She cannot let go, and blames her sister for the death of her son. She wants revenge, but also feels that she needs it and cannot let go. She had her son taken from her by her sister, as she had her child illegitimately and caused shame upon her family. You have sympathy for her here as she does not deserve to have her son taken away from her. It seems unfair, as she loves her child but she knew the consequences of having a child outside marriage, so knew what would happen to her and her son.
She was still only a child and could not fully understand; believing only that it was her fault. But of course her daddy had wiped away her tears and reminded her of how much both her parents loved her especially he, her father, and although she still didn’t understand why her mother had left, she knew she’d always have her father around for her. With her head bowed down and her shoulders slumped her tears began to slowly fall down her face and onto the ground. She couldn’t help the small whimpers that escaped her mouth and the violent shakes that erupted from her body, still gripping onto her father’s hand. ’’You know I hate it when you cry so please don’t’’ Came a tiny raspy voice from next to her.
Everybody thought her gifts were terrible. Lucinda was at Ella’s manor when she was born. Ella cried nonstop. This annoyed Lucinda. The crying gave the idea of giving Ella the gift of obedience.
They assume that I will be like other Department of Children and Families service workers and treat them in a hateful disrespectful manner. But in fact, I am not like that at all, my mother always taught me to treat others like I would like to be treated, and I have lived by this rule my whole life. Those who know me know that I am probably one of the least hateful people you will meet in your life, I do not like conflict, and therefore I try to avoid it at all costs. I consider this stereotype to be very hurtful and it has caused damage to my health in all ways such as overeating, and being depressed all the time. My depression got so bad that at one time in my life all I wanted to do was sleep my life away, luckily the support from my family helped me to realize that I am not a hateful person and that I need not listen this stereotype.
In contrast to Cindy’s new found self esteem, her mother seemed to uphold a strong lack of confidence in her daughter and in herself as well. By the same token, in the second article “The Thrill of Victory … The Agony of Parents”, the author presents the opposition through her mother. Jennifer Schwind’s mother appeared as an embarrassment to her publicly and emotionally. “In a voice so screeching that it rivaled fingernails on a blackboard, she told him that he was a disgraceful coach and that he should be ashamed of himself” (Pawlak 3). While in her mother’s eyes, she only supported her daughter and craved the absolute best for her child.
Hester could have just gave up Pearl because she felt all alone in life and like an outcast but she begged and pleaded because she felt that she had the right to keep her and she was going to defend the right to the death of her. Hester cries “god gave me my child, he gave her to me as compensation that you have taking from me Pearl punishes me to…” in chapter 8. Hester has a good heart and that she would take well care of Pearl. No other person could understand a childlike Pearl and doesn’t have that relationship between her and her
In Alldredge’s criticism of Faulkner’s novel As I Lay Dying one of the prominent things she discusses and give a valid, and strong point on is Addie Bundren’s favoritism to her illegitimate son Jewel and how it made Darl become bitter and eventually undoes him. When Alldredge states that Addie’s “relationships, or lack of them, with [her]… family is essential to any understanding of the inner conflicts in her children” (Alldredge) this is especially true with Darl. She hardly paid attention to her other children besides Jewel and it really struck home with Darl. Darl is so bitter by his mother and Jewel’s relationship that he keeps him from her death bed and his excuse is that “[He] wants [Jewel] to help [him] load” (Faulkner 7.6-10) knowing full well that his mother would want Jewel there more than anything. Does Darl care?
I will love you. You’ll know what I mean when you’re older.” But my dad had two daughters, and he loved them both, too, and divided up all the love and gave it away from me. And when he touched me again I was burned. But it was all my fault. I deserved it because I didn’t know how to love him, any more.
My fight had gone. My mood would depend on how severe my pain was for that day. My ability to be a good mother was controlled by how aggressive my symptoms were in that moment. I was overwhelmed with guilt that I could not spend my days having fun with my children. I hated myself every time I had to tell them mummy was too tired to play in the garden or to tackle the walk to the nearest park.
Here, Kingshaw’s mother is trying to treat both the boys with equal respect.“I shall not make a favourite of my own child”, which is conveyed to the reader constantly as throughout the novel as her respect for her own child declines as her feelings for Mr Hooper increases . Hooper’s hatred for his own Mother peaks when he thinks to himself “He wished she were dead instead of his father” The phrase, “wish she were dead” conveys the fact that Kingshaw’s hatred for her is an extreme one, this is because he feels that he has been forgotten in place of Mr Hooper and Hooper . Also, the fact that he wants her to be replaced by his father, a person who he has never thoroughly met emphasises that he hates his mother who is suppose to be loving and caring more than anyone he has known. A point that is later made when in his mind Kingshaw exclaims, “he hated her more than Hooper now”. This exaggerates his hate for his mother even more as Hooper is Kingshaw’s worst enemy, this suggests that Kingshaw’s worst relationship is with his mother, potentially implying she is the reason for his death.