Elisa’s conversation at the beginning of the narrative with Henry demonstrates this internal conflict. Henry jokingly asks Elisa to grow some apples as big as her flowers, she replies “Maybe I could do it, too” (Steinbeck, 398) Because of her response we know she wants a chance to try to help her husband in this way. This shows she is struggling between her current place in the flower garden and with her husband helping him with his work. Henry even belittles her abilities when he says “Well, it sure works with flowers.” (Steinbeck, 398) By this statement Henry implies that her job is with the flowers despite her longing to help him outside of her garden. This is further supported by the fact that despite her confidence in growing things, Elisa never gets a chance to help him in the orchard, nor do they ever bring this up again in future conversations within the narrative.
Lady Macbeth and Squealer are both characters surrounded by conflict. Even though the characters could not be more different, they are forced to deal with the conflict created by their superiors. Lady Macbeth, being the wife of the thane, Macbeth, is expected to care for and serve her husband although this is not the case. In the drama Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is portrayed as a strong minded, anti-feminist female who prays to dark spirits asking them to 'unsex me here', she manipulates people into her way of thinking and constantly works to resolve the conflict arousing in her husband's mind. Similarly, in the novel 'Animal Farm', Squealer soothes over any conflicts the animals have between what they know and what they have been told.
Curley’s wife Part (a) What methods does Steinbeck use to present Curley’s wife and the attitudes of others to her? Steinbeck uses Curley’s wife and the physical description of her to portray how lonely she is on the ranch and how this need for company is considered an annoyance by the ranch workers. Steinbeck’s description of Curley’s wife itself suggests she has a lot of spare time on the ranch and spends most of it alone working on her looks. Her “heavily made up” features and “hair hung in little rolled clusters” imply she is perhaps insecure of her looks. This further suggests her need to overcompensate in her image as an attempt to impress the ranch workers and her husband.
Brait 1 Mike Brait Ms. Palazzolo ENG 4U1 1 November 2012 Inner Conflict Throughout “The Painted Door” and “The Lamp at Noon” Carlos Fuentes once said “Love can isolate us from everything around us. But in its absence we can be filled with the fear that something comparable exists.” In both stories, the love of a soul mate causes isolation around them. Ann, the protagonist in “The Painted Door”, and Ellen, the main character in “The Lamp at Noon”, both give up their lives to become farmers’ wives out of love for their husbands. This immense love for their husbands is the direct cause of the isolation they are experiencing. Both women crave attention and interaction with other people, which is the reason of inner conflict.
An Overview of A Thousand Acres A Thousand Acres is the story of King Lear updated for a modern audience hungry for an understanding of the malady that ripped apart Lear's family. Unlike King Lear, A Thousand Acres has one of the "bad" daughters as its narrator, which provides insight into the bitter conflict that undoes the family in the end. Those familiar with Shakespeare's play may be bothered by the idea that such stately patriarch could unknowingly produce such selfish schemers as Regan and Goneril, and Smiley's novel gives us the back story. In this novel, set in Iowa farm country, Larry Cook's two eldest daughters (Ginny and Rose for Goneril and Regan) have been waiting on him hand and foot since the death of their mother, cooking every meal and washing every stitch of clothing as their husbands (Ty and Pete for Albany and Cornwall) dutifully assist the demanding Larry in the daily operations of the farm. His youngest daughter (Caroline for Cordelia) escapes, at the urging and through the support of her sisters, to become a successful lawyer.
The complete and utter shock that Blanche projects is ostensibly a sign that she had not imagined the likes of her sister living in such a “horrible” place and putting up with the supposed “convenient location”. It is a common precept of tragedy to have a character removed from their ‘comfort zone’ and into something that alienates them, which is the case of Blanche when she arrives in Elysian Fields via two streetcars named ‘Desire’ and ‘Cemeteries’. Blanche’s lifestyle was extravagant when she lived at Belle Reve and it is evident that she still holds some of the southern values she was privy to when she implores to the men at the table, saying “Please don’t get up” as if she expected them to jump to attention as soon as they saw her coming into the room. This line also shows that Blanche is an enigma in her sister’s world of newfound normality. Blanche tries to fit in with the men, but we see that her attempt is foiled; we see this
The two main female characters in Frankenstein: Caroline and Elizabeth are carefully analyzed in this essay, and from Frankenstein’s narration of them, we can see the author’s deep thinking and criticism about the unfairness of society. First of all, Caroline, the mother of Frankenstein, is described as the kindest person in the world and a living angel. When she is young, she takes the responsibility of taking care of her father. When describing his grandfather’s illness, Frankenstein says, “His daughter attended him with greatest tenderness…she plaited straw and by various means contrived to earn a pittance scarcely sufficient to support life” (Shelley, 32). Also, “-remembering what she had suffered…for her to act in her turn the guardian angel to the afflicted”, he says (Shelley, 34).
In the 17th century, the village of Eyam, the villagers were crash into the deadly plague which the villagers had quickly responded in diverse ways. Geraldine Brooks’ who wrote the novel ‘Year of Wonders’ shows the description of the great courage by a helping girl, narrator and protagonist Anna Frith, Elinor Mompellion; a good friend of Anna and the rector’s wife, the rector Michael Mompellion, as they are in unambiguous contrast to not be afraid to respond to the other characters. The self-centeredness and retraction of accountability of Colonel Bradford, the ‘thefts’ of Anna’s parents, Josiah and Aphra Bont and the homicides of the village healers Mem and Anys Gowdie by the grief-stricken mob of villagers all proves that in periods of great adversity certain link to the corrupt character of self-interest, survival and superstition. Anna Frith is the protagonist of the novel ‘Year of Wonders’ as it is introduced to the readers within the prologue in Leaf fall 1666, is tough and irrepressible. Herself, as a woman stated that ‘women who has faced more terrors than many worriers.’ In the spring time, the text begins to outline the events of the plague year enabling Anna to shine and become a young woman who had faced the fears of the mob, midwives and mining.
The Struggle of a Loving Farm Wife In his short story "The Chrysanthemums," John Steinbeck presents a narrative rich in symbolism, focusing on the yearnings of a frustrated farm wife. However, it is not simply the tale of an individual woman's oppression, but a commentary on the limitations that faced all women in early twentieth century America. Steinbeck uses both symbolism and setting to create a mood of isolation and longing. The reader is able to understand how a woman comes to feel trapped within her own life, and begins to resist the constraints that are forced upon her. In the end, Steinbeck conveys a sense of hopeless about his main character's plight, and though she may try to rise beyond her position, reality will always intrude and keep her entrenched in a suppressed role.
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.