The protagonist of The Outsider, Meursault, is estranged because he does not fit into the social norm. At the news of his mother’s demise, Meursault does not feel the agony that normal people do when hearing their parents’ deaths. His lack of emotion is further evinced by his sending his mother to the Senior’s House. In Meursault’s psyche, he feels that his mother is a burden to him. He thinks that the Senior House is a better choice for the both of them as his mother would be happier there.
The strenghtened urge for sexual interaction further distances herself from her family and friends. When Robert decides to leave Grand Isle for Mexico, Edna feels left alone. She realizes her need for someone yet still wants to be independent. She finds relief in Alcee who temporarly replaces Robert. With having multiple lovers outside her marriage, Leonce leaves Edna, which only adds to the solitude she initially wanted.
I assume that she wants a divorce from her husband but because of the role that society has placed on her, but she is unable to get one because she is very dependent on him. It sounds to me that she is jealous of her male friend who is looking for another wife. It was him and his situation that she was thinking of that brought her to the conclusion that she herself wants a wife. Her situation leads me to believe that during this time in history women were not meant to show signs of aggression, jealousy, or anger because it was a mans world. In Brady’s eyes a wife is a basically a slave at home who cannot have a life of her own.
The DeRosier’s were also the ones who shattered her dreams of a perfect family by saying “We take you in because your parents don’t want you"(35). The DeRosier’s left April with a shame of her background and an even deeper shame for her parents. Even though the DeRosier’s did so much bad for April and her identity, they still did some good for her. They made such an horrible environment but April stayed strong and grew as a person. She even said “I could let the DeRosier’s suck out my dignity for now and I could pretend they had me where they wanted me.
The novel has numerous examples of superficial relationships, which goes along with what Faber said. An example is Montag and his wife, Mildred. Mildred is just like everyone in this society; instead of caring about Montag and loving him, she goes along with society and doesn’t realize that its making Montag not care about her anymore, we can start seen this when Montag asks her when and where did they meet, and Mildred didn’t remember and says “It doesn’t matter” (Bradbury 43), this clearly shows that she has no interest in their relationship. Also when the author writes “And he remembered thinking then that if she died, he was certain he wouldn’t cry” (Bradbury 44). This quote means that Montag and
In the novel, Mildred is known as a character who has no hope in resolving disputes within herself. She feels there is no purpose to life and thus attempts to suicide. She eventually becomes mesmerised by the world of technology it providing a way for her to escape her reality. Technologies such as television and the radio create a barrier in her relationship with her husband, Montag. Bradbury uses the character Mildred to warn the audience of how conformity can impact upon an individual’s choices as well as their relationships with others.
Leola caused Dunstan to experience jealousy and pity. Diana is also controlling and manipulative, like Dunstan’s mother, which is why he leaves her. Through Diana, the reader sees how much Dunstan’s mother has affected his life with women. Liesl made Dunstan realize that he felt no emotion, and she caused him to feel it again. She brought him out of the isolation his mother put him in.
This is due to the effect of nurture as her emotions and social life is caused because of environmental influences and factors such as her divorce. Not having her husband around anymore means that she has no one in the home to speak to just generally about everyday things. She only has the company of her children and this does not meet her social needs. 3As lone parents, we may experience emotions such as loneliness and isolation. The frustration of being a single parent can create stress and anxiety levels that can be harmful to you and your loved ones, left unchecked this can lead towards emotional
Her family members try to hold onto Susie belongings as a form to keep her with them. However towards the end we realize that she is in their memories rather than in objects. The effects of Susie’s passing has caused her mother to grow farther away from the family and is psychologically distant from her children and Jack her husband. The leads to Abigail making the decision to remove herself from the home and becomes an absent mother and an absent wife. Both Buckley and Jack feel this force however in alternate ways.
She speaks about not being able to have kids and how men would attempt to flatter her but she would repeatedly reject them. This again makes you feel her loneliness in this world. Her solitude is present and even she realizes it and you can’t help but empathize with her. The notion of solitude dwindles and depresses her. She slightly discards the idea of being treated like the rest of the elderly and her friends who are dead, ill or residing in nursing homes.