How Family & Upbringing Shape Who We Are by Amy Hale

Emerson Winkler

2025-02-19 19:43:38 UTC

Much of how our personalities are formed are from our parents and their habits. For example, the way I was brought up by my family to go to church on Sundays shaped my faith journey and my moral standings.

Cora Wiley

2025-02-19 19:43:48 UTC

A person's upbringing/experiences as a child has great effect on what they do later in life. For example, Steve Rodgers grew up as "the little guy", always discounted and bullied. When he became Captain America, he always protects the little guy, because he remembers how that felt. This is the case for most superheros actually.

Keltan Dickson

2025-02-19 19:45:01 UTC

In the show Black Clover, Asta, the main character, was born without power. He grew up different than everybody, and as a consequence was treated differently. This different treatment gave him motivation to grow strong and determined. He always had a positive perspective on life, considering everything a challenge waiting to be completed.

Jack Multer

2025-02-19 19:45:41 UTC

A person's family and upbringing shapes who they are by giving them examples of who to grow up like and emulate, whether good or bad. For example, in Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling, Draco Malfoy is primarily raised by his mother and his father, Lucius Malfoy, an evil person who killed and tortured many throughout his time as a death eater. Because his dad was such an awful person, Draco grew up to be mean and arrogant, copying his father's personality traits as best he could.

Carson Hutchison

2025-02-19 19:46:59 UTC

In Micheal Vey, Micheal moves around the country because his mom is in fear that his powers will get discovered. This shaped Micheal's emotions toward everyone in his life always mistrusting everyone he sees as if they are to harm him. This ruins a lot of relationships and makes his life overall miserable.

Adia Agho

2025-02-19 19:47:38 UTC

In Home Alone, Kevin was raised in a big family so there was barely any attention on him. One day, his family forgets him at home on their holiday trip. Because of this, he became more independent and shaped his own self-worth. This will probably help him later in life. This can be applied in real life scenarios.

Cole Tumey

2025-02-19 19:47:41 UTC

In Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Will grows up in an environment where the majority of his family and friends follow "the rules" which is basically if one of Will's family members is killed then they have to kill one of the killer's family members as well. Since all of Will's family and friends follow these rules, Will grows up heavily influenced to also follow the rules.

Jeet Sodhi

sodhijee000 — 2025-02-19 19:47:53 UTC

In Avatar: The Last Airbender, the protagonist, Aang, has been raised all his life by nomads to become a chosen one called the Avatar to master the elements and protect the world. His childhood, spent mastering the art of airbending and spirituality, demonstrate how his destiny was decided for him. His guardians sought to raise him to fulfill his preordained destiny like his predecessors. Because of his status as a chosen one and his careful upbringing by enlightened spiritual masters, Aang learned to have a wider worldview and accepted his duty to save the world. Aang's story shows us how our upbringing can be designed with certain goals for us, shaping our identities and our perspectives.

Romina Castillo

2025-02-19 19:47:55 UTC

A person's upbringing can impact their life because they become motivated to give back to the people that raised them. For example, growing up I always saw the effort my parents put into giving me a good life. This has motivated me to excel and put in the same effort into my education as my parents have put into raising me.

Allison Jordan

2025-02-19 19:48:56 UTC

A person's family or upbringing greatly shapes who they become in the future. For example, in the Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen's upbringing of living in the poorest district that was the worst off as compared to the other ones, led her to make the choices she made. Since she had grown up living and seeing how the lowest of people in her society had to suffer while the higher-ups thrived, she saw the issues of how their world was set up. Her recognizing the issues caused her to take a stand and fight for what she thought was right. If she had an upbringing in District 1 and been rich and well off her whole life, she would not have seen the problems that others faced, and therefore wouldn't have taken a stand like she did.

Mehria Yasini

2025-02-19 19:50:28 UTC

I was brought up as an only daughter and the oldest child in a family-oriented culture where it is important to take of those younger than you, especially as a female. The way I was raised shapes the way I think about people and how I should respect them because of age and gender differences.

Adalyn Arrington

2025-02-19 20:16:54 UTC

A person's family or upbringing greatly shapes who they are and their perspective on life. For example, the movie Cinderella shows how a negative enviornment, such as Cinderella's, can make one self-conscious and doubtful. Cinderella is constantly used and talked down to by her stepsisters and step mother. Cinderella never has a mother figure to instill any confidence or worth in her, so when she leaves her home, all she knows is doubt. She constantly fears the criticsm and hatred from others.

Lucci Garcia

garciluc001 — 2025-02-20 19:41:39 UTC

A persons family and upbringing shapes who they are and their perspective on life because it influences their values and future goals. For example, my parents both went to college and raised me with high standards for my academics and taught me to push myself to be better in the future so now I make choices about classes and studying based on what I want for myself in the future.

Makaylee Larson

larsomak000 — 2025-02-20 19:45:23 UTC

A person's upbringing greatly impacts who they grow up to become along with their perspective on life because they will copy behaviors/ideas from the people around them. For example, Mowgli from The Jungle Book grew up in the forest and was raised by wolves. Due to this upbringing far from his own species, Mowgli was scared of/disliked people despite him also being a human and he wanted to live in the jungle instead of a human civilization/town.

