With whom do you have more sympathy with, Arthur Kipps or Jennet Humfrye? In the Woman in Black, I sympathize with both Arthur Kipps and Jennet Humfrye, however not The Woman in Black. We have sympathy with Arthur Kipps, as he has not done anything to deserve the loss of his son, and Jennet Humfrye due to her son being taken away from her. Arthur Kipps has not had anything to do with Jennet Humfrye, yet she is haunting him for no apparent reason. At the end of the book, he is trying to let go of the WiB (Woman in Black), carry on with the rest of his life and move on.
To start with, there is a brief overview of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Minister’s Black Veil” in order to provide useful background for further analysis of the symbols on the grounds of Puritanism. It is another short fiction set in Puritan times, however unlike his other works centred around single symbol, yet meaningful. As the title suggests, the symbol is a black veil worn by the minister, reverend Mr Hopper. The story begins with the scene where all the people are gathered in front of the church on Sunday morning awaiting their clergyman. In bewilderment, they see the minister’s face covered with the black veil which creates commotion among them.
The Dark Shroud Everyone has a secret. Everyone has a reason behind everything they do. Why did Reverend Hooper become possessed in wearing his veil? In The Ministers Black Veil, Hawthorn writes an entertaining story about a young Minister who covers his face with a black veil, and the townspeople shun him because of this decision. Why does he do this?
Sykes did not keep it a secret when he went to see Bertha and the only thing Delia says about the affair is, “that ole snaggle-toothed black woman you runnin’ with ain’t commin’ heah to pile up on mah sweat and blood” (138). Although it may seem as though she is defeated and Sykes does as he pleases whether Delia likes it or not, I believe she shows her strength by protecting her home that she has worked so hard for. By “putting her foot down”, she is saying she does not care about his affair but he will not do it in her home. At the end of the story, I believe Delia receives the greatest empowerment by having the choice to save Sykes or let him die. I feel Hurston also implies karma at the end of the story when Sykes dies by a bite from the snake that he brought home in order to scare
Those who are not given a proper burial will rot where they are left and be eaten by dogs in disgrace. Although Antigone was right for wanting Polyneices to have a proper burial because he was family, Creon was trying to take that right way from her as one of the few things women were allowed to do was mourn the dead. Creon abused the power he had and in the end, he only hurt himself. Creon’s order offended some people which made many citizens think of him as a power hungry tyrant. Creon sternly states “Polyneices,” he says, “is to have no burial: no man is to touch him or say the least prayer for him; he shall lie on the plain, unburied; and the birds and the scavenging dogs can do with him whatever they like” (1329).
this very discontent feeling would further add to the very isolation the Glaspell is trying to portray. How is anyone to feel connected when they much live with a foul personality? “He was a hard man” (Glaspell 181); “Like a raw wind that gets to the bone” (Glaspell 181). He gave his wife a dispirited sense of being. She probably felt smothered by his bleak nature and with the fact that the farmhouse was too isolated for anyone to want to visit, Mrs. Wright was left alone.
The book then develops as an autobiographical diary, recounting almost on a day to day basis, till August 17, 1960, the author’s multiple experiences as a Negro; the good, the bad and the ugly that he personally encounters. How he is denied the very basics of life like food, water, rest, shelter, toilet. How even his mind is destroyed through hate and fear. How his only identity is as a consumer or laborer, or for the leisure or pleasure of the whites. PLOT STRUCTURE ANALYSIS The entire novel is in the form
When the mistress noticed her husband’s disapproval of her actions she started to act more violently and like a stereotypical slave owner. She soon started becoming infuriated with Douglass’ eagerness to learn and tried preventing him from pursuing his education further. (144).Since Frederick was exposed to education at such an early age even though it was prohibited, he had craved to learn. If he was by himself for a while he was always assumed to have a book and had to be checked up on. (144).
Negroes up North have no respect for people. They think they can get away with anything” (132). After being warned by her mom to pretend she did not know about Emmett, Ann is forced to suppress her feelings of anger towards the white people who committed this act. However, she also starts to feel resentment grow for the colored people who pretended to not care about his death. This anger at the Caucasian race for the inequality of the races eventually spurred Ann to join the NAACP, a group put together to fight racism and fight for equal rights.
Furthermore, letters like this only built up his issues with anger and rage because the one person he needed support from, was not giving it, leaving no one for him to escape to. A supportive girlfriend in this situation would not only have kept her negative comments to herself, but also would only have sent sympathetic and reassuring letters. John’s voluntary enlistment,