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. Also Faye left all of her earnings and possessions, including the brothel to Cathy in her will. So in order to take advantage of Faye Cathy poisoned her until she died. I do not think this was right of Cathy because Faye truly seemed to care about her. If I had the opportunity to meet Catherine Amesbury or Cathy Ames I would not take it.
After misconstruing what she believed to be a rape scene, Briony Tallis seeks justice, which has devastating consequences for her, and many other characters of Ian McEwan’s novel Atonement. The missing component of Briony’s search for justice is that she does not fully understand it. After witnessing the fountain scene, she immediately builds up a negative perception of Robbie Turner. She never asked her sister for her account. “This is the main issue; Briony’s inability to understand that the real world is not her story and that the people around her are not characters and will not fit into the roles she has made for them” (Sernham 3).
In order to forget who she was, Edith created an alter-ego of herself, and tried to become that alter-ego, she never really knew the difference between what was important, and what wasn't. As the saying goes, blood is thicker than water, but apparently Edith didn't know that saying or what it meant, because she was so set on trying to impress people who didn't matter, that she pushed away her family, the ones who did matter. No matter how hard Edith tried, she could never make her fantasy life a reality. Even when she was beginning to turn her dream into real life, she doubted herself, and began to realize that she was wrong. Edith discovered that what she
We see an example of this arrogance towards Gerald when she says ‘Go on Gerald – just you object!’, and the stage directions that it should be said with mock aggressiveness. This is one example of the many things that she says to Gerald with stage directions of such a manner. She doesn’t seem to say anything normally but has some sort of sarcastic tone to say it in when she is talking to Gerald. When the inspector comes, Sheila is very honest and open about everything that she did wrong and is genuinely apologetic about everything that she has done to contribute to the death of Eva Smith but she doesn’t want to take all the blame so she is very persistent that everyone admits to their involvement to the death of Eva Smith. She doesn’t want all the blame on her so she insists that the rest of the family says what they have done so she doesn’t feel so bad because they also ‘helped to kill this girl’ as Gerald says.
Perhaps Selena’s downfall was the vulnerability in her character. The beauty she could see in everyone else was one of her largest flaws because she allowed that to blind her from seeing the flaws in others. One of the closest people in her life turned out to end it all for her. I believe she might have surrounded herself with a very neurotic human being and just wasn’t able to see it for herself. She might have been too self-conscious to confront the woman who she was informed had been embezzling money.
With a shadow over her head of reality, all she really needed to worry about was herself, making her a little selfish. After hearing that a girl called Eva Smith had committed suicide, her response isn’t that of much care or shock, but with a disappointed sadness “Oh- how horrible!” she later goes on to say “I’ve been so happy tonight. Oh I wish you hadn’t told me”, although she is a little shaken at the news she would have rather it not spoil her evening. This childish, selfish girl was interested in finding out more about this eva girl but her first few questions aren’t the norm, why did this happen, what was her situation, she instead goes straight to “Quite young?” and “Pretty?” as if she had to be pretty and young to get Sheila’s attention. So we can add superficial to the list of her characteristics.
I don't really think the narrator feels sympathy for Emily. I see the narrator as one of the gossipy townspeople that only take interest in Emily for selfish amusement, and to interfere with her life. I see the townspeoples' comments "Poor Emily" more as a statement of pity that she couldn't be like the rest of them, than as a statement of real concern and sympathy for her. 3. I don't think that it's believable that the pharmacist would give Miss Emily the poison, because, as he stated, she had to state her reasons for wanting the arsenic by law, and she clearly refused to.
Nora is the most admirable character in the whole play. Back in the day when it takes place, it was unthinkable that a woman could leave her husband to obtain freedom. However, Nora had the courage to take the step forward and abandon the man she no longer loved. She chose to support herself and educate herself to be a better person. The marriage between her and Torvald was not a true marriage; they never understood each other and never talked about serious matters.
Both want a different kind of freedom. For example, Mrs., Mallard was repressed in her own marriage. She wanted somehow to end her marriage but she could not. Then she thought that getting rid of her husband was the only solution. She did not do try to end her husband life.
This can be found in Line 7. ‘And I remember how I once refused To go out with her, since I was afraid. It was perhaps a wish not to be used Like antique objects…’ Her Grandmother asked her Granddaughter if she would go out with her but she refused and thought her Grandmother would own her but not love her. She felt abstinent, and felt she should have gone with her, but also had to say what she felt. She did not want to go with her, so she said 'no'.