She is very caring and gentle with her husband. A demonstration of this is that she refuses to abandon him when he goes blind, despite the risk of infection. This not only shows her love for her husband but also demonstrates her lack of fear or her courage at the prospect of turning blind. This is foreshadowing, as later in the novel the inmates discuss what made them go blind. An anonymous voice states “fear struck us blind, fear will keep us blind.” This links back to the fearlessness the wife displayed.
Both Elinor and Annas ingenuity of thinking about helping the whole community to become stronger only reassures the audience of their dependability and kindness in such times when others need help. “The key to defeating this Plague...must lie here, in the virtue of such plants”. This quote shows that Elinor truly understands the meaning of the plague, while others around her continue to think that it is caused by Gods sin or a religious meaning. While Anna and Elinor as women better the community by using the valuable herbs and resources to help others, the men in Year Of Wonders aren’t shown in the same positive light, an example of this
Tearing apart a family does not mean arguing or having an affair, but it could also mean question and not finding the answers. This shows how AIDS is a destructive disease that not only harms the victims, but also their families. * She stood up and fought for Esther, this shows that Chanda loved her friends a lot. She has the will and braveness to make the decision of accepting her friend and to take the responsibility afterwards. This is an important point of
Anys and Mem provide Eyam with the “physic” that the villagers need, as well as the “best chance our women had of living through their confinements with healthy infants in their arms”. While her manner can be sharp, the sensitive care shows towards her patients is comforting. This is evident when Jamie is dying, and she effectively soothes his distress with her “tender and rhythmical” touch. Similarly, she brings “a calm kindness” to the task that few can match. Anys’ indifference to the opinions of others and emphasises that her freedom is more important to her than any relationship.
It is only when one hears pet names from someone one does not love that they are condescending, and until the climax of the play, Nora genuinely loves Torvald. We know this because she saves her husband’s life with a morally questionable act. This act may have ultimately led to the undoing of the marriage, but she does it “out of love” (209) nonetheless. Nora feels that Torvald has been kind to her, and she “thought it was fun when [Torvald] played with [her]” (249). And play they do.
When Myrna gets sick the visits are put to an end. Physical contact is replaced with unpersonal letters which allows her to keep the distance she needs, but still be able to have her maternal feelings fulfilled by the information she gets through the letters. Despite the distance Myrna has forced in between her and her son, she feels a part of her leap to life at the sight of him. This shows her remaining love for her son – and after all she is glad he is fine: “... she was glad he hadn’t been maimed or murdered in prison. At least he looked whole and healthy of body,” (page 2, line 10).
In order to gain information about the person you are with and to get to know them better, you have to talk to them. Bruno and his mother have conversations often, hence Bruno knows his mother thoroughly according to when Bruno thinks to himself, "...for she was a great believer in not playing favourites, which Bruno respected, especially since he knew that he was her favourite really." As a result of him communicating with his mother, Bruno perceives that genuinely, his mother likes him more than Gretel. On the other hand, Bruno and Maria do not have real discussions between each other as suggested when "Maria shook her head and pointed towards the staircase behind him, where Bruno's mother had just appeared." After Bruno scolded Maria to take her hands of his belongings, all Maria did was gesture towards his mother.
Her mother was very ill with asthma. Throughout their journey, her mother’s asthma worsened. I realized that Farah had patience and was very protective of her mother when she says “…I tried to shield her with my body, tried to keep the other passengers from pressing in on her so that she would have her own space to breathe out of…” (page 181). Abraham dreamed to become a minister someday. According to the documentary created by 60 Minutes, Abraham fulfilled his dream.
The quote in the box said " when you've kissed him to make it better..." could represent that mothers are best to love and care for children. This also could mean that mothers can heal the injury on her son's arm emotionally just by the kiss. The women 's clothing signifies that she is a professional. The calm, gentle look on her face express the caring and loving characteristics of the perfect mother. Mother always wants the best thing for her children; therefore, the media tends to use this method to promote their Health products because the consumers been taught to believe that their children will be protected if we use the product.
In fact, he does have gratitude to Mrs. Jones for not calling the police. He also has gratitude to her for showing him love and care that a mother figure could give. Moreover, he felt appreciation to Mrs. Jones for giving him a chance to change. As Roger says in the story, “He did not trust the woman not to trust him. And he did not want to be mistrusted now.” I think,