She is in love with the idea of war and the nobility of war. She takes the reader on a journey into her naive thoughts and silly romantic notions. Editha tells the reader that “She had always supposed that the man who won her would have done something to win her; she did not know what, but something. George Gearson had simply asked for her love, on the way home from a concert, and she gave her love to him without, as it were, thinking. But how it flashed upon her, if he could do something worthy to have won her – be a hero, her hero—it would be even better if he had done it before asking her; it would be grander.
For example, Editha has just finished speaking to George about her feelings and thoughts on the war, when she has a thought; "but now, it flashed upon her, if he could do something worthy to have won her-be a hero, her hero-it would be even better than if he had done it before asking her; it would be grander" pg.55. In this quote Editha reveals her true feelings and objective towards George; she feels as a woman she is entitled to some grand performance of love and that as a man George should oblige. Editha's feelings towards George's manhood are extreme, but they are contemporary in some respects; in today's modern society women have placed a large number of expectations on men. Men are deemed weak if they are not aggressive, successful or virile; even our children stories place excessive standards on men they are supposed to be heroic rescuers who take care of the women's every whim. This relates to Editha because she displays the same imbalanced "macho" perspective on men that has been displayed throughout history and that is still displayed in American women
The books tone also includes romance, which Kluger included through T.C. and Alejandra and their love hate relationship. I think intriguing would be the best word to define this book because the author made the reader wanting more, to see what happens next every time the students had one of their situations. One major example of this would be when T.C. discovers he is in love with Alejandra and writes her a note telling her he was interested in starting a relationship.
He wishes she could eventually become his wife because she is beautiful and compassionate. Suspicion arises at the end of the opening scene when we are introduced to Don John. He claims to have reconciled with Don Pedro, however he does not say much the entire scene. His silence reveals that he may be plotting something malicious in the near future. Overall, the opening scene helps provoke a reader’s curiosity and add drama to the
Leonato’s niece called Beatrice asked the messenger if Benedick of Padua had returned and she found out that he had befriended Claudio! Beatrice then had a conversation with Benedick after interrupting his conversation with other men, but this conversation wasn’t a caring one, it was a conversation with insults and witty comments being thrown back and forth! In my opinion, I think they both like each other but don’t want to show it to the other person and so instead, they insult each other to show their love. Don Pedro then announced that Leonato kindly allowed them to stay for a month. I then overheard Claudio ask Benedick if he noticed Leonato’s daughter but in reply, Benedick made fun of Hero’s height and appearance which I don’t think he meant, but then again, Claudio
Some of the differences were how it happened like in hitch it was because sarahs friend got screwed over and she blamed the date doctor. In how to lose a guy in 10 days it happened over a bet that was pointless because in the end it hurt both of them even though they loved each other. So even though they share thing and have thing that differ there both based on the concept of love and how it can change a person no matter
I can’t help what’s past.’ She began to sob helplessly. ‘I did love him once — but I loved you too.’” (140) Gatsby expects that Daisy will be happy to leave Tom behind and break off her marriage with him. Gatsby's dream has been to build a fortune and reclaim the love that he once lost because, as he sees it, he was too poor for Daisy when they first met. This proves my claim because this displays, in Daisy’s words, that Gatsby did expect too much, he expected for her to make a big deal in front of Tom. This proves my thesis because we can see that he expects a lot of Daisy.
She did, but it was half-hearted and she herself said it wasn't the truth. She had loved Tom when they'd married, she said, but she'd loved Gatsby too. He lost her to Tom again because he pressured her. She was weak and endlessly dependent and Tom was stabile. Either she was too weak to figure out her situation, or a lifetime of having everything handed to her made her simply not want to.
John's motive to commit suicide comes from the deep love he feels for his wife; "it was not what he actually accomplished by means of the sacrifice…but the sacrifice itself, the gesture – something done for her sake" (Ross 161). John thinks that the result of his death will be the freedom of his wife. The tragic irony is that it's only after sleeping with Steven that Ann is able to renew her love for John and calm her inner storm, but by doing so she looses the object of her love, John, altogether. Alternatively, if she hadn't betrayed John and he hadn't come upon that fateful view, then he wouldn't have sacrificed himself for her, but (and there's always a ‘but' in fiction) Ann would still be emotionally conflicted and would still be unable to love and appreciate her husband. Irony also envelops Ann and Steven's immoral copulation because it was initially John's idea for Steven to visit while she was alone.
That instantly attracted her to him. Othello didn’t have it easy when t came to Desdemona; her father didn’t approve which in the end added to the struggle of their relationship. But who was to think that their own friend would be working against them as well. Iago is what started it all and he would surely try his best to finish what he started. Othello told Desdemona many stories from his life, of battles, escapes, being enslaved, and other distressing tales of his youth.