Based on the theme of the story I feel that Maggie has a greater, more genuine appreciation for her heritage. I love how she doesn’t dismiss her family’s roots. I do feel a little sympathy for her because she hasn’t been to school and, unlike her sister; she hasn’t had the experience or opportunity to expand her knowledge. I feel sorry for Maggie because she doesn’t receive respect from her sister. Her sister feels that she doesn’t deserve to inherit the
She just knows words to say. This is shown by her shock in Manly’s change of behavior, from a simpleton and Bible salesman to someone who declares about the truth he sells, “I hope you don’t think I believe that crap! I may sell Bibles but I know which end is up and I wasn’t born yesterday and I know where I’m going!” leaving Hulga alone, “sitting on the straw in the dusty sunlight.” (O’Connor 388). Similarly the Grandmother would like to think of herself as a good person, but it takes her encounter with The Misfit to really make her a good person. All throughout her encounter with The Misfit she begs and pleads not for the life of her family but for The Misfit to spare her life.
The phrase ‘no sleep’ is a euphemism for death and suggests that she will pay for what she has done. This is similar to Farmers Bride as he is frustrated that she will not interact with him. This is shown when he says ‘three summers since I chose a maid’; this suggests that she has been avoiding him for the past three years, which is frustrating for him. The word ‘maid’ implies that she is still a virgin, suggesting that his frustration could also be sexual In Sister Maude italics are used to emphasise her hatred for her sister Maude. This is used in the last line of the poem ‘Bide you with death and sin’; this symbolised her outrage at her sister and her hope that she will pay by going to hell after death.
You can feel the resentment she has towards Deacon Mcreedy when Clareese thought “But she could forgive him-if Sisters could even forgive Deacons- for she could have understood that unmarried man might have needs, but what really bothered her was how he ignored her (page 271)”. You can also sympathize with her situation “She didn’t want to sing. Didn’t feel like it, but she thought, I will freely sacrifice myself unto Thee: I will praise Thy name, O Lord, for it is good. (Page 281)” The stories continues shifting and flashbacks told more about Clareese’s character and helps you see why she felt the way she did versus Clinton just telling us why he feels the way he feels. The structure of the story helps you understand the setting.
She also starts to blame people for her miscarriage as well as herself. Mariam and Rasheed’s relationship soon starts to fade and they begin to lose interest in each other. Chapter 15 Rasheed starts to blame Mariam for the death of their unborn child. Everything Mariam says to him irritates him and Rasheed shows a major lack of interest in Mariam. Mariam tries to do whatever she can to please Rasheed, but none of her efforts seem to work.He begins to become overly abusive with Mariam and the abuse is consistent.
Who’s Really to Blame? In the story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”, Connie the main character is considered as a self centered person who only cares about herself. She only has concerns about her looks and flirting with the older boys she meets. Connie knows about her looks and always make sure she looks her best. She prefers to spend more time with herself than with her family because of this she has a weak relationship with her parents.
This is an obvious representation of hypocrisy, Miss Watson is essentially doing the exact same thing as what she calls a dirty habit, its just in a different form. Miss Watson was also a strong believer in Christianity; she schooled Huck every night on interpretations of the Bible. After running away, Jim tells Huck the reason he ran away is because Miss Watson was going to sell him (43). This means Miss Watson believed that Jim was a piece of property, that belief directly contradicts being a Christian and following the Christian religion. It is apparent that Miss Watson was raised to overlook slavery and the possession of a man; thats why she thinks she is a Christian because she has been taught to overlook things like that.
Movies and TV shows have been portraying Christians as judgmental, mindless, know-it-alls for years. Cartoons like Family Guy, The Simpsons, and South Park, have depicted Christians as ignorant and condemning. Our culture recognizes wisdom and love as virtuous, but in view of the media’s portrayal of Christians, it is safe to assume that believers are not up to par on either of these things. Believers need to reexamine what it means to love God with all their mind and in doing so love others. Believers practicing loving God with all their mind would be a witness to this world and even a way of reaching out in compassion and gentleness we have left behind by burying our arguments in our Bibles and not engaging the questions raised by the lost.
However, on page 2, Billy’s response to one of the Landlady’s unwholesome actions was “the old girl is slightly dotty”. Besides, on page 3, he reconsidered his previous thoughts shown by the dialogue “but she was also quite obviously a kind and generous soul”. This represents Billy as simple-minded, though Billy tried to look more mature than he actually was, wearing the suit he still didn’t pick up any signs the Landlady was showings and she used this to her own advantage. Dhal uses dialogue to portray how naïve Billy was and how silently cleaver the Landlady was. Dahl uses descriptive language to reconsider the reader’s
She states, “She had a fine person, many brilliant attainments; but her mind was poor, her heart barren by nature” (Brontë 1.239). She describes Miss Ingram as beautiful but a shallow person with no depth. Along with Jane, Mr. Rochester seems to see this and her true aspiration of only marrying him for his money. On the other hand, Jane’s wittiness and sharp responses to Mr. Rochester confusing comments enraptures Mr. Rochester. Mrs. Reed and her children had always treated Jane with disrespect; but when Mrs. Reed is dying Jane forgets her harsh treatment and stays with her until she died.