All is Right in the End

Another example of theme is in the end of the book. This is when Micheal came back to save all of his friends. ‘ “Hatch is about to hurt our friends, and I need to stop him” ’

While women are confined to the homestead and are wired to remain subservient to their husbands, Wilson does not explicitly demonstrate male authority over women. Rather, he has aimed at depicting the complete opposite.

themes is the dissatisfaction that the characters of the novel have. None of them are happy with

sharing the cash she was going to get and her riches. They contend considerably more about this circumstance, and

Mallard is unsatisfied with the limitations of her marriage, however, like Desiree, she is submissive and believes that the end of her duties as a wife will come at the death of her husband and her freedom will be given to her. Also, she experiences little or no feelings because of her marriage. This is shown when Mrs. Mallard, after hearing of her husband’s death, cries, but ironically she senses a moment of euphoric pleasure at the awaiting freedom in her remaining life. “She saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely.” Mrs. Millard is now aware of things that were not noticeable before such as: the beginning of spring, patches of blue sky through clouds, the twittering of sparrows and the smelling of the pending rain, which may signify the nature of her freedom. Mrs. Mallard would now be able to live her life outside the home and find her identity.

Explain: Wilson clarifies how Margaret is cruel, along with other women. From this, the reader can tell how Margaret isn’t the only women he has met before. Also one can interpret that Wilson has also encountered this same situation before. This contributes to her character trait because he flat out says how shes is too cruel.

Nesbit, a close friend of Miranda’s family, died in her house. Before she died Miranda had a conversation with her. Mrs. Nesbitt told her that Miranda’s family could take all of her food, and take her furniture to burn during the winter to stay warm. This became a very stressful time for Miranda because someone that she was really close to died. Even though they were saddened by the death, they were still the beneficiaries of Mrs. Nesbitt’s stuff. Afterall they were very grateful to have her belongings.

As the women walk through the house, they begin to get a feel for what Mrs. Wright’s life is like. They notice things like the limited kitchen space, the broken stove, and the broken jars of fruit and begin to realize the day-to-day struggles that Mrs. Wright endured. The entire house has a solemn, depressing atmosphere. Mrs. Hale regretfully comments that, for this reason and the fact that Mr. Wright is a difficult man to be around, she never came to visit her old friend, Mrs. Wright.

Another example of the universal theme in the novel is when Morgan lies to Angus about what happened many years ago during

To begin with, one major theme that continuously played a part throughout the entire book is desire. To many of the characters, it was the one urge that they could never overcome. One

This family comes together in a time when they all need it. Phillip at one point tells Judd he’s on his side and has his back no what the situation is. Then every time Judd and Wendy meet on the roof to talk they are creating a turning point during a bad time. It can be see that each brother, sister, brother, brother, and/or mother, child moment is a growing point where something/someone else is thinking and acting different. The Altman family displays resilience by walking away at the end and assuring each other that they have their backs.

Finally, the reader is introduced to the character around whom the story is centered, the accursed murderess, Mrs. Wright. She is depicted to be a person of great life and vitality in her younger years, yet her life as Mrs. Wright is portrayed as one of grim sameness, maintaining a humorless daily grind, devoid of life as one regards it in a normal social sense. Although it is clear to the reader that Mrs. Wright is indeed the culprit, she is portrayed sympathetically because of that very lack of normalcy in her daily routine. Where she was once a girl of fun and laughter, it is clear that over the years she has been forced into a reclusive shell by a marriage to a man who has been singularly oppressive. It is equally clear that she finally was brought to her personal breaking point, dealing with her situation in a manner that was at once final and yet inconclusive, depending on the outcome of the legal investigation. It is notable that regardless of the outcome, Mrs. Wright had finally realized a state of peace within herself, a state which had been denied her for the duration of her relationship with the deceased.

conquest and triumph. Before hearing that her husband was killed Mrs. Mallard was trapped in the life of being just a wife for the rest of her life. Now she was free of the title and could go back to living her own life. Back in the late 1900s almost all woman had felt the same way. They were almost nothing except for slaves to their own home.

The inner encompasses seeing life as a whole, taking personal responsibilities for one's actions, the ability to consider the abstract, to philosophise, to connect and to value people and ideas over money and things. The Schlegel family and Mrs Wilcox show that they see the unseen through their love of people, nature, culture and or having a spiritual depth to them. The spiritual aspect is the basis for the connection between Mrs Wilcox and Margaret Schlegel. Howards End is left to Margaret in Mrs Wilcox's will; Mrs Wilcox had found her spiritual heir, someone who cared for others as Margaret cared for Mrs Wilcox, while the rest of the family was away motoring. The connection is mirrored between the two classes when Margaret and Mr Henry Wilcox marry after the death of Mrs Wilcox. However this connection has no spiritual depth, in fact Mr Wilcox approaches it as a business deal. Mr Wilcox plans his first night with Margaret in this way: