An Example Of Appellant Analysis

The husband of course was not sure about this because he didn’t even know the man. He didn’t know why they contacted each other so much or why he was coming. The wife and husband had been through hardships the past couple of years and it seemed like the blind man was what was keeping his wife going. They were in the living room having conversations and to the husband it seemed like all of the talk was all about the blind man. There was no talk about the husband and it seems like he just felt like he was left out. They had been in contact for so long and the husband honestly just kind of held a grudge toward the blind man. Much of the talk the whole night was about the blind man and what he had done and accomplished and it just set the husband on ease. Just the little things such as turning the T.V. on set his wife into a rage and the husband just didn’t know what to do. As the night went on they had supper and multiple drinks and were now just in the living room having conversations. The husband and the blind man slowly started to conversate more and more about different things and the wife was getting tired. The two were watching T.V. and just starting communicating a much better whenever the husband's wife had stepped out to change into a robe because she was getting tired. The husband began coming more relaxed and was just feeling more comfortable. They joked and discussed what was going on T.V.. The wife had finally come back and sat between them a gradually fell asleep as they were watching

As she reached the bottom, the flame from her candle illuminated the stinking cellar. At first, she could not make out anything, but as her eyes became accustomed to the dark, she found four bodies, all wrapped up in cloth except the feet. Those feet were enough to put almost anyone off, but as Elizabeth could not see them properly, she ignored them, and with what was either immense

The social code of the Victorian era places women in a role of obedience. They are expected to fulfill duties such as a mother, keeper of a house, and to be a quiet and “behaved” spouse. The narrator in this story is an obedient spouse, who has become a new mother that experiences postpartum depression. The change in her role sparks a change in her demeanor, causing a “nervous condition”, in which her husband dictates her treatment. John’s treatment of his wife represents the powerless-ness and repression of women during the late nineteenth-century.” (Wilson). John’s authority over her treatment, mimics that of patient to doctor relationship, and further reminds her of her secondary status during the era.

Because of the imposed judgments placed on Miss Sasagawara, she became aloof and withdrawn from society, until misery seeps in. Her admission to the hospital on the assumption she had appendicitis when it was not the case as was verified by the doctor since “her [blood] count’s all right” (25), subtly suggests that what Miss Sasagawara may really be suffering from was the lack of concern for her emotional wellbeing instead of a physical illness.

As a woman, the narrator must be protected and controlled and kept away from harm. This seemed to be the natural mindset in the 19th century, that women need to have guidance in what they do, what decisions they make, and what they say. John calls her a “little goose”(95) and his “little girl”(236), referring her to a child, someone who needs special attention and control. His need for control over her is proven when she admits that her husband is “careful and loving and hardly lets me stir without special direction”(49). John has mentally restrained the speaker’s mind, she is forced to hide her anxieties, fears and be submissive, to preserve the happiness of their marriage. When the narrator attempts to speak up, she is bogged down and made guilty of her actions. Her husband makes her feel guilty for asking, he says, “‘I beg of you, for my sake and for our child’s sake, as well as your own, that you will never for one instant let that idea enter your mind!’”(225-226). By making her feel guilty for her illness, John has trapped her mentally from speaking up about it, convincing her that she must be more careful about her actions. Men often impose the hardships placed upon women during this era. They are often the people reassuring them of their “womanly” duties, and guiding them

Kate Branch, an orphaned servant girl, began to suffer from a series of fits that disturbed her employers Mister and Mistress Wescot. Through Mister Daniel Wescot’s public service, the family had become prominent figures and were charged with providing Kate the basic needs and spiritual guidance as if she were a part of their family. Soon after Kate’s symptoms began, Mistress Abigail Wescot summoned the local midwife, Goodwife Sarah Bates, to examine

The beginning of the story presents the narrator’s wife working for a blind man one summer by reading, “stuff to him, case studies, reports, that sort of thing” (Carver, 34). She eventually extends an invitation for the blind man, Robert, to stay at their house after Robert’s wife had passed away. The narrator was not too happy about having a stranger stay in his home by stating, “I wasn’t enthusiastic about his visit. He was no one I knew. And his being blind bothered me. My idea of blindness came from the movies. In the movies, the blind moved slowly and never laughed” (Carver, 34). The narrator seems very timid about someone he had never met stay at his house who can see purely nothing. This gives off an impression that the narrator doesn’t want to have Robert stay with him because he will be a hassle to keep up with since blind people in the “movies” progress, “slowly and never

As he stepped in front of her he asked the maid if he can see a woman named miss ellen, and he asked her in the same way he practiced saying it at home. The wind was pushing so strongly into his face that he thought he went deaf for a brief moment. The maid answered saying, “ Dont know if she's at home”. As she said that he was trying to convince her that she needed to see him and that she would regret not seeing him.

