John: A man with a tragic life In The Painted Door, by Sinclair Ross, John is more deserving of sympathy than his wife Ann because despite the fact that he both provided for her and was loyal to her, Ann chose to be unfaithful to him. Firstly, John always made sure that Ann had everything that she needed, and in spite of Ann acknowledging this, she chose to betray him by sleeping with another man. Before John went into the storm, Ann assured herself, “’Plenty to eat – plenty of wood to keep me warm – what more could a women ask for?’’ (96) This quote proves that Ann has conceded the fact that John has provided her with everything she needs, and also shows the degree of John’s care for her. However, Ann chose to ignore his efforts and cheat on him. Some may argue that John did not care for Ann’s love as he always left her alone, however that act broke John’s heart, as he chose to go face a snowstorm rather than confront Ann with his feelings after the incident, an act that ultimately led to his death.
In the book both sisters had to deal with their spouse cheating on them but they both just wanted revenge on their husband and boyfriend at first but that wasn’t the right way to go about it. One of my favorite lines in the book is in the chapter where the spiritual counselors tell Vanessa and Thomas that just because god says its okay to divorce and adulterer doesn’t mean you should. I think that in this day and age, we are so quick to throw in the towel and sometimes god really wants us to look at the “for better or for worse” part. I think that if your husband or wife was to make a mistake we shouldn’t be so quick to get a divorce and try to work things out. This book taught me that divorce isn’t the way to solve your problems all though time.
John’s character in the beginning of the story may seem kind of suspicious of how he doesn’t want anyone to know of how he cheated on his wife, and that at first he would do anything just so that no one would find out. As the story goes on you start to feel that John’s character is changing. You can see this because at first he didn’t want anyone to know, and now he feels really guilty and wants to confess to his wife, so that Elizabeth doesn’t have to suffer for what he has done. John then was with a girl Mary Warren at the court and was also trying to help put Abigail to shame for lying, but then Mary Warren is getting accused for being a witch and turns on John saying “You’re a Devil’s man. I’ll not hang with you!
Holden gives a fake name so he wouldn’t have to elaborate on his life to this woman. He also might’ve given this name to avoid being embarrassed if her son knew who she was really sitting next to. The main reason Holden lies to her is because he’s bored and he has a skill for lying. But I also think he lies to her to make her feel good about her son. Holden stops lying to her because he states that he can go on lying for hours but just didn’t feel like it.
Though John had already confessed his affair in front of the entire court, when Elizabeth is questioned she denies it, claiming that “[her] husband is a goodly man” (3.949-50). Her lying is understandable though because naturally when people are placed in situations where their words literally determine the life or death of a loved one, they will lie to protect them. However, it is not seen that way, and causes controversy since Proctor previously claimed that his wife never lied; this is a turning point in Elizabeth’s character because it proves Elizabeth still loves her husband enough to even defy her commitment to always tell the truth. Later, after the court deems John as a threat, both Elizabeth and John are sentenced to prison allowing Elizabeth ample time to properly assess her marital problems. She eventually comes to the conclusion that the affair was partially her fault and confesses to John that “[she] counted [herself] so plain, so poorly made; no honest love could come to [her]”
He knows that she is starving for true love and uses that to his advantage. Ultimately, Connie does not better her life by running away. She is only tricked into leaving with Arnold who only tells her what she wants to hear. Although we do not know exactly what occurs,
Joe * Joe shows Janie that he loves her in many different ways. * Joe takes Janie from Logan and she runs away and lives with Joe. * Joe loves Janie but uses her in a way for status/reputation for himself because of how beautiful she was to the men. * Joe was very impulsive toward Janie and wanted to control everything she did he was selfish and wanted Janie all to himself and he only let Janie have limited freedom. * Janie has love for Joe but not so much after the year’s progress because of domestic abuse Joe does toward Janie to better himself and his status/reputation.
Johnny wants his family to accept him, he want to be loved by his parent. He has never gotten that love because his mother didn’t love him and his father was a drunken alcoholic, who abused him. He seeks acceptance from the gang, and although stabbing Bob, which is completely out of character, as Ponyboy says “Johnny is the quite one”. (chp.1). He does it to protect Pony and so the gang would love him more and let him be a part of it.
When Lennie tells to Crooks of the dream farm, Crooks also becomes fond of the idea and tells Lennie hesitantly “If you… guys would want a hand to work for nothing- just his keep, why I’d come an’ lend a hand I ain’t so crippled..” soon after the reader becomes aware of Crooks’ dream it is crushed by Curley’s Wife who threatens to have Crooks’ fired and even killed because of his race. Curley’s Wife is another interesting character. She originally dreamt of becoming an actor and was close until her agent let her down. With her dreams crushed, she marries Curly for an escape and for security. Though Curley’s Wife’s reality didn’t turn out the way she had originally planned, she
Although Edna has taken control of her own life, she is still not happy with her life because of the many different types of love she has experienced. Alcee loves her but she only uses him as an affair while her husband is doing business. Robert truly loves her, and she felt the same way about him, but he can’t have her, because her husband already owns her. Edna doesn’t want to be owned by anyone, but no matter how many times she rebels and takes control of things, men still think of her as a possession. Edna ends her life in search for herself, and her