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Family Values and marriage


Do you have any recommendations for novels that promote family values and healthy marriage culture? I am not sure if there are any out there.
 

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Login to find out (August 27, 2005 at 12:41pm)
I hated wally lamb's she's come undone, but that too, in the end is about strength in family. Was the follow up better?
 
Login to find out (August 27, 2005 at 9:57am)
There ought to be a lot of realistic family dramas, which also include families that understand the value of being families. I am sure you will find well-written literature that includes an appreciation of family ties, as the two options aren't just great families suspended in time and fantasy books.

I was just thinking of Oliver Twist, a Tale of Two Cities, and David Copperfield.

Perhaps others can think of other novels or works of fiction. There is an enormous world out there, and literature comes in all shapes and sizes. Assalam alaikum.
 
Login to find out (August 26, 2005 at 7:03pm)
or maybe not...the last two are definitely about families...can't vouch for the healthiness of them
 
Login to find out (August 26, 2005 at 7:02pm)
julia alvarez...how the garcia girls lost their accent
 
Login to find out (August 26, 2005 at 7:01pm)
amy tan joy luck club
 
Login to find out (August 26, 2005 at 5:31pm)
I studied Silas Marner in school and I agree with you about it. It is touching and emphasizes the importance of family. The books I am looking for don't have to show happy families but that story line has to deliver a message about the importance of family and realistic and healthy attitude towards marriage; as opposed to romantic fantasies. May be what I am looking for can be called family/reality drama.
 
Login to find out (August 26, 2005 at 5:23pm)
Actually I haven't read Mill on the Floss or Daniel Deronda, just familiar with some of the story. Silas Marner though, very touching.
 
Login to find out (August 26, 2005 at 5:21pm)
No problem Ingenia. : ) And thanks to you too.

Actually, I don't know whether or not the other novels I recommended focus exclusively on very happy marriages or really great families. Obviously, they are complex tales that weave together different characters and involve different situations.

Take care all, assalam alaikum
 
Login to find out (August 26, 2005 at 4:20pm)
I haven't read it but didn't House of Sand and Fog include the story of a man trying to preserve his family?
 
Login to find out (August 26, 2005 at 4:19pm)
"this depend will depend" should read "this will depend".
 
Login to find out (August 26, 2005 at 4:18pm)
Ingenia, I had forgotten all about the Railway children! That was an interesting story : )
 
Login to find out (August 26, 2005 at 4:15pm)
The answer to this depend will depend on what you define as a healthy marriage and/or family values?
The Mill on the Floss is about a sister's love for her brother, ultimately, but the journey may not involve 'family values' in the sense you may be expecting.

Silar Marner is very much about family and love, even if it's not the one you were born into.

Daniel Deronda is about trying to find your way back to the origins of your family.

Portrait of a Lady starts out with Isabelle who is from a loving home, but ends up in an awful marriage. Yet her cousin Ralph (I think it was Ralph) and her uncle are all about family and love.

There's always Little Women and Anne of Green Gables. Those are both very much about family ties.
 
Login to find out (August 25, 2005 at 4:21pm)
I thought Ashley was a weakling and kinda pathetic.
 
Login to find out (August 25, 2005 at 6:52am)
Thanks Ingenia for the clarification. That's an example for what I am looking for. However, I don't, necessarily need a story that gives a direct message. Sometimes a subtle message is stronger. In "Gone with the wind", though, the contrast is a good strong message. Any more suggestions? :)
 
Login to find out (August 24, 2005 at 8:26pm)
When you recommended Gone with the wind, what aspect of family values did u think it promoted?
 
Login to find out (August 24, 2005 at 7:42pm)
Gone with the Wind? Are you referring to Ashley and Mel? cuz Scarlett n Rhett sure as hell weren't all 'bout them healthy homes.