Their need for comfort from the people they love and care for the most leads them to do whatever it takes, so they might be accepted. Along with being mentally isolated from the other characters in the play these women are also physically isolated and intellectually isolated from everyone. Part of the reason these women were so severely isolated from other characters is because they lived in the Elizabethan period. During the Elizabethan era women were raised to believe that they were second- rate citizens. To ensure that people continued to believe this concept the church used this verse from the bible as proof “woman in her greatest perfection was made to serve and obey man.” This belief put women in a state of being mentally isolated from men.
Her writing revealed creativity, wisdom, and depth of emotion. Anne’s diary had been discovered and published by her father, Otto Frank. While reading his daughter’s diary he discovered a completely different side of Anne and “had no idea of the depths of her thoughts and feelings”. Anne was afraid that the people close to her would discover that she has “another side, a better and finer side”. She feared that they would think she was ridiculous and sentimental and that they no longer take her serious.
Although some may disagree when asked whether or not a poem has the same affect and as other forms of literature when telling a love story, I would agree. For instance, Street Love, by Walter Dean Myers, is a wonderfully written book of poetry that tells a tale of a young woman, by the name of Junice, who is rescued from a life leading to crime and later, prison, when she falls in love with Damien (a young man from a much better part of town). As one reads through the book they are taken on a journey, through Junice’s eyes and mind. You get to experience her life of hardship and sadness, which ultimately makes one feel a deeper connection with Junice and what she is put through. Even before one reads this book they cannot understand what it truly means to break away from hardship and into love without reading and comprehending the passion and love in each and every line of this poetry.
This is the case for Emily Dickinson and her poetry, as well as two very different texts, ‘Walking Naked’ by Alyssa Brugman and the play ‘Stolen’ by Jane Harrison. They all show the desire to belong by several individuals, and all express the same issues that connect them, even though their stories are all vastly dissimilar to each other. Emily Dickinson was born in 1830 and ever since adolescence; she felt a lack of connection with the human social world. Her unusual connection with nature however had become her outlet of her lack of belonging in society. Her poetry very much reflects this, and she advises the audience subtly in her writing that it is not society’s fault that she cannot live in the regular social world, but she just needs something that society doesn’t give her.
Why or why not? When Cofer ends by quoting one of her poems, she ends it in a very effective way. This is for several reasons, one being the relationship to god. She states that it is a poem “for respect” and that she wants to achieve “universal respect” (207). When she connects her words to god she is creating a connection to god which not only appeals to the audience but also uses allusion to create tone to her text.
In the poem, "her love" may be talking about her father or a lover because the poem is unclear. The ambiguity however allows the reader to use their imagination broadly and interpret the poem uniquely. When she is talking about
She often compares her own life with that she reads in books, without realizing how unreasonable her dreams and desires seem. Emma’s childhood in the convent also suggests to her character, where “she loved the church for the sake of the flowers, music for the words of the ballads, and literature for its power to kindle her passion” (30) Her life in the convent probably has an influence on her somewhat naive and shallow thoughts about love after she married, for she anticipates that her marriage is to be filled with passion and never-ending happiness. Instead, we see that Emma becomes emotionally dissapointed and dissatisfied for the type of man Charles is, and ordinary daily life has lead her into boredom and indifference. The turning point in part 1, where the reader understands more about Emma’s moral corruption and unrealistic ideals takes place at the ball. After she is exposed to all that she has always dreamed for at the chateau, with the exquisite food, fancy decorations and
Judith Beveridge Poetry Writing Task The poem “Woman and Child” refer to the various stages of the transition of Siddhartha Gautama as he proceeded to discover the inner peace that would quell his turmoils, and transcend to the being that we all know today as the Buddha. However, this particular poem is special due to the fact that it is based centrally around the particular feeling that Gautama felt that led him on his journey.The poem “Woman and Child” reflects the mood that Gautama must have after he got married—sad and discomforted, reflective and contemplative o his existence and his reason for being here. This poem offers us insight into his mind and feelings before he set off on his journey. In this poem, the main character appears to be a remarkably lonely and saddened lady despite having everything that she could possibly want. As the poem opens, we are greeted with the image of a lady as she watches her child “chase pigeons” and “kick at the leaves piled high”, giving us every impression of a healthy and contented young boy, adding to the list of things that the mother should be satisfied with yet our central character isn’t.
Daphne is also quiet like Laurel but she expresses herself through poetry. It is through this poetry that Laurel finds her fascination with Daphne and tries to become her friend. In the process of trying to get close to Daphne, Laurel ends up mostly freaking her out and pushing her away and she understands, “that two quiet people like us were better off quiet alone” (Packer 40). While Laurel was with her Brownie Troop, she was mostly quiet because she was afraid to speak. Whenever she spoke, her words were only returned with a “shut up” or “whatever”.
The new and improved Cosmopolitan magazine had headlines such as, “So you’re Bored to Death with the Same Old You.” And “Yes, you can change your image.” These headlines are used to influence women to not settle for what they think that they deserve but to go after what they want. Brown and Cosmopolitan helped move society into being more accepting of a woman being comfortable with her sexuality and that she didn’t have to be married to do it. At the time, women were expected to be conservative. Their goal was to find a husband and take care of the housework and stay at home with the children. Brown’s book Sex and the Single Girl took that idea and completely turned it upside down.