Themes Though it is a remarkably short piece of fiction, “The Open Window” explores a number of important themes. Mr. Nuttel comes to the country in an attempt to cure his nervous condition. He pays a visit to the home of Mrs. Sappleton in order to introduce himself, and before he gets to meet the matron of tha house, he is intercepted by her niece, who regales him with an artful piece of fiction that, in the end, only makes his nervous condition worse. Appearances and Reality It is no surprise that Mrs. Sappleton’s niece tells a story that is easy to believe. She begins with an object in plain view, an open window, and proceeds from there.
Natasha Derbina Period: 5th Abigail Williams First we meet Abigail Williams in the very beginning of the first act. She is described as seventeen years old girl, strikingly beautiful, an orphan. It is even hard to tell this girl is the antagonist of the whole play. She seems so innocent and trustworthy. As soon as Abigail stays alone with the girls in the room we see what kind of person she really is.
The Rose-Scented Edith Mikaila Smith In today's world, "image" seems to be the most important element that impacts our lives. Often, when we attempt to portray someone or something we are not, we are faced with misunderstanding and failure. In the short story, "Anointed With Oils", Alden Nowlan, introduced Edith, who was ashamed of her past. Trying to escape the disgrace of her family and her home, Edith moved to a boarding house, where she attempted to conform by dressing and acting like royalty. Despite her efforts to blend in, she went too far and other people saw her as being conceited.
Sandra appears to be a stereotypical teenager as does Kerry. A prime example of this is at the beginning when he jumps from behind a hedge. This little prank gives the reader the impression of immaturity. Lively describes Mrs Rutter as a sweet stereotypical old lady. Lively calls her a Cottage loaf of a woman.
Name: Shakera Bell Date: November 27, 2012 Period: 2nd A- day “The turn of the Screw” is based upon whether or not the governess is delusional or not. My thesis is to prove whether or not the governess actually seen the ghost that she claims she seen or not. Even though everyone else thought that the governess was just crazy, one think that it was a mind thing and that maybe the governess could have actually seen the ghost. The entire house was dysfunctional which makes it seem as though the family has hiding a secret from someone. As quoted from the (plot overview sparknotes 5) “a handsome bachelor persuaded the governess to take a position as governess for his niece and nephew in a isolated home after the previous governess died”.
They both have similar and different qualities about them that make them unique. In the Crucible, Abigail is the deceitful teenager and Elizabeth is the innocent wife. Abigail Williams is a very clever, girl who can manipulate anyone she wants. A good example of this is when she is threatening her friends not to tell what they did in the woods. She says this, “And mark this—let either
He was so quick to blow off the idea that witchcraft caused her sickness because he was too worried his reputation would get shot with that possibility. In the court while Mary was being questioned about fainting Paris was looking for the first chance to accuse her of witchcraft and he eagerly said, "Then you will confess, will you not?" Mary Warren had no relation to Paris therefore he would not hesitate to point his finger at her. Paris was like Danforth in that he also could not realize his hypocritical ways because of his
He has not yet lost all hope in the court, but has altered his mind on the subject differently. When Reverend Hale absolutely lost hope is when Mr. Proctor was convicted through Abigail’s false acquisitions when Danworth called goody Proctor to the court room and asked her if her husband was guilty of adultery, and she stated no. Hale rapidly replies “Excellency, it is a natural lie to tell; I beg you, stop now; before another is
Throughout the novel, it can be argued that Rosnay uses Sarah’s attempt to repress the thought of her brother’s death as the attempt of the ego to distinguish itself through the use of a defense mechanism. Sarah eventually attempts to escape her past and begin a new life in the United States, but is unable to forget about her childhood despite everyone around her not knowing her true identity. Freud stated in his book The Ego and the Id, "We approach the id with analogies: we call it a chaos, a cauldron full of seething excitations. We picture it as being open at its end to somatic influences, and as there taking up into itself instinctual needs which find their psychical expression in it, but we cannot say in what substratum" (Freud 73). Sarah bottled up her deepest thoughts, never expressing her past to anyone.
Lieberman’s point is that fairy tales make beauty the basis for which reward is given, not intelligence, work ethic, or anything else a radical feminist would see as an asset. Lieberman also stresses that in popular fairy tales, beauty is associated with being kind and well-tempered whereas ugliness is associated with being ill-tempered and often jealous. This can be easily shown in one of the most popular fairy tales of all—Cinderella. In this, Lieberman argues, Cinderella is oppressed by her cruel, ugly stepsisters and stepmother who force the kind, beautiful girl to do all the chores in the house. Cinderella ends up getting the prize (marriage to the prince) based on looks alone.