He feels the wives are the ones to take care of the children and that children listen to mothers more. “It seems most commonly to be the mother's influence, though naturally a bad father's would have the same result." (Act 1 Scene 1 line 39. )We meet Nora as carfree and loving. She seems like the doting wife, who loves taking care of her children and her husband.
She has a big family, including her sons and daughters, as well as her step-son and step daughter. The only one though that she allows to visit is her son. She is able to communicate well and doesn’t like talking about herself. She is more interested in hearing about the other person in the room. She has a good social group and support group, although she does not want them up at the hospital.
A boy named Adam and a girl named Olivia. The children were put up for adoption. Cellie’s early life was really troubling for her emotionally and physically. She kept a positive attitude and kept her sister close to her. Cellie always loved more then she was loved.
Chopin’s story gave insight from a different perspective on the characters and situations in “The Awakening.” Psychoanalyzing the character Edna Pontellier was one of the easiest characters to analyze. She was going through what many women went through in that time of history. Women were filled with resentment in those days. Edna became the woman who life was only about taking care of her husband and children, which lead her to become more resentful and full of regrets when it came down to her life. “Her marriage to Leonce Pontellier was purely an accident, (Chopin, 1899).” Chopin developed the character Mrs. Pontellier that many women were in that day.
She reacts the same when she finds out about Eric being the father of the baby. She thinks she knows best for her children, she probably believes she is protecting them, for instance, when Gerald talks about “women of the town” and Mrs Birling wants Sheila to go out and not listen“ It would be much better if Sheila didn’t listen to this story at all”. Sybil is an extremely self-satisfied woman: “Yes. We’ve done a great deal of useful work in helping deserving cases”, she is very proud of herself and of the “kind” things she does and she is also a judgmental person. Priestly shows how she is the one that decides if she wants to help a woman in need.
In the book, Jeannette recounts her childhood memories, spent with her father, Rex. She claims them to be some of the best moments of her life, regardless of her father’s obvious irresponsibility and the destruction he brings into the lives of his children. Despite the many instances in which her father failed to protect his family, refused to take responsibility for them, and even stole from them, Jeannette manages to find her way through the darkness, continuing to love her father until his dying day for two reasons: one, for his constant ability to make her feel special, and two, because he is a never-ending source of inspiration. Jeanette expresses her thoughts and feelings through her tones and speech, as well as through her diction and writing style. Through her account of the Christmas in which her father gave his children stars for presents, Jeannette continuously portrays Rex as an intelligent and loving mentor.
Confidence is Key “We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot“ (Roosevelt). The former first lady explains that people gain confidence by the experiences they travel through and to use more confidence, people must accomplish goals they have never thought to achieve. In the novel, The Color Purple by Alice Walker, a vulnerable, uneducated southern teenager, Celie, is being abused and feels she has no voice. Her only love is for her younger sister, Nettie, and their bond of sisterhood is eternal. Their father sells Celie, and the sisters are separated to grow up into two completely difference worlds.
Good and bad. Guilty and innocent. These are only a few of the countless themes that surround everyone’s life. All of these themes are found in the short story, “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”, by Flannery O’Connor. The story is about a “good” woman (the grandmother), who goes on a vacation with her son and his family and in the end suffers horribly due to her poor beliefs and judgment, but at the same time learns real importance of “good” in a “bad” situation.
Hester’s pain at her alienation is apparent in the devotion she holds towards her daughter Pearl, her (and Pearl’s) only company. “But she named the infant ‘Pearl’, as being of great price – purchased with all she had – her mother’s only treasure!” (Hawthorne 83). Their relationship is a tenuous one, but Hester’s maternal bond to her daughter helps her cope with alienation. Through Pearl, Hester learns some measure of empathy again and finds comfort in the fact that someone will accept her for who she is. Pearl does exactly that and more; she intuits the “inner sinfulness” that Hester holds in her heart and displays on her breast, and accepts Hester.
Keller describes her experience as “unspeakable happiness” when she reads her favorite stories to her family who have supported her throughout her battles. She calls speech a “blessing” because this passion and desire that she longs for is keeping her fight half the battle. By trying to improve on her senses does not come natural to her, but has created a liaison with her family who believe in her. The Keller family has an affectionate and kind relationship that made it easy and enjoyable for each of them to help each other. As Ms. Keller describes her experience, she is not only talking to people who cannot hear or talk but also the families who should be willful to help and support in any way their family members who want to learn to be given their lost abilities.