Methuselah’s life symbolizes the oppressive nature of the Prices’ home, the helplessness of the recently freed Congo, and ultimately, foreshadows the downfall of both. Methuselah’s imprisonment parallels to the metaphorical cage of patriarchal oppression that the Price females live in. Orlenna’s life is “swallowed by Nathan’s mission” (226), and she is imprisoned in a vortex of her unvoiced thoughts, rendering her silent as the family is dragged into the jungles of the Congo by her tyrannical husband. But no matter how much Orleanna yearns to take her children away, she understand that her many years under Nathan’s brutality leave her weak, and like Methuselah, Orleanna “has no wings” (288) to escape her dismal life. This specific parallel identifies one of the many instances of literal and metaphorical oppression patriarchy has placed on women and lesser beings in the novel.
Lucy’s parents weren’t the traditional parents that Lucy thought they were supposed to be. Grealy says “Seeing my parents act so much like…parents…surprised me(35)”. It’s sad because she’s used to seeing her mom sad and having family drama so she tries not to believe that her family is normal. She had the support from the people from the hospital to cheer her up and keep her company. Lucy was in chemo and she had to wear wigs because her hair was falling out.
Sarah, a woman from England with a quiet family and an affair on the side, and Little Bee, a Nigerian refugee seeking asylum in Sarah. During their first encounter, Sarah cut off her own finger when her husband, Andrew, would not, to save Little Bee’s life. Despite everything that happened in Nigeria, Sarah didn’t end her affair with Lawrence and this caused Andrew to spiral into a depression leading to his demise. Being an illegal refugee fresh out of detention camp, Little Bee fled to Sarah’s house to find a safe haven. Throughout this story, difficult choices were made by Sarah, Andrew, and Lawrence all revolving around Little Bee; some made selfless choices and some made selfish, morally wrong choices.
mother regrets leaving house because she wants to settle down but she is also getting sick moving around and has given up hope starting new life. * at start blackberries represent new hope but at end reflect mothers mood and life, as if it was wasted * depersonalisation major theme drifters. it mainly affects mother. she lacks identity in poem and continuously referred to as "she". tom, father, only person who has identity in poem.
Her mother also told her this advice because she has to get married but she is rejecting every guy and is always complaining about it. She only sees whats bad in people and doesn't see the positive things about a person. What is she supposed to learn from this advice? On the 22nd of February Madame Johanna told Birdy, “ I am a women and a cousin to the king. Do you truly think I could be a horse trainer or a puppeteer or even be friends with a goat boy?
Antoinette's relationship with her husband, the unnamed narrator of part two, turns sour very early on. The narrator hates everything about the island. He describes everything as too much. This discourages Antoinette because she loves everything about her home. Antoinette represents the vivacious, passionate and exciting nature of the island while her husband represents the rigid and strict nature of English society.
Karen Horney was born in Blankenese, a German city outside of Hamburg, on September 16, 1885. As a young child Horney felt ignored by her father and she began to battle depression as earlier as the age of nine. She decided at a young age to concentrate her attention on developing her intellectual and academic skills. She used her academic abilities to compensate for the fact she felt she was an unattractive girl. When Karen was 21, and against her parents wishes, she enrolled in the University of Freiburg Medical School in Germany.
Lowood doesn’t have proper facilities for its students who are cold and hungry and prone to sickness. To make matters even worse, the school is managed by a stingy clergyman called Mr. Brocklehurst, and certain teachers, if not all, come across as cruel and unsympathetic. When he asks Jane what she thinks of The Scriptures, she informs Mr. Brocklehurst that she finds the Psalms to be uninteresting. Mr. Brocklehurst warns her that such beliefs are a sign of wickedness, and she must repent and cleanse her "wicked heart." Mr. Brocklehurst promises to reshape her disposition at Lowood by making her lead a life of humility and penitence.
Yanonis, Alicia Mrs. Lica English 3-4 Period 3 November 8, 2013 The Domino Effect of Discrimination In the biographical narrative, “By Any Other Name”, written by Santha Rama Rau, two young girls, Santha and her sister Premila, attend the Anglo-Indian Day school. Premila was separated from other students because of her ethnicity and culture. Resolving the problem, Premila took Santha and left without a word left to say. As the author tries to inform the reader how discrimination could effect the blending of cultures, the reader begins to feel a part of sadness and discomfort. The peevishness and irritable mood come off as a sense of anger to get us to feel sympathy for Premila and Santha.
We observe these changes in her, as she tries to improve herself, her unhappiness with Leroy’s constant presence, and her inability to communicate with Leroy. From the beginning, we see Norma constantly trying to better herself. In the story we see Norma take up body building as a hobby and going back to school: “Norma Jean is going to night school. She has graduated from her six-week body-building course and now is taking an adult education course in composition at Paducah community college” (Mason 73). The decisions she makes shows us, her desire to improve health and education level, but to also be finally making something out of herself other than just a house wife.