In the short story, 'The Winner' Pius wins money from some football pools. After he wins the money his neighbors and family members step into his life and tell him that the money will be well spent. One of the family members that steps into his life is cousin Sarah. Sarah tries to help Pius while other people are trying to convince him on what to do with his new money. Unfortunately, Pius listens to Salongo about what to do with the money. 'The Winner' shows how relationships between family and friends can be corrupted. Puis's relationships with his family and friends become corrupted after he wins the money. His winnings corrupted the relationships because he discovers that others only want to be part of his life when he has something more to offer them or they can take something from him. Some family members of Puis were "clamoring for his affection" (Kimenye, 98). After Puis discovers that he did not win as much money as he originally thought everyone leaves his life but Sarah. Sarah staying in his life shows how some people like you for who you are and you do not need to give them more for you to be a better person. The corruption of family is also shown in the play 'King Lear' between Edmund and his father, Gloucester, and his brother, Edgar. Since Edmund is a bastard son he cannot receive any of his father's land, so he tricks his father into thinking the Edgar wants to kill him. After Edmund tells Gloucester "here stood he in the dark, his sharp sword out, mumbling of wicked charms, conjuring the moon to stand auspicious mistress" (II.i.38-40). After this Edmund gets his father's land because Edgar is seen as a bad man. The family relationships in 'The Winner' and 'King Lear' show how family bonds can be corrupted.
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The parental preference between siblings can shape and determine the children's choices and actions. This fact is explained in a Ted Talk and is clearly shown in the play 'King Lear'. In the Ted Talk, 'The sibling bond," Jeffery Kluger discusses how parents do have a favourite child. Kluger says that "the most common favourite for a father is the last-born daughter." He explains that it is part of human nature for parents to have a favourite. Parents tend to favour the child of the opposite gender because they will look less like them but this child will act most like them. This fact is shown in 'King Lear' because Cordelia is Lear's youngest child and she is favoured over Goneril and Regan. The favouritism affects Goneril and Regan because Lear banishes Cordelia when she does not feed his ego as much as Goneril and Regan did. After she leaves Goneril explains the Regan that Lear "always loves our sister most, and with poor judgement he hath not cast her off appears too grossly" (I.i.292-293). Goneril and Regan then discuss what they are going to do about Lear because his mind is deteriorating. Cordelia being the favourite child affects Goneril and Regan's choices because they want to get rid of Lear before he can take something away from them. The parental preference of Cordelia to Lear determines Goneril's and Regan's decisions.
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