Like the ranch-hands, she is desperately lonely and has broken dreams of a better life. Curley’s wife: Of Mice and Menis not kind in its portrayal of women. In fact, women are treated with contempt throughout the course of the book. Steinbeck generally depicts women as troublemakers who bring ruin on men and drive them mad. Curley’s wife, who walks the ranch as a temptress, seems to be a prime example of this destructive tendency—Curley’s already bad temper has only worsened since their wedding.
Although she no longer practices her faith openly after her public disgrace, she still has deep ties to her God and religion. She often prays for Pearl in hopes that her child's wild character will be calmed with time. Hester accepts her punishment readily عن طيب نفس, elaborately مَدْرُوس embroidering طَرَّزَ the scarlet "A" she is forced to wear on her breast and dressing Pearl in scarlet. She continues to wear the symbol of her sin long after the community declares أَكَّدَ her repented due to her commendable جدير بالثناء record of community service, showing everyone that she has nothing to hide. Indeed, Hester's salvation lies in the truth: "In all things else, I have striven كَافَحَ to be true!
Her father left her when she was young and her mother lost herself in the bottle of pills and booze. Therefore became the mother a prostitute to pay the rent and feed the family. Besides the lack of care from her parents, she had a boyfriend which she probably thought cared about her and the love to him made her completely blind to see his evil sides. That is why she apparently became a prostitute, to earn money to help her “big love”. All those points affected her incredibly much and also had some consequences, such as being a prostitute, actually trying to commit suicide and in the end the death as cause.
How to love a Pharisee by Victoria Simon J.C. I've written this book to offer hope and encouragement for Christian women married to abusive, controlling or unloving legalists. To help them in understanding an abusers ’missing peace' and to learn how to apply the true spirit of biblical submission to their marriage through a”wife's reflection" Right off the bat I want to tell you that I did not go to theology school and have no fancy initials after my name other than the initials J.C. which stand for the name "Jesus Christ". I am in Jesus Christ so I am therefore qualified to speak of what he has showed me and give testimony to what he has done for me. This book has taken me over 10 years to write.
The stories of Thomas Vera are really great because both stories are dealing with the Holy Spirit. The Prayer is about a worried mother praying for his son in Korea, while the untitled story is about a woman who gets controlled by the spirit and lets a woman know about her son. I thought both stories are very touching because to those who have loved ones in the military are always worried about them and are willing to do anything for their safety. In the story The Prayer, I was really moved how the Mother was willing to give up her heart for his safety in Korea. She prays God to protect him from the gunfire.
They originally had a lot of the land that was taken over by the French and English. The hostility they showed towards Mary Rowlandson and her tribe was fierce, but could have been worse. They did not kill everyone, and eventually freed them. It seemed that the only thing that got Rowlandson through captivity was her dependence on God, as she mentions Him numerous times and refers to her Bible as “my guide by day, and my pillow by night” (Rowlandson, 25). When she was in captivity by the Indians, she could tell they weren’t Christians, which frightened her because she was used to always being around other English Christians.
She made an anorexic feel bad for not eating, calling her names like cow or pig. Another example of feeling no remorse was Lisa calling a burn victim in the ward, Torch, a degrading nickname. Lisa had also cut down Daisy for cutting herself and had no remorse. Another characteristic Lisa showed was callousness/lack of empathy. By making Daisy feel horrible and guilty for letting her dad rape her, and exploiting her in front of Suzanne.
“Moment of Grace” in A Good Man is Hard to Find “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O'Connor is a refreshing look not only at a somewhat typical American family, but also into the mind of a character whose motivations cannot be clearly interpreted. During the final confrontation with the character who is known only as “The Misfit,” the grandmother in the story, who is given no other name, is seen begging for her life. She is seen telling him that she knows that he is a “good man.” Many critics interpret her final actions, just before she is killed to be her “moment of grace” in life(Clark). In fact, even the author intended this to be read into the story. However, this story clearly demonstrates that there are most certainly times where the opinions of the reader may well mean more than those of the author because a great number of critics also interpret the grandmother's pleas in her final moment to be just that: desperate pleas to save her life when faced with death.
I was relieved to find out that he was alright when I moved into the final chapter. Honestly, if the author had decided to kill him there I would’ve been very upset. 4. I think the portrayal of God in a feminine role was a bit challenging. I’m not sure why, but just like Mack, I always imagined Him as a male simply because he is the Father.
Most of Momma’s actions and lessons that she teaches Maya are related to God, and that is how she justifies things like the importance of cleanliness. “But Momma convinced us that not only was cleanliness next to Godliness, dirtiness was the inventor of misery.” (27) Religion helps Maya throughout the rest of her life, because her faith in God gives her hope and something to hold on to. It is clear that Momma Henderson really does love Bailey and Maya, but she is very secretive and unaffectionate towards them. It seems by her gestures throughout the book that she does not want them to see her as vulnerable. When Maya asks if Momma loves her, Momma avoids answering the question and turns again to a response about God.