Powder by Tobias Wolff Analysis Essay - 661 Words

Powder â€Å"Powder† is a story written by Tobias Wolff in 1996 staged in the mid to late 1950’s about a boy and his father skiing at Mount Baker on Christmas Eve and what it takes them to get back home in time for dinner. The father and his wife are on the edge of breaking up, although she is still angry about him taking their son to see Telonious Monk she lets them go. He promises hand over heart to keep him safe during the Mount Baker ski trip and get him home on time. Through the story the father is responsible in what he feels what is best for his son. Although it may be considered improper today for minors to go to a night club, in the 1950’s it was very common for minors to accompany their guardians when going to the bar. Thelonious†¦show more content†¦Name one.†(11) The father gives him one off the top of his head, continuing the slalom down the hill through the trees. After considering what his dad said was true the son began to enjoy himself. Through the switchbacks and hair-pin turns the son thought to himself â€Å"he was a great driver. Such subtlety at the wheel, such tactful pedal work. I actually trusted him.†(12) The father is responsible in what he feels is best for his son by taking him to one of the top artists of the age, speaking with confidence in everything that he does. He did everything that was necessary to overcome an obstacle when it is in his path to get his son home in time for dinner on Christmas Eve. He reassures his son in times of question and glides down the mountain road with subtlety of the wheel and tactful pedal work, resulting in gaining full trust from his son. â€Å"If you haven’t driven in fresh powder, you haven’t driven.†(13) 1. Richard Cook and Brian Morton The penguin Guide to Jazz, 2008, London: Penguin, p1020 2. (pg 56) 3. (pg57) 4. (pg57) 5. (pg57) 6. (pg57) 7. (pg57) 8. (pg57) 9. (pg57) 10. (pg57) 11. (pg57) 12. (pg58) 13.Show MoreRelatedLiterary Analysis : A Literary Analysis Of Essay1749 Words   |  7 PagesJennifer Flores Professor, Rindler English 101A 4th, October 2016 A Literary Analysis of Fatherhood There’s nothing more like it than a father and son relationship. Although it’s a different type of bond of friendship that you can ever have with anyone else; that helps you shape into the person that you are or becoming to be and you’ll never have to look up to anyone else but him. Although they’re some poor father and son relationships in our society that can affect anyone’s emotional heath