Analysis Of Mary Pipher 's ' The Storm '

With all the press people trying to live up to this standard in today’s society, this is why suicide and mental health issues is on the high. Recent research showed that, (e.g. Trust for the Study of Adolescence, 2000) states that despite the concept of ‘girl power,’ young women still have lower self-esteem in early adolescence, which they are unsatisfied with their bodies.

One social effect of conformity in young girls is low self-confidence, which often follows into adulthood. Mary Pipher, Ph. D., is a clinical psychologist and author of “Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls”. Throughout Pipher’s writings she recalls personal and patient’s experiences that have brought to light the “destructive forces that affect young women.” (268). Pipher explains that as girls grow up, “They lose their assertive, energetic and “tomboyish” personalities and become more deferential, self-critical and depressed. They report great unhappiness with their own bodies.” (267) Throughout adolescence they are taught by plays, movies, books, and society that a woman’s purpose is to please others. Her favorite example

When girls reach the age of puberty, their body starts to change, hair begins to grow in odd places, and insecurities set in. To make matters worse, the influence of society creates a downward spiral in any efforts of overcoming these insecurities. In lines 7-14, Marge Piercy quotes, “She was healthy, tested intelligent, possessed strong arms and back, abundant sexual drive and manual dexterity. She went to and fro apologizing. Everyone saw a fat nose on thick legs. She was advised to play coy, exhorted to come on hearty, exercise, diet, smile and wheedle.” Piercy describes the pull and tug between Mother Nature and the expectations of society. As a result, many girls never overcome the traumatic effects of

“Self-esteem refers to the regard in which an individual holds himself or herself, and it enhances resilience by motivating behavior” (Gecas 1982; Rosenberg [1965] 1989). Self-esteem effects teens, especially girls in many ways. Some girls have

Feminist American author, Kate Chopin, is known for her stories with strong and daring female lead stories. Her common themes display women, femininity, marriage, liberation, oppression, and perseverance. The Louisiana based novelist famous works started the feminist movement. Chopin’s stories The Story of an Hour and The Storm have many similarities and differences as do the majority of her work. The main characters, Calixta and Mrs. Mallard, both portray an odd attitude towards marriage.

Humans cross a great device between childhood and adulthood. You are going through changes in all domains, physically, emotionally, psychologically and socially. This process is not a simple task due to the fact that it is confusing, difficult and stressful. This paper looks into the life of Sarah during her puberty transition. Sarah experienced different emotions while passing through this stage. Most teenagers experiences awkwardness, depression, anger, and confusion. The Story of Sarah showcases some of the problems a typical teenager faces while transitioning.

At a time that marriage was portrayed as something sacred, could it have been so sacred if a person married someone they didn’t share a true love and connection with.

In the piece of literature “The Storm” written by Kate Chopin, we get a glimpse of how much ahead of her generation she was. Some would say that instead of her being ahead of her generation she was instead someone with open eyes who say behind the truth. She writes about a storm so severe that her husband and son are held up in a store waiting for the storm to pass. A gentleman by walks by and asks for shelter in her house from the storm. She allows him to come in and then a spiral of events occur. The world we live in is filled with lying, and writings that show a happy ending after a lie only fill the minds of the weak and lead to more lies.

Adolescents are faced with many difficult life decisions which, when coupled with their lack of self-knowledge, cause identity crises. Not secure in themselves, teenagers must make decisions concerning how they will act, with who they will associate with, and what life decisions they will choose. Ultimately, the progression by which they determine their identity must inevitability be one of trial and error. In the book Reviving Ophelia, clinical psychologist Dr. Mary Pipher discusses the social and cultural pressures faced by today 's adolescent girls based on her individual clients’ stories. This paper will examine how gender role socialization effects girls more specifically, depending on the teenage girls’ developmental level. Another crucial theme to be analyzed is the idea coined as lookism and the American culture, which according to the book is a determination of a woman 's value based solely on appearance. Another common factor in each of the case studies presented by Pipher is the theme of resisting authority and shutting out parental guidance substituting help with media and peers. By analyzing these young girls’ stories, it is clear to understand why young girls find themselves going down the wrong path growing up.

Sadly, “Every Little Hurricane” is not truly about real life hurricanes. It is actually a forty-year-old native Indian short story. “Every Little Hurricane” is a representation for symbolism through the life of the native Indian family and community. The main character, Victor, is faced with the “hurricane” of life that is upon him. He sees this all around himself and in his dreams and past. The “hurricane” is struggle, greed, anger, satire, and retribution. The short story is a love/hate relationship with Victor’s family; as well as, the typical struggle for the everyday Indian life.

