She prefers to spend more time with herself than with her family because of this she has a weak relationship with her parents. The story discusses how she has two sides: one for home and one for not being home. Her abduction was solely due to her fault for her appearance that she presented in public, to the relationship that she had with her family and lastly her naiveness. The antagonist Arnold Friend somehow knew about Connie. He saw a great opportunity the moment he set his eyes on her.
She tries to manipulate Stella and tries to blame her for the loss. She says that if she would have stayed during the hard times to help the others through their sickness and death that she could have focused more on taking care of the home instead of everyone else Blanche pokes fun at Stella's lifestyle and social standing when she herself is in an even worse situation. She is homeless and staying where ever she can. She is defending herself against blame for the loss of Belle Reve before Stella can even put her two cents in. In Stella’s eyes she thought that she was just one more person in the way.
So to defend her going to the city she claims that her mother is jealous of her happiness and doesnt wants Mariam to have the happiness that Nana never experienced. And in return, Nana proves to be firm on her threat and so she kills herself by hanging by the tree. This leaves Mariam with a strong sense of guilt throughout her life. "One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs, Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls" (172) The quote comes from a 17th Century poem by Saib-e-Tabrizi which was a beautiful poem written in praise of Kabul. Laila quotes it when they are leaving Kabul to flee to Pakistan for their safety.
In order to forget who she was, Edith created an alter-ego of herself, and tried to become that alter-ego, she never really knew the difference between what was important, and what wasn't. As the saying goes, blood is thicker than water, but apparently Edith didn't know that saying or what it meant, because she was so set on trying to impress people who didn't matter, that she pushed away her family, the ones who did matter. No matter how hard Edith tried, she could never make her fantasy life a reality. Even when she was beginning to turn her dream into real life, she doubted herself, and began to realize that she was wrong. Edith discovered that what she
When the day finnaly came, no one said goodbye. All that was said was, “do not disgrace us” When Lindo arrived, she wasn’t given a celebration or anything. She went straight to the kithchen and started to work. Even though Lindo really missed her family, she knew that she had to stay and keeo her parent’s honor. This still shows that she was brave, that she is not a selfish girl.
Sandra - Her artistic abilities were frustrated as a child by poor art instruction and a terrible fall which badly broke her arm. She felt stifled as a child by her parents' desires to fit into American culture and was judged for expressing her own needs or hopes. She grew disillusioned with American virtue after watching a drunk woman kiss her father. Her inability to express herself artistically or personally led to an eventual mental breakdown, which to her she believed she was moving backward through evolution and was losing her humanity and her culture. This loss of humanity symbolizes her loss of artistic inspiration and a sense of her own unique identity.
Antonia is a young girl who deals with family issues and overwhelming responsibility in her one depressed parent family. On the other hand Jazz deals with trying to make her parents accept who she truly is and she also constantly rebels. While Jazz's Gothic look may be deceiving but she is completely different once you get to know her. Someone of her appearance would never be assumed to play the piano and save lives as a lifeguard. While the two girls have their own unique points they also have one thing in common and that is family issues.
She had people fooled to believe that she had god in her and she could see the evil in people and could tell if they were in witchcraft. One person after another she had them hung. People so clueless of her intentions saw her as a saint for getting rid of the “evil” in the town. In the end of the play Abigail’s reputation was soon found out about, she knew people would come back and accuse her of murder so she ran away with her uncle’s money and Mercy Lewis. In contrast with Abigail Williams Elizabeth Proctor was not your ideal woman.
A person can look as if they are the cleanest person you have ever met but you will never know until you have to share a room. This mystery person was the baby of their family so everything was always handed to them. He or she never had to pick up behind there self, take out trash, or do any cleaning. They were always treated like a king or queen so they never had to do anything. However, when they move into a dorm room with someone who doesn’t like to keep a dirty room, it creates problems.
Scout Finch: Boyish Girl Growing Up Eleanor Roosevelt once wrote, “People grow through experiences, if they meet life honestly and courageously.” In Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, the character of Jean Louis Finch provides an example of how experiences shape one’s personality. She is Atticus’s daughter, Jem’s younger sister, and Boo Radley’s neighbor. People call her “Scout” because of her outspoken, headstrong, and boyish characteristics. As the novel progresses, she grows from age 6 to age 9, experiences turmoil in her small hometown, and transforms from an innocent girl to a thoughtful person. A tomboy, a curious child, and a maturing girl, Scout proves to be the most dynamic character in the novel.