What is a ‘mother’? What is the role of ‘mother’ in our
lives? How important is ‘mother’?
A mother is not necessarily your actual mother: they can be
older (than yourself) women in your life that have a long-lasting effect on
you, that love you and care for you. They can be women that are related to you,
family friends, or just anyone.
Mothers are supposed to raise their children and teach them
things that they’ll need later in life. This is generally done with a loving
but firm hand, making sure that when they are teaching them these things that
they get it right. But one of the main things that makes a women your ‘mother’
is that, no matter what happens or what mistakes you make, they will always be
there for you and will give you guidance
you through any situation if you let them help you.
While many people get along quite well without ‘mothers’ in
their life, these people usually have an influence by women that they don’t
realise act as ‘mothers’. These ‘mothers’ are important, because while
‘fathers’ can provide many things and can do well on their own, ‘mothers’ can
bring something else to the table. They are women that we respect and teach us,
thus making them our ‘mothers’.
You are on the right path here. Obviously there is going to be a lot of opinion and varience in this answer, so there is no right or wrong per say, but I would encourage you to think deeper about the role of "mother" in comparison to "father" or "parent." In my opinion mothers are the keepers of our self esteem (I deserve it) where as fathers are the keepers of self respect (I earned it). Both things are important. Many religions use the image of mother or father. Which figure is chosen shows a lot about the religion's focus and values. Supernatural is a rich environment to examine the role of parents in a childs life. I encourage you to keep an eye on the roles characters play and how their gender and parental role factors in. This is the crux of literary analysis.
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