This becomes Barcan’s thesis: All public toilets are dirty simply because that’s where we come in contact with each other. These dirty toilet theories may seem bizarre, but experiences like this occur every day. Based off our senses, we judge the people we meet in the bathroom and determine their values. Because society likes to hide the fact that we use the bathroom, it is nearly impossible not to judge others as they use toilets. If I truly want to comprehend Barcan’s thesis, I must visit a toilet myself.
In ‘Blessing’ Imtiaz likens water to ‘silver’ and a ‘Rush of fortune’ as though it’s a precious treasure this village has come across. However, in ‘The night of the Scorpion’ Nissim is using water; rain in this case, to create a foreboding atmosphere and a cause for the scorpion’s intrusion. Another similarity shared by the poems is the theme of a blessing. In ‘Blessing’ the poem is centered around the blessing of water. Imtiaz refers to water multiple times during the poem as something priceless.
This deepens the possibility that Penelope might prove unfaithful to Odysseus and builds suspense throughout the narrative. Since we are offered these contradictories to the idealized Penelope, it builds intrigue or maybe reflects a fundamental anxiety about and distrust of women--even with the best of women. Penelope’s significance to Odysseus is that she represents that good, tranquil life and surroundings he strives to reestablish throughout his twenty-year tribulation. Penelope is the women Odysseus lives for in spite of all he has to overcome to get back to her. If we look at the dishonorable and deadly women in the story we have to examine: Kalypso, Kirce, Skylla and Kharybdis, and the Sirens.
After falling, she wonders if the plague is really a test of faith sent by God, or the evil working of the Devil in the world, or maybe neither… Maybe, it was “simply a thing in Nature, as the stone on which we stub a toe.” Throughout the novel, Year of Wonders, we are shown what such a brave and courageous character Anna is. Anna is an independent and inspiring character, though she has many strengths, like any person, she also has her weaknesses. If Anna did not have weaknesses, we would not be able to relate to her and would be unrealistic; she would be seen as “too good to be true”. Though Anna has her weaknesses, she does not let them get the better of her, this is why Anna is such an inspiration and a role
As Blanche has endured such a painful past, she lives in an almost imaginary world, constantly trying to cut out anything that could remind her of that pain. Blanche hiding her age can be seen as an illusion thus she herself is an illusionist. The illusions she now lives in eventually lead her to insanity. Reality and Illusion are displayed in ‘Atonement’ again through Briony. She as a creative and imaginative young mind often draws her own conclusions to the detriment of others.
She talks about her condition and how she’s never seen a crippled woman like her in the media or on television. Then she mentions some television shows about disabled people that focus almost entirely on that person’s disability and neglects to show the person’s character, and how they can still remain somewhat independent. (pg.13) Mairs states that although disability changes a lot in one’s life, it doesn’t kill him/her. For example, she goes on to say that she can do what every other woman her age can do and in most ways she is just like any other woman of her age, nationality, and socioeconomic background. She menstruates, so she has to buy tampons, she worries about smoker’s breath so she buys mouthwash.
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.
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.
The weight she feels not only results in her mental and social isolation, but also her growing mental instability. Esther is profoundly troubled by the hypocritical, “cookie-cutter” views she is surrounded by and feels overwhelmed and powerless. She feels as though she is trapped in her own inner world of alienation, a personal “bell jar” if you will. Instead of holding tight to her original identity however, becoming like everyone around her is the only way she can end her breakdown. Another factor that contributes to her accruing discomfort is her unclear plan for her future.
In the midst of taking care of herself Abigail had an affair with John Proctor who gave her a sense of security and belonging which she wasn't able to receive from Reverend Parris. When John Proctor demises the affair with Abigail she becomes distraught and overwhelmed with feelings of abandonment "A wildness stirs in her, a child is standing here who is unutterably frustrated, denied her wish, but she is still grasping for her wits.". As an outcome we first handedly see Abigail's devious skills in action when she is on the verge of being apprehended for engaging in witch craft. In order to delude all liability of witch craft Abigail accuses Tituba of conjuring the devil as well as sending out her spirit to the girls.These accusations are ironic on Abigail's behalf because she was the one who insisted for Tituba to teach her charms so John Proctor would fall in love with her "You