And Of Clay Are We Created Analysis

The first passage reveals the parallel suffering occurring in the lives of different members of the family, which emphasizes the echoes between the sufferings of the father and the narrator. The narrator’s father’s despair over having watched

“It was only yesterday she had thought with a shudder, that life might be long.” (Chopin 17). “"Poof!"… gave a revealing look at the victims of domestic abuse and how they wrestle with overcoming their fear and their doubts after suffering years of abusive treatment.” (Toomer 5) Loureen unlike Mrs. Mallard, witnesses her husband’s death first hand during a marital argument. Loureen goes through denial questioning whether her husband’s death. She is happy her husband is dead but also feels guilty, because she knows how a mourning wife should react, but the joy of his demise is greater,” I should be praying, I should be thinking of the burial, but all that keeps popping into my mind is what will I wear on television when I share my horrible and wonderful story with a studio audience…”, Loureen’s husband, Samuel, was physically abusive, as revealed by Florence, Loureen’s best friend and neighbor. “Did that mother***** hit you again?” (Nottage 1563) This abuse, physical by Samuel and mental by Brently, is what allows Loureen in the drama “Poof!” and Mrs. Mallard in the short story “The Story of an Hour” to have the shared freedom they feel in the release from their respective abusive relationships.

This story gives a reflection on the role of the media because it demonstrates how news matter when a catastrophe occurs. Media is there to inform the public and increase their popularity but they are emotionally detached on what Azucena is going through. Allende makes media react in a particular way on how they should act with the people and be in guard on what to film, to please the public. The media only follows the company’s demands which is to bring more money for the company and that they shouldn’t take daily events emotionally. Though there’s Rolf Carle, who is different toward Azucena and distracts her from her hurt and loss of hope.

Helen’s death became a meaningful experience during Lily’s adulthood. Lily’s younger sister, Helen had found herself in an insecure position as a young pregnant woman where she considered herself no longer fitted in society. Instead, of moving back to her parents, she moves in with Lily where she could not do anything to prevent Helen from committing suicide. This demonstrates to the readers, how tough it was for Lily to lose her sister, knowing that she had a great and long life ahead of her. Instead of Lily doing what she enjoyed the most all she could think about was her sister’s death and feeling nothing but, hopelessness and, pain. The readers are able to note how significant this passage is because losing someone close and building good memories was a strong thing for Lily to let go. She preferred staying home in bed and there were even times where everything bothered her such as the birds chirping and the kids laughing, which made her considered in quitting her job as a teacher. In conclusion, as Lily slowly begins to recover,

The narrator is totally crushed by the gender discrimination. She longed to be seen by her mother and her grandma. The narrator is heartbroken that her mother loved her brother more than her and failed to notice her. “When she went into Nonso’s room to say good night, she always came out laughing that laugh. Most times, you pressed your palms to your ears to keep the sound out, and kept your palms pressed to your ears, even when she came into your room to say Good night, darling, sleep well. She never left your room with that laugh” (190). Her agony can be easily seen by the way of her narrating. She does not get the affection that she deserves. She really needs the affection from her own mother, but she is not getting it. She compares the love which her mother shows to his brother and herself. This is gender discrimination can be seen with her grandmother too. She hated her grandma as she would always support her brother and find fault with her. Even though what the brother did, no matter what crime. Her mother and grandmother always supported her brother and never supported or showed interest towards

The literary purpose is apparent throughout. Erdrich uses every opportunity to entertain her audience with the

26. He took excessive risks as an exercise of courage, training by day to conquer the monsters that tormented him by night.” I love that quote because a lot of people, including (myself) have these internal demons that they try to suppress over and over again but eventually the demons will come out to play.

