As some Mormon women feel indifferent to being in a plural marriage, most feel as if it is obligatory and a part of their duty to follow their religious and spiritual beliefs as a way to successfully reach salvation. Shelly Hrdlitschka’s novel Sister Wife is a perfect book to reveal the different perspectives of strong and vocal women within a polygamous community. It successfully showcases three viewpoints of women on polygamy and how it has affected their lives and role within a tight-knit polygamous community. Sister Wife follows the lives of three young girls in an isolated, polygamous community called Unity. The main protagonist, Celeste who just turns fifteen, is preparing for the revelation of who her future husband will be.
However as both plays progress we begin to see that Nora and Mrs Arbuthnot are not like the stereotypical woman of this society when they begin to show courage and independence. Wilde has used the title of the play, ‘A Woman of No Importance’ to convey how woman were viewed in that society (which was second best to men.) This links nicely with Ibsen’s idea of calling his play ‘A Doll’s House’ and ‘doll’ being a metaphor for Nora and how she is treated by her husband. In ‘A Woman of No Importance’ the majority of the play is the unravelling of Mrs Arbuthnot’s big secret about her second life which presents woman to be highly secretive. In comparison, throughout ‘A Doll’s House’ we pick up hints that Nora is a secretive woman and later come to realise that like Mrs Arbuthnot she has being hiding a large and important secret from her loved ones, and that is that she has taking a secret loan out in her husband Helmer’s name which presents woman to be extremely devious.
Dorothea L. Dix PSY 310 December 19th, 2010 Dorothea L. Dix Dorothea L. Dix was a woman of many splendors. She was not one who wanted credit for her accomplishments for she acted simply in a matter that would best help people. She was driven by the purest desire to help individuals obtain a better life. “There are few cases in history where a social movement of such proportions can be attributed to the work of a single individual” (Gardner & Kovach, 1972). Dorothea accomplished extreme reform for the treatment of the mentally ill.
The Women of Waknuk The Chrysalids by John Wyndham illustrates women differently towards their husbands, and their family members. Women in Waknuk are pressured to be perfect. Most likely women like Elias Strorm’s wife, who was a beautiful young lady. Elias Strorm’s strict ways turned his wife into a withered, grey woman, who was almost glad to die one year after David’s father was born. This explains that such a society stifles life.
None of the women “The Crucible” possess a lot of power. But the truthful, pure-hearted, and family oriented women seem to be even less powerful than the others. Elizabeth Proctor and Rebecca Nurse are two of the less powerful women in The Crucible. Both of their lives are led by an instinct to serve their families and other people around them. Primarily, people were believed to be born into sin and would have to live as a puritan to cleanse themselves.
You can tell Esperanza had no self esteem because if she did she wouldn't care about what other people thought of her and she wouldn’t need/want friends. Since she had no self esteem she does care about what other people think of her and she does want friends desperately. Esperanza is also easy to bribe. Another way that this book is different is the language. In the house on mango street Esperanza and her friends speak properly compared to the way
In contrast to Helen’s personality, Jane has the total opposite approach to life. She is short tempered and will say what she thinks despite the circumstances. She is sincere, straightforward and does not fear to articulate her point of view however fallacious it may be. One factor of “Jane Eye” which interests the reader is the relationship between Jane, her Aunt and her cousins, compared to Jane’s relationship with Helen. Despite the blood relation between Jane and her aunt and cousins, they treat Jane with sincere disrespect and animosity.
And they have been criticised for over-focusing on her personal life at the expense of the substance of her policies. [5] We all know that she is unmarried, but have a partner; she is not religious and doesn’t want to have kids. I also think that the media for sometime too it too far when they focused on her background, such as the history of her partner instead of her policies. Anyway, in her biography titled “The Making of Julia Gillard”, Jacquelline Kent portrays her as a hard worker with plenty of intellectual energy and a willingness to tackle big challenges. Jacquelline portrays Julia as a decent human being who is brave in the face of the ups and downs of political life.
Steinbeck leaves her unnamed so she lacks something that makes her appear as an equal individual. She is not meant to be very important in this novel. Curley’s wife is not part of the story to connect with the reader, and by giving her a name, the reader would become much more attached. Curley’s wife is isolated and ignored in Of Mice and Men. She isn’t cared about at all.
While Marilla is at times harsh and critical, Matthew is quiet and gentle which makes it easier for he and Anne to become close companions. Anne has always felt unwanted and as though she inconveniences whomever she comes in contact with, but with Matthew that is not the case. In the beginning of the novel, Anne says, “He didn’t mind how much I talked—he seemed to like it. I felt he was a kindred spirit as soon as ever I saw him.” (33). Matthew quite enjoys Anne, for she is so different than anything he is used to.