Her current modest life was unbearable and she felt that it was mistake that she was “born, as if by an error of destiny, into a family of clerks and copyists (Howe 250). At this point in the short story we know for a fact that she has a stable life. She does not have the luxury of being able to dress in a fancy fashion and
In the short story Where are you going? Where have you been? by Joyce Carol, the theme that one must make a sacrifice and become responsible for getting involved in a problem is conveyed through Connie. She is the protagonist of the story, she doesn’t get along with her mother or sister, and she neglects them in order to live another life. Throughout the story Connie works hard to present the appearance of a mature woman who is experienced, this is the problem she gets into pretending to be something she is not.
Turtle was alone, and had a hard time without a parental figure. She more than likely felt degraded, and uncared for. Lou Ann was left by her husband, Angel, to survive on her own with a newborn baby. She was not used to living alone, and was frightened and worried for her own survival. Her life was dependant on money from Angel, and she was deeply afraid of the day when the money would stop.
In her introduction she starts with the issue of women identification. The way I see women identification is very much different then she sees it. What I understood from the introduction is she made clear sense about the complication of social and real identity. Trinh T. Minh-Ha is saying women often find out a separate identity, but it always get stuck with the social construction and social “secondhand” memory. If women try to explain herself it becomes very complex with unclear ideas because of cultural codes, representations and then the sense of real identity lose its words.
This is the novella which is called The House on Mango Street, the author Sandra Cisneros tells the story about Esperanza’s life. Esperanza is a girl who grows up in a poor Mexican in Chicago, and then she moved to Mango Street. Through Esperanza’s observations, actually we can see some dreams of her neighborhood. For example, someone dreams is to be the equality between the sexes. Another people dream is to get freedom.
The lack of paragraphing and indentation gives the work a sense of being rushed to finish before this day becomes tomorrow. This lack of format contributes to the reader understanding how overwhelmed the daughter in the story must be. It also invokes a sense of the speaker’s life, experiences and daily responsibilities. It also allows the reader to be able to empathize with both mother and daughter through the reader’s personal experience with societal judgment and demands for conformation. By contrast, ee Cummings shows a larger picture of societal conformation.
A woman who only finds joy in freedom, Edna’s journey is one of a woman of many responsibilities who seeks to be liberated of them. To her, motherhood, marriage, and social prestige are all burdens that her peers have cast upon her in an effort to make her someone else. The Awakening of Edna is the fulfillment of the desires these peers have condemned, the desires that a woman in a position such as Edna should not have, desires that reflect Edna’s true self - the self that was not meant for the position thrust upon her and the self that craves dangerously foreboding concupiscence. Edna begins the tale young and unaware, like her early compatriot Robert. “Robert talked a good deal about himself.
A. (1)She saw that her experiences as a Hispanic woman very unique and outside of the American heritage. B. (1)After Sandra went to the workshops at the University of Iowa she realized she wanted to write about her upbringing and her divided cultures. C. (1)After she realized what she wanted to write she wrote her most famous novel “House on Mango Street” that was about a Hispanic woman.
This fact led to a whirlwind of emotions throughout her life and ultimately, three major ways to describe Marya. Marya blames dependency for her unhappiness. Early in Marya's life she decided that dependence on other people and involvement in relationships resulted in her limited freedom. Somehow her parents, whom she depended on and trusted, disappeared from her life. Because of their "betrayal," she was sent to live in her relative's home where she was powerless, had few possessions since the family was very poor, and had limited freedom.
Thankfully, domestic violence advocates are there to help individuals who seriously in need of positive guidance and support. The lack of outside support from friends and family sometimes causes a delay in the progress of the abused. Family support along with advocacy is essential for the healing process of a victim. Due to this unfortunate occurrence many DV victims have a long road ahead of them and go through many ups and downs until they are able to stabilize their life. Lack of money and a stable home creates a problem.