One instance when the reader feels pity for Ethan is because he is trapped in his marriage. “There was no way out-none. He was a prisoner for life, and now his one ray of light was to be extinguished.” (77.) The reader feels sympathy for Ethan because he got himself into a situation where he is forced to be with someone he does not love. Ethan feels and is trapped in his marriage with Zeena. Ethan’s love was doomed from the start. His marriage decline with Zeena was inevitable from the moment she pulled him way from his engineering dreams. In addition to this, Ethan has feelings for another woman. To make this situation worse he is inarticulate with the other woman named Mattie. “The fact that he had no right to show his feelings, and thus provoke the expression of hers, made him attach a fantastic importance to every change in her look and tone.” (38). This quote illustrates how Ethan has a deep feeling of desire to be with Mattie, Zeena’s cousin. In consideration of the fact that Ethan is wed to Zeena; he cannot express his feelings for Mattie in either actions or words. Ethan Frome is a tragic hero because his fated failed marriage with Zeena, and his longing for Mattie and inability to have her. These things able the reader to feel pity on Ethan for his doomed love life. Lastly, Ethan Frome is a tragic hero because he is noble in

(Forster 181). As a sister looking out for what’s best, I understand that this announcement of his proposal may come as a shock and Helen suggests he does not really truly love her. Helen fears that Margaret will start to be like Mrs. Wilcox and become “gruffer, more downright, and inclined to patronize the more foolish virgin” (Forster 160). Here, we see the true feelings of Helen as she becomes disconnected with her sister and feels anger towards her sister’s fiancé, Henry. Helen punishes her sister by disconnecting herself from Margaret’s life and moving far away; out of sight, out of mind. Unsatisfied with the way things were left after telling Helen about the engagement and their continuous arguments on the subject, Margaret asks to meet up at Howard’s End where they start reminiscing about all the strong family bonding experiences they had years ago. By talking and laughing about the good old days, the sisters were able to reunite and rebuild that family connection they had lost. It is evident in this realistic example between to loving sisters’ causes family bonds and connections to forever remain. Although they may be damaged due to disagreements, these close relationships can never be broke. John Colmer mentions in his critique, “Marriage and Personal Relationships in Forster’s Fiction, that, “Personal relationships triumph between the two Schelgel sisters,

Omar N. Bradley, a senior officer of the United States Army once stated, “Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war that we know about peace, more about killing that we know about living.” In other words, our world understands warfare more than harmony. Having ethical responsibility can contribute a major part in increasing peace around us. In the short story, “And of Clay Are We Created” the author, Isabelle Allende described the way Rolf Carle’s act of ethical responsibility effected a little girl's death in a way that she could die in peace instead of frustration and fear, knowing that an effort was made to live again, but it was in her fate to move on. Ethical responsibility, according to “www.smallbusiness.chron.com”, can be defined as “the duty to follow a morally correct path. In your personal life, you might feel the greatest sense of ethical responsibility to your family and close friends.

       As the tale begins we immediately can sympathize with the repressive plight of the protagonist.  Her romantic imagination is obvious as she describes the "hereditary estate" (Gilman, Wallpaper 170) or the "haunted house" (170) as she would like it to be.  She tells us of her husband, John, who "scoffs" (170) at her romantic sentiments and is "practical to the extreme" (170).  However, in a time

At times, the strong bond of family can shackle some people, emotionally crippling them. Isabel Allende’s And of Clay We are Created implies this concept through the painful memories of its protagonist’s significant other, which are brought into light as a result of a catastrophic event. Rolf Carle, a T.V news reporter, was first on scene to deliver live footage of the aftermath of a deadly volcanic eruption which swept a small village in 1985 Colombia. He, after discovering a thirteen-year-old girl named Azucena who is buried up to her neck in “clay, stones, and water,” quickly finds the story which he will broadcast to the world(). However, as he begins to form a connection with the young girl, memories of his past, which he had worked hard

The article “And of Clay are we created” by Isabelle Allende, Is mainly about the eruption of a volcano that took place in Colombia. The protagonist is a young girl names Azucena, who is trapped between the earth’s ruins and is also being held down by the bodies of her family that died. A news reporter Rolf Clarke is touched by this little girl’s courage to live that he is moved to assist in every possible way to help free her from the ground.

My eyes drifted around the room before settling on the tea, now lukewarm in my hands. Maudie’s nonchalant face came to mind, and her firm, strong voice commanding Jean Louise and I back into the kitchen played in my head. The sudden news of Tom’s death had upset her, but she revealed nothing as such. She said to Jean Louise to stop her shaking and instructed me to control myself. Maudie maintained her composure, and assisted in upholding mine. I wondered how she had done it, but nevertheless I was grateful.

The tone of this story is one of fear, regret, and guilt. The story first leaves the reader with impression that it may be a recount of the life of a daughter who was lost due to neglect. Soon it is evident