The entire setting of the story "The Storm" by Kate Chopin is an accurate reflection of an adulterous situation. It employs the symbol "The Storm" to portray an exact circumstance that acknowledges the existence of unfaithfulness through adultery. The story took place in the period 1800s and gives a clear account of an affair that constituted Calixta who was the protective mother to Bibi and the wife to Bobinot, Alcee, the husband to Clarisse. The relationship among the people above took place at the prime time when there existed a violent rainstorm. As such, the depiction of the rainstorm does not give an account of a particular coincidence that occurred behind the whole scene but represents an external influence through which the proximity of the narration and the affair appeared simultaneously. The narrative begins with the storm occurrence, reaches its peak and ceases, so happens in paradox along with the relationship and the story.

In Kate Chopin’s, “The Storm”, the narrator's usage of color and imagery helps redefine female sexuality while also creating a theme of infidelity. The setting of the story takes place in Southern Louisiana during the early 1900’s. “The Storm” not only serves as a title but creates a setting as well as symbolizing the affair that takes place between the two main characters, Calixta and Alcee. While reading the story, you’ll begin to notice that as the storm begins, comes to a peak and ends, so does the affair and the story. Overall, the title metaphorically resembles their relationship while also implying that adultery is natural being that a storm is also a natural occurrence. Not only does Chopin use imagery to shape the sexual encounter between Calixta and Alcee in Calixta’s house, but he also uses repetition to emphasize the color “white” which represents purity. Although this sinful act does not illustrate purity, the experience and feeling that the two lovers undergo during the act does.

Initially, this study aimed to explore the levels of self-esteem of early adolescents at the end of primary school and gender differences regarding self-esteem. Secondly, it attempted to examine the type of coping strategies that early adolescents employ and gender differences regarding the different coping strategies. The first main finding of this research indicated that the levels of self-esteem of the early adolescents were low, with the female adolescents scoring low on all scales. In addition, both male and female early adolescents had low levels of self-perception regarding scholastic competence, physical appearance, athletic and job competence, romantic appeal and behavioural conduct. Females were also found to score significantly lower than males on the domains of global self-worth, physical appearance and close friendship. Concerning the second aim of this research, early adolescents have been found to use productive coping strategies in order to deal with their problems, with the strategies ‘Work hard and achieve’ and ‘Focus on solving the problem’ coming first in their repertoire. With respect to the gender differences and coping styles the results of this study revealed that girls reported ‘Referring to others’

Today, young girls are growing up in a broken, judgmental world. Somewhere around ten years old is when most girls start puberty, and only a few more years after that is when she will start her menstrual cycle. Girl’s bodies change rapidly at these times causing their hormones to fluctuate. This results in, mood changes, self-confidence issues, and even a negative body image. At only fifteen years old, some girls are struggling with their self-esteem. Unfortunately, seven out of ten girls struggle with low self-esteem (Shapiro par. 10). Many us wonder how girls this age already feel pressured to be better by today’s society. However, the answers are all around us. They are in commercials, billboards, magazines, television shows, and newspapers. Girls and women look up to people like, Kim Kardashian, Miley Cyrus, and Beyoncé. Why? Because according to the media, they are perfect women. Boys do not have the same problem, which is why it is such a big topic for girls today. Surprisingly, boys are already viewed as strong and independent starting from a young age. In the advertisement, Always #Likeagirl, it explains how girl’s confidence drops at the time of puberty. The goal of the message is to try and change the idea of women being looked at as a failure or weak. The phrase, “like a girl” is detrimental to one’s confidence because girls should be able to feel successful no matter what the end outcome is.

What’s more admirable of the crisp copper leaves falling off the trees that sway gently in the Autumn wind. The clouds overlap each other, making the sky a gloomy gray. A very kindheartedly and compassionate petite long chestnut-haired nine-year-old lassie’s name Chasity along with her kinfolks was getting organized to rejoice Thanksgiving Day. Downstairs, Chasity smell the sweet scent of cinnamon spice homemade candles burning while Meme makes a pumpkin pie in the kitchen. Pepe warms his hands up by the fire, drinking hot cocoa that Chasity been clutching in her hands to keep warm. Chasity fastens her eyes and imagines kick up her heels through the leaves as they sway up in the air and float back down, furthermore can't help but let out a smile at this thought. Consequently, these were impartial warm memories that Chasity had with her Pepe.