The fact that Curley's Wife, on a ranch, is 'heavily made up' indicates the fact that she is lonely, as on a ranch there is need to wear such heavy make up, and the only purpose it serves it to attract attention from the other men. Her husband Curley also seems to isolate her, taking away her right to companionship, a key theme in the novel, despite the fact she is married, showing itinerant workers are not the only ones lacking companionship. Adverbs are used by Steinbeck to show Curley's Wife's dangerous nature when around the other characters. The adverb 'playfully' is used to describe the way she talks to George and Lennie, showing the way she tries to get the attention of the men, despite her marriage to Curley. However she does not know that Lennie, unlike the other men, cannot control his actions as the other men can, and this eventually results in her and Lennie's deaths.
She as a creative and imaginative young mind often draws her own conclusions to the detriment of others. Classism is shown in ‘ASND’ through the bickers between Blanche and Stanley the most. Blanche constantly refers to Stanley as primal and animalistic. She questions whether all ‘Pollacks’ behave just as he, or if he is the only brutish and violent one there is. Class differentiation is displayed through the way that Blanche dresses as well.
Not only does it point out the natural inclination of people to feel pain as a ripple effect rather than all at once, it foreshadows the suffering that Hester and Arthur Dimmesdale will undergo throughout the course of the novel. It also explains how Hester is able to handle such terrible things as public shaming without crumbling into herself. His use of words such as torture, rankles and extremity increase the sense of drama in this passage. Chapter 4 “The Interview” Page 30 “We have wronged each other,” answered he. “Mine was the first wrong, when I betrayed thy budding youth into a false and unnatural relation with my decay.
She is very controlling and rude to her husband Lester and daughter Jane. The scene where Carolyn is late for work is a prime example of how she is rude and controlling of her family. Carolyn is rude to Jane by saying, “Jane. Honey. Are you trying to look unattractive?” She shows her controlling and authoritative side when she is the one driving the car and Lester is sitting in the back.
Dr. Louise Slater Introduction to College English October 14th, 2009 Human Emotions “We Have to Sit Opposite” by Ethel Wilson is a story in which it explores aggression and our ability to handle it. How much can someone take before they lose it and react in an unlikely manner? Mrs. Montrose and Mrs. Forrester can both attest that the more aggressive we become, the more careless we are with our actions. This can be seen in the story when Mrs. Montrose and Mrs. Forrester engage in a “battle” with a German family, resulting in a loss for the ladies. Mrs. Montrose and Mrs. Forrester pride themselves on being ladies.
As he says, “it is a high time to face the persecutors who haunt the bright kid with thick glasses from kindergarten to the grave.” The bullying, the teasing, and the harassing for their abilities and their “disgusting taste” must be stopped, as stated in his writing. Using a firm tone toward the issue you can tell he has experienced this, and that connects him deeper with the audience though pathos. Leonid Fridman shows a very negative attitude towards the focus of “Nerds and Geeks.”He supports disagreement through pathos, satire, and a impressive word choice, He over take the mind of the reader with these rhetorical strategies. Through elementary school, middle school, and in high school, everyone needs their nerds and
This is evident in the story, because Zeus is afraid of the mortals, who could potentially overthrow Zeus. Campbell’s theory of archetypes being present in all stories is especially true, to a certain extent, as shown with fire, and intellect. It portrays an archetype evident it almost any story that has to do with intellect. This is also true with the woman, in almost every story, women seem to represent evil, as an archetype, not only in this creation story but the story of Jason, Perseus, and even evident in the Bible-Samson & Delilah. They are seen to evil by representing curiosity, in this case or for self-centered causes.
She is “abused”, “feared” and “would have been attacked” demonstrates her powerlessness in contrast to the violent image of the immigrants. Such attempt allows the audience to evoke an emotional appeal for her.
However, it is difficult to believe that Cathy chose to be evil to the extreme that Steinbeck depicts. He described every moment of her life as being devoted to bringing other people down, and pulling herself up. She achieved this through devious schemes that trapped many important men in compromising positions, and also by clever plots that allowed her to take over one of the most successful whore houses in Salinas. Cathy was a secretive person who went to great measures to cover her past and her feelings. In turn, chosen isolation combined with the lack of love is a clear identification of the source of her evil, which is
When Jack kills, "madness [comes] into his eyes" (47). He starts acting like a barbarian and becomes wild and out of control. Jack overthrows Ralph and forces the boys to listen to himself using violence. Jack is an excellent example of Golding's depiction of human nature because of the extremity of wild behavior he reveals. Jack's nature is an over exaggerated illustration of how easily people are taken over by their own evil nature.