Her parents never realized that after every meal Rachel would secretly go to the bathroom upstairs and throw up everything she had eaten. Her father would beat her up and treat her like trash and her mother would just stand there and not say a word because she was weak and always did as Rachel’s dad said. In her kindergarten class, Rachel treated all the other little girls with rudeness, anger, and jealousy towards anyone who was better than her. She often spent her days in the principal’s office because of her strong character and misbehaviors. Rachel grew up, went through her dating stage, and then finally met a wonderful man that she could not picture herself without; a caring, positive, supportive husband that goes by the name of Tim.
Within The Doll’s House there is no room for the lower class, however “the school the Burnell children went to was not at all the kind of place their parents would have chosen if there had been any choice […] It was the only school for miles.” which therefore meant “all the children of the neighbourhood, […] were forced to mix together.” This immediately creates a space within the playground for hierarchy which is just accepted, entirely dependent on social status. Even within the Burnell children there is a sense of hierarchy as Lotte and Kezia “knew all too well the powers that went with being the oldest”, and they accept that she will have first choice as to who of their friends will see the doll’s house. While it is naturally understandable for there to be an age dependant order amongst siblings, Mansfield highlights within the narrative that it is equally accepted that there is an order amongst humans entirely dependent on social class, which is an alarming notion for children to have believed as right. While still considering the theme of social hierarchy, Mansfield clearly identifies a space between adults and children, as the prejudice and social exclusion created by adults is passed down. Kezia is the one
A wife (Nora) figures out that she does not belong with her husband (Torvald Hemler) and children, she has no place there. He treats her like a doll and not a wife. She treats their children like her dolls and not their children. They have been married for 8 plus years, and this is the first time they have ever sat down and had a serious conversation together. Everything thus far has been like children playing with their toys, not like 2 married adults.
She is one of the children who live in the neighborhood in which the beginning of the story takes place. Sylvia is very descriptive in a negative way about most of the people around her by saying things like, “Back in the day when everyone was old and stupid or young and foolish” and “hated the way we did the winos who cluttered up our parks and pissed on our handball walls and stank up our hallways and stars so you couldn’t halfway play hide-and-seek without a goddamn gas mask.” (Bambara p.537) Sylvia and her friend Sugar do not seem to have much respect or admiration for anyone, including themselves and this is evident by the choices they make in behavior and thoughts of theft. The trip that Miss Moore takes the children of the block on this time is to a toy store downtown on Fifth Avenue called F.A.O. Schwarz. This was not a place that any of the kids had ever been or were even likely to visit because of their economic status.
Race at home is viewed very one sided based on the viewpoints of many of my classmates. We discussed the lack of attention by our parents to actually verbally discuss issues of race, culture, and gender stereotypes. It was discovered that at school, in almost all circumstances, we would hang out with anyone and everyone from any race or ethnicity. But when out of school we all had tendencies to stay within the confines of our own race. Our peers of different race or ethnic background, which we associated with at school, did not exist outside of school.
One of the children in the bunch yelled, "You're just ugly why are you even alive!" I was appalled, I too know how it feels to look different and have you peers judge you. Even though that was so many years ago, it felt like yesterday as I watched this innocent girl cry. Starting middle school isn't easy for any child coming out of elementary school. It's almost a step closer into being a teenager and not everyone is always ready.
Mary Poppins participates, along with the children, in fun activities, while also being strict and on point. Michel and Jane learn a lot from their amothera figure, even though George is married to Mrs. Banks. Because both stories lack either the mother or father figure, there is no family structure for the children to grow. Because there is no family structure of any kind, the kids end up either dysfunctional or lost in their own identities. The Lost Boys from Peter Pan must learn to live in Never Land and must !
Life for me was hard being that I was born a dwarf and the only way I could be heard was if I talked through my nose. In Sunday school all the kids would toss me in the air passing me around as if I was a little doll while our Sunday school teacher took her usual smoke break. John would join in all the time yelling “pass him to me, it’s my turn!” The girls really loved me they thought I was just the cutest little thing. Even though them lifting me up and tossing me around caused all my change and belongings to fall out
And while I had my toys and my friends around I still had to be responsible about doing my homework and wake up every morning and wear my clothes to go to school. I learned to do everything by myself and. Finally after one year my dad decided that we can go to see my mom. At the first time, I did not feel anything when I saw her because I could not remember her as a mom. This really hurt me as
I did not understand how different my family was until I started attending school. My parents separated when I was very young, almost too young to remember, so my older sisters were left to raise me and do everything parents are supposed to do. It was very clear that not everyone was being raised by their sisters. It was embarrassing to have parents get a divorce especially because it went against the Catholic religion. In school my friend’s parents came together to parent conferences.