Willy was...A Good Father

Contrary to popular opinion in English class Royal Willy was a good father. No human can claim to be perfect, and Willy was by no stretch of the imagination a perfect parent but he was far from a bad parent. It is impossible to be a good parent. Our class accepted the notion how a child turns out is a reflection of the way they were raised, thus a judgement of the aptitude of the parents. This is wrong. Willy fulfilled his obligation to Biff and Happy in a manner that surpassed that of most parents. He maintained a stable household that fully supported both of his sons in their ambitions as they grew up. Willy also preached admirable and ethical lessons to the kids each day. His overwhelming belief in the sanctity hard work and the American dream can not be seen as harming either one of his boys development. His emphasis on his belief in their abilities was his way of supporting the boys. Unfortunately, society failed to help teach Biff and Happy the ways of the world and that hard work must be steered in the right direction for it to be effective. Furthermore, I believe the greatest fault for Biff and Happy’s “failure” can be accredited to the two boys. While Willy worked himself to exhaustion for countless hours in a job he didn’t even like, Biff failed to apply himself in anything he didn’t enjoy (all things not pertaining to girls and football). Willy provided an example, Biff simply did not follow.