* Dunny feels responsible for the premature birth of Paul. * He feels like he needs to repay Mrs. Dempster by helping out around her house and caring for he (to help make up for his ‘mistake’) * The guilt of Dunny ultimately leads to his love towards Mrs. Dempster * Percy doenst even have any guilt even though he’s the one who through the snowball * Percy is from a more of a high-social class and his parents may be lenient and not as strict. Percy might have not ever felt punishment * Dunny is very passionate as he places himself in other peoples shoes, and sees how Mrs. Dempster and Paul are both suffering. Percy does neither of this which can be seen as highlighting Dunnys emotional attitude * The story is based off of a early 20 century Ontario * Snowball event ultimately alters the pace of his life * PAGE 4 – Walking down the street….gave a cry and slipped to the ground…then Mrs. Dempster came conscious of me“ ::: Does Dunny have a reason to feel guilty? * Town is conservative (no pregnant people allowed to be seen in town) * Parents don’t consistently display affection (don’t display “scenes”) (PAGE 30 – FRUED QUOTE –very
In addition the Marquis belittles his wife by referring to her as ‘Baby’, which links into the idea of abusing power, but also with the sense that babies obey and learn from their parents, which the Marquis makes clear that the girl has yet to learn the ways of the world. Carter uses the role of the Marquis to explore power and authority over the young girl and for her to show obedience. The wedding gift of the Marquis instructs her not to remove to the young girl, shows how she is chocked into a marriage to the Marquis, “His wedding gift, clasped round my throat”, the image suggests that she is under his power; therefore she must obey with his commands and has a lack of liberty over her husband. As the gift is from the Marquis, it could also suggest that the marriage is his, linking back to
With Donne’s Elegies being intended for reading between discrete, small and private groups of males otherwise known as a coterie readership it is not surprising that he explores desire from a male perspective (Cousins, 2014). An interesting extraction that can be made from his Elegy 19 is how men view the role of the woman in a sexual relationship as a reflection of their society’s values and beliefs. There is a lack of mutuality as a theme in his texts, and instead there is misogyny and Donne’s innate desire to shock his audience. Donne’s Elegies were written in England in the 1590s when a female ruled the monarch. The context of Donne’s writing indicates a time that females had power despite being subordinate to men in every day life.
As Nora knows that the Doctor is a man of means and has nobody to provide for, she is trying to make use of his health condition and plays tricks with the emotions of the Doctor. Nora possesses another trait from her father, that is, she knows how to maintain her household. When Nora tells Christine that Torvald certainly does understand how to make a house dainty and attractive, Christine replied, “And so do you, it seems to me; you are not your father's daughter for nothing.” This explains that in very aspects Nora is just like her father, inheriting the good and most importantly the ugly
Women faced economic social and freedom of rights barricades. Men's interests and efforts were towards the important people; themselves. We see this when the narrator is genuinely concerned about something strange in the house. John shows no empathy or support towards his own wife. Alternatively john responds by telling her it "was a draught, and shut the window" (Gilman 34).
For example Nora being treated like a doll/toy instead of a human being/wife, both by her husband and father. Nora’s environment making her the way she was versus her actually learning herself was an example. This particular exert from the play was quite interesting to me, because it drew me into it from the very beginning, and left me wanting more at the end. This play is a prime example of many people’s lives even in today’s society. Woman still go through this.
Save the turf’ this shows us how the Mundy sisters are trying to envelope the fact that they are not stable as in that society it was patriarchal and needed a man to run the household as Jack is unwell they are unable to rely on him so he is more of burden on them . We can get a sense of injustice within the sisters as they feel they are treated unwell by Kate. Kate who is the dominate sisters within the family she has taken on both roles of bread winner and the mother figure and leaving the sisters to be filling in the gap of the male roles. ‘Two unpaid servants’ Agnes who is voicing for not just herself but Rosie as well gives us the feeling that she is dominant with Rosie or even more of a mother figure to her . ‘Rose and I’ this gives us a feeling of partition between the sisters as Agnes and Rosie have created a unit, this gives the audience the image of love and desperation as the sisters are affected by their financial situation as well as their personal .
It has been stated that Nora Helmer of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House is an ignorant, manipulative, and selfish woman who cares only about spending money and having “stacks and stacks” of it (Ibsen, 798). One can argue though, that Nora is a victim of the time in which she lived, and not simply an insensitive being. It was expected of women from Nora’s time and wealth to live with their fathers until they were married and moved in with their husbands, so it is only natural that Nora would have been shielded from important monetary decisions throughout her life. Women of the 1800’s were expected to marry, be housewives and mothers with the aid of servants, and do little else with their life, and many societies would chastise any woman who tried to stray from this ideal. Ibsen’s A Doll’s House is a modern, well-made play that uses realism to convey the damages done to women and their relationships by these societal expectations of women in the late 1870’s.
This was made apparent in their relationship. Nora and Torvald’s marriage lacks all the essential components that a successful marriage should have, and I believe they are both at fault for this. They do not communicate properly, demonstrate respect and support for one another, or share equal rights in the household. Right from the start of the play, we learn that Torvald refers to Nora as his “little lark” and “little squirrel”, which is understandably demeaning in this century, but Nora accepts this poor treatment until the end of the play. Nora makes the decision to leave Torvald, and I believe she has legitimate grounds to do this.
She is jealous of the child (the Governor changes the palace for the son, not for her) and is obsessed with her clothes, unable to comprehend the danger, as she has lived a life of privilege. She treats the servants badly. After the civil war, she tries to get Michael back in order to reclaim the Governor’s estates. The judge Azdak rules against her because she is not as good for the child as Grusha is. She is used to highlight major themes in the play: Justice, Family, Class warefare and Religion.