Before Juliet meet’s Romeo, Lady Capulet is very distant from her daughter which is shown in several circumstances including when Lady Capulet announces “Nurse, give leave awhile. We must talk in secret. - nurse, come back again” (I, iii, 8-9). This quote is significant because it shows that just being alone with Juliet makes her nervous and shows the rift between them. After Juliet has refused to marry Paris, Lady Capulet gets very upset but even she is shocked by Lord Capulet’s reaction and shows this by saying “fie, fie, what, are you mad?” (III, iiiii, 163).
As the story transpires, Jane's unknown figure becomes all that is known to her; however, because of what is expected of her as a woman it is difficult for her to acknowledge her own self as she is afraid of her own monstrosity. Her repression is what initiates her transgression of becoming this unknown figure, and through excessive behaviour and desire she is able to recognize her situation as everything she is initially told is meant to keep her in the dark. Living in the nineteenth century, Jane has an extensive amount of pressure to be the perfect housewife and comply to her domestic expectations. Women have little rights and respect, and they must pursue their roles as women and tend to their husband and children's needs without complaint. Jane is very aware of these pressures placed upon her, as she is constantly describing how she must make John happy, and get well for John and the baby.
Winston letting the uncommon luxuries enter the room and making love to Julia shows he is rebelling against the Party. Although Julia and Winston both hate the Party and Big Brother their philosophies for life and the Party differ. Julia wants to live life to the fullest and have hope for the future while Winston tells Julia "We are all dieing" and believes there is no hope. They are rebelling for different reasons as well, while Julia is rebelling against elders, Winston is going against his lost child-hood memories and Big Brother taking away all
Overwhelmed by vulnerability, “[Ethan] saw her [Zeena] preparing to go away”. In contemplation of this abandonment, he almost instinctively “was seized with an unreasoning dread of being left alone” (Wharton 70). This fear of lonesomeness filters into every aspect of Ethan's life, altering each area drastically. Furthermore, Ethan, despite his apparent hatred for his wife, relies on her companionship to function. On the oppose side of the marital spectrum, Zeena regularly professes her hypochondria to her husband.
Paul’s hatred for his middle class lifestyle is so strong, that he feels it is necessary to ‘artificially enhance’ his life by lying and stealing. Even though Cordelia street is a respectable neighbourhood, Paul views it as a poor and ugly area, because it lacks the extravagence that represents wealth and to him beauty. In Paul’s world, “the natural nearly always wears the guide of ugliness, that a certain element of artificiality seemed necessary in beauty.” (Paul’s Case, pg. 7). Paul despises his common life so much that he feels he must hid it from his peers through lies.
Where did the genuine love of real people seem to disappear to? Montag dislikes this personified machinery that takes over his household and questions Mildred, “Does your ‘family’ love you, love you very much, love you with all their heart and soul, Millie?”(pg.77) Mildred does not, answer for deep inside, she knows that the life that she occupies, is unnatural. Montag remains confused and heartbroken thanks to the cold-blooded talking walls. In the book, people look for love in things that are not able to give love in return and if not that, there is no love being looked for at
He doesn’t understand Edna’s true feelings and emotions and really doesn’t make any effort to try. Because of this it can be seen how Edna is dissatisfied with her husband. This is apparent in the first scene when Leonce calls her to come to bed and she refuses him. This is her first act of defiance that eventually leads to more. For example, Edna speaks of her promiscuity to Robert and says “I suppose this is what you would call unwomanly; but I have got into the habit of expressing myself.
This continues after multiple attempts to tell her husband that she is uncomfortable with the yellow wallpaper. Until her mental break comes her husband is not able to see the extent of the damage he has done by leaving her without emotional and mental stimulation (Gilman 588-600). While this case is different than the other story it is still about missed managed emotions. As a result of being locked away in a room she lost what makes people feel good about themselves their emotional connections with others. Having no one to connect with she is force to focus on her self to the point where she is unknowingly projecting herself as the women be hide the wallpaper as a metaphor for her being trapped by the walls of the summer house and her own
She cannot connect with people, especially men, on a deeper level. Due to this fact she satisfies her need for connection in a superficial manner of prostitution. Abigail’s seeks affection in improper places because her uncle does not show her enough love. Abigail Williams displays her poor response to Puritan repression throughout Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Salem Village experiences disruption from oppression much like Europe did during the Holocaust.
They try to run away from the reality they are living in and find someone that could listen to them. This can be seen when Culry’s wife reveals about how unhappy she is in her marriage, and Crooks tells Lennie about the unfairness he faces because of his skin color. Both of these two characters face reality even though