Thus, he will not end up an outcast and therefore, completely alone. Even after Lennie kills Curley's wife and cannot return to his life the way it was before, Candy still wants to carry out the dream. * Crooks feels "...A guys goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. Don't make no difference who the guy is, long's he with you..." He would work for nothing, as long as he could communicate with others. * Curley's wife is so overwhelmed by her loneliness; she seeks friendship from other men.
Frome marries Zenobia Pierce prematurely, only to obviate “the mortal silence of…long imprisonment.” (Wharton, page 61) He wanted “the sound of a …voice” to fill the void on his farm. (Wharton, page 61) Likewise, Holden seeks conviviality with Sally Hayes though he dislikes her phoniness. He ends the “depress[ing]” date by calling Sally a “royal pain in the ass.”(Salinger, page 133) Both characters were merely looking for companionship in their otherwise lonely lives but both encounters ended badly, for Frome on a large scale and for Holden on a smaller scale. Undoubtedly, these rash acts to receive camaraderie illustrate the foolhardiness of the protagonists. They both abhor solitude but are unsure how to find viable friendship.
He gave out everything in the war, just to be left with a scar that will make him impotent for the rest of his life. Jake turns to alcohol to bury his sorrow thoughts, but when he sees Brett, the woman he loves, his sadness over powers him. He knows he can never have her, and that she will always be his friend, not his lover. His inability to have her makes Barnes think of himself as less of a man. Although, he is disillusioned by his injury, he still is cognizant about the unproductiveness of the Lost Generation.
In William Faulkner’s novel As I Lay Dying, the Bundren family embarks on a dangerous journey to bury their deceased wife and mother. On the surface Faulkner’s novel resembles a tragic tale of the struggles during an excursion to bury a beloved family member; however, the personal motivation for Anse and Dewey Dell as well as the mock heroism of Jewel turns the novel into an ironically comical critique of the absurdity of life. Even though Jewel and Cash were completely selfless with themselves and their personal belongings, they ended up with nothing by the end; but Anse, who sacrificed nothing for the success of the journey, was rewarded with everything he had ever wanted. Throughout the journey the Bundrens act as if their only concern is fulfilling Addie’s wishes of being buried in Jefferson. However, the trip becomes a personal vendetta for both Anse and Dewey Dell.
We are introduced from the beginning of Raymond Carver’s Cathedral to a man that seems to be perturbed and agitated. The husband “ wasn’t enthusiastic about [Robert] visit, he was no one [he] knew. And his being blind bothered [him].” (20) He is uninterested in the relationship that Robert has with his wife. (21) The only reason he knows any thing about Robert is because she told him, he didn’t ask and didn’t care to know. We see how selfish and self centered the narrator is as he has thoughts of, “this blind man” “coming to sleep in [his] house” and telling his wife “maybe [he] could take him bowling” (22).
Ignoring the fact there is nothing successful about Singleman. His view of Singleman is very narrow and Singleman was not as successful as he thought because he still had to work in the hotel at the age of 84 and died alone without family coming to his funeral. The same scenario where Nick believes in the false hope towards Gatsby, a lost idealist who is better off from their false dreams since to others they are just dreams nit the fake reality the Lost Generation
This stance was clearly built up in Lahiri’s depiction of Mrs Sen, she came to America with her husband, a professor who adjusted himself finely into the new culture and barely had an understanding of her malady- including the fear of learning to drive and finding the equilibrium of facing new life and homesickness. Learning to drive symbolised to live independently and finally integrating into the American culture, whereas for Mrs Sen, she voiced that she ‘hate it, she hate driving’ after being coerced to drive under Mr Sen’s instruction. Mrs. Sen hatred to drive stemmed from her unwillingness to transform her fear into the courage to change to adapt into the new culture. Also, the fish that she often bought served to illustrate her resistance to accommodate into the new culture, as Mrs Sen recalled solemnly that “everything is there” in India, Mrs.Sen never tried to integrate into this new environment .she relied on fish as a connection to her Indian culture rather than cooking American- style dishes. Lahiri points out that communication is essential, both for societies and for individuals within society.
She returns home and tells Lizzie that she will seek the goblins again. But Laura can no longer hear the call of the goblins and grows increasingly indifferent. She refuses to eat and begins to age prematurely. Fearing for her sister's life, Lizzie decides to seek out the goblins in order to buy an "cure" for her sister. When the goblins learn that Lizzie does not plan to eat the fruit herself, they throw her money back at her and verbally and physically abuse her, pinching and kicking, tearing at her clothing, and smearing the juice and pulp of their fruit on her.
Mr. Kapasi is first attracted to Mrs. Das when she took high interests in his occupation as a translator. She went as far as using the word, "romantic"(p. 53, Lahiri) It's ironic because in his culture, it was an everyday job with no joys or responsibility, but in the American point of view it seems to be a big responsibility and a wonderful deed to do. Another example of irony that is found when comparing both novels together is the marriage of Shoba and Shakumar and the marriage of Jorge and Marie Arana. The irony lies within how Shoba and Shakumar are similar in race, goals, and culture yet have a failing marriage where Jorge and Marie are complete opposites in race, goals, culture yet have a strengthened marriage. In conclusion, the two themes of marriage and opposition in the novels Interpreters of Maladies and American Chica are seen to overlap in order to serve the thematic functions such as driving the plot, creating conflicts, and generating
The bird brought her much more than music, but finally she had some sort of joy and happiness. But Mr. Wright couldn’t possibly see her happy and may have became jealous over this animal because of the happiness it brought his wife so he killed it. It was the thing that brought Mrs. Wright happiness but now brought her fury. All the hidden anger created throughout the years has now had an opportunity to arise. The bird in the cage represents Mrs. Wright trapped and defenseless.