Basically he just wants her to be 'shown off' as little as possible. We could say that this is parental worrying but having the audacity to go to the extreme of thinking of not even giving her a chance to stand on her own feet, clearly eliminates the idea of parental concern. The fact that he states that “The heads are turning like windmills” knowing that those ‘heads’ turn to every woman passing, reflect his jealousy rather than his care. This establishes the idea in the reader's mind that he is 'over-protective' about Catherine in the context of a lover. Having this level of Dominance towards not a daughter, but a niece, is very uncommon in the real world.
She deliberately follows through with her marriage to Edgar Linton, despite her open proclamations of love for Heathcliff, with whom she grows up and loves irrevocably, only to unceremoniously abandon because of his insufficient societal rank. She knows that Heathcliff feels devastated, yet does not believe that she has been disloyal to him. She is too blind to see past her own momentary desires. As a result of her betrayal, Edgar and Heathcliff are tossed into a downward spiral of competition, jealousy, and heartbreak. Edgar loves Catherine unconditionally, but knows he has been rendered second-best to a man for whom she holds deeper affections.
No matter how “inexplicably drawn to [the downright]” men she may be, her character is one that almost mirrors her grandfather’s. The incomprehensible attraction that Vanessa had for the “downright” men was the individual effort from her to be able to choose her own identity. Upon comprehension of her futile attempt to run away from what she is destined to be, she questions her personal choice and “[wonders] if [she will] ever catch up to [being like Uncle Dan].” Vanessa recognizes the distance between her true nature and the character that she seeks to choose. Her understanding and ability to feel what her family feels and to be able extend their sorrows and misery to her is what allows her to realize that her identity is an inherited character that she emulates from her
She is misled by him, and yet simultaneously frightened. With the arrival of Arnold, Connie starts change from being so self confident and out spoken. His strength over her and his intimidations of her family start make her more altruistic and unselfish. In fact it is likely that Connie goes with him, not for terror of her life, but from dread of her family members’lives. Arnold turns out to be her inspiration to change.
He wears “tight faded jeans” and uses trending slang trying to appear younger than he is to coax his young victim in his car. Oates described Connie’s reaction when Arnold Friend is in her driveway was not fear at first. Instead, she was intrigued by this stranger and even laughed when she read what was written on the smashed rear fender “done by crazy woman driver.” Teens in the 60’s and 70’s didn’t have
One similarity is that Holden and Cecilia are not content with the lifestyles they are living. For example, Cecilia first believes that being closer to her brother and being part of the gang is the life she wants but finds out that it has made her life worse. Then she decides that she wants to escape from it. “Since I’m his baby sister that means I must have that blood in me too, somewhere in me like a wild horse….But that’s not me. I fight it.
Raymond Carver’s Little Things Raymond Carver uses “Little Things” to draw our attention to the problems that couples face in their marital life. It is a short but interesting story. The story itself starts with a quarrel between a man and his wife. The man is portrayed as packing a suitcase ready to leave but wanting to keep the child with him. They argue about keeping the child and exhibit their selfishness by pulling the child’s arms and refusing to let go.
Fowler makes a point to Pyle about his attitude towards her interests and even tells Pyle he’d “rather ruin her and sleep with her, than… look after her damn interests.” Fowler is searching for someone simply to combat the loneliness he often describes to the reader. Pyle looks to Phuong to be a long-time partner and wants to start a family with her. However, Pyle insists that “she can’t be (happy) – not in her situation” and claims “she needs children”. Whether he’s right or not on that point, he just wants what he thinks is best for Phuong. Pyle actually cares about her interests, which is ironic, as Fowler has the ability to actually communicate and speak to Phuong whereas Pyle speaks very little French and can’t actually hold a conversation with her.
A cause for concern in Tis Pity is that Giovanni’s actions are not condemned. It is presented by Ford to be a “tumultuous passion that brings about his destruction” according to the critic Mark Stavig. His passions are inescapable it seems and so he cannot be held accountable for his drastic actions. Conversely, because of Annabella’s position as a woman, she is consciously aware of her own fate and knows that if their incestuous relationship was to carry on further, harsh repercussions would occur. The Friar tries to dissuade Giovanni from commencing the relationship despite there being little effect from his words.
In the text we are provided with many feelings, for instance the relationship between the narrator and his mother Kay. The narrator doesn’t like his mother, he think all she says, and has told him is probably bullshit. The conversations between them is awkward, and the narrator think she forces herself, to bright up her voice, and ask about his life, like she forces herself to be a reasonable parent, and the Narrator reply with simple and brief sentences. It’s not only the narrator who hate his mother, it also seems like the mother doesn’t care about him. For instance, she is looking forward to the moment when the narrator can be fending for himself, and when she realize its Saturday she quickly tells him he can’t be in the house because Dan is coming.