In addition, she portrays similar tones such as desperation and mournfulness. In fact, in lines 30 to 24 her tone is at it’s most somber state as she expresses her guilt for being a bad mother to her “child” and believes she has not sent this child away prepared for the world’s cruel criticism. Furthermore, the diction is a device that coincides with the tone of the poem. Her choice of words all share a very strong connotation. As previously mentioned she uses the words ill formed and feeble to describe her unfinished writing’s fragility.
The way she treats her children is un-motherly and selfish, for example when “she had not noticed that her children’s clothes were ruined: had not even scolded them about that” (White 263). In itself, it does not sound so bad, but when the story continues it says that even though she didn’t care about that, once “she found out about the unicorn later in the evening she had them whipped for it” (White 263). This also seems not too absurd, since she is punishing them for a wrongdoing. Although that is what it seems she is doing from an outside perspective, her actual intentions are clear when it continues saying that her reasons for beating them are because “she had spent an unsuccessful day with the English knights.” (White 263). Her reasons to punish her children were not their actions, but because of her own selfish reasons, it shows how twisted she is for behaving this way with her own
Julia's presence supports Winston's anti-Party thoughts and feelings, but their affair also highlights the differences in their attitudes toward the Party. Julie despises the Party, but accepts it as a permanent ruling government. She has no illusions of bringing the Party down or of a successful rebellion against it. Rather, she enjoys finding her own ways to rebel against the Party, such as efficiently planning her and Winston's encounters. She thinks that being clumped together with a group and having the same thoughts is the safest way to keep away from the thought police.
To ensure that people continued to believe this concept the church used this verse from the bible as proof “woman in her greatest perfection was made to serve and obey man.” This belief put women in a state of being mentally isolated from men. Being second-rate citizens meant that few of them received any formal education; because they lacked schooling they became intellectually isolated from anyone whom had received any type of formal education. During this time period women were beaten into submission when they failed to instantly comply with the orders any male relative gave them. Shakespeare wrote about many of these Elizabethan beliefs in his play Othello. The play centralized around the lust for one very beautiful, young girl Desdemona.
In Year of Wonders Anna Frith is presented as “too good to be true”, she may be seen as a courageous and honorable character, but Anna, like everyone, has her flaws and is thus a believable and realistic character. Anna fears risks of situations, experiences jealousy and desire, turns to the wrong solution for her grief, and questions her faith throughout the novel. Anna acts bravely and risks her life in unfamiliar situations though she still fears the risks. This is demonstrated when Anna helps birth Mary Daniel’s baby as the Gowdies are gone and Randall Daniel had no one to turn to so he went to Mrs. Mompellion. Mrs Mompellion had never conceived a child herself so it was up to Anna as she had the most experience out of the two.
While Dimmsdale had his congregation and duty to God to follow His word. Both sides of the relationship are shown through Pearl. She has an extreme habit of being disobedient to her father and her mother, something that both Hester and Dimmsdale composed when they were disobedient to God, but she is also beautiful and loving just like the passion that her mother and father felt for each other. Pearl, is a highly ambiguous character in The Scarlet Letter. She is not only a disobedient and untamed elf, but also a beautiful, flower like child.
She unwittingly contradicts the image of the utterly devout Christian nun by being shallow and superficial. The central characteristic of the Prioress is that she is “seemly” (6), meaning that she shallowly conforms to the societally acceptable ideas of status. While she does seem kind, elegant and pious, it is because she is expected to be and because she wants to be perceived well. She appears to be sympathetic and soft-hearted, but in her tale, shows her true colors; she is biased and lacks sympathy. The touchstone line for her character is; “She used to weep if she but saw a mouse/ Caught in a trap, if it were dead or bleeding.
Dahl represents Mary the protagonist as being the innocent in the story through the maltreatment that is shown by Patrick towards her. Patrick is very dismissive towards his wife. Mary “waited on him for an answer, a smile, a little nod, but he made no sign” which shows that he treats her with minimal respect. While Mary is utterly devoted to Patrick, he clearly lacks affection, which is conveyed, through his abrupt replies. Therefore, Mary is an innocent sufferer as she endures her husband’s mistreatment.
Mrs Ramsay is however slow to do this “flashing her needles”, this cold imagery speaks for how distant she is to her husband even though he is in the room, the example could also be extended to a mute response of warning to Mr Ramsay’s plea for sympathy by “flashing her needles” and that she is too busy to comfort him. The fact that Mr Ramsay does not notice this speaks for how disconnected he is to his wife and yet Mrs Ramsay can easily understand how he feels and what he wants, but feels reluctant to consoling him. As soon as she does turn her attention to her husband however, we can understand why. Mr Ramsay somewhat notices that his wife is exhausted “there was scarcely a shell of herself left for her to know herself by”, the extra sibilance on “scarcely a shell” makes apparent how quiet Mrs Ramsay is. Mr Ramsay nevertheless does not bother to understand her exhaustion or not it is partly his own fault, by demanding
What he does is completely un-Christian like and he hurts the students at Lowood emotionally. Helen Burns’ form of Christianity is too meek and passive for Jane and although she does admire Helen for making this choice, the forgiveness and tolerance for everything is not what Jane is looking for. When Jane reaches the Rivers’ household, Hannah the Rivers’ housekeeper tries to turn her away even though she is begging. Jane tells her, “if you are a Christian, you ought not consider poverty a crime.”