The Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne displays a great example of a strong woman character. Although, this novel was written in 1850 when women did not have the rights like they do today, Hester Prynne shows how strong one woman can be. In The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne is a young woman who has a child through the act of adultery. Her inner strength, honesty, and compassion are all shown throughout the story and stands out throughout each chapter. In the beginning of the story, Hester is standing on the scaffold with her small baby Pearl in her arms.
Instead we are given a rare insight into Plath's mind of being a first time mother, something she never thought that she would be. If you take into account her past pieces of writing it is blatant to see that she never thought of herself as being a conventional woman, let alone one day being maternal. When you study Morning Song, you first see a woman who is unsure of how to react to her newborn child turn into a mother who is in awe of this life she brought into the world. Sylvia Plath takes us on a journey from the moment the baby first cries and feeling like an observer of a statue in a museum, to the moment when even the stars seem dull in comparison the beautiful sounds this child makes; 'The clear vowels rise like balloons.' (Plath, 1960) Understanding that Sylvia Plath suffered from severe depression and understanding that initially she was never interested in having children, brings a
She was beaten if she made any sounds, and she did not have the chance to play with other toys and children. When discovered, Genie was thirteen years old. She was physically undeveloped and she could only speak with animal like sounds. Genie received plenty of education, stimulation and interaction and was able to show some improvement in spatial and perceptual awareness. Genie was unable to master language skills at a normal level because she had missed a critical period.
Another sentence ‘certainly I never had you as you still have me, Caroline.’ proved that the poet was conveying the message that her daughter never belonged to her instead, she belonged to her daughter. The question ‘why does a mother need a daughter?’ was powerful because indeed, there shouldn’t be a need for a daughter if the parents aren’t going to be the ones owning their own child. As shown in stanza two, ‘heart’s needle’ signifies the heart which is delicate, fragile, life and love and the needle, so small but painful. The pain is not just an ordinary pain, the pain that comes from the needle is piercingly sharp which causes great damage to the heart. Every time the child does something wrong, the mother feels the heartache.
She describes her mother as a natural story teller (Kramer 48). Her mother had a great impact on her life. As a child Tan was rebellious against her origins and was often embarrassed by her family’s customs (“Amy Tan” 1). Though The Joy Luck Club was not an autobiography, many of the stories are based on her and her mother’s own life experiences. Tan’s first book, The Joy Luck Club, had many influences including her relationship with her mother, the stories her mother told, understanding and becoming comfortable with her culture, and her own life experiences.
She would give her child to servants to hold and never cared for her. When Johanna’s first son was born, she was delighted. Unfortunately for Johanna, her first son died at a young age. Catherine felt resentment towards her brother and did not care for his death. Johanna then pushed insults on Catherine constantly.
Not only does the alternate ending fail to depict the message of liberal feminism that is shown through the original ending, the alternate ending is not consistent with the direction of the rest of the play. For example, Nora’s reason for staying in the alternate ending is her children. However, she shows little evidence of strong maternal instinct throughout the play. Indications of this can be seen much earlier in the action, when Nora is talking to her Nurse about her own childhood: “NURSE: Poor little Miss Nora, you never had any mother but me. NORA: And if my little ones had no one else, I know you would
In the attempt to save her husband s life and pride, she secretly borrowed money to use for his recovery from a deadly illness. She is then faced with the consequences of her dishonest practice, even though her intentions were always honorable. Feminist ideas are clearly presented all through the play, but are most easily seen in the dependence society put on women, Nora’s changing definitions of freedom, and Ibsen’s portrayal of women as self-sacrificial and cunning, using society s view of them as a foil. Ibsen’s play, A Doll’s House uses Nora, the main character to portray how woman were treated in the 19th century. Nora’s husband, Torvald constantly talks down to her, as if she were his child, instead of wife, “HEL.
第 7 卷 第 11 期 Vol. 7 No.11 2010 年 11 月 读与写杂志 Read and Write Periodical November 2010 Jane Eyre: A Rebellious Woman ——An Analysis on Jane Eyre’s view of Love — 孙瑛瑛 （ 河南省信阳师范学院大学外语部 河南 信阳 464000 ） Abstract ：It may be the complicated plots of a novel that fascinate its readers at first and for some time, but it its great character that makes it stay in our memory forever. Jane Eyre is such a novel. The reason why Jane Eyre holds its remarkable status in the history of English literature and ever becomes one of the most famous novels in the world is just that it successfully depicts an intelligent, faithful and brave woman who has the courage to revolt and strive for equality. Anyone who reads the novel will —— remember the female character—Jane Eyre and be very impressed by her rebellious spirit, which is discussed in this article through the analysis of her views on love.
9/23/10 Jane Eyre Essay Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë involves a character whose personality and actions challenges the regular, stereotypical love story. This character is Jane Eyre. The book tells her life story of love and hardship. She endures much pain but overcomes these barriers and defies what the world thought she would become. She is like no other individual, different in every way, making her more complex and captivating.