Review of the Article “Women and the American Revolution” by Wendy Martin The article “Women and the American Revolution” by Wendy Martin demonstrates the changes in lives and thoughts of American women, their development and challenges that they were facing during one of the most difficult times in the American history. Women were going through a lot of emotional, social and even physical changes, considering they had to learn how to take care of the farms, factories and other businesses of their husbands. Although some women became camp followers and participated in military actions disguised as men, as Deborah Sampson, the majority of ladies stayed home, but it doesn’t mean that their part was easier. Their responsibilities increased drastically but unfortunately not a lot of men noticed it and gave them credit. Alongside with running a household, women had to deal with grief caused by the loss of the loved ones, deathly epidemics, inflated prices and British pogroms.
I believe John had a genuine concern and love toward his wife but not wise in his treatments of her mental health. He missed the mark in his Isolation treatments toward his wife mental condition. As the Author cites “John does not know how much I really suffer, he knows there is no reason to suffer, and that satisfies him”. Moreover, John tried very hard to make his wife comfortable at the house even having his sister help, although she didn’t like it. “There comes John's sister.
She had no confidence in her mother growing up, and saw her as a “limit” and an “embarrassment”. Later in Tan’s life, she found several surveys which led her to realize that she was not alone; there were other Asian-Americans who may have shared the same struggles as her. Tan creates a symbolic diction through the use of words like “broken”, “limited”, and “fractured”. She is very repetitive with her use of these words, although she explains how she hated when people described her mother’s english that way. Although Tan knows that the way her and her mother converse is not grammatically correct, she has grown to love it.
Though Volumnia is outspoken and unashamed of her ambition, Virgilia is quiet and anxious for Coriolanus.Virgilia is not completely overshadowed by her mother-in-law. Her silence is a effective frustrate to the rhetoric of Volumnia. Her husband, Coriolanus calls her ‘my gracious silence. When Coriolanus writes a letter to her while in the battle at Corioli, he does not explain about his wounds. However, that he wrote to his mother contained detailed information of the number of wounds he had while fighting the battle.
The list of her roles implies the many things expected of her. As well, the three different grading systems seem to show her frustrations with multiple standards. Few people see being a typical mother and wife as a full-time job in itself, and it is not unusual for women who are both of these to feel overworked and unappreciated. In Pass/ Fail Pastan appears to be portraying her fears of ether her or one of her children’s fear of failing or passing an exam. The speaker is having nightmares of failing tests.
Throughout the book, there is a mutual frustration between Christopher and those he interacts with, both do not understand how the other thinks. He does not get human emotions and does not understand illustrative speech. "I find people confusing. this is for two reasons. The first reason is that people do a lot of talking without using many words...the second main reason is that people often talk using metaphors."
Othello – Downfall Othello: Despite being heavily influenced by Iago, Othello is still responsible for his own actions. Iago planted a seed of jealousy in Othello’s head which, fuelled by Othello’s unwavering trust in Iago and his own insecurities, led to Othello’s tragic downfall. Othello was respected by many noble and educated people as a leader and commander in battle. However it seems to be more of a grudging respect as Othello is often referred to by his race, colour and physical characteristics then by his name. “The moor...black ram...thick lips...” In the beginning of the play Othello is so confident in Desdemona’s love for him that he would give his own life if she said otherwise.
The woman also followed strictly the script by being afraid of her mother-in-low and by accepting everything her husband wonted. Nirmala always tried to be a good wife and she always complied with her husband: “Don't say things
I agree to a certain extent that Stanhope is shown with all his weaknesses whereas Sassoon is idealised; the first impression given to us of Stanhope is that he is a heavy drinker however he is clearly someone who commands loyalty and the fact that he has not taken proper leave in three years clearly indicates his attitude to duty and his strength of character. He is also hero-worshipped by Raleigh for whom he feels personal responsibility and recognises the need to protect him, yet he feels he cannot do so under the circumstances. Of all the characters in ‘Regeneration’, it is Sassoon who conforms most easily to the conventional role of the hero. Barker makes several references in the novel to his height and good looks, which is not usual in a novel that is more concerned with internal states than external appearance. Although Sassoon appears to be, and in many ways is, an exemplary soldier-poet, he is as flawed and contradictory as any other figure in ‘Regeneration’.
I wish women could do such things” (354), she tries to express her desire for wanting to be stronger and more independent. The protagonist seems to be unhappy with her life and marriage. She feels isolated in her “neat white farm house” (350), and also isolated from her true feelings. Elisa fills her hours by vigorously cleaning the “hard swept looking little house, with hard polished windows” (350), and by tending to her garden (Overview: The Chrysanthemums). She knows there is something wrong with her life, but she is unable to understand what this dissatisfaction is.