Mother/Son relationship

[RHD]

In my opinion, there's just something deep about mother-son relationships and closeness. Obviously, every rule has an exception. Some sons are more fond of their fathers, and some mothers more fond of their daughters. Still, the doctor seemed sincere. His mother must have been one of the mooshy ones. I believe him.

[Tars]

I once read that "good mother sacrifice part of her soul to raise a child". I always believed the thought rings a true and quite endearing, but I don't really think it means normal for her to behave as obsessively as the mother in this memoir does.

[Adedayo+23]

I believe he probably just told it the way HE saw it. Like you rightfully said, he didn't speak too much about his siblings. As it was his memoir, he was the main focus of the story and it is told from his point of view. As a truly kind and affable woman, I'm sure his mother loved and adored all of her children.

[Brainiac140]

I believe the relationship was true. From the author's perspective as a child he'd have felt everything he described. From another person's view it might not be the same description.

[Megamind136]

If What the writer wrote was actually true. Then I think the mother was biased to his remaining siblings. I think he misunderstood the mothers love.

[EternalD]

After finishing the book, I had the impression that Dr. Ghoulem Berrah was his mother's favorite son. And in these relationships the boy tends to have an idealized view of his parent. I do not believe that other children think the same way.

[Brenda Creech]

He saw only his relationship., not his siblings. Hard to explain . His mother seemed to be very caring but then again we only see it from his point of view.

You are right. I would have enjoyed hearing a little about his own relationship with his siblings, but his focus on the subject of the family was his mother.

He barely wrote about his siblings. I can't help but think if they were close or not. He could've written how their mother treated them, how they bonded as family, their get-togethers as grown-ups, etc. It would've been nice to read as I have a brother, too.

I feel the same. I thought it would be nice to see how the family dynamics were all the way around!

[Jessica045]

His mother was showcased as a very caring, loving and kind mother. This is justifiable seeing that he is the only surviving son. So, she just concentrated all her love on him. I can't be sure about this though as the book is a memoir, written from his own direction alone. But, I also feel that the author employed hyperbole to lay emphasis on how well his mother cared for him.

[Trustedbook]

I think the author mother was biased towards loving her children or the author over exaggerated thing

[Upeksha]

I think the author has compelled to mention such a thing in the book is that he loves his mother very much and he needs to make the readers think similarly about his mother.

[Beatus]

I am a father and I have checked on my two children at night so many times. I think it is a kid's point of view that is what was presented in the book. However, I have also seen some mothers and fathers, particularly in a family with many children, having a favorite child. If the author is the only one with more financial success than the other siblings, this could be the cause. He was dotted upon because the mother knew he was smarter.

[PeterRabitt20]

I didn't think much of that statement while reading the book. His writing style sounded more like French-story telling than contemporary writing, in fact, it reminded me of Henri Carrier's Papillion. I thought his mom would pay so much attention to him because he was an only child (my memory could be wrong I read it a while back). Also, I found out that the Berbers are a matriarchal society—that's probably why there is more emphasis on the mother than the father.

[Heidadela]

We all have perspectives from which to view from. I believe the author was only providing the perspective of his mother's love. If the sibling were the ones writing the story, they would provide their own as well. The book may sound one-sided in regard to the mother's love but we should always understand that there are different perspectives in every story.

[Alice Ngugi]

Based on the mother's character, I assumed she was as affectionate to all of her children. Maybe the fact that this is his memoir he did not find it necessary to quote the other's relationships with his mum

[jaym_tan]

From his point of view, we can see that his mother was very caring towards him. I loved reading about the wonderful relationship they had but I do wonder why he didn't include any memories of his siblings. Nonetheless, whatever the reason, he managed to describe the bond he had with his mother wonderfully.