You could say he embodied all that Roo did in his prime, before he injures his back. For the women of Lawler’s work, each bring a sense of individual femininity to the play while possessing qualities of conservatism and public opinion. In the 1950s it was unlikely that a woman would refuse to marry, yet Lawler ignored the traditional boundaries in the character Olive. Olive is a strong woman yet immature in her hopes and beliefs. Her ignorance and dependency on those 6 months of the year when she is taken care of by a man, is deluded and unlikely of a woman in that era.
Faulks shows her to have nervous and obeying characteristics, that lack of eye contact could be seen as devotion and dedication to her husband, or a lack of self-confidence and a dislike of slight confrontation. She is also shown, even though she is the wife of Monsieur Azaire, to be quite low in the ranking of the house hold. When we are first introduced to Isabelle, we only know that her name is Madame Aziare as she is formally introduced by Azaire as ‘My wife’. This makes the reader feel that she is not respected by her husband as he does not even address her with her name. We are also shown this through how little others engage with her in group conversation and how what she says is shot down and many of the male characters in the novel mock her slightly.
Mary has not always been abusive to Precious and didn’t think so low of her. The abuse started to occur when Carl, Precious father, decided to touch her at the age of three years old. Mary feels as if Precious ruined her life. She thinks that Precious took the only person away from her that loved her which was Carl. Her thoughts about the whole situation (physical and sexual abuse) were to take care both of them as she refers to them as “her man and her baby”.
Curley’s wife is portrayed as being a whore – but this is only due to the way she dresses, her provocative ways and the way she acts around men, as if she is aware of her femininity. This could suggest that she is only like this because she is bored, like it is something to do – something interesting for a change. She is constantly trying to get people to notice her. But, because of Lennie’s purity and innocence, he doesn’t see her in the way other men do – a sexual object. When Steinbeck quotes “And because she had confided in him, she moved closer to Lennie and sat beside him”, it is clear to the audience that Curley’s Wife is using her sexuality as an object to create some sort of excitement for herself.
They were told that they had been brought up by the same nurse, fed from the same breast and Hassan’s first word was Amir. The whole point of the description shows that Amir and Hassan’s relationship is just as strong as a brother’s relationship. Amir chooses to betray his most loyal friend Hassan, by rescuing herself. Amir's decision destroyed their father's friendship as well as their own. This shows that although people don’t always think a decision they make will alter their lives in some cases, like Amir’s it does.
• Though many myths tell of how Zeus is short-tempered and irritable, he is easily manipulated by Athena, who usually goes to him to ask for favors. This reminds me of how, in today’s society, fathers tend to bend to the will of their daughters more than mothers. Also, Zeus’ compassion is mostly shown when Athena is around. He probably favors her because she is known throughout Greek myths for her philanthropic acts and clever deeds. • As you go through life, there will be times when you can stop and enjoy yourself; but you have to remember to get back on track.
Another reason would be to show how Penelope is loyal to Odysseus while he’s away for so long, it shows how the women were loyal to their men if they loved him. It makes the audience/reader wonder whether Odysseus will be loyal while he is away. She could’ve be mischievous but she isn’t because this was expected of her to her be loyal, however Agamemnon’s wife was not faithful when he was away and killed Agamemnon, this story is shown to show the reader Penelope is a good character and Odysseus must be special and the love of her life if she’s been so loyal. You can see how Odysseus is the head of the house (Kyrios) and should control Xenia but because he is not in the home, the suitors take control. Another reason would be to show display crime and punishment.
Her parents throughout the short story and the film did not have such a great relationship with her. They favored her younger sister over her because she was very calm and laid back. In the short story and the film Connie is an illusion to the everyday teenager in the United States who is low on their self esteem. Through characterization both the film and short story put specific details to identify what Arnold Friend is really like and who he puts danger in Connie’s
John is very much aware of his wife, the narrator’s mental insecurity. Simultaneously, he embraces a conscious ignorance of his wife, telling her that it would not benefit the situation “if I [she] had ... less opposition and more society and stimulus” (Gilman 1). The reader can assume that John is initially embarrassed and disillusioned by his wife’s illness. This is reiterated as he (“a physician of high standing”) “assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression” (Gilman 1). In this instance, John’s social standing as a husband and a doctor conspire against the narrator’s enunciation of her illness.
Though this deals with miscegenation, in some ways it does handle with the treatment of women. This is because Desiree had been placed in a situation of immense defeat when Armand had chosen to isolate himself from Desiree and the baby. However, although Desiree had