Their enticing sexuality, he believes, tempts men to behave in ways they would otherwise not. A visit to the “flophouse” (a cheap hotel, or brothel) is enough of women for George, and he has no desire for a female companion or wife. Curley’s wife, the only woman to appear in Of Mice and Men, seems initially to support George’s view of marriage. Dissatisfied with her marriage to a brutish man and bored with life on the ranch, she is constantly looking for excitement or trouble. In one of her more revealing moments, she threatens to have the black stable-hand lynched if he complains about her to the boss.
The Controlling Men of The Awakening In The Awakening, the male characters attempt to exert control over the character of Edna. None of the men understand her need for independence. Edna thinks she found true love with Robert but realizes that she can never be his because she is already married. She is trapped between her children and her love to Robert. She cannot sacrifice her children and cannot bear of not being with Robert.
This is also why he is unable to realize the business he does is corrupt and evil." He is live not for himself, but for his dream, for his vision of the good life inspired by the beauty of a lovely rich girl."(71). In the past, Daisy's parents deemed Gatsby unsuitable for Daisy because he lacked a background of status and wealth. Because of this, Gatsby was determined to make himself wealthy and achieve status all to chase down a relationship from long ago that is now very unrealistic. Gatsby sees Daisy is the perfect woman and is very stubborn in that he is unable to realize that she lacks compassion and love.
Juliet shows her devotion to Romeo throughout the entire play. One example was when Juliet is confronted with her parents’ decision for her to marry Paris. She refuses to follow through with their command and says, “I will not marry yet; and, when I do, I swear, it shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate, Rather than Paris.” These lines are ironic because she has already married Romeo and she loves him with an undying burning passion. Furthermore, when she chose to take the very dangerous potion that would make her fall into a very deep sleep, she was taking a huge risk. She was taking a very high risk in taking the potion because Friar Lawrence did not even know if it would work and she herself questions if he wanted to poison her.
Capulet becomes enraged at Juliet when she refuses to marry Paris and go with her parent’s wishes. He shouts, “Speak not, reply no, do not answer me”, when Juliet has the nerve to stand up to him and have her share of her opinion. Capulet, not believing this, orders her not to answer him back, stating that he will have his way, as he says, “Do not answer me.” Although Juliet tries to prevent her marriage with Paris, her father stands his ground. “Or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither. Out you green-sickness carrion, out you baggage.
Curley’s wife is often excluded due to being female. The men on the ranch believe that ‘the ranch aint no place for a girl’ as she is seen as a dangerous and provocative woman; they do not want to get involved in any trouble that she could cause. She is frequently found in search of companionship on the ranch as her unsuccessful marriage to Curley doesn’t give her the affection that she desires. In her life, she has had an opportunity to fulfil her wish and to become an actress. However, due to her mother’s interference, this was not possible.
August knows that June is afraid to fall in love again because the last man that she fell in love with left her. June and Neil argue a lot about the issue of marriage; once their fight gets so bad that June tells him that if he leaves then he should never come back because she will never marry him. Even though at the beginning of the novel June did not want to take a chance and let people love her, she realizes that if you let someone in life becomes a lot
English Role of Women Penelope had constant pressure coming from the suitors to for her to marry them, but even with all of the pressure Penelope never loses faith in her husband. Her love for Odysseus is so unyielding, she responds to the suitor’s contestant pressure with some indecision. She never refuses to remarry outright. Instead, she puts off her decision and leads them on with promises that she will choose a new husband as soon as certain things happen. Her astute delaying tactics reveal her sly and artful side.
Song List Description To The Great Gatsby Demetrius James Period 7 Chapter Two: "Dirty Little Secrets" The All American Rejects In this chapter, the reader meets Myrtle, Tom's mistress, and her sister. This chapter is mainly about the affair of Myrtle and Tom. Catherine tells Nick about how neither Myrtle nor Tom loves their spouses and that Tom would leave Daisy if she were not Catholic. In actuality Tom does not want to leave his wife; he just wants Myrtle to stay his "Dirty Little Secret." When Tom and Myrtle get into the fight about Daisy Tom does not want Myrtle to talk about his wife which shows that he wants Myrtle to not "tell anyone or [she'll] be another regret."
“No, you two infinitely stupid male creatures: the problem of what is to be done with her afterwards.” (Shaw, 65) Mrs. Higgins shows she doesn’t see the girl as some experiment un like the men in the play who do not seem to view women as the same value. Having a women who respects and has morals for other women is very important for this play. “Do without, I’m afraid, Henry. The girl has a perfect right to leave is she chooses.” (Shaw, 84) This is Mrs. Higgins explaining to her son that he can’t control the young women that she has some rights of her own, and he is to blind to see this on his own. Making the role of women important to see that the young Liza Doolittle has some rights of her own.