Tan likes to show Lindo through indirect characterization. Lindo would always try to make things right. She would be polite to her new mother in law and when she was with her mother in law she would hold out a treat and say “ For you, Mother” (53). Even though Huang Taitai was not her real mother, Lindo would act as though she was, but before Lindo did this she would turn to her mother and ask for forgivness. This shows that she is a caring girl and she will always try to behave and be nice to every one.
Ripe Figs Shelby, Theresa, Sam Young children learn from everything they do. They are naturally curious; they want to explore and discover. Kate Chopin thoroughly describes this in the short story, “Ripe Figs”; by using compare and contrast of nature to time and patience. Children require a tangible way to keep track of time where as, adults with a wealth of experience and history behind them, perceive the passage of time in an entirely different way. In the beginning, Chopin describes that the goddaughter Babette, is eager to go visit family and rather then disappoint her goddaughter, Maman explains when the trip will happen in a way that the goddaughter can physically understand.
Moms have the responsibility of making sure her little girl grows up to be a polite, modest, respectful woman. It is the mother’s job to nurture and love the girl unconditionally. It is a mother’s job to teach her girl not only domestic jobs but also how to be a strong independent woman who can fend for herself. This is a close bond that they will develop as each of them grows. Jean Goldberg, the author of “Mutuality In Mother-Daughter Relationships."
According to Plutarch, Spartan women were encouraged to ‘exercise themselves with wrestling, running, throwing the quoit, and casting the dart, to the ende that the fruit they conceived might, in strong and healthy bodies, take firmer root and find better growth,…they, with this greater vigour, might be able to undergo the pains of childbearing’. Women in Sparta married at age 18-20 rather than at puberty as in other city-states. They were responsible for raising children in their early years before male children were surrendered to Agoge training at the age of seven. Mothers transmitted values to their children, encouraging obedience and courage rather than pandering to their fears and affections. Their role as mothers was highly valued as indicated by the marked graves afforded only to women who died in childbirth or warriors who died on the battlefield.
(Thesis) Dolores Haze, better known as HH has named her, Lolita, grew up in a broken home with a distant mother. Charlotte, her mother, was removed and cold to her daughter. She saw Dolores as a rival for men’s affection and was quick to belittle her in order to feel secure in her position as woman of the house. So at an early age, Lo was picking up on the fact that her mother thought her attractive enough and possibly sensual enough to be in competition with other women, specifically her own mother. Girls “play” at sexuality starts at a young age with games such as “I’ll show you mine if you show me yours” or “Doctor”.
Beauty pageant participant, Kelsey Killeen said, “When I started going into pageants, it gave me so much self-confidence.” Pageant moms believe pageants are a good way to teach their daughters skills needed in life. Eight main skills mothers thought or hoped their children would learn from pageants were acquiring confidence, learning to be comfortable onstage and around strangers, gaining poise, determining the best way to present oneself, realizing the need for practice, learning good sportsmanship, becoming more outgoing and learning to listen (“Child Beauty”). Some parents have even said that they have placed their children in pageants because of a birth defect their child had (“Child Beauty”). These parents wanted to support the fact that their children are normal and beautiful no matter if they have birth defects (“Child Beauty”). In numerous pageants it is required that the contestant raise money for a local
She was “presented dolls that did pee-pee,” expressing her youthfulness through the basic, childlike vocabulary. Piercy also uses words like “miniature” and “wee” when describing the girls possessions to further convey her the innocence of her nature; however, all of it is ruined when one of her classmates “in the magic of puberty” says, “You have a great big nose and fat legs.” The use of sarcasm helps emphasize the vulnerability that this girl must be faced with during the hormonal nightmare that is puberty. The character is advised to make changes to her lifestyle and body to be accepted by her peers. The girl is told to “exercise, diet, smile and wheedle” symbolizing the necessity for her to adapt to the “appropriate” societal norms. The reader learns that the girl can’t handle the stress and self loathing anymore.
Second, the parents should develop a “growth mindset” for their females by praising them for effort, concentration, action, and strategies. Research shows that effective self-confidence possess a “growth mindset” not a “fixed mindset.” For instance, instead of praising female kids for their smarts or looks, affirm variables that are in their control, like hard work, or good strategy or honest words. This cultivates a confident attitude that is open to taking calculated risks. It also prevents them from quitting or being afraid to fail or
the girl recited the words, in a perfect imitation of her mother. 'You may play around with them as long as you like, use them however you wish. If you want to make mama happy do nice things, good things; be a bad girl and mama will be angry.' that's what she told me,' Persephone finished turning her head proudly upwards. Leuce laughed a little, catching herself in time not to encourage the girl's impertinent impersonation of Demeter.
“When Maman-Nainaine sat down in her stately way to breakfast, the following morning, her muslin cap standing like aureole about her white, placid, Babette approached” (Chopin 11). The fourth polarity is candidness versus cautiousness. Babette was full of honest sincere expressions throughout the short story. For example, as she went to check for the figs she danced her way or in the dialogue in the end of the story when she mentioned her opinion quickly after her godmother’s opinion (Chopin 11). Babette’s desire to hurry the process of the figs makes her childish and candid.In contrast, Mamane-Nainaine is older and