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Siblings By: NS on 10/21/2001; 4:18 PM Francine Klagsbrun concludes, in her essay Sibling Imprints, that the effects of our early experiences with brothers and sisters remain with us long after childhood has ended (Klagsbrun 132). I couldnt agree more, and Ive only recently come to realize that a lot of who I am comes from the impact of my older brother, who is, quite simply, a maniac. Dont believe that? Well, well come to that later. First, you need to know about me I have a very distinct set of things that I dont like. One of them is violation of personal space. I absolutely despise people standing very close to me. Another member of this list is arrogant peoplethose people who just assume things and make decisions influencing any given person without even asking that person first. The third (and final) element is that I dont like people who are overbearing and arrogantthose that have gone beyond the stage of arrogance to the point where they think they dont need to ask the person, because, to these people, that persons thoughts are quite irrelevant. I also have a similar list of things that I likebut Ill only share one or two of those today. The most prevalent is creating big things. For instance, I like drawing large buildings with cavernous insides, or gigantic statues that exude power but also emanate safety. I also happen to like intelligence, and to append that previous list; I hate the use of brute force. Yes, I much rather prefer one to out wit his or her opponent than to merely clobber them. All these things mentioned, I attribute to my brotherIm now fairly confident that he has instilled these tastes upon me. My sibling is large, muscular, and perhaps best described as a brutehe doesnt regard any persons property as his or her ownif he wants to use it, the so be it! He has spoken. Although, I should not misrepresent him here, for I honestly believe that he has the capacity to thinkunfortunately it seems he does not utilize it often. Recently, this brother has moved back into the house of my motherthe one at which I stay. This is after an absence of approximately 6 or 7 years. On April 18, 2001 there was a memorable incident that succinctly depicts my impression of him throughout the years Ive interacted with him. On this day, he declared that he was going to use my sisters televisionmy sister not being present at the time. I objected. This did not sit well with him, and he dismissed my dissent with the ever so tactful shut up. I, however, persistedas I said, I dont like overbearing and arrogant people. Well, one thing led to another and eventually he ends up shouting in my face. Right in front of my faceapproximately two inches away. I really despise that type of proximity. So hes standing there, spitting on me as he yells. I, however, cannot stand this, so I push his mouth close. Reflecting back, I think I may have done this too hard, for his glasses came offnot flying off with rapid speeds, but there was sufficient momentum to knock the glasses off his face. However, this did not warrant his response, which was to nearly strangle me to death. And I do literally mean to death. He was cutting off my air supplyI couldnt breathe and he didnt care. It was not until my mother came over and pounded him as hard as she could upon the arm, that he finally let go. This event depicts how he has impacted (and currently still does impact) my life. I see that I dont like the proximity because this is and has been his typical reactionand the rest of dislikes follow in suit. Yet I still need to expound upon how hes influenced my list of likes. Ive concluded that I like creating big things because they make even the largest people feel smalleven my large brother would have to feel small around them. Also, as noted, they exude safety, even from the largest attackers. Ive also realized that I like intelligence over caveman strength because it is the antithesis of my brother, who seems to think the only solution is that if it doesnt function the way you wish it to function, you hit and kick and beat it until it does. So, Francine Klagsbrun, I agree with yousiblings do indeed influence your life for eternity. Work Cited: Klagsbrun, Francine. Sibling Imprints. Interactions: A Thematic Reader. Ann Moseley et al. 4th ed. Boston: Houghton, 2000.
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