Sibling Rivalries

In many families sibling rivalry is an ever-present part of how brothers and sisters interact with each other. Some families have one great one, others are all great, and in Montana 1948, readers can clearly see this between David’s father Wes, and his uncle Frank. On the outside, it seems like Frank is the great one. He’s a doctor, a war hero, and he was a star athlete. None of these great attributes can be attested to Wes. Here is a perfect example where it appears that one family has a better child. To an third party, Frank was great yet Wes was good. There was nothing wrong with Wes, but he’s just not as great as his brother is. There are many families where one of the kids is perfect; there are families in town where this is present. This doesn’t mean that the other children are bad, but it definitely causes animosity between the children.



Many siblings fight, but how to prevent fighting is the real problem. One tactic listed among some in article Family Feud written by Denise Henry is that siblings must know they will outgrow the animosity sooner or later and that blood is thicker than water (Henry 2008). I know this from personal experience since I have a younger brother who is fourteen. He and I used to fight constantly about to most ridiculously idiotic things. Then, we just became chill with each other. We just stopped being stupid and realized that were the only brothers we have; he is my best friend in the whole world. I would not trade anything on this earth from him. In Montana 1948, the two brothers Frank and Wes are grown men who don’t appear to be that close. Frank was a star athlete, a war hero, and doctor while Wes; the town sheriff never did anything that can be considered as great as his brother’s accomplishment. Although there does not seem to be any friction between the two, they are grown men and respect each other very much. They have outgrown the childish sibling feuding and have grown to respect each other. They might not be the best of friends but there is no visible animosity. As kids grow up, they mature. An immature relationship between siblings in childhood almost never lasts. If someone on the street was asked who their best friend is, there is a high probability they will say their brother or sister, because there the only ones they will ever have.



These two paragraphs are two similar types of paragraphs used by students. The first paragraph, an essay type paragraph is how a simple five paragraph essay should be. It starts off with a topic sentence linking to the thesis, and then it provides an example with analysis and then a conclusion. Its a fairly straightforward design and easily recognizable. On the other hand, the second paragraph does not have a set design of how the paragraph should be structured because a research paper may require more than five paragraphs. All a good research paragraph needs are these simple steps. A topic linking ot the main idea or thesis, what you find in your research should be explained with analysis and then link the book to your research with a second analysis. This may be done more than once to get your point across. In the end, there needs to be a conclusion summing it all up.