In “The Rocking Horse Winner” Paul relates his mother’s disappointment with her life with the mood of the house. The outside of the house appears normal, however inside the house is mournful and he believes it is constantly whispering “there must be more money, there must be more money”. Whereas his mother appears normal on the outside, he knows she does not love him on the inside. In “The Destructor’s” the boys of the Wormsley
Ethan Frome Research Paper Alina Dyak #4 10/27/2010 Period 4 The book Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton takes place during harsh economic struggles do to the war. The main character struggles to earn a suitable income, and mainly enters a marriage for financial support after his mother dies. Zeena, Ethan Frome’s wife, helps Ethan Frome survive, however, she does not enlighten Fromes life with joy. The main character on the other hand, finds love when he enters into an affair with Mattie, Zeena’s cousin and maid. After meeting Zeena Ethan Frome is caught between 2 woman, one that can provide him with love and compassion, and his wife, who he relies on for economic support.
When she became poor Esperanza still felt that she was above all of the poor people she was now living and working with. It took time for Esperanza to realize that she was also poor; a changing moment in the novel was when she held hands with Sylvia. Although Sylvia was dirty, Esperanza held hands with her because she remembered the day on the train when Mama became upset with her when she would not let the little girl play her doll. She became
With necessary communication, the relationships in a family can be maintained smoothly. However, a family’s relationships can be easily destroyed by miscommunications. The character Sister is one of the most important characters in the story. Sister is lack of communication with her family, clouding her view of the world by her narrowed-mind, which deepens her family’s misunderstanding of her, even results herself in leaving home, and moving into the post office. In the story, Stella-Rondo, who is the younger sister of Sister, tries to turn Papa-Daddy against Sister, and tells a lie to Papa-Daddy that Sister thinks he should have cut his beard.
Hello class and Prof. Alan, My heart goes out to Hanneh Hayyeh. Here you have a women who is poor and works very hard for what little money she gets, and appreciates the simple things in life, like having a nice kitchen. All she wants is to have is a little a beauty in her life which is a kitchen painted white, that reminds her of the times he shares with her boss Mr. Preston and it serves as home coming gift for her son from the war. I dislike her husband because of his attitude and lack of support for her dreams. Just because you are poor does not mean you should not have dreams of wanting better things.
Anne School. It allowed students to fix their educational gaps and it prevented them from falling back in their classes. It also instilled in the students a time management skill that would benefit them in the long run. Unfortunately, there are not many tutors and after school teachers to go around. Many students end up leaving without understanding their math homework or any type of homework.
In the beginning of the story we are introduced to Paul’s mother, Hess. She is very despondent. She is mostly concerned with keeping up with her social standing than fulfilling her duties as a wife and mother. In her marriage, “love turned to dust”, their love grew cold. With respect to her children, she felt they were more of a hindrance to her fulfillment of material wealth.
Chris Mckoy Adult Transitions Feb. 9 2012 Goldie Wells Identity Crisis The novel Mrs. Bridge by Evan S. Connell tells the story of India Bridge. India Bridge is a mother of three and wife of a successful lawyer in Kansas City. India feels the pressure from her husband to be a perfectionist so her main concern is the image of herself and her family. Often times India seeks the approval of those in the community but can be a little naive at times. She is unable to keep up with the trending news at the local country club such as things like politics due to her lack of knowledge.
Esperanza has parents who were born into a life of poverty and have had to struggle throughout their life just maintain a decent living. Paul’s family lives in a mansion with servants and housekeepers whereas Esperanza has lived in multiple houses only to be left dreaming of a nice house to live in. The parents of Paul are very ignorant and selfish due to their ranking financial status as middle-class whereas Esperanza’s family is sharing and walk through life as one. If Esperanza struggles then the whole family will struggle with her to get her through unlike Paul’s parents where the mother will receive money and instead of spending it with her Paul and his father she would rather go shopping for herself. Esperanza and her family have more family values due to the fact they have been living the in the poverty level most of their life with nothing leaving them with only to each other to rely on.
Nora’s Future In the dramatic work “A Doll’s House”, by Henry Ibsen, lead character Nora leaves her husband Torvald after eight years of marriage because he has found out about an indiscretion on her part that has the ability to tarnish his reputation in their tight knit community. Being a woman in the 1800’s meant that they had a strict set of unwritten social rules to follow. Nora was expected to be the image of perfection as it pertained to the duties of a woman - the immaculate homemaker, the ever loving mother and the subordinate and supportive wife to name a few. However, it was the role of the subordinate that was key to survival for women of that era, which is what Torvald believed that Nora disobeyed. With all of the social stigma that may have surrounded a divorced woman at that time, even though this was not discussed in the play, Nora’s life after leaving could have gone in several directions – including a hard to arrange and maintain remarriage or homelessness.