It seemed to free her of a responsibility which she had blindly assumed and for which Fate had not fitted her” (Chopin, 33). In an attempt to explain her level of sacrifice to Madame Ratignolle she says, “I would give up the unessential; I would give my money, I would give my life for my children; but I wouldn’t give myself” (Chopin, 189). The children are often in the care of a quadroon or other caretaker and do not interact much with either parent during the course of the novel. The narrator says little about Etienne and Raoul, themselves. Their names are seldom mentioned.
When Judith smiles she uses “no show of teeth” or extreme contortions of the facial muscles” which create a mood for the reader that makes Judith seem less emotional (204). The act of kindness does not move Judith because she is not easily amused. By giving Judith little to no emotion for the act of kindness draws the reader away from her. 2. Note the times when Cofer explains rather than denies the basis for stereotyping.
She is the oldest resident on Goat Island and has never been across the reach. It is a fear of change that keeps her. It is the knowledge of others’ experiences of crossing the reach that intimidates her and make her believe that her experience will be similarly unfortunate. It is the comfort and familiarity of the island that keeps her. The islanders have postulated many different reasons as to why she has never crossed; however, the only one who knows the answer is Stella Flanders.
Billie, however, does not make eye contact. The narrator questions why Billie won’t interact using her eyes. With consideration of Billie’s past, I think it is amazing enough to know that Billie has the will to speak to others about her experiences through song. Billie happens to be unable to make direct contact with eyes of the audience because she could feel too exposed and self vulnerable. There is still an intimacy that Billie gives to the audience which makes up for her lack of eye contact.
There are very few adjectives and these are mostly unexciting: "last" and "different". The more colourful adjectives:"clean", "beautiful" and "kind" come from the child's mother. However, the contrast with the boring wait at the check-point and the child's lack of excitement makes it seem like the mother's promises are not real. This sense is confirmed by the following line: "Dozens of families waited in the rain". This is an example of a bathos.
10. The tone is abandonment since Christine left Rayona to Aunt Ida without explaining anything. CHAPTER 3 1. Rayona’s life is monotonous and boring with Aunt Ida, and the two do not really know how to act with the other there so there is little interaction between them at all. 2.
You can tell Esperanza had no self esteem because if she did she wouldn't care about what other people thought of her and she wouldn’t need/want friends. Since she had no self esteem she does care about what other people think of her and she does want friends desperately. Esperanza is also easy to bribe. Another way that this book is different is the language. In the house on mango street Esperanza and her friends speak properly compared to the way
In the beginning Andrea feels she feels at home in the forest. Eventually she starts to feel alienated for she is the only girl in a group of men doing manly things. Near the end the forest starts to rebel scratching her face with branches and the forest starts to small salty of the sea. The sea which represented womanhood was referenced in the story but she was never actually there. Andrea does not feel at home at the sea.
She is also a loner with no friends and I myself don’t have a large amount of friends. In the beginning of the novel Melinda seems like a loner with no friends, and a little insecure, “As we leave the last stop, I am the only person sitting alone”(3) She is always alone except for sometimes she hangs out with this new girl Heather. Melinda also has nothing good to ever say about herself. Melinda changes throughout the novel due to all the stress she goes through. It makes he stronger with conflicts she goes through.
She recieved her Ph. D. in philosophy, but because of her weak heart, she was unable to do anything about it. She was bitter of her heart because she couldn’t leave “these red hills and good country people. She would be in a university lecturing to people who knew what she was taking about (184).” Hulga is also very shy and quiet, she doesn’t really express herself unless it is with the stomping of her wooden leg. What does Hulga claim to believe in?