Any other person would be less likely to put up with an editor consistently firing him, but Quoyle endures others' disrespect as if he does not believe he deserves to be treated any better. He cries when he stains all of his laundry; he is not only a failure, but he is also resigned to his status as such. “Ah you lout,” said the father. But no pygmy himself. And brother Dick, the father's favorite, pretended to throw up when Quoyle came into a room, hissed, “Lardass, Snotface, Ugly Pig, Warthog, Stupid, Stinkbomb, Fart-tub, Greasebag,” pummeled and kicked until Quoyle curled.
Reza shows the audience how people naturally try to conceal their honest feelings in the presence of strangers. When the Raleighs go upstairs to the bathroom to clean themselves up after Annette’s comic vomiting scene, the Novaks ridicule the nickname, Woof-woof, that Alan has for his wife as they let free of their opinions on the Raleighs. Reza shows that in the comfort of familiar persons, people aren’t afraid to show their inner selves. When Alan walks back down to hear Veronica and Michael mockingly call each other “Woof-woof,” and replies coolly that indeed, he calls her such a name, the Novaks are embarrassed at their actions. Feeling exposed, they
She takes the patients freedom away, and makes their stay at the hospital even worse. She does not let the men get a say in what they want, if they want something they get it after a long time, or they just do not get it at all. She knows the weak spots for all the patients, and just where to peck at them. The patients try to please her during the group meetings by telling her their darkest secrets, and then they feel deeply ashamed for how she made them act, even though they have done nothing. She maintains her power by the use of shame and guilt against the patients, making them feel horrible.
His lack of morality and faith, his rejection in the belief of the same moral equanimity that Delia fosters in, frees him from the constraints of personal or communal responsibility. When the men around Joe Clarke's store porch gossip about Delia and Sykes, they all agree that men like Sykes operate on a law of morality that is all their own. As Clarke expostulates: "Taint no law on earth dat kin make a man be decent if it aint in 'im" (886). Syke's flouting of these "laws" locates him as a character of supreme evil, for, like the devil who also flouted God's law, Sykes pursues sex and women with equal fearlessness. His mistreatment of Delia also reveals his contempt for his wife and what she represents.
Also, her lack of intelligence has left her with no job and an inability to get a job. In the story, there are many reasons contributing to Jean’s feeling of emptiness and difficulty in her life. To begin, her husband, Ross feels as though he has married beneath himself, and he does not love her anymore. Their marriage was most likely caused by Jean getting pregnant with their son, which made Ross feel like he had to marry her out of force. In the story, Ross specifically tells their son, Kevin that he should try not to marry beneath himself because he will end up stuck in the same situation as him.
Miner detailed their rites and rituals from a purposely ethnocentric point of view which also served the purpose of describing American culture from the point of view of an extreme outsider. He does this by describing every day affairs in the life of the average American as Sacred Practices of the Nacirema people. For example, he disguises brushing teeth as the “mouth rite”, prescription medication as “potions”, which are prescribed by a doctor or “medicine man”, and filled by a pharmacist or “herbalist”. He also describes a torturous visit to the dentist in his description of the “holy mouth man”. f one were to look at the “Nacirema’s” cultural behaviors regarding physical appearance and health without any insight or knowledge of the specific beliefs or values of that culture, they might seem bizarre and even incomprehensible.
After Kevin Brooks's three earlier books, Martyn Pig, Lucas and Kissing the Rain, readers will expect great things of Candy: a story as sharp as the title is sweet, with something dark lurking inside and no cosy answers. They will not be disappointed. Candy, the book, concerns lack of control. Candy, the character, has none. A heroin-addicted prostitute, utterly dependent on the terrifying pimp who supplies her drugs, she totters into toilets for regular fixes.
But after her father yells at her and tells her if she doesn’t marry she’ll be kicked out of the house; she goes to Friar Laurence for advice. When Juliet takes the potion Friar Laurence gives her she has to think about it. This is something Romeo probably wouldn’t do. But love over comes her decision and she takes it. Nobody tells Romeo that it’s just a potion and Juliet’s not really died, he buys poison and goes to Juliet’s tomb.
The Bundrens have not form of civilized communication. They always end up disagreeing with each other. This has created intense barriers in their family life and has pushed away the possibility of being a normal family. In the novel, one realizes that Addie’s children resent each other and they are always competing for their mothers love. "If everybody wasn’t burning hell to get her there, with Cash all day long right under the window, hammering and sawing at that…" (6) Clearly from this statement, Jewel felt that his family was exaggerating the issue of Addie’s death.
1. Plot Summary ( No more than 3-4 sentences about what happens) Alan is in love with a young woman named Diana, and she does not return his affections. He visits the chemist, who originally shows him a potion called “the glove-cleaner” while all the while Alan was actually interested in buying the “love potion” sold by the man. Alan ends up buying this, and the chemist vaguely states that his customers always come back for more expensive things after getting what they want the first time. 2.