will she crumble under the weight?
If you still have time, read other stories before returning to the checklist of things you needed to make up (if you have not finished).
I think that this makes a lot of sence. If you are brought up by a drug addict parent you are going to want to grow up and be better then them and get farther in life then they did. This relates to the story we are reading because Young Ju is having move to America and she does not want to. Her parents do not really provide a stressful enviornment to make Young Ju just take the information and deal with it, instead she gets up set and does not cooperate. Young Ju will probably come around and come to just deal with her having to move once she gets use to the idea. I think she will be resilient.
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ReplyDeletewell i think that it is very true because kids with bad parents wants to grow up and be bette than that because they dont wnt to hurt there kids the way thee parents hurt them. this relates to the story because her parents are tryin to change her and she dont want to and she also dont want to move. i think it will hurt her because she is gonna be different and it will change her completly. umm i think she will be resilient but it gonna be really hard for her.
ReplyDeleteI think that children who grow up in disfunctional families do become better in life than other kids because they get more attention. This is relevant to the story we are reading now because in the story Young Ju's family tries to get her to change . What i can infer about the effect that Young JU's upbringing will have on her is that she will face a lot of challenges and then become a new person. I think that she she will be resilent but she is going t face a lot of problems.
ReplyDeleteIn a way, it doesn't surprise me that girls are more resilient than boys. Boys are naturally more aggressive, and if you have a dysfunctional upbringing, the aggressiveness can be brought out for the worse. I think it's sad what Young Ju has to go through, dealing with her Apa and his behavior towards his family, yet, I'm pretty sure that she will rise above and become the an extremely strong woman.
ReplyDeleteI think that this makes a lot of sense. If a kid has bad parents then they want to be better than their parents and they want to succeed. This relates to the story because Young Ju's parents want to change the way she is but she doesn't want to because she wants to be her own person and she also doesn't want to move. Yes i think she will be very resilient but it will be hard for her to get to that point.
ReplyDeleteWell, I agree and I disagree with the article. Girls aren't always more resilient than boys. To me personally it all depends on the kind of person you are. This article realtes to the story because Young Ju's are forcing her to move to America. She deals with it. I'm not too sure if she's going to be resilient or not. I would have to read more of the story to find that out.
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ReplyDeleteMy thoughts on this article is that most of the families that have disfunctional relationships with their kids show that they will have a negative effect in life. This story is relevant to the story that we are reading because Ju's father is very aggresive towards his family members. The kind of effect that Young Ju's upbringing will have is that she will be effected negatively by the way her father acts around her and will be less resilient towards them. I think that she will not be that resilient because of the way that her father acts around her.
ReplyDeleteI think that it isn't completely true because i know that me and my brother had to deal with this type of stuff in our childhood and we are resilient to stress from our childhood. The only stress we have is everyday teenager stress with our parents and school.
ReplyDeleteWell, this article makes a lot of sense because women tend to be able to handle more things than most women can. the studies make a lot of sense seeing that drugs can really affect a family and the kids also. I think that Young Ju will overcome this and move on, because he seems like that type of person
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ReplyDeleteI would belive that girls are more resilient because guys tend to be more agressive, meaning if they are influenced early in life to commit crimes, they will continue throughout their life.The upbringing of Young Ju has a negetive effect on her life because her father has a big drinking and is abusive.I think Young Ju will be resilent.
ReplyDeletei dont think think everything they say is true.
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i think she will crumble under the weight because it is to much for her
From personal experiences i disagree...just because you have parents that do drugs or other stupid things doesn't mean you are going to do them too!!!!Girls aren't more resilient than boys.It all depends on how strong you are as a person.If you grow up around it and don't want to do that stuff when you grow up then you won't, if you do you will.This relates to the story we are reading because Young Ju is having move to America and she doesn't really want to.I think she will be resilient.
ReplyDeleteI think that this artcle is true on how children that grow up in dysfunctional familes become better adults than those that have a better childhood because those that have their parents on there side the whole time will get use to it. They will also want there parents to help them when they get older and won't be able to take care on there own. Well Young Ju stuggles with her family a lot with her abusive father. I think Young Ju will be a resilient child because she will be able to use what is going on with her family and become a better adult when she grows up.
ReplyDeleteI think this article is showing some true factors. Some children that grow up in an very stressful homes do better than someone that has a very good childhood. Just like a child with only a single parent they are more independent then some one with two. I think this is related to the story that we are reading because Young Ju is having to move some were she doesnt no so that makes life hard for
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I think she will become more resilent in just get use to the idea of her having a new life.
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ReplyDeleteI believe this article is not entirely true because boys can be resilient also. Depending on the situation that they have to go through. It is relevant to the story we are reading because the child in that story is also going through a tough experience in their childhood. I believe that Young Ju will come through the problem resilient because she is a strong person.
ReplyDeleteMy Thoughts on this article is when childern comeing off a hard had life with there parents i think it do not make sense because so people come of a hard life make make it better some people dont make it better. the story we reading i think it about kids with parents that dont want them or on some kind of drug.
ReplyDeleteI Think that this article does make sense because children who come from a home with violence and their parents are on drugs and dont care about what they do, when they get older they try to care for their kids and take care of them because their parents didnt do the same for them. This relates to the story we are reading because young ju is moving to america and she doesnt want too. I think that if she give it a chance she will grow to like it and learn that it may benefit her.
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