Tamnhu Ngo

2025-02-20 19:45:49 UTC

A person's upbringing can significantly impact who they are and their perspective on life because they grew up with what they were taught to believe. For example, as a kid, I was repetitively taught to always study hard and make good grades in school. Even now that I'm in high school, I still have the mindset to keep up my good grades and I can't just not try because it feels like I'm not doing the right thing.

Oscar Gomez

2025-02-20 19:46:19 UTC

A person's upbringing as a child has a great effect on shaping who they are since much of what we pick up as habits and to differentiate what's right from what's wrong. For example, growing up my parents always had a big focus on sharing and making sure everyone is involved in activities which shaped me into being more caring and giving since that's what I saw as a kid.

Lucas Coutch

coutcluc000 — 2025-02-20 19:47:40 UTC

Parents and family mold each other into the people they are, because personality changes based on experience. One key instance of this can be seen through the graphic novel Maus, an entirely true story conveyed through exaggerated illustrations. Vladek Spiegelman is the father of the author, Art Spiegelman. Vladek's pragmatic personality combined with a gripping desperation and permanent sense of urgency from the Holocaust all make him the stingy and stubborn man he was in Art's childhood. Through this, when he becomes an independent adult, he spends much time defying his father by indulging in the exact opposite of his practices - buying many things and having fun. He became his father's opposite in an attempt of resistance.

Enrique Cabarrouy

2025-02-20 19:47:50 UTC

A person's experience and upbringing has a massive effect on people's lives due to the fact that childhood is the time where people learn most of their morals. For example, in "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse", Miles Morales was raised by loving parents who constantly tried to show and teach him how to be a good person. So when Miles takes up the mantle of Spider-Man, he always has the morals and intentions to do what is the right thing.

Amat Cham

2025-02-20 19:47:57 UTC

A person's experiences in life help shape how they view the world. For example, I was the firstborn in my family, meaning many expectations have been set on me. Getting good grades and being a good example for my siblings changed how I view the world. As a result, I tend to think more about my actions because there's a consequence for everyone. In addition, there's a huge weight of responsibilities on my shoulders, further devolving into who the person I am today.

Pablo Martinez

2025-02-20 19:48:13 UTC

The way someone is raised completely shapes who they become in the future. In the movie "Everything Everywhere All at Once" the main character Evelyn was practically raising herself. Being born a female in China set her up for failure, as her family wasn't the most caring to what they deemed a failure. Her upbringing shapes her passive-aggressive demeanor and unwillingness to accept something different or unique. Her strained relationship with her daughter and husband who she doesn't understand at all is present through the movie, I mean it is the entire premise and main conflict of the story, but I also believe hardship growing up is ultimately a positive impact in the long-run. In the movie, she realizes her mistakes, and stops at nothing to make it up to her daughter even if she continuously pushes her away. In the end, we see a flourishing relationship, somewhat like a wildflower peeking through the concrete sidewalk.

Alex Gallegos

2025-02-20 19:48:16 UTC

A person's family significantly shapes who or what kind of person they become. For instance, Lionel Messi had decided that he wouldn't play for the World Cup, yet his family supported him in every aspect. This in fact motivated him to pursue his lifelong dream, so in December 18, 2022, he acquired victory of the biggest tournament in the world.

Brycen Tidwell

2025-02-20 19:49:37 UTC

A person's family/upbringing greatly influences who they are and their perspective on life. In the comic series Invincible, (SPOILERS) Nolan, also known as Omni-Man, is tasked with preparing Earth for an invasion by his species, which is known to have little to no affection towards any life form as a result of their extremely long lifespan. But after both marrying a human woman and raising a son, he grows to realize that he indeed cares for humanity and admires their ability to love and care for one another.

Evan Payton

2025-02-20 20:03:18 UTC

A person's family/upbringing as a child is the most pivotal thing that affects what that person will do in their life. For example, Tony Stark was raised with lots of money available to him. This caused him to develop a flamboyant and overly-confident personality.

Grant Jorgensen

2025-02-20 20:11:57 UTC

In the movie Elf, Michael is very reserved, pessimistic, and trying to distance himself from his family just like his dad, but Buddy is very open, optimistic and loves talking to others because he was raised in a tight knit community that was supportive and welcoming. This contrast of character is directly affected by each of their upbringing, and highlights how family and upbringing has shaped their personal character.

Andrew Dyer

2025-02-20 20:12:12 UTC

A person's upbringing has a significant impact on how they live and act as an adult. For example, Dexter Morgan from the show Dexter saw his mom brutally murdered in front of him and then raised by cop. His mom's death shaped him into a murder, but his stepfather changed him into a murder who only kills other killers.

Isabella Curanovic

2025-02-20 23:18:42 UTC

One's family and upbringing affect the decisions they make and how they choose to live their lives. In Titanic, Rose was raised by her mother, who prioritized wealth and status over happiness. Her mother often made her feel guilty for not thinking about her family when wanted to do things that would make her happy. As a result, Rose felt constantly pressured to make decisions that reflected well on her family name and felt trapped, even as a young adult.