Since Cordelia didn’t have the best home life prostitution was a way for her to maybe feel loved and that she was wanted. In the beginning she did it for pleasure and as she got older it was a way for her to make money. As the story goes on Cordelia never really got out of the effects of poverty. The first example that poverty was an underlining cause in Cordelia life was that prostitution was everywhere around her because she lived in a neighborhood where people were very poor and needed money. This influenced her greatly and got her started on a bad track in life.
Also, her lack of intelligence has left her with no job and an inability to get a job. In the story, there are many reasons contributing to Jean’s feeling of emptiness and difficulty in her life. To begin, her husband, Ross feels as though he has married beneath himself, and he does not love her anymore. Their marriage was most likely caused by Jean getting pregnant with their son, which made Ross feel like he had to marry her out of force. In the story, Ross specifically tells their son, Kevin that he should try not to marry beneath himself because he will end up stuck in the same situation as him.
Another reason that Ellen feels isolated is of lack of communication with others this causes her to break down and eventually run away with the baby to try to get away from the storm "I'm so caged- if I could only break away and run". The character Ellen in the story "The Lamp at Noon" shows that she has feelings of sadness and feelings of isolation throughout the story and these feelings she cannot
In The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, we are made aware of the many struggles that African Americans have gone through. Morrison showed not only how they struggled to make a living and survive in a cruel world but demonstrated their social and emotional struggle. In the book Morrison tells the story of several individuals that settled in Lorain, Ohio. The Most memorable in the story was a young girl named Pecola because of her many challenges and her extremely low self-esteem. In today’s world most African Americans no longer have to put up with major racial problems, though many of the social issues that existed still present now.
Extreme measures are usually taken when people see no other exits or when the measures themselves are not looked at as extreme; prostitution being the measure in this case. In the worst situations, these extreme measures are looked at as the norm, and sadly in some cases, women feel that they have no other way around it. Prostitution in the Red Light District of Calcutta is far too common because the women do not see any other routes possible. It is seen as casual for one to sell their body for a living. Women, many of whom are mothers, knowingly and willingly subject themselves to prostitution in front of the children of the city.
In the beginning of The Female Marine Brewer feels forced to leave her home, family, and friends behind in order to protect them of her shameful and humiliating acts. She leaves to Boston to reinvent herself, however, mobility was not represented as an easy process. She found herself confronted with obstacles she has not prepared herself for physically or mentally. As she reaches her destination she starts to question her life choices and future. She is faced with “ a miserable fugitive wanderer among strangers; cold; hungry, and without fortitude to solicit a shelter for the approaching night,” clearly she mourns leaving home right away.
I assume that she wants a divorce from her husband but because of the role that society has placed on her, but she is unable to get one because she is very dependent on him. It sounds to me that she is jealous of her male friend who is looking for another wife. It was him and his situation that she was thinking of that brought her to the conclusion that she herself wants a wife. Her situation leads me to believe that during this time in history women were not meant to show signs of aggression, jealousy, or anger because it was a mans world. In Brady’s eyes a wife is a basically a slave at home who cannot have a life of her own.
It favours the women to live the way they want to. They are not object to play but they have their own choice and respect to be with. While in the novel, writer has dicussed with black feminism or the issues of black women which are subjected to the racism, sexcism. The black women were in great sufferings rather than the other white women. They were neither secure in their parent’s home not in their husband’s home.
The characterization of Hamida as an obstinate and recalcitrant character is portrayed when she turns to prostitution, which leads to her eventual downfall. The story focuses on the struggle between the characters who hope to leave the alley in search of a better life and the ones who are content with life in the alley. This is shown through the characterization of the protagonist of the novel, Hamida, who serves a purpose to critique patriarchy according to Mahfouz. Hamida is an extremely ambitious young woman who lusts after money and success. The level of ambition that she possess is instrumental to her pursue of any opportunity thrown at her in order to escape the alley.
WRT 108 Minutes of Glory / Night Women Wanjuri finds herself trapped in an urban setting and is a victim of her situation and low esteem. “Minutes of Glory” is an emotional and touching story of this young woman who is battling with an identity problem and is seeking acceptance in a post-independence setting where men of the New Africa elite exploit women. On the other hand “Night Women” is about a single mother who is struggling to take care of her son. In order to provide for him, she takes on a job as a prostitute working during the night. Wanjuri, the main character in “Minutes of Glory”, is a victim of daily circumstances and low self-image, who is in search of self and approval.