As the story transpires, Jane's unknown figure becomes all that is known to her; however, because of what is expected of her as a woman it is difficult for her to acknowledge her own self as she is afraid of her own monstrosity. Her repression is what initiates her transgression of becoming this unknown figure, and through excessive behaviour and desire she is able to recognize her situation as everything she is initially told is meant to keep her in the dark. Living in the nineteenth century, Jane has an extensive amount of pressure to be the perfect housewife and comply to her domestic expectations. Women have little rights and respect, and they must pursue their roles as women and tend to their husband and children's needs without complaint. Jane is very aware of these pressures placed upon her, as she is constantly describing how she must make John happy, and get well for John and the baby.
It also shows that they are not going to be happy throughout the story. When the man and woman are in the bedroom they see a picture of their baby. This helps the reader realize that the baby is going to be a topic in the story. When they go to get the baby the man says, “I want the baby.” When the woman pulls the baby back to keep it away from him she holds it over the stove, which is dangerous. There were many problems in the story, which showed the baby was in trouble such as “The baby was red-faced and screaming”.
The Doll of Darkness In Heidi Julavits’ “The Miniaturist”, the audience is introduced to a family who is subject to tragedy and a brokenness that entails their lives in confusion and manipulation. In the story, Jennifer and Maureen are drawn to a house in hopes of finding their sister, Helen. As they wait for the horrid weather to subside, they come across strong coincidences in the lives of the inhabitant of the house and their own. As the eeriness grows the readers find Jennifer desperately fighting off feelings of uncertainty and trying to grasp on to what is left of her rationality. While the darkness overwhelms her into a hopeless and uneasy state, unexplainable forces pull her toward a midst of familiarity among unfamiliar circumstances.
The Parent Trap: Two Viewpoints on Co-Parenting Parenting is as immense and complex an undertaking as imaginable. Children bring an entirely new experience to an existing relationship, sometimes this change is for the better and sometimes for the worse. We are given examples from two perspectives of the stress that child rearing can bring to a couple in the “The Myth of Co-Parenting” and “My Problem with Her Anger”. Hope Edelman in “The Myth of Co-Parenting” recounts her story of being single-handedly mother and father to her children while her husband was busy building a company. On the other side is Eric Bartels who, in his article “My Problem with Her Anger”, describes the hostile nature of the relationship that he has with his wife since the birth of their children However the authors may differ they do touch on similar topics throughout the articles.
The consent complaints about her house smelling of odor. The townspeople wanted to hold her high on her pedestal. They didn’t know how to get through to her. At Emily’s end she had entered a world of fantasy and denial. She would not let
The families experience fear, especially the children and wives, when there are break-ins and scares of intruders coming to turn them into the Nazi’s. They experience despair when months pass without any progression and a continuous lack of food and other necessities, but never lost their hope and looked forward to the radio announcement advertising the position of their county against the Nazi party. Although the families were undergoing hard times, they kept their heads and courage up, even in times of great trouble. The diary of Anne Frank has taught an enormous mass of people great lessons about her life and life during hard times such as the holocaust. This diary is a primary source and excellent example of how living really was during this time for an average teenager.
Many people were afraid of communism and the Cold War was causing unrest. This was a very suspicious time in America and civilians were asked to keep a check on their neighbours. Hitchcock in Rear Window reflects this context through Jeff’s voyeurism. In Rear Window Hitchcock demonstrates how voyeurism can lead to a descent into vigilantism. The movie opens with a panning shot that follows the natural movement of the human eye as it takes in aspects of the neighbourhood.
This scene greatly illustrates how deeply traumatized Huck was regarding his battered childhood with Pap that he would go so far as to give away everything he has if only it meant he could avoid any future contact with Pap. I suppose this was how Twain laid out the looming battles and adversities which Huck would face with Pap as his character grows and evolves. It was comforting to know that Huck no longer feared Pap when Pap appeared in his room that night. Rina Cheah ENG 222 Reading Response Journal #2 As the novel of Huckleberry Finn progressed, I find the
The way John creates a sudden fear in his wife which provokes her to startle and hide her journal speaks volumes of his influence over her life. Gilman’s use of symbolism first begins to take flight when the woman in her story suddenly begins to notice the wallpaper. It becomes evident only through her use of symbolism that controlling men trap women from all of their potential. The wallpaper in her story symbolizes women who have long been repressed by such men, and by society. Gilman demonstrates this very notion in the slightest ways, such as when the woman first describes the wallpaper as if it had been used by a room of boys: “The paint and paper look as if a boy’s school had used it.
Once again this brings the theme of entrapment that features in much of Plath’s poetry as she felt she was trapped within her own body. Not only does the speaker refer to the bees being “dangerous” in a literal sense because they have the ability to harm people but she is also suggesting that her subconscious mind is a menacing, dangerous thing that should it be unleashed she would be in jeopardy. I imagine mind as the box and the bees as her uncontrollable thoughts that must be oppressed for if they were released from containment they would bring damage. The speaker’s inner turmoil is revealed as she feels she “can’t keep away from it”, she is all consumed by her dangerous thoughts as they continue to uncontrollably buzz around her head much like the venomous bees in the box. The bizarre image of the speaker curiously peering into the bee box and seeing “dark, dark” pulls us into complete and utter darkness.