Author John Steinbeck has used techniques of imagery of her surroundings, symbolism, and themes, to illustrate and inform readers the development and progress of the conflict inside Elisa. The chrysanthemums is a powerful symbol in the story as it is depicted as her most valuable possession and it also represents only the inner workings of her character. Elisa Allen is described as ‘strong’ by her husband, Henry, because this strength is the façade that Elisa puts on in front of her husband. In The Chrysanthemums, a stranger entered her life- her ranch in the Salinas Valley- and affected her character by showering her with sweet words and creating the rising sensation of her want to be treated like a woman- to be called ‘beautiful’ and not ‘strong’. After some manipulation on the pot-mender’s part, she gradually drops her façade as a tough farmer’s wife and instead opens up to him.
“This have I thought good to deliver thee, my dearest partner of greatness”. Lady Macbeth’s first appearance in the play is when she is shown reading the letter that her husband has written to her about meeting the three witches: “Glamis thou art, and Cawdor and shalt be”“What thou art promised.”Lady Macbeth however knows the attitude of her husband and what he’s like and she knows that if her husband wants something, he’ll want to achieve it in the fairest way possible. She laughs at what she considers his weakness:”yet I do fear thy nature, it is full o’ the milk of human kindness” Lady Macbeth feels she must find the confidence to persuade Macbeth to leave his soft side which prevents him from seizing the crown. Throughout the first act Lady Macbeth seems the stronger partner in the relationship and she calls out supernatural powers and calls for “spirits” more powerful than her own. “Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts.” She tells him to hurry home so that she can poison his mind.
The Human Service field is a female dominated field according to Forbes.com and after observing my life experience with the movie When Harry met Sally, I see myself as a prime example of this daily in almost everything that I do. I realize that I am a very sympathetic person and just how much that has to do with my communication skills. For example; I am a mother and when my son gets hurt I generally run to comfort him and kiss it to make it all better, while his father on the other hand will tell him to get up and be tough. In addition, if a female friend is having problems with her spouse and needs someone to listen to her; she knows that she can call me day or night and tell me anything, while men on the other hand rarely talk about their
Identical: A Literary Analysis From a tragedy, two sisters discover a secret connection that they never even thought could happen. In the book Identical by Ellen Hopkins, Kailey and her identical sister Reanne have to learn to listen to their inner voice without the guidance from their mother. The theme in this story is Reanne learning to make her own decisions. She often finds herself under the influence of her boyfriend, Ray. He is very convincing when it comes to taking drugs and skipping school.
Dolores' life transition after going to college and meeting Kippy was both negative and positive. She becomes Kippy's slave, washing her clothes, bringing her food and retrieving her mail which Dolores keeps for herself. She becomes obsessed with Kippy's boyfriend Dante who Dolores feels she does not deserve. Later, she meets Dot, an overweight lesbian woman who she has a one night stand with before fleeing to Cape Cod where she attempts suicide, only to change her mind. She is then institutionalized until she is considered sane enough to live in a half-way house.
Candy mentions that she, "got the eye" explaining that she is flirtatious and immoral in that wea re hit with the fact that she flirts with other men immediately after it is stated thatshe is married to Curley. Already, the reader is introduced to the idea that Curley's wife is an immoral "tart" which is strengthened upon her first appearance, which follows shortly after. She is first seen in the doorway of the bunkhouse , asking about the location of her husband, which is soon revealed as being a weak excuse to interact with the ranchers. She is wearing a "red cotton house dress" and a pair of mules decorated with "bouquets of red ostrich feathers." emphasisinig her sexual presence as the colour red, which is expressed repeatedly when Curley's wife's clothes are described, is often reffered to as the colour of love and passion.
. we were born to keep each other company. Odd girls who had found each other in the strangest way - in the shiver she had felt when I passed.” (p. 79) Here Susie acknowledges the bond which has formed between her and Ruth, because her soul happened to touch Ruth as she passed to Heaven. 4) “Had my brother really seen me somehow, or he was he merely a little boy telling beautiful lies?” (p. 95) Here we see Susie’s desperate need to have her family know she is watching over them. 5) “How to commit the perfect murder was an old game in heaven.
The Theme of Abuse in A Thousand Splendid Suns Submitted to: Mrs. Murray-Batke Submitted by: Kelly Hatt ENG 4U 2011 07 12 A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns, written by Khaled Hosseini, explores the lives of Mariam and Laila as they each face hardships of their own that eventually intertwine in one another. Mariam was deprived of feeling loved as child and when she marries Rasheed she feels as if he can fill that void in her life. However Rasheed ends up domestically abusing Mariam and later Laila when she joins their family after the death of her parents. Hosseini shows how harsh women were treated and how little rights they had in Afghanistan during the time of the Taliban. Leading to the theme of violence and/or abuse that is present throughout the novel.
The abuse Precious endures from her mother Mary is just as painful as the abuse her father gives her. Precious suffers from emotional and physical abuse from her mother because according to Mary, Precious stolen Mary’s boyfriend Carl and doesn’t care nor understand the pain Precious goes through. Mary and Carl was in a relationship and Precious was their only child however, Mary
Story started with the baritone solo of Poppea's husband Otho who was just came back from service. He missed his wife so much but found out the shameful truth that his wife was in a relationship with emperor Nero. Then then scene changed into Poppea's bedroom. Nero was discussing with Poppea about conferring her as new empress and how he can divorce with Octavia. From the lyrics I found out Nero call Poppea "my glory","the light of my eyes" which shows his love.