Anse’s exaggerated traits of selfishness distance him from the other characters and others tend to dislike him because of his self-centered personality. Anse is even too stubborn to call a doctor for his own wife until it is obvious that she is desperate. Peabody says, “I knew that nobody but a luckless man could ever need a doctor in the face of a cyclone. And I knew that if it had finally occurred to Anse himself that he needed one, it was already too late.” (42) Peabody highlights Anse’s stubbornness in this passage and shows just how unwilling to adapt and help others he is. The other characters are bothered and annoyed by the grievances of Anse, and his neighbors such as Tull view Addies death and Vardaman’s actions as “A judgment on them.
Okonkwo and Macbeth are both heavily influenced by other characters, fuelled by the expectations of their societies, and driven to act based on their tragic flaw. The reason behind all the actions Okonkwo takes can be traced back to one person; his father. Okonkwo grew up hating Unoka’s laziness and he “was ruled by one passion- to hate everything that his father Unoka had loved” (Achebe 13). This led him to rule “his household with a heavy hand” (Achebe 13), and treat his family poorly. He is afraid to show affection, as seen with Ezinma and Ikemefuna.
His willingness to slaughter the man for so weak a reason is frightening though. It helps to show how twisted Chillingworth truly is. During the end of the novel though, Dimmesdale thwarts Chillingworth’s revenge plot by telling the Puritan community how he had an affair with Hester. This act absolutely ruins Chillingworth because he no longer possesses the power over Dimmesdale. All the horrible acts he had done in the past were undone, because Dimmesdale "Hast escaped me!"(228).
Toby is confronted with a series of ‘tyrant’ men who use unrelenting violence and blatant manipulation in order to control their wives and children. Whilst demonstrating some degree of unease about these men’s actions and their ‘occasional brutality’ towards his mother, Toby’s vulnerability in this crucial developmental stage in his life, forces him to consider this to be the definition of a man. Considering and applying this dominant definition of masculinity proves to be an error of judgement made by Toby. At some stage Roy is what Toby thinks ‘a man should be’ and is the instigator of his feelings that he needs a weapon ‘for the way it completes him’. Roy, like Dwight, influences Toby’s relationship with his mother and forces Toby to withhold the truth from her.
‘The Yellow Wall-Paper’ Argues without Argument ‘The Yellow Wall-Paper’ is a complex short story told though the point of view of a sarcastic and insane protagonist, who has rapidly changing ideas about her surroundings, other characters and even her own psychological state. Because of this, readers may come to a variety of conclusions about major plot points and themes. Puzzled, readers will identify the piece as a horror story—a vivid portrayal of insanity with unsettling realism. This is indeed the conscious conclusion that Charlotte Perkins Gilman intends for her readers to form. However, the piece is so much more than a simple horror story; it is a deceptively hidden but powerful essay on female equality and marriage, two topics about which Gilman wrote frequently.
When Lil Bit first began being taken advantage of she didn’t know what was happening and that it wasn’t ok. She didn’t have someone like Sister A. there to tell her that she needed to be protected. Similar to the way that Father Flynn is presented as a overall good guy, Vogel attempted to create Uncle Peck as a very flawed human being, using pathos in order to try to make the reader connect with him. However its not that simple to make the audience connect with a pedophile. Lil Bit has a monologue where she pities her uncle and wonders what happened to him to make
The secret rituals performed in the “shrines” is so mysterious and time consuming in their cultureas well. I was heartbroken when I read how the children were scared of going to the temple because the were afraid they would die there. Could this culture really be so willing to give up their health and well being of their children for the sake of being treated by a medicine man? Another startling discovery was how the Nacirema devoted themslevles to the pain and agony they received from the prestige specialists they call ‘holy mouth men.” I questioned over and over again, Why? Then I recognized the routines the Nacirema displayed and discovered our own American culture is so very similar.Americans deem the body as ugly.
The mother is portrayed as hysterical and invoking god she blames herself. The author does not tell you what the mother was doing when this accident happened. This may not matter but sometimes the unknown leaves questions of doubt. “The Daddy was around the side of the house hanging a door for the tenant when he heard the child's screams” The talks about the Daddy running to the child and the mother standing there. The Daddy is always active as the describe the mom as standing there I feel that because the father doesn’t play the stereotypical father role this makes the mother to assume more guilt in the story.
For the overall story, this hints to all the readers that, even after being proven wrong, Victor will continue his bias. His lack in thought process is the original cause of his own pain and suffering. Before the completion of the creature, what is seen to be the evil, which is his stubbornness, in Victor causes not only causes pain
That instantly attracted her to him. Othello didn’t have it easy when t came to Desdemona; her father didn’t approve which in the end added to the struggle of their relationship. But who was to think that their own friend would be working against them as well. Iago is what started it all and he would surely try his best to finish what he started. Othello told Desdemona many stories from his life, of battles, escapes, being enslaved, and other distressing tales of his youth.