Within the short story "The Painted Door" Ann shows that she experiences feelings of depression, and isolation. Ann's negative mood is apparent through the story and can be seen at any time during the story. Ann's husband is named John and through the story she says many sarcastic and condescending comments, "plenty of wood to keep me warm - what more could a women ask for" (Ross 288). It is clear that Ann is unhappy with John and not satisfied with him. She does not want John to go to his father's house to check on him because she does not want to be left alone in the house when there is a snowstorm is taking place outside.
When someone finds themselves in an isolated and unfulfilling reality they may make immoral choices which may devastate their relationships. When someone is isolated without a loved one they will do just about anything to feel safe and in some ways this could lead to something that in the end may cause deep regret. In the painted door this is what happened to Ann when her husband left to help his father. A neighbour came over to keep her company but in the isolation and thought of her husband Ann made some decision that in the end left her without John. In the freezing isolation of prairie farm land women may panic when they are by themselves and do something that they would have never done when the reality was good.
The sheriff does not know how to speak to Emily obviously in a sense where she would understand, if that is even possible. She may feel as if no one understands her and that she must stay in because it is possible she may be burden to the
* “Binding her thoughts to it, making it a screen between her and the surrounding snow and silence.” Ann is struggling to overcome the isolation. * “The brute-tired stupid eyes he turned on her if ever she mentioned town or visiting.” * “It was something of life she wanted, not just a house and furniture; something of John, not pretty clothes when she would be too old to wear them. But John of course couldn’t understand.” * “There was in his devotion a baffling, insurmountable humility that made him feel the need of sacrifice. And when his muscles ached, when his fee dragged
“ Apprehensively Bertrande listened to the approach of every passer-by, started and turned cold each time the door to the house creaked.” With the disappearance of Martin the threat to the family’s name and honour is seen, by the way in which family members, in particular Bertrande deal with the criticisms. Bertrande’s behaviour is a typical 1500’s female wife’s behaviour toward any threat to family honour that would be talked and discussed about within the community. As a woman Bertrande is virtually powerless in her society. Her inability to control her life is as much a function of the feudal society that she lives in, as it is being a woman. Whilst the system impacts adversely on both men and women, the men do have more choices whereas the women are relatively powerless.
For example, in this passage we understand that Norah is struggling with the grief of her lost daughter and doesn't want to let go of her memory, "Phoebe she would keep alive in her heart." (88) It helps us understand the reasoning behind her actions of drunk driving, dreams of lost things, and escalated emotion at random as well as other actions the character demonstrates through out the novel. The deception of her daughter effects Norah and explains why she bought the camera,"...So he'd capture every moment, so he'd never forget. "(88) Norah doesn't want her husband, sister and not even neighbours to dismiss her daughter as unimportant. Norah's great pain because of the "death" of her child causes her to be scared of change, she wishes she could capture a happy moment, and stay in that moment-perhaps forever. "
Jane has trouble understanding this concept. In the back of Janes head she thinks that Helen is probably right but she ignores that thought at the moment because then that means that she should love the Reeds and that is something she can’t bring herself to do. When Jane tells Helen about Mrs. Reed and why she can’t possibly forgive her Helen tells he that life is too short to spend it holding grudges over people and things you can’t change nor
Rochester. Even though gothic elements would not stand our right away by reading this ending, I definitely want to show how I used them. One of the gothic elements I have used is the women in distress. Jane seemed to be lonely when Edward died and even terrified as of what could happen next in her life. She knew that her children will soon leave and have their time in life and spend less and less time with her and that she would just simply stay inside and be alone.
But it remains very hard to ascribe its behaviour to ignorance.” (Le Guin, 146). Furthermore, lack of communication resulted in humiliation. Due to the lack of understanding and communication, the protagonist felt alienated. Moreover, in “Was it a Dream?” the death of the protagonist’s wife caused psychological pain. The protagonist attempts to let go of the past, but has difficulty in the process.
Essay topic 16- By the end of the novel Isobel has faced the ghosts of her past and is ready for her future. Amy Witting’s ‘I for Isobel’ is a bildungsroman novel centred around the life of Isobel Callaghan a young girl who has difficulty finding a purpose in life and a place in the world. The novel showcases her challenging and abusive upbringing brought on by her wild and depressing mother and close to non-existent and un-loving father, her childhood demons linger as Isobel’s struggles to fit in with societies norms and conventions. Her erratic and joyless childhood leads her on a journey for normality, friendship and acceptance to no initial avail. However, in the latter part of the novel Isobel experiences moments which lead her to