I believe John had a genuine concern and love toward his wife but not wise in his treatments of her mental health. He missed the mark in his Isolation treatments toward his wife mental condition. As the Author cites “John does not know how much I really suffer, he knows there is no reason to suffer, and that satisfies him”. Moreover, John tried very hard to make his wife comfortable at the house even having his sister help, although she didn’t like it. “There comes John's sister.
They feel they don’t have many friends, or people who understand them and their frustrations. Montag feels distanced from his wife, and Faber feels distanced from almost everyone. However, to contrast them in this area, Montag found someone who he felt close to, someone that sparked him and motivated him, Clarisse. Clarisse is a beautiful 17 year-old who is an outcast from society because of her odd habits. Faber just slowly distanced himself from everyone because he was afraid of getting harmed by society.
Stylistic Techniques, Paradise of the Blind Instead of making a story chronological, sometimes and author will use flashbacks or times shifts to make the story stronger. In Paradise of the blind, by Duong Thue Huong, the author uses time instead of something like characterization to push the main themes forward. This is important because it develops Hang’s own mindset and highlights important events that may not be in order, but that are relevant to a current idea. Choosing not to do a chronological order makes it easier for the reader to connect similar ideas and themes together. In the book there is a series of events where Hang visits Uncle Chinh in Moscow where she finds out that he has taken advantage of her and it flashes back to her being kicked out by her own mother.
The following paragraphs will make a critical analysis about the novel by Kate Chopin titled The Awakening (1899). The analysis will attempt to draw the relationships between the story and women’s concerns during this period of time. The paper will use the literary elements of the story and make a relationship with the life of women during that time. The literary elements reviewed in this paper are the plot, characters, style and symbolism. The plot revolves around Edna Pontellier and the awakening of her sexuality, feelings of love and desire of independence which were triggered by key events that happen during the story.
He does not know she abuses sleeping pills and is so miserable because she presents the illusion that she is doing okay. She realizes it will be difficult being with Julian because he reminds her of their dead son, but she understands that life with Julian is the only way she will survive
He thinks that the Senior House is a better choice for the both of them as his mother would be happier there. Despite in actuality, Meursault’s mother did enjoy a blissful before her death, the fact that Meursault shows no emotion towards both his mother and her demise is incongruent to the social trend. His lack of sensitivity is severely chastised by the society in which he lives. The other citizens cannot understand his insensitivity, and more importantly, will not bother. They are merely concerned with the inconsistency that Meursault’s actions pose to the social norm.
He then sits quietly and hopes the two men won’t see the connection between him and his wife, and that is also the reason for him not saying goodbye to his wife. It almost seems like he acquires the point of view the two unidentified men have. The troubles of Doreen and Earl’s relationship are also made clear by this fact, because this clearly shows that if he hasn’t noticed the extra pounds, then he obviously haven’t been looking. Earl has been living his life completely blind and detached, so detached that he has no visible love for his wife. When he finally wakes up and sees his wife for what she really is, he sees her through the eyes of two strangers.
While these kind actions with his nearby residents are honorable and righteous, these actions are not indicative of an exceptional individual, but merely a individual. Rip Van Winkle possessed characteristics of a normal person. He liked to drink, was lazy, and rather than focusing on his own home, and personal home life, he would avoid interaction. While reading the essay, there were some references to Rip Van Winkle's wife being portrayed as a constant nag because he did not contribute around the household. Some might argue that It is because of his wife's berating, that Rip was not proactive in contributing in house work.
Seymour is in a loveless marriage to his wife Muriel. He cannot connect with her, due to the fact that she is more interested in herself, than her own husband while on their vacation. Muriel’s family is concerned with Seymour’s behavior, and fears for their daughter’s safety. Seymour is so detached from the world he lives in, that he takes the ultimate escape, suicide. The fact that Muriel has no concern for her husband’s mental health, and continues her disconnected communication with him, further explains the idea that isolation is destructive in society, and causes and individual to an unthinkable escape.
Authoritarian parents are adult-centered, demanding and rejecting child’s needs based on authority and power. This is the reason why Sammy has a low learning ability, the motivation, beliefs and attitude towards learning. Sammy claimed that she did not remember when they talk peacefully, this is not only because the parental control over her was high, but also her parents spent litter time to talk with her as they were busy to work. There are the main reasons leads to poor family relationship. Also, Sammy’s parents keep nagged and complained but did not concern about why she had unsatisfactory results on academic aspect.