In the novel ‘The Woman in Black’ by Susan Hill. We look at the turning point which is crucial to Arthur kipps’s life while he is on a business trip. The point which changes him is when the woman in black whistles spider out to the marshes to try and get Arthur to follow and drown, this crucially changes Arthur as now he realises that she is sinister and he is no longer interested in finding out more about her, he now believes she is a dangerous ghost when he sees her on the way back to the house, the consequences of this are that his future son dies, after that Arthurs life changes forever. This is why this point in the book is so crucial. Arthur and the dog spider are both walking about the estate when then spider is whistled out to the marshes.
A love story that only makes sense in the confines of fable, is the sudden romance between Mabel and Dr.Fergusson in the story of “Horse Dealer’s Daughter.” To the common reader, the story plays out as a woman who lost everything and decides to escape the grim reality by suicide, but by luck, is spotted by a vigilant eye of Dr.Fergusson. Who heroically goes to the pond fetches her out and then proceeds to bring her back to life. This Amazing act proved his unmentioned love for her, leading them to fall in love. As cozy of an idea as spontaneous love is, it is a flimsy premise. There are some red flags in the plot that illegitimatizes this as genuine love.
Throughout the novel Ethan is continuously drawn to Mattie, as she was much more attractive and friendly than Zeena. Ordered by Zeena to send Mattie away Ethan has to make a decision; either run away with the woman he loves or stay with the miserable woman he married. Torn between the two without money and the dreadful guilt to leave the sickly woman he is bound to by vows; on the night of Mattie departure they decided to kill themselves but the plan went terribly wrong, as Mattie became cripple and Zeena “miraculously” recovered and took care of them both. In “Ethan Frome” the theme silence plays a major role when describing the three key characters as they all are encased in their own silence: Ethan silent by nature, Zeena whom fell silent and Mattie young and new to a household who fell in love and unable to express it openly. When Ethan and Zeena had first met, "Zeena's volubility was music to his ears" (qtd.in Lauer 29), after his father’s death, his mother fell sick and silent for years.
Raluca Gherzan 211571395 gherzanm@yorku.ca Stephanie Hart EN 1001: Introduction to Literary Study November 17, 2011 Rebelling against Societal Restraints The two female protagonists in Scorched and Antigone are given the archetype of the madwoman—Nawal as a cause of her silence and Antigone because of her “crazy death wish” of wanting to bury her brother. The two women feel that they have been wronged and in the end, find an escape. In a patriarchal society where men rule over women, the only choice the two female protagonists see, which could potentially lead others to empathize with them, would be to rebel against societal norms and to disregard human laws. Their motives for rebellion are explored in their character portrayal, as well as through the themes of identity and fate versus free will. The first motive for the protagonists’ rebellion is expressed through the theme of identity.
He polarises her life into red and white, saying “In the pit of red, you hid from the bone-clinic whiteness”, using negative metaphorical connotations for both colours. He feels that when she gave up blue, she lost normality, symbolising blue as a precious “jewel” which she lost. Hughes’ view of the colour blue is conflicted in Sylvia when Plath suicides. By wearing dull blue-grey clothing in this scene, Plath’s happiness is paralleled with vibrant red colours. Sombre non-diegetic music sets the mood, while an extreme close-up focuses on her fumbling hands.
Katniss’s burnt leg and hallucinations from the tracker jacker bites demonstrate the suffering steps the hero goes through throughout the road of trials. She is torn apart by the death of her friend, Rue, which strengthens her to try to win the Hunger Games. Katniss finds herself in an emotional bond with Peeta, as they have to pretend they are in love to gain support. This is justified as another step in Katniss’s
Never achieving her dreams paragraph quotes: Steinbeck inevitably brings out the reader’s sympathy towards Curley’s Wife when she dies in the book. In the scene where Lennie kills Curley’s Wife, we are made to understand that she is just as helpless to Lennie’s brute force as the mouse or the dog were earlier in the book. Furthermore the word “writhed”, that is used to describe Curley’s Wife as she attempts to escape
She reminisces about when she was ‘fragrant and young’, illustrating her complete lack of confidence. The poem ends with ‘Look at me now’, which could have two different meanings. It could be a cry of despair or as a threat because in Greek mythology if you looked at Medusa you would turn to stone (and ultimately die). The poet
Both could not manage the power of Lennie and both ended up on the hay dead and alone ‘Curley’s wife lay with a half covering of yellow hay. Curley’s wife’s death is foreshadowed by Lennie’s obsession with soft creatures. Throughout the book, Lennie’s obsession with soft, living creatures has resulted in the deaths of creatures. The death of the dog then immediately foreshadows Curley’s wife’s death as she ironically tries to reassure Lennie that the ‘whole country is fulla mutts’ but she to
By creating a being, therefore, Victor automatically positions Woman in a lower rank than Man and ranks her essentially as unnecessary. Chapter 3 begins with a detailed description of Elizabeth and Victor’s mother, after they both contracted Scarlet Fever, resulting his mother’s death. Victor himself describes her death as an ‘omen…of my future misery’, and it seems that after his mother’s death, all female characters are shunned from Victor’s life, as he engages with his experiment. His mother’s death could not only symbolise his finality on engaging with a female character, but could also represent the death of all his morality and virtue, as represented by the docile and passive nature of women in the novel, portrayed through use of ‘The Sublime’ language and imagery. Furthermore, as well as usurping the natural role of women, Victor already usurps her working role, as his intense study at university, compared to the previous docile and domesticated description of Elizabeth , and Victor’s dying mother (in chapter 3), contrast to highlight the ableness of Man to work and earn a living, and women who are more suited to domestic life.