I think Ismene changed her mid because Antigone is her sister and you always stand up for family. She didn’t want to commit the crime because she was trying to talk Antigone out of doing the crime. In the end Ismene is the only one who lives and has a kind of guilt free life. She may not have family left besides Creon but at least she tried to save them. I think out all the characters she made the smarter choices and she thought about the consequences.
The DeRosier’s were also the ones who shattered her dreams of a perfect family by saying “We take you in because your parents don’t want you"(35). The DeRosier’s left April with a shame of her background and an even deeper shame for her parents. Even though the DeRosier’s did so much bad for April and her identity, they still did some good for her. They made such an horrible environment but April stayed strong and grew as a person. She even said “I could let the DeRosier’s suck out my dignity for now and I could pretend they had me where they wanted me.
Her mother tried to arrange a marriage for her with a man who didn’t believe in God. Lucy tried to convince her mother that she didn’t want to marry because Christ would be a partner in life much more powerful than anyone. Lucy prayed and prayed for her mother to understand her desire. Then, one day her mother's deathly illness was cured. Her mother greatly appreciated what Christ had done for her, and had agreed to Lucy's
There are numerous reasons why and they are because though she committed a terrible sin doesn’t mean she’s a bad person, Hester could have giving up on pearl but she pleaded to keep her, and pearl is Hester’s only prize possession Hester Prynne committed a crime and sin that is very extreme in the puritan society. She is an adulterer and had a baby out of wedlock but this doesn’t mean Hester is a bad person. Years after Pearls birth Hester became more active in the society she brings food to the doors of poor people, she nurses the sick, and she is a source of aid in times of trouble. Hester also starts interpreting the scarlet A as her being “able” rather than “adulterer”. According to chapter 13 Hester became more speculative thinking about what it means to become a woman of her society.
In either case, no-one would have died. Also the Friar’s plan, to save Juliet from a second marriage, was flawed. He didn’t think about it properly and it backfired which directly influenced the death of Romeo and Juliet. The nurse also encouraged the couple to get married. She was Juliet’s confidant and was more of a mother to her than her actual mother.
While I can understand this it is still wrong. According to the god’s laws everybody deserves a proper burial otherwise there spirit wanders the earth aimlessly instead of going to be with the gods. Creon also did not realize that because of Polyneices’ marriage he did not have a choice. Creon thought that he was upholding justice but it was Antigone who was really upholding an injustice that was done to her brother and the gods. Antigone, crazy as she might be, was sticking up for the people that are ruled unjustly by a leader who becomes corrupt with power.
Susan Smith thought she was being raised by two loving parents, but it turned out to be with a mother that was blind to the fact that her daughter was being abused by a man that played the part of daddy. Susan was forced to become the woman that everyone expected her to become but her avoidance of receiving help for her issues may have caused her to break. There is no known cure for Dependent Personality Disorder, but it is recommended that a person that is diagnosed seeks the assistance of a psychiatrist immediately. Had Susan Smith pursued help from the outside prior to her making the decision of murder, she would have been able to receive the proper guidance that she should have received as a young
In the story, the Awakening, Edna also rebelled against society by freely expressing herself. In her era, most people thought women had to be married and have children but she didn’t want that. This is a perfect example of how women can be rebellious against society’s view on
She is a lair, manipulated her family, hypocritical and judgmental. In the end, the story suggests she died with divine grace but who can know that for sure? Did the Grandmother want forgiveness for her sins? The story does not lead us in that direction. Up until the very end the Grandmother appears to be trying to save her life any way she can.
The honor of her brother and her family was very important to Antigone. She knew what she was doing was against Creon but if what she was doing was just within her then the Gods would accept it. Later in the play Antigone changes her view on death and regrets not being able to have a family. “Unblest with any marriage, any care of children; destitute of friends, forlorn, yet living, to the chambers of the dead see me descend” (Antigone p.34). Her failure to see the potential in life was one of the turning points in the play.