Diary Of The Dead Man's Pocket Analysis

Today, parents work hard to maintain equilibrium between work and family. Kids have been affected and agree that spending time with them is a priority all parents should have. Jack Finney, Sue Shellenbarger, and Penny Parker each gave us a point of view in their articles "Double Daddy," "Diary of a Mad Blender," and the story "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket." Some examples of the struggles that the people in these literatures face are, Tom discovers that he was spending more time at work than with his wife, Penny describes how dads feel pushed to work harder, and Sue explains how she thought she was good at juggling work and family but finds she was not. Tom realizes that work is not as important as family. It is evident when he shows indifference to the yellow sheets at the end. He thought that by working harder to get that extra pay, he would have more happiness with his wife. He started to work more, but he would miss out on all the moments with his wife. He got to the point where he was at the edge and almost lost his life. as it states in the story, "AS he saw the yellow …show more content…
They have to sometimes "race home to make it to their children's game..." Dads have demanding jobs where their hours off are very limited and that leaves little to no time with their family. More is expected from fathers at home these days, and they expect more from themselves as. Some divorced parents have to share time and responsibilities with their ex-spouse for their kids. A quote from the article explains, "These men are saying, 'I'm working my tail off to get ahead, for the most part for my family, but I'm not spending time with them. This doesn't makes sense.'" (Parker). Fathers like Brian Wills are deciding that the "corporate rat race" is not worth losing time with family, more fathers are changing their priorities and spending more time with their