She only knows Harriet through her physical appearance and her interest in her is solely superficial. Emma is intrigued by beautiful people and has long had a fascination in them. This shallow behavior is illustrated throughout the entirety of the passage; allowing for an intense look inside Emma's mind, while only characterizing Harriet through imagery. The author’s use of imagery really helps up sculpt a picture of what Harriet looks like and the situation that she and Emma are in. In the third paragraph, Harriet is described as being a “very pretty girl, and her beauty happened to be of a sort which Emma particularly admired.” Though this paragraph is mostly devoted to Harriet's splendor, Emma's personality shines through.
One can tell she feels living is a lot easier than taking one’s life. In this poem, you can tell she has a painful message underneath her flippant style of writing. She states different ways of killing oneself and then refutes them in the same line. She tells why killing yourself is much more work than just living one’s own life. Although the subject of this poem is morbid its overall message is a positive one.
I noticed the author, Elizabeth Strout continually describes Olive’s large size which is a key factor to the novel as well as her boisterous personality. Without Olive the book goes astray because she is the dynamic character connecting the short stories of life and love. To further break down the episodic novels, one must understand the time sense and poetic language. In the opening chapter titled Pharmacy, we are introduced to Henry Kitteridge, Olive’s loving husband. Henry is Olive’s support system as well as her polar opposite, his kindness drives her crazy but at the same time keeps her level headed.
In the beginning of act 1 scene 1 Benedick shows to be rude and arrogant. “What my dear lady disdain! … it is certain I am love of all ladies, only you excepted … for truly I love none”. Benedick is very opinioned about Beatrice and uses ugly words when describing or talking to her. He believed every lady loved him, which shows he is not shy when it comes to sharing his thoughts.
The few women that do exist in the novel are ‘idealised’ as a type of perfection of the species. This is countered as the men are displayed as flawed and arguably weak. Caroline and Elizabeth are major examples of this idealisation; there are potentially many reasons for this. This can be seen through an example of Shelley applauding the feminine and criticising the masculine is through the relationship between Victor and his mother. Caroline is shown to be a loving and perfect parent; she is often described as ‘soft and benevolent’.
First it represents her independence and the finance of petty community standards. The towns critiques at the very beginning of the novel fully demonstrates that its considered dignified for a woman of Janie's age to wear her hair down. Her refusal to bow down to the norms clearly reflects her strong rebellious spirit. Second her hair functions as a phallic symbol; a symbol of typically masculine power and potency, which blurs gender lines and thus threatens Jody. Third, her hair because of the straightness, functions as a symbol of white ness; Mrs.Turner worships Janie because of her straight hair and other Caucasian characteristics.
These women are remembered and honored for their charity work, influential leadership, and for being role models for women and young girls. The character of these women also crosses over to fictional characters in American Literature. Heroes in literature are usually admired because they are common people and more relatable to the reader. John Osborne, a British playwright and screenwriter, pointed out that, “Heroes, whatever high ideas we may have of them, are mortal and not divine. We are all as God made us and many of us much worse” (enotes 1).
The final line, which is a stanza on its own, is an exception; this underlines it and creates a sense of evil as she suggests that she wasn’t to kill him as from the Greek mythology when you look at her she will instantly turn you into stone. The first paragraph of the poem sums up the whole poem. The words ‘a suspicion, a doubt, a jealousy’ show the whole process she is going through and the emotions that she is feeling. It also goes onto talk about the curse that she has. The danger shown by upsetting Medusa is emphasised by the metaphor of "bullet tears", since tears are commonly seen as weak and fragile, but bullets are shown as cold violent and deathly.
Love is seen through an abstract way in Lord Byron’s poem “She Walks in Beauty.” The poem is speaking of a woman’s inner beauty. He uses beautiful metaphors to describe a woman’s inner and outer beauty coming together in perfect harmony. Byron is doing nothing more than capturing the essence of a woman. Talking about a woman’s inner beauty that reflects her outer shell what Byron has done. Only a person who loves another can truly see their inner beauty.
In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald does much to make the character Daisy, worthy of Jay Gatsby’s affection. Yet, in the end, Daisy’s true nature reveals itself and we see her as a selfish and shallow woman. Jay Gatsby loves the idea of her so greatly, that in fact, the reader themselves would like to see her be worthy. Throughout this novel, Fitzgerald associates Daisy with beauty, innocence, and light, which leads the reader to believe Daisy to be a harmless being. Throughout the book, her motivations and personality are called to question.