Hester named Pearl Pearl because she gave all she had for her and so she is of great value such as a pearl. I can make of Pearl’s character that she is overall unpredictable and very clever. Pearl also has important positive and negative characteristics. Pearl’s role in the story is to physically signify what the scarlet letter stands for. “Pearl was the scarlet letter in another form; the scarlet letter endowed with life.” Pearl relationship to the scarlet letter is excessive throughout the story.
Wide Sargasso Sea, a prequel to Jane Eyre emphasizes the role of Betha as the legacy coming from the epicenter of the empire’s post-colonial time. The very “mad woman in the attic” in Bronte’s novel set in England, becomes the main character, with her own history, linage, home and most importantly her real name Antoinette in Rhys’ book, set in Jamaica. Contrary to Jane who was brought up as an orphan, Antoinette gets her mother’s rejection. With Annette’s calm, and cold demeanor, she pushes her daughter away that Antoinette reads it, “as if she had decided once for all that I was useless” (11). Ultimately Antoinette has a fate quite similar to her mother.
Symbolism Symbolism is very effective in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story, “The Birthmark”. Georgiana is portrayed as a very beautiful woman, but Aylmer, her husband, can only focus on her only flaw. She has a red, hand-shaped mark on her left cheek. This birthmark is the basis of symbolism for the entire story. One, it symbolizes imperfection and morality.
Lydia plays an important role in the story despite the primary focus being on Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, and their love that develops throughout. Lydia is a foil to Lizzie in many ways; both on an individual level and in terms of their comparable relationships and eventual marriages. Lydia is “untamed, unabashed, wild, noisy and fearless”, and is constantly mocked by Austen in the form of comedy of manners. It is interesting that from the beginning of the story Lydia is made to sound like her mother; “Oh!” said Lydia stoutly, “I am not afraid; for though I am the youngest, I’m the tallest.” The exclamations, in a similar way to that of Mrs Bennet, suggests a lack of education and level of ‘air headedness’. Lydia is outspoken and completely self-absorbed, even though she is the youngest of the sisters, which foreshadows the trouble she will get into later on in the story.
Beatrice is the representation of a modern woman who breaks free from the social norms, which preferred quiet and subdued women, only to be seen and not to be heard, like her cousin Hero. Beatrice is a strong character, she is witty, sometimes scornful, bold, sarcastic and amidst all this- emotional. She professes a stubborn malignity towards the opposite sex but also posseses a lurking fascination for her ‘enemy – Benedick. When we are introduced to Beatrice, we see her as the great lady, bright, brilliant, beautiful, enforcing admiration as she moves among fine ladies and accomplished gallants of her circle. She has a quick eye to see what is weak or ridiculous in man or woman.
In the story “Roman Fever” Wharton reveals that that the longtime friendship is rooted with envy and deceit. Throughout “Roman Fever” one can see the many way’s that Mrs.Slade has always been envious of Mrs. Ansley while the opposite seemed to be for Anslely’s opinion of Slade. One of the first things one can see is the envy that Slade has for Ansley’s daughter Barbara. In “Roman Fever” the two women go back and forth speaking of Barbara, Ansley believes that Slade gives to much praise to Barbara while Slade does not think Ansley gives her enough (Wharton 1082). Wharton yields “Mrs.
Walker plays on Dee's physical beauty to contrast the homeliness of Maggie and her mother. Walker goes so far as to describe her feet as "always neat-looking, as if God himself had shaped them with a certain style" (411). In describing Dee's feet, Walker is giving the impression of perfection from head to toe. Dee's outward beauty has "made her transition from poor farm girl to that of an educated, middle-class black woman possible" (Allen-Polley 11). Needless to say, Dee doesn't seem comfortable with her past and therefore has a difficult time accepting her future.
The Wife of Bath, without a doubt is Chaucer’s most memorable character. In the General Prologue, long before her tale is presented Chaucer provides us with insight about her personality while painting a vivid picture of this aged, but lustrous woman in our minds. The Wife, as a storyteller in the Canterbury Tales represents only one of two females, which is a separate estate of its own. She wastes no time in contradicting the proposed stereotypes of what women of this time should think, feel or even how she should present herself. In her own words she suggests even during the middle ages women then, may have wanted the same thing that many women strive for today; to be known as a woman of strength, that is not only fierce because of her words, but because of the power of her sexual instrument.
In the attempt to save her husband s life and pride, she secretly borrowed money to use for his recovery from a deadly illness. She is then faced with the consequences of her dishonest practice, even though her intentions were always honorable. Feminist ideas are clearly presented all through the play, but are most easily seen in the dependence society put on women, Nora’s changing definitions of freedom, and Ibsen’s portrayal of women as self-sacrificial and cunning, using society s view of them as a foil. Ibsen’s play, A Doll’s House uses Nora, the main character to portray how woman were treated in the 19th century. Nora’s husband, Torvald constantly talks down to her, as if she were his child, instead of wife, “HEL.
The Line Between Reality and Realization Federico Garcia Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba and Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie are two plays that exemplify characters’ struggles to define the line between reality and realization. Through the many themes and symbols shared between both plays one can make connections between them that allow the reader to see where both Lorca and Williams’ create a sense of disillusionment amongst character interactions. In Garcia Lorca’s play “Bernarda Alba” many characters play a pivotal role in the construction and delivery of the prose. The main character Bernarda is a traditional Spanish woman who is very proud of her reputation and that of her daughters. She walks with a cane and holds supreme power over her household of women.