This a secret story of an unwanted daughter, it is a memorable and enjoyable story. When Yen Jun-Ling is born her mother dies, and that is the catastrophe of her life. Not only does her father turn from the five children he had by his first wife when he marries again, but her three brothers and sister also despise Jun-Ling for being the cause of their own neglect. The third brother tells her: It all stems from our mama dying when you were born. Big sister and our two older brothers knew her better than I did.
Her mother became a polygamist in China and therefore disgraced herself. She never knew her mother well except from the few times she saw her and the stories her grandma told of her. In this An-mei learns about sacrifice from her mother. This story is like the parable because her mother transforms herself into something totally different. The Red Candle is about a Chinese girl named Lindo whose parents chose a husband for her when she was only two years old.
Kerr states, “...Walker’s parents are unable to get their child to a doctor until a week after the ‘accident’. Prior to this visit, the parents’ medical therapies-lily leaves and soup-show their lack of awareness as to the severity of the injury. In fact, their assessment of their daughter’s injury is limited only to the physical; they fail to notice how Alice’s self-esteem has been damaged.” (1). Alice let her scar define her; the little girl that once stared at
* Elizabeth dealt with her husband’s affair by coming to realize that she may have been partly at fault for her husband's unfaithfulness, because she was not always as warm and loving as she could have been. How did she feel about the conflict? * After discovering John's affair, Elizabeth was filled with fear and suspicion. She no longer trusted him, making John feel punished unfairly every day for his past unfaithfulness. Abigail Williams Age: 17 years old Status in community: Seventeen-year-old orphan whose parents were killed by Indians.
The novel traces the psychological development of the American daughter and her final acceptance of the Chinese mother and what the Chinese mother stands for. It is interesting to note that when Jing-mei Woo is asked by her three “aunts” to go to China in order to fulfill her mother’s long-cherished wish to meet her lost twin babies, Jing-mei shocks and upsets
This mental illness would be diagnosed based upon her hostility, her criticism, her self-important image and her lack of empathy towards Jane. In fact, Aunt Reed was a candidate for mental insanity just by being herself. Studies by the American Psychological Association show that internal mindsets of an individual, such as hereditary disposition, has an influence on the development of insanity. Aunt Reed was born into a high class family, and when her brother married ‘beneath himself’, it disabled her to love Jane. Even in today’s society, children are judged based on the amount of money and the social status of their parents.
In Eudora Welty’s “Why I live at P.O.”, Sister, the narrator, tries to alter the viewpoints of the reader to shape their interpretations to match the bias and the animosity towards the family. People often allow their perceptions to be influenced by a self-serving bias that can jade the depth of reality. In her reality, Sister is the victim that gets ridiculed by her family especially her sister Stella-Rondo whom she harbors a jealousy. Sister claims her life was “fine” before Stella-Rondo shows up and interrupts everything. She describes Stella-Rondo be inconsistent and unstable based on her being spoiled when they were children.
She once was servant for the Proctor household, but was fired when Elizabeth Proctor discovered that her husband was having an affair with her. Abigail becomes obsessed with Reverend Proctor after their affair. She did whatever she could to keep Proctor for herself. Abigail later on accuses Elizabeth Proctor of damaging her name in the community saying “She is blackening my name in the village! She is telling lies about me!
She witnessed her father beat up her mother to the point that he would give her black eye or broken arm repeatedly. Marla even experienced her father’s abusive character when she was 17 years old; he came home one day and beat her up along with her mother. Possible treatments for Marla’s disorder would be through the following: Family Structure and Communication –family theorist might be interested in the conflict between Marla’s parents and they might see Marla’s symptoms as both a reaction and stimulus for her parents’ relationship/behaviors. The theorist would also seek to clarify the precise nature Marla’s relationship with each parent. Is she enmeshed with her mother or disengaged from her
Since then Julia was doing poorly in school and her behavior was changing, her grandmother decided to put her in some kind of treatment hoping her parents would join too. Julia’s behavior became worst and worst. She was starting to act out at home by refusing to do chores or homework, talking back and slamming doors. According to the author, “This sense of herself as bad, as well as her lack of trust in others, was in danger of becoming entrenched internal working