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Compare and contrast the portrayal of parent / child relationships in the two novels.
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Harriet Ward April 2002 Compare and contrast the portrayal of parent / child relationships in the two novels A good parent / child relationship, in my opinion, requires good communication levels (ie. they listen to each other), trust, disipline, respect and of course love. These novels portray very varied types of parent / child relationships. For example, in I'm the king of the castle, neither parent / child relationship, in general, is particularly good. The first encounter of a parent / child relationship is the one between Mr Hooper and his son Edmund (Hooper). The conversation that they have with each other is not typical of a father and son. The whole text seems very informal and cold, almost as if they were strangers. This is evident for instance when Mr Hooper says things like; "Edmund, you will not be difficult, please, I have a good deal to do, I...
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