As the story transpires, Jane's unknown figure becomes all that is known to her; however, because of what is expected of her as a woman it is difficult for her to acknowledge her own self as she is afraid of her own monstrosity. Her repression is what initiates her transgression of becoming this unknown figure, and through excessive behaviour and desire she is able to recognize her situation as everything she is initially told is meant to keep her in the dark. Living in the nineteenth century, Jane has an extensive amount of pressure to be the perfect housewife and comply to her domestic expectations. Women have little rights and respect, and they must pursue their roles as women and tend to their husband and children's needs without complaint. Jane is very aware of these pressures placed upon her, as she is constantly describing how she must make John happy, and get well for John and the baby.
She often takes out her frustration on her chattering, sometimes irritating, younger daughter, Anne. She also criticizes Anne for talking too much and being too moody and uncooperative. Under the trying circumstances, it is not surprising that Anne thinks Mrs. Frank is far less than an ideal mother, and Anne does not want to grow up and be like her. However, when Mrs. Otto died, Anne stated that she feels ashamed for her past bitterness to her mom. Also, Anne said that Mrs. Frank landed in so many unpleasant situations because of her, and was irritable because of worries and difficulties.
She is introduced as a temptress or “looker” but later reveals a deeper character in the novel. Curley’s wife is powerless due to her gender. In the book, women are portrayed as troublemakers and Curley’s wife is defiantly included in this portrayal. She is described as a “tart”, “bitch”, and a “tramp”. The workers speak of her, basically, as Curley’s problem that needs to stay at home away from the other workers.
Her appearance bothered her and affected many decisions she made. Like many young girls her lack of beauty and her appearance made her uncomfortable. These insecurities could have been to the result of lack of parental love and guidance. To be sent off away from her parents at such a young age may be the result of many of her issues. Then to go on and not have a stable home would psychologically
Also by using an interview form, he shows not only how the main character feels in her own words, he gives his audience a first- hand look into her situation. The fear and uncertainty that she lives in is unimaginable to me. Not being able to fully understand things like instructions for medication, labels for food, or welfare papers make it hard to take care of the everyday needs for her children. The living conditions that she describes put her family in constant danger physically and medically. I found this writing to be a very heartbreaking insight into the plight that Laura faces.
In Arthur Miller's The Crucible Abigail William's traumatic childhood has turned her into a vindictive person who's need for self-preservation has driven her to value nothing but her own life. Horrid incidents such as the grisly one Abigail sustained can have such a tremendous impact on a child's perspective and personality. The lack of attention and love Abigail received during her childhood has furthermore induced her to act very brutally towards people in order to fulfill her urges and needs. The traumatic events a child has experienced can have various complex influences on their development. For example the exposure of ruthless acts of violence inflicted on the child's parent can manipulate the child's attitude as well as behavioral
Elizabeth on the other hand was rather nervous about the situation and guilt began to eat away at her. The guilt had a strong effect on the younger girl. She became rather distracted, and confused. She babbled nonsense, woke up screaming at night, and became weak, refusing or even forgetting to eat. But her guilt did not give her the courage to report to Reverend Parris what was taking place, and so the meetings continued.
For example, the poor memory system applies to the case study where Diane recalls to have trouble remembering whether she turned off the gas or not. According to cognitive perspective, patients with OCD have different obsessive thinking patterns which cannot be dismissed and often are misinterpreted leading to exaggerated sense of responsibility. This concept can be applied to Diane’s case where she took a big responsibility as a child for her mother’s life by obsessively praying for her safety. Individuals with OCD blame themselves for having these thoughts and for the terrible things that will happen as a consequence of them (Shafran, 2005). Another episode from the case study where Diane had intrusive obsessional thoughts of strangling her own children with the dressing gown cords suggests that Diane had maladaptive cognition and she believed that her thoughts would help to cause events (thought-action fusion) e.g.
This is an example of Melinda’s thoughts. As Melinda grows deeper into her silence, she suffers consequences physically. These consequences include sores and blisters on her mouth and chewed and bloody finger nails. Melinda’s bottled up thoughts drive her to injure herself which is not a preferred result. Melinda’s actions, words, and thoughts that build her characterization prove the lens
Plath uses this emotionless depiction of the box as a metaphor for the persona’s troubled mind. She darkly compares the box to a “coffin” of that of a “midget or a square baby”, this gives us an insight into the speakers disturbed inner thoughts and already with a reference to death in the first stanza it is obvious that the persona is in a distressed state of mind. It seems almost as if the arrival of this box is a representation of Plath’s defeat, how her troubled mind has ultimately gained control of her and at it’s hand she herself is powerless. It is suggested that by the box being “locked” that she is feeling confined and trapped within her erratic mind. Once again this brings the theme of entrapment that features in much of Plath’s poetry as she felt she was trapped within her own body.