Another disturbing revelation about her childhood was that Aileen had sexual relations at a young age, but with her brother Keith. One man who testified in court admitted that he lost his virginity to her, but right after he brother Keith was done having sex with Aileen. This disturbing issue revealed that there was a high probability that Aileen was molested by her closest relatives, and was psychologically reduced to a whore at a very young age. The social trait theory proves that her environment was not only unsupportive but also very dangerous at her once tender age. She was rejected, exposed, and abused to the point where it was a norm.
Evelyn Couch is a middle-aged woman who’s a little bit on the heavy side. Her main issue is that she is unhappy with her marriage and she feels that she is living an unfulfilled life. She doesn’t like being a stereotypical housewife and she feels lost. We find out that Evelyn is really in a bad place when she says “I wish I could kill myself, but I don’t have the courage” (Flagg 66). It turns out that Evelyn has actually developed menopause and she just didn’t know it until Ninny let her know.
Josie questioned Nonna; how could my mother be conceived while Nonno was up north? Nonna responded by saying that Christina was premature. Josie was saying that her mother always told her how she was such a fat baby when she was born, nine and a half pounds. Nonna started crying and said that it was all true and she did sleep with Marcus Sandford due to the loneliness and unhappiness of her life. Josie could not forgive Nonna because she was always mentioning Christina’s mistake of sleeping with Micheal Andretti.
She often takes out her frustration on her chattering, sometimes irritating, younger daughter, Anne. She also criticizes Anne for talking too much and being too moody and uncooperative. Under the trying circumstances, it is not surprising that Anne thinks Mrs. Frank is far less than an ideal mother, and Anne does not want to grow up and be like her. However, when Mrs. Otto died, Anne stated that she feels ashamed for her past bitterness to her mom. Also, Anne said that Mrs. Frank landed in so many unpleasant situations because of her, and was irritable because of worries and difficulties.
By this unacceptable and scurrilous treatment of parents, it is found to be hard getting these individuals to therapy (Sperry 1995). Individuals experience intense discomfort in emotionally close relationships. There are odd patterns of thinking happening in their minds and the outsiders such as normal people see them as being weird, crazy or even retarded. Individuals can find themselves persistently accusing their girlfriend/boyfriend or spouse of cheating. They will question their partner’s whereabouts, faithfulness, and intentions (Tomb 1992).
Many men fell for this and in my opinion she became very powerful in a sense. I believe Cathy was a very selfish character. While reading East of Eden I thought that she might have had mental problems. I was furious that she tried to kill her baby and later on lied about why say tried to do such a thing. Then when she gave birth to her twins sons, she acted as if she did not want them and I believe that Cathy was selfish was because she shot her husband in the shoulder.
Brooks shows us that the plague causes many to suffer not only physically however mentally and emotionally as well. Before Anna could “mourn the (people) that (she) loved, another (person) was ill in her arms”. This caused Anna to come to a point in her life where she could either sink or swim and Anna decided to sink. Anna decided to be cruel to herself and turned to poppies, even though it did relieve her pain then, she suffered much more later. Not only did people suffer from the plague and what it brings, however people suffered from their own personal upbringing.
When Liddy fell pregnant I was shocked. Liddy’s character showed that she was determined not to have a teenage pregnancy like what happened to her mother. Liddy said “I feel sorry for my Mum having to bring me up on her own”, Liddy getting pregnant shocked me because she didn’t seem that kind of girl. This event was important because it shows that a teenage pregnancy can happen to anyone. Even
Rayona hates it more than anything that when she goes anywhere, people poke fun at her and make racial remarks to her which makes her feel insecure about herself. When Ray meets Foxy for the first time, Father Tom introduces her and Foxy says, “Your Christine’s kid…The one whose father is a nigger” (Dorris 44). Not only does Rayona have to deal with racism her mother is always putting her in bad situations. There has been quite a few times where Christine has attempted to leave Ray and told her that she wanted to commit suicide. One time in the very beginning of the story Elgin goes to visit Christine in the hospital, Rayona had not seen him in 5 months and Christine did not want to tell him about her sickness.
In the midst of taking care of herself Abigail had an affair with John Proctor who gave her a sense of security and belonging which she wasn't able to receive from Reverend Parris. When John Proctor demises the affair with Abigail she becomes distraught and overwhelmed with feelings of abandonment "A wildness stirs in her, a child is standing here who is unutterably frustrated, denied her wish, but she is still grasping for her wits.". As an outcome we first handedly see Abigail's devious skills in action when she is on the verge of being apprehended for engaging in witch craft. In order to delude all liability of witch craft Abigail accuses Tituba of conjuring the devil as well as sending out her spirit to the girls.These accusations are ironic on Abigail's behalf because she was the one who insisted for Tituba to teach her charms so John Proctor would fall in love with her "You