During the novel, Pa starts to falter and hesitate under the pressure of all the misfortunes and Ma becomes increasingly influential in the decision-making process and acts with authority. As a leader, she guides her team with a firm, but loving hand; she maintains positive outlook and encourages others to do so as well and don’t give up. For example, when jobs become scarce at Weedpatch camp and the family are nearing the end of their funds, Ma forces the topic of moving from Weedpatch to another place, where all the men would find a job. Ma is an optimistic figure; she keeps the family going, uplifts and cheers them when they faces another downfall. To reassure her family, she would say "besides, us folks takes a pride in holdin' in.
Baljot Dhindsa ENG 1D0 Word Count: 762 Words Mrs. Mansoor The Chrysalids Essay In tough situations, individuals must possess certain characteristics to survive the odds and circumstances in a society. In the novel, “The Chrysalids”, by John Wyndham, Rosalind, a young woman, demonstrates certain characteristics that enable her to adapt to any type of situation in Waknuk. Throughout the story, Rosalind illustrates that she is very strong, resourceful and self-reliant young woman, despite the circumstances in the society she lives in. Firstly, it is extremely essential for Rosalind to be mentally and physically strong in order to be safe. Rosalind proves that she is mentally strong when she has
As a result, she remains quiet instead of speaking out, which prevents her from being fully in control of situations when she confronts people, especially Lucy; Elinor is often dominated by the other characters. However, despite her passive disposition, Elinor keeps her relationships with other characters so stable that she earns herself the title of the one with sense throughout the book. One of Elinor’s greatest strengths is affection. Upon hearing people’s despair and anxiety, she is easily attached to the story she hears and shows a great concern in people. Elinor’s attitude is well portrayed throughout the novel, especially when Marianne is involved.
He and Esperanza were in love with each other but could not marry because of the different classes. Miguel was very poor but he was hard working and caring. An example of how Miguel was a caring person was when he took all of Esperanza’s money orders from Mr. Yakotas shop and then left Los Angeles and went to Aguascalientes to bring the money orders so that Abuelita so that she can come to the United States. Esperanza is a dynamic character; she changed throughout the story from starting as a little spoiled girl to becoming a poor understanding and caring young woman. Although Esperanza was dynamic, Mama and Miguel were static characters.
Ironically, it is these negative life experiences that ultimately engage readers, making the two stories thrilling page turners. Both Elvia Alvarado and the Joad family live in a place where work is difficult to find and money is a daily issue. Located in the slums of Central America, Comayagua, Honduras houses thousands of impoverished peasants, also known as campesinos, one of whom is Elvia. Deserted by her mother at a very young age, Elvia learns first hand the meaning of independence and hard work. She must figure out by herself how to obtain food, clothing, and shelter; yet this is extremely common within young campesinos for they are often found to be homeless and malnourished.
“ The syntax of this part of the story shows that the author is trying to explain the character of Prynne and then compare it to what people believe she would look like. This is important because what it shows is that Prynne is not what the people seem to believe. The sin committed by Prynne, had an effect on her that was very different then the effect of the sin on Dimmesdale and Chillingworth. The effect of the sin on Prynne was very hurtful but the way she took the pain was by doing well in society again and by working and proving that the Scarlett Letter was nothing more than a letter. For a large majority of the story, the Scarlett Letter meant Adultery, but as time changed the letter a meant able.
She is surrounded by many like-minded people who are similar not only in action but also in appearance. As the novel continues, however, it becomes a place that represents restriction. As she gains independence and the knowledge that she has agency, Brick Lane constrains her. By the end of the novel, Nazneen has come into her own and is able to go past the constraints of Brick Lane and live her life for herself. This is important because Nazneen is able to ignore the restrictions that are still present, whereas previously in the novel, she did not see a way around them.
Talking about some skills, she need to learns how to differentiate between knowing her coworkers' feelings and control them so the work environment is not affected with the external situation. She has been acting very friendly because obviously, they are her friends but she needs to come up with some way to control them in their work. 2. Why did Grace have problems making changes and maintaining discipline when she first was promoted to a position that required leadership? The principal problem that Grace is facing is something very common nowadays.
He appears to feel that he is loving and the "most important man" in their lives, although the audience can see that at different stages throughout the play, he was uncaring to both of them. Gerald Croft represents Capitalism. He’s from a wealthy background so he treats women uncaringly because his focus is on money and social status rather than emotional feeling. From the start of the play, Gerald is presented as having capitalist believes. We see this demonstrated when he agrees with Birlings treatment with Eva Smith.
We know this as Agnes is reliving the tension she has built up. We can see there is an absence of male as the sisters throughout the play stick together as a unit “We both do” gives us the impression of stability of the mundy sisters however from the quote ‘Paint the house’. Sweep the chimney. Cut the grass. Save the turf’ this shows us how the Mundy sisters are trying to envelope the fact that they are not stable as in that society it was patriarchal and needed a man to run the household as Jack is unwell they are unable to rely on him so he is more of burden on them .