If a blind person walked into the room, I would expect to see someone who looked feeble, wore dark glasses, used a cane, and potentially had a guide dog. The narrator of this story had similar preconceptions about the blind. Some of these preconceptions were that “the blind move slowly and never laugh”, “sometimes [the blind are] led by seeing-eye dogs”, the blind man’s life and marriage were unfulfilling because he was unable not see, and others that had to do with physical appearance and mannerisms. This blind man though breaks these stereotypes and much more. Conventional ideas about the blind are broken because of the way he was portrayed and helped to teach the narrator a lesson.

During Rice’s childhood her mother had become ill. She had developed a bronchial infection. Rice’s father rushing to find her care, asked a white male colleague, Dr. Clay Sheffield who he would recommend. That saturday her family visited Dr. Carmichael. The wait was long and the conditions of the building were dingy. When the doctor finally saw her he told her to come back next week. They went back the following Saturday. They were escorted into

The time came when the husband’s wife had to pick the blind man up from the depot as the husband stayed home. The husband was at home having a drink as he heard them pull into the driveway. The husband noticed his wife laughing and smiling with the blind ban which was amazing to him. So he finished his drink and walked to the door. His wife introduced them telling her husband the blind man’s name is Robert. The blind man had set down his suitcase and shook his hand saying, “I feel like we’ve already met, (Carver 140)” and the husband responds, “Likewise, (Carver 140)” at a loss for words. They moved as a group from the porch to the living room. They started small talking about their sofa and his train ride. The husband’s wife was so happy to see the blind man and didn’t really approve of the husband’s small talk when he asked, “Which side of the train did you sit

This case is a very sensitive situation since it pertains to a pastor in the Christian Church. I chose this particular case since I am also an active member in the Christian community. This pastor who had been accused of having sexual relations with four women in his congregation was convicted of four counts of sexual exploitation by a counselor or therapist and one count of a pattern or practice to engage in sexual exploitation by a counselor or therapist (STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Patrick EDOUARD, Appellant. No. 12-1899).

He has to place mint leaves in his nostrils and chew on a certain branch while having intercourse so he does not smell her genital odors. After this, he must bathe in mud and bleed his nose each time his wife menstruates. The man becomes upset with his wife because he is upset that he has to nose bleed each time she menstruates because she pollutes him and endangers his life. By this point the boy is now a man that has been isolated from women for 12 years, has practiced homosexual fellatio, and has heard the dangers of vaginal intercourse. His wife then has to be taught to practice fellatio before they attempt vaginal intercourse. She must ingest semen given to her by her husband to later be able to provide from her child while producing breast milk and strong bones. It is

To conclude, the accommodation itself has a problem and its spirits influence the narrator a lot. In the late nineteenth century, the period when the story takes place, a great number of women suffered from inequality and lack of freedom.This situation leaves a concrete impression on the narrator’s mind and indirectly leads to her madness. Specific example can be given near the end of the story, the narrator writes, “ There are a great many women behind, and sometimes only one, and she crawls around fast, and her crawling shakes the pattern all over”, (654) and “ She is all the time trying to climb through. But nobody could climb through that pattern— it strangles so”. (654) What this quote indicates is a strong symbolism, by which those women represents the many women in the society who suffer the similar situation with the narrator, and the particular women symbolizes the narrator herself who desires freedom but get restricted at home by her husband. This tells us that the social condition brands the narrator with a hard and concrete idea that women are suffering from unequal treatments and restrictions. Based on those indelible concept in the narrator’s mind, the narrator fantasies more about the inside pattern of the wall-paper and the woman inside it and finally become completely mad. In conclusion, the environment including people who live near the narrator, John, the unusual set up of the house and the wallpaper, and

Lazybones is a memorable illustration of a strong and slender middle-aged woman named Elizabeth Hurst who pursued a happy homestead life but ultimately ends up trapped in the misery of a hash farm life. The reason for her misfortune is her lazy husband “Waltz Hunt”, who at one point she refers to as “Lazybones”. After marrying against her family’s consent, the couple rented a farm to live off the land and have five children together. Elizabeth struggles to take care of her home and family. She is barely able to sustain their life on the farm due to unfavorable ecological conditions and an unproductive and ignorant husband. She endures the brutal and tiring farm life on a daily basis with no hopes of things getting better. This pushes her into constant conflict on how to cope with her difficult life, her lazy husband, and their unfulfilling marriage.