Curley's wife can be seen to represent a few different things. The first being the painful weight of dreams. Curley's wife represents what happens when dreams fail and the burden this weight places on the individual. She is a sad character because she believes that she could have been something more than she actually is. Her hopes to be in "pitchers" are similar to the men on this ranch, who also have their own dreams.
At the end during her sentimental speech Curley’s wife reveals to the reader her longing for being “in the movies”. The way how Steinbeck presents dreams in his novel shows that a women’s dream was harder to achieve than a males’ dream. The effect this has on the reader is that they see George and Lennie’s dream in the exact opposite way to Curley’s wife’s dream. The whole book itself rotates around George and Lennie’s dream and the failure of their dream is what ultimately makes the book so tragic whereas not a second thought is spared by the reader at the futility of Curley’s wife’s
Another technique that Rossetti uses to create memorable characters is Maude Clare's repetition of 'half'; this illustrates another side to Maude Clare's seemingly arrogant character 'queen'. It conveys that she feels betrayed and rejected by her 'Lord'; 'Here's my half of the golden chain/ You wore about your neck.' Many critics believe that Maude Clare giving back Thomas' gifts along with the repetition of the plural pronoun 'we' reveal a significant factor of Thomas' character; he is fickle. Therefore, throughout the poem
Imagery is used to show Plath as an aggressive person, such as through the line “smash it into kindling”. The emotive line “The bloody end of the skein” creates the sense of abandonment and eternal suffering that by no means that one could be aware of. It suggests that Plath’s mind, the labyrinth, was something that Hughes struggled to understand, and propose that her psyche was beyond his control. He also utilises speech in The Minotaur, creating a sense of truth in Hughes’ part. While he is not seen as a saint within the poem (he remarks in a sarcastic matter to Plath in the poem), he positions the reader to empathise with him, painting the image that he is the placid one in the relationship, and the one who encourages her to embark on her creative pursuits “Get that shoulder under your stanzas/ And we’ll be away.”.
Niekoop Loraine Professor Jean English 1102 16 March 2015 A Horrific Depiction of Human Life in Shirley Jackson's “The Lottery" In today’s society when he or she hears the words “The Lottery,” winning a prize automatically comes to mind. However, Shirley Jackson, who dramatically characterizes her short story “The Lottery,” depicts a horrifying and sinister act of humanity. The point of the story is to have people think about what kinds of traditions they have in their everyday lives, that limit their actions and have consequences that they might not choose for themselves. Therefore, Jackson implies that her story speaks about deeply rooted cultural traditions as well as time coming to a screeching halt. “The Lottery,” exposes deep truths about cultural traditions.
Female characters in Oates short stories are victims of their sexually because of their maternity cycle, of victimization and need for a men and/or love. The characters of this short stories are very realistic however are put in uncommon situations. In this essay will explain what and how are the women put in victimizing situations in these short stories. “The Dream Catcher” the female character is a victim of her maternity nature, self-righteousness leads her to ruins as she keeps the secret. She finds an unknown creature and decides to nurture it as if it was her child, withdrawing the facts that it may hurt her.
Esperanza has negative thoughts within herself. Esperanza life is full of sadness and waiting, Esperanza says her inner self is described by the name Zeze the X.Zeze the X is Esperanza trueself.Cisneros is saying is that sometimes you don’t always choose who you are but you can change what you’re going to become. In the chapter called ‘’My Name’’ Esperanza talks about her connection through her name to her great -grand mother and express how she does not want to be like her .’’She looked out the window her whole life, the way so many women sit their sadness on an elbow. I wonder if she made the best with what she got or was she sorry
Looking at this poem, explains to us the nature of how humans have been acting towards animals, and the cruelty done by us which is making them powerless. Concepts of power and powerlessness involved in many other poems, including Henry Longfellow’s; Slaves
My friends, I want to die” (226-228). During the time Medea was written it was considered betrayal when a husband left his wife for another woman. The Chorus came to Medea sympathizing for her. Medea takes comfort in knowing there is someone there to listen to her and to be on her side. Medea’s second technique, companionship, happens through many parts of her speech and this may be her most powerful method of persuasion.
The fact that Antigone is now alone is this process does not slow her down at all; not even after Ismene warns her that the consequence of her actions could be death. “Our own death would be if we should go against Creon.” (Line 46, Pg 774). Due to Ismene’s lack of help, Antigone is feeling betrayed by her sister, but will continue on without her. “But as for me, I will bury the brother I love.” (Line 69, Pg 774). Later on when Antigone has buried her brother, Polynieces, she created yet another betrayal; this time on King Creon.