Her assertion is noted when she says “I want them to see me as a tough customer”. In addition her strong will is evidenced as she proclaims her refusal to pretend “the only differences between you and me are the various and ordinary ones that distinguish any one person from another”. According to Mairs, “Cripple seems to me a clean word, straightforward and precise,”. Mairs believes that the word “crippled” most accurately describes her condition, and is content to refer to herself as one. While Mairs says that “Society is no readier to accept crippledness than to accept death, war, sex, sweat, or wrinkles” personally she acknowledges and accepts it wholeheartedly.
This disability may alienate the person from the rest of the group but it doesn’t mean that they are stupid. The way she responded to these reactions was a real eye opener. She would deliver her thoughts about these reactions in a way I could only understand if I were dealing with a disability myself. The reactions to her disability made me realize how inconsiderate and oblivious most people can be, which includes myself. After reading this piece I realized that even though a disabled person has the technology to ‘help’ with their disability, we shouldn’t disregard the fact that the person still needs our understanding and consideration to help with the disability, whether it be deafness, blindness etc.
We see an example of this arrogance towards Gerald when she says ‘Go on Gerald – just you object!’, and the stage directions that it should be said with mock aggressiveness. This is one example of the many things that she says to Gerald with stage directions of such a manner. She doesn’t seem to say anything normally but has some sort of sarcastic tone to say it in when she is talking to Gerald. When the inspector comes, Sheila is very honest and open about everything that she did wrong and is genuinely apologetic about everything that she has done to contribute to the death of Eva Smith but she doesn’t want to take all the blame so she is very persistent that everyone admits to their involvement to the death of Eva Smith. She doesn’t want all the blame on her so she insists that the rest of the family says what they have done so she doesn’t feel so bad because they also ‘helped to kill this girl’ as Gerald says.
She boldly states, “I am a cripple. I choose this word to define me” (29). Her main reason for defining herself is that she doesn’t want society to judge her and automatically label her as something she doesn’t want to be called, such as: handicapped or disabled. Although she does recognize that “whatever you call [her], [she] remain[s] crippled” (29). In order to fully demonstrate the immense affect that defining herself has on her well being and on her life, Mairs uses strong and very descriptive language.
Jane wishes not to be the best or the most good, only to get by without being beaten and humiliated. Helens way of thinking of life means that she doesn’t mind being hurt or beaten because this means she is closer to being taken to what she believes is her purpose, heaven. Helen welcomes punishment because she feels that she deserves punishment to make her better for the afterlife. Jane on the other hand does not like being punished and so does her best to avoid being reprimanded. Jane and Helen have very different relationships with adults.
The gesture also inspires Edna to speak openly and freely and by doing so Edna feels intoxicated as if she tasted “the first breath of freedom” [VII Chopin]. Madame Ratignolle’s sympathy gives Edna the courage to say what is on her mind without censoring, an exercise that helps her outward existence and inward life to correspond. To Edna, Madame Ratignolle is an embodiment of the mother woman, and through her presence Edna realizes that she is not like her, and that she does not want to devote herself to her husband and children, she would rather have some space and freedom for herself to pursue her interests. Thus Edna realizes that she is not and does not want to be a mother woman. This realization helps Edna further understand herself and she gradually starts neglecting her marital obligations in action rather than only questioning them in her head.
Tearing apart a family does not mean arguing or having an affair, but it could also mean question and not finding the answers. This shows how AIDS is a destructive disease that not only harms the victims, but also their families. * She stood up and fought for Esther, this shows that Chanda loved her friends a lot. She has the will and braveness to make the decision of accepting her friend and to take the responsibility afterwards. This is an important point of
Not bad lookin’ for what they are, you know” by responding with “I wouldn’t care for them” (2151). With that she can smoothly reaffirm her belief that the freaks, and any who would consort with them, are below her. This means even more here since Leota put out the opinion that the pygmies aren’t all that bad looking. By dismissing them the way Mrs. Fletcher did she causes Leota’s sense of who is attractive to be highly questionable. The intense rivalry between the two women reveals itself when they engage in little spats of one-upmanship.
In addition, lying benefits both you and the person being lied to, because you didn’t hurt their feelings and they just continued to be satisfied. We all know it is impossible to live without lying and we are all put into some kind of situation where we have no choice but to tell a lie. Telling the truth may also be difficult. It is wise for people to consider to tell the truth, but you must expect the worst. For example, if the mother would have told her daughter she is scared, her child might grow up thinking the worst of whatever she was scared of.
Through the story the mother Thelma tries to persuade Jessie not to kill herself and they argue about the reasons, Jessie maintains her determination and Thelma attempts passionately but ineffectively. Unfortunately, nothing she has done has worked. In the end Jessie did what she meant to. However, the reviews of the play itself were overwhelmingly favorable. Some see Jessie’s suicide as a courageous choice because that seems the best way she can take control of her own life when she can’t change anything else.