To share in life with those we love, or find someone we hope to love. For all these things and understand, no matter how disappointing, that the narrator is correct, humans cannot return to any such
Maggie has a close relationship with her mom; they seem to share a lot of the same views. Maggie has learned to appreciate her heritage and does not wish to change it. To Maggie, the quilts are anything but simple scraps of clothe sewn together, they have so much more meaning. Maggie shows in the story that she does not want the quilts as merely just a reminder of the important people in her life, she wants them because they are a representation of who she is and her past. Maggie wants them for sentimental value, she admits to putting them to "everyday use."
Whereas, the couples must love each other unconditionally and decide on choosing each other without the input of anyone else but themselves, it is assumed that “married couples should be best friends, sharing their most intimate feelings and secrets. They should express affection openly but also talk candidly about problems. And of course they should be sexually faithful to each other.” (Coontz 381) In my opinion, I do not agree with Stephanie Coontz saying George Shaw theory of marriage has unrealistic expectations even though each culture has their own interpretation of marriage. No matter what each culture is different, if they believe that having more than one wife or having cospouses it is their choice and some will stay true to the values they were raised on. Finally, Coontz brought forth if someone is not marrying for love but just for the status then what is the point of getting married.
Another element which helps this work is the idea of expected roles. While Jess and Leslie do not fit in to where their community or families say they should, the two of them fit each other in a way that creates a new role: friendship. ‘"We need a place,’ she said, ‘just for us. It would be so secret that we would never tell anyone in the whole world about it. .
The reason why Mathilde Loisel character is important to the theme of story is because she strengthens the theme of the story. We can see through her life what might happen when you live in a fantasy. She had a modest life with no worries or hardships and sacrificed all that security to experience one night of pleasure, excitement, and fun. At the beginning of the story Madam Mathilde Loisel was craving a life of luxury, a life that she felt that she rightfully deserved. Her current modest life was unbearable and she felt that it was mistake that she was “born, as if by an error of destiny, into a family of clerks and copyists (Howe 250).
Weil speaks upon the necessity to obey our conscience naturally because it is the right thing to do. In “Necessity and Obedience” Weil says that “If we suspend the fillingup activity of the imagination and fix our attention on the relationship of things, a necessity becomes apparent which we cannot help obeying.” (Weil 96). Weil is simply saying that if we stop focusing on objects and things that benefit our needs, we will experience pure satisfaction doing good deeds for those around us with no yearn for rewards or praise from others. In contrary to Weils belief, the grandmother acts upon “necessity” much more selfishly than Weil. “I couldn’t answer to my conscience if I did” (O’Connor 1), is an important line in O’Connor’s story because it is the first time that the grandmother reveals her selfish intentions and manipulative personality.
Instead of seeing the ugliness life sometimes forces upon people, I have been revealed the beauty that exists when a truly caring family is present. My parents made certain that I know they would turn the world upside down for me if they had to. They always made sure I was
According to Tocqueville, a lot can be done to the nation, if those individuals listen to their conscience and stop living in their own circle like a hermit. Society will not change unless those people make a move and change their way of thinking. Margaret Fuller said "when inward and outward freedom for woman as much as for man shall be acknowledged as a right, not yielded as a concession." This means that equality between men and women should be considered as something normal and moral. And here again, we see that if people listen to their conscience, and not to what society want them to believe is good, there will be some beneficial changes.
Micheal Jones PHI 208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning Prof. Kathleen Andrews June 13, 2013 Giving: Is It Our Moral Obligation? “It is better to give than to receive”, many of us are familiar with this statement but few live by this golden rule. In today’s society it is everyman for himself. The weak are left to suffer with no hope of being rescued. We live in a world where we expect people to assist us in our time of need although we refuse to help those who truly need our assistance.
As a result, the validity of “romantic love” is universal relies on the examination at which this declaration has been made. Secondly, cultural differences have a big influence in romantic love. Individualism culture is the one in which the person is egocentric where the only thing that truly matter is self-satisfaction. Everything people do should be related to them or be self-beneficial, and they also show less concern for others while collectivism culture is the complete opposite. People tend to be more collective, and they always see the group before they see themselves.