All The Years Of Her Life Analysis

Foster uses the Richman’s as the ideal marriage. In Eliza’s quest, it is their marriage that she views as the epitome of a good marriage. Though Eliza has embarked on a life of rebellion, she does want a good marriage. She is envious of her friend Mrs. Richman. She says they are a “happy pair” with the “purest and most ardent affection” while enjoying “health and wealth” (14). At this point, Eliza is still trying to conform to society’s expectations without breaking their rules. She knows what is expected of her but does not necessarily agree with their restrictions. With the introduction of Major Sanford in her sphere, Eliza will slowly begin to change.

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Jimmy neverfinds out the reasons behind that decision. Unlike many women, she quits workingwhen her son goes to school. She continues to do her own research at home on hercomputer, though the specific kind of work remains unstated. Jimmy observes changesin her when she works: “she seemed to be enjoying herself. She was friendly then, too.She was like a real mother and he was like a real child” (30). Her mercurial moodsperplex her son; he describes her as often depressed and sullen. He recounts hisefforts to please her, which often met with annoyance. On good days, Jimmy found hera bit frightening, a bit too much like an image of a perfect mother. She seems like anexample of Chodorow and Contratto’s modern woman, attempting to be the idealmother while working and taking care of her husband (79). Jimmy quickly realizes thathe must bend to his mother’s moods and learns to find ways of getting her attention.More than anything, he seeks to get any reaction out of her, even if it is negative.Jimmy’s common adolescent attention-getting behavior underscores his mother’sneglectful parenting style, eliciting readers’ sympathy for Jimmy.

She always wants to do the best for her children. Even if it makes no sense like Beneatha taking horse riding lessons or learning to play guitar. She wants them to be happy no matter what. She influences the plot by making people doing the right decisions. She wants Ruth to have the baby and she wants Walter to be supportive of the baby.

Manley plays off the uncomfortable feeling of being wrong, all the while still being charming towards Mrs. Hopewell. Manley continues to play his role of the good country boy to weasel his way to try and stay for dinner. Manley uses lines his charm against Mrs. Hopewell by saying that her friends said she is a good woman. Once Manley has made a slight impression he starts to work on manipulating Hulga and appeal to Mrs. Hopewell even more by claiming he has “this heart condition” (487). Mrs. Hopewell feels bad for him and invites him to dinner because “he and Joy had the same condition” (487).

With her family members, Mama’s presence demands a universal respect. Everyone in the room listens to what Mama has to say, even if it’s not what they want to hear. Mama is the absolute leader among the women her family and her opinions are held in high regard. Cofer acknowledges this saying that even her own mother “did not possess Mama’s matriarchal power to command and keep everyone’s attention” (68). All of the stories that Mama tells are individual experiences or things that she has observed throughout her life. These stories all accumulate into a wealth of

Women throughout time have been forced to cope with the challenges of motherhood along with society’s expectations as to what a mother’s relationship should be with her child. Novelist, Agatha Christie said of the relationship between mother and child, “A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.” In Beloved, Toni Morrison examines the same idea; ultimately showing that the mother’s willingness to protect her child at all costs often endangers the mother herself. Beloved is set in the late 1800’s but Sethe’s experiences as a mother ring true with the experiences of mothers throughout time because the act of being a

My mom is a very perceptive woman. She’s always had a way of explaining the world and the people within it. It came as a great shock to myself when I learned she was extroverted, as I had always known her to exhibit introverted mannerisms. I had assumed she would be the watchful and quiet one, but she’s usually the life of the party. That’s when I started to ask her about her life. She’s experienced enough things to warrant a jaded perspective of the world, yet she still holds some appreciation. I owe her much more than just giving her a mutual respect and completing my chores. I attribute my perspective on the world to my mom. My personality was shaped from her open mind and helped me find my passions in life. I’ve always had a strong sense of who I am, what I want to do in life. I know that I’ll always be welcomed back to her regardless of any mistakes I may

Sometimes developing healthy relationships can cause depression. It’s a struggle for depressed people to maintain emotional contact white others because it is a consequence that comes along with trying it out. A lot of the time there are depressed people who feel dependent on relationships with others. But if the relationship is threatened or loss it can make the depressed person feel helpless and weak. Depression can make people fear abandonment and they struggle to keep close contact with people. This fear of abandonment can be bad for relationships because people might not like to be depended on all the time and that can turn people away from being friends with the depressed person. Then that can be hard for the depressed

Higgins tries to take all of the credit for Eliza’s transformation into a lady. In his mind, Eliza did nothing and without him, she would not have been able to accomplish this task. Mr. Higgins continues to express his dominance by telling Eliza what to do even though she does not work for him. Eliza does not like the way that Mr. Higgins treats her and leaves his house, angrily. After searching for Eliza, Mr. Higgins finally finds her and tells her that he paid for her services and she needs to finish her job. In this way, he treats her as if she is

My mother knew both my strengths and failures as a child. For me, I felt as if she knew all the chats and talks we had over the years were about to pay off. She always said things were like “pulling teeth”

She is there to take lessons for her speech. Colonel Pickering offers to pay full expenses for Higgins to tun Eliza into a lady and pass her off as a duchess. Higgins accepts.

ELIZA: I have nothing to say to you Mr. Higgins. You’ve made yourself quite clear with where we stand during that conversation between you and the Colonel.

The factor that changes her fate is that Eliza knows how to grasp chances when they favor her. Overhearing Higgins boast that the professor can make her a duchess, she immediately seizes the opportunity and makes a visit to Higgins. This is the turning point of her life; that is, the beginning of her transformation. Without the independent character and the ability to make right decisions as well as right choices, Eliza would have remained a poor flower girl all her life.

Eliza, in the climax scene vulnerably asks Higgins, why he made her a sophisticated Duchess if her never cared for her, and why did not he thought of the trouble it would make for her, on which Higgins shocking reply says: