Authentic friendships are not one sided, at times one person may be in need of support more than another but there is always a sense of love, care and consideration that must be mutual. Ann comes across as saintly and forgiving, she professes deep love toward Lucy. The type of love she has for Lucy comes across as unconditional and it is not returned, yes Lucy tells Ann she loves her and needs her but it is obvious from Ann's point of view Lucy uses her. I think Ann was just as dysfunctional as Lucy, she had very low self esteem and always was comparing
Curley’s wife is definitely not evil. Being lonely, not respected and carrying around an unfulfilled dream takes a toll on her life. Being lonely can often have a positive and negative effect on a person’s life. Although Curley’s wife sometimes may corrupt a situation, she is not evil. Curley’s wife explained to Lennie about being lonely and how difficult it is on her.
This suggests how women sometimes experience men to be senile and insensitive towards their emotions, when they need them to be protective and watchful yet they can be cowards. Nevertheless, Duffy captures the quiet resignation of the spirited and resourceful wife, who is prepared to greet her husband’s dramatic life change with optimism and compassion as she ‘tried to be kind’ which highlights when women experience various obstacles in a marriage where they still end up devoted to the ones
Also, when the search for their kind began, she was very patient with David and Petra because they were very unprepared. Overall, Rosalind Morton has many strong characteristics, which make her a dynamic and important character to the novel. Out of the whole group, Sophie Wender and Rosalind Morton stand out as dynamic and significant characters to the novel. Both hold similarities while being two very different people. Rosalind has many describing traits, but three of her most defining would be strong, smart, and patient.
Even though she doesn’t really want to, she complies and does what Hilly tells her. Mae Mobley is sad and distraught that Aibileen is leaving because now she won’t have anyone who truly understands her and she will have to deal with Elizabeth on her own. Aibileen is sad to go as well, but she doesn’t have a choice. She tells Mae Mobley that she loves her and that she must never forget that she is kind, she is smart and that she is important. As Aibileen leaves she thinks about what to do next.
Not only does she try to impress everyone with her appearance but she also goes along with Char, and gets in trouble because she has no ability to say no and walk away. Maleeka takes the blame at first, but towards the end of the novel she gets her courage and tells on Char. She finally finds herself and realizes she is beautiful without Chars expensive clothing. She also realized she doesn’t need to stick out; she just needs to be herself. In the end Maleeka and Caleb are backed together and Maleeka is friends with Miss Saunders.
A reader may think that Lindsey is just a strong independent woman who does not have a soft spot to her. But after a while of reading this novel a reader will notice that she is actually very caring. Lindsey falls for her partner Chris Raleigh, but she does not want to tell him because she does not want to hurt him. Lindsey discovers that she has Negli's aplastic anemia, which is fatal so she does not try to get close with him so he will not be hurt when she dies. Lindsey does not tell him that she is sick so when he asks why she does not want to have a relationship, she says, “I’m feeling things, too.
As the story unravels the women’s personalities are shown more and more and an interesting discovery is made in how they agree on a difficult decision. Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters are two very different women. Mrs. Hale is a very strong, opinionated woman. This is shown in a few ways, such as when she doesn’t want her husband to say too many unnecessary things to the sheriff and deputy about Mrs. Wright. It is also shown when she and Mrs. Peters are alone and she expresses the opinion that she should fix Mrs. Wright’s quilt for her when that was not the thing she should have morally done.
Before Hester was ever shunned by society due to the lies brought about by the scarlet letter, Hester was known to be a passionate woman. For example, as Reverend Wilson questions her about the name of her adulterous partner, Hester’s emotional strength shone through as she revealed she was strong enough to “endure his agony” (65) as well as her own. The boldness she possessed presented her “wondrous strength” (65) and the confidence she had in herself. In the start of the novel, there was a scene where Hester refused to be led through the crowd by an official. It was evident from this young woman that the “natural dignity and force of character” (50) was truly expressed in this situation.
Nora changes her character often including in this passage because she has many things that she has kept to herself and does not want anyone to find about them, but when she goes visit her old friend, Mrs. Linde, she told her the truth about one of them. She knows who she can trust in telling things to. She doesn’t have a well communication relationship with her husband that’s why she keeps things to herself and Torvald doesn’t know many things that she has done. She is an innocent little creature in Torvald’s eyes, but in others people’s eyes she is not. She told Mrs. Linde of her secret because maybe she realized that one day all of her secrets were going to be discovered.