The essay explores the complex relationship between parents and their children, and Shaw presents his ideas on how this relationship should be managed. In the essay, Shaw criticizes the traditional view that parents should be seen as all-knowing and all-powerful figures in their children's lives. He argues that this view is based on a false...More
George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays. With a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in Dublin, Shaw moved to London in 1876, where he struggled to establish himself as a writer and novelist, and embarked on a rigorous process of self-education. By the mid-1880s he had become a respected theatre and music critic. Following a political...More
George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays. With a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in Dublin, Shaw moved to London in 1876, where he struggled to establish himself as a writer and novelist, and embarked on a rigorous process of self-education. By the mid-1880s he had become a respected theatre and music critic. Following a political awakening, he joined the gradualist Fabian Society and became its most prominent pamphleteer. Shaw had been writing plays for years before his first public success, Arms and the Man in 1894. Influenced by Henrik Ibsen, he sought to introduce a new realism into English-language drama, using his plays as vehicles to disseminate his political, social and religious ideas.
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The essay explores the complex relationship between parents and their children, and Shaw presents his ideas on how this relationship should be managed. In the essay, Shaw criticizes the traditional view that parents should be seen as all-knowing and all-powerful figures in their children's lives. He argues that this view is based on a false assumption that children are inferior beings who must be controlled and molded by their parents. Shaw suggests that parents and children should have a more equal and respectful relationship, where both parties are allowed to express their opinions and feelings. Shaw also believes that parents should not impose their beliefs and values on their children, but rather allow them to develop their own independent thinking. He argues that children should be encouraged to question authority and to seek knowledge and understanding on their own terms.
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