Cecile is a precocious 17 year old girl who is holidaying in the south of France with her father.
If one defines a father as a figure in one’s life who cares, nurtures, teaches, protects and shelters his offspring then one could make the argument that, in fact, Cecile never really had a ‘father’ to begin with. In place of a traditional ‘father-daughter’ bond lies a relationship based on mimicry, freedom, carlessness, and inappropriately, sexuality. Cecile lacks a mother and evidentally is completely satisfied with that being the case, speaking of her as Raymond’s wife and not as her mother.
‘’My father was forty, and had been a widower for fifteen years’’
Cecile’s precociousness has allowed her to become
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As Cecile see’s her father leave one woman for another over mainly appearance one cannot help but understand Cecile’s lack of compassion regarding relationships, such as Cryil.
We see Cecile have a Summer romance of her own in Bonjour Tristesse with a law student named Cyril. Throughout the relationship it becomes apparent that Cyril is fonder than Cecile is of him. The only time Cecile instigates any romanticism it seems that it is just to spite Anne after she forbade her to see him. Cyril even attempts to propose but Cecile replies with vague responses and not answers. It seems that Ceciles lack of commitment resembles that of her fathers’.
‘’...he was on the verge of real love. I thought it would be nice for me to be in love with him, too.’’
Anne’s new found position in the household is certainly a shock to the system for Cecile. While Raymond wasn’t even fazed by Cecile failing her exams, Anne now wantes her to terminate her relationship with Cyril and focus on her studies. Cecile is torn between the traditional family stability that Anne’s presence promises or the fun and free lifestyle she had with Raymond. Eventually she decides the latter. She hatches a plan involving Cyril and Elsa falling in love. Cecile knew that seeing Elsa and Cyril together would make Elsa irrisistable once again. As Anne is about to catch Raymond cheating on her with Elsa,
In the story “Desiree’s Baby” it shows how Armand is impulsive when he fell in love with Desiree instantaneously. It was at the same pillar where Monsieur Valmonde, her adopted father, found her and her new life begun and ironically it is the same place Armand fell in love with her, signifying another
When Delphine says the money supplied for the Disney, Cecile “laughed like the crazy mother (31)” and says, “if you want to eat, hand over the money (31).” The several imagery style depictions describe the Cecile’s dislike towards her children. We also can be guess the real feature of Cecile. When Delphine asks Cecile why changes name, Cecile says, “Nzila is a poet's name. My poems blow the dust-off surfaces to make clear and true paths.
Yet it is not until Armand believes that Desiree is black that he fully dominates her simply by thinking that he is superior. At this point, “when he spoke to her, it was with averted eyes, from which the old love-light seemed to have gone out” (317). Armand feels that he is too superior to Desiree to devote his full attention to her. Since he no longer expresses his love for Desiree, she feels further pushed into a slave-like position in the relationship, and, “was miserable enough to die” (318).
Not only that but her questioning of gender role was a concern for her. After her parents were separated, her father’s expectations of her were no longer there and did not speak to one another. After a while, blaming one-self after a separation of the parents is always expected from young children and so Roberta’s feeling that the separation of her mother and father was due to her misbehavior at home allowed her to be not happy. The separation of her parents did not only cause Roberta to feel not happy but also her thinking was shaped in ways that blamed all men to be the exact same way and that on one could be the same. This can be related to what each child feels and thinks if that were to happen to their own family, and unfortunately in our current society there are people that still the same way as Roberta’s father and
‘If you want to be a bit more romantic about it, I’d say you were in love. This was an extraordinary statement. It also made absolute sense. I had assumed that romantic love would always be outside my realm of experience. But it perfectly accounted for my current situation.
Her whole life the Marquesa “lived alone and she thought alone” (Wilder 14). The Marquesa grew up without love and happiness in her childhood. When she married “a supercilious and ruined nobleman” (Wilder 14) she bore a daughter who she “fastened upon her idolatrous love” (Wilder 14). She chose to bestow upon her daughter all of the love that she didn’t receive. Her daughter Clara was like her father in many ways and regarded her mother “with astonishment and repulsion” (Wilder 14). When time of marriage came she “deliberately chose the one that required her removal to Spain” (Wilder 14). The Marquesa’s whole existence “lay in the burning center of her mind”(Wilder 15) and revolved around writing her daughter letters after she moved to Spain. She chose to become more secluded and to devote her time trying to connect to her daughter who would never return her
Anne’s father left the family while Anne was young. It was implied, Anne’s mother never seemed to express much love and affection to Anne. Her step-father showed a difference between his own children and those from Fred. The difference grew into contempt between Raymond and Anne. Anne seemed to have a closer relationship with people outside of her family.
The concept of ‘true love’ is challenged through Bertrande’s struggle between her desire of the impostor, “the love she had rejected for it was forbidden,” and her loyalty to her husband, “the love that had rejected her.” The limitations of her power to decide her own life, and the resultant of circumstances beyond her control, deepens her internal struggle of expediency for the mesnie’s sake and the absolute that Arnaud is not her true husband “is the truth, [and she] cannot change it.” Lewis illustrates Bertrande’s love for Martin as a habitual love born from a convenient arranged marriage but her love for Arnaud is a mutual, true love she had naturally fallen into. This
Each of Edna’s romantic relationships are important for each step of her awakening. Her marriage to Mr. Pontellier allows Edna to realize her domesticated role in society. Her relationship with Mr. Pontellier is established in the first chapter as Mr. Pontellier is disgusted by the parrot’s noise and moves away to read his newspaper. Mr. Pontellier is unable to understand his wife and it is acceptable for him to ignore her. He seems oblivious to seeing his wife with younger man walking on the beach and instead focuses on his wife’s damaged skin. “You are burnt beyond recognition,” he added, looking at his wife as one looks at a valuable piece of personal property which has suffered some damage.” He views his wife as a piece of property which is normal for a marriage in this society. Edna wants to feel more than this, so she goes looking for this in a younger man named Robert. However, this goes against society’s expectation of a devoted wife. “Looking at them reminded her of her rings, which she had given to her husband before leaving for the beach. She silently reached out to him, and he, understanding, took the rings from his vest pocket and dropped them into her open palm”(2). She wants happiness and she finds this with Robert, but her rings reminded her that she is chained to her marriage.
This decision to force Adeline to be the lover of the Marquis is an act of greed for Pierre La Motte. Despite her genuine love for the La Motte family, and her wishes, Adeline becomes prisoner to the Marquis, who promises to allow Pierre La Motte to live without fear of discovery from the authorities as a result of his criminal past. Much like Diana’s dedication towards Dunstan, Adeline lives her life in dedication to the La Motte family. Pierre La Motte’s decision to betray the loving and innocent Adeline shows how Ann Radcliffe feels her female characters do not possess lives of any value, demonstrating the same lack of value Davies shows for his characters. This sexist character creation can also be seen in the frailty and extreme emotional nature of the female characters in the novel. They can all be seen constantly swooning, fainting, and crying excessively throughout the novel, deeming them incapable of defending themselves, and in some cases, even of standing without support. One example of this can be seen when Adeline overhears the mention of her abusive father, leaving her overcome by a
Acker writes, “…Janey depended on her father for everything and regarded her father as boyfriend, brother, sister, money, amusement, and father” (Acker 7). What is the most disturbing isn’t the incestuous relationship Acker’s main character is engaging in, it is the confusion of what love is. Janey has been divorced from the maternal, the only notion of love in her life is the problematic relationship she has with her father. This relationship is volatile, and only leads to Janey’s rejection. She endures this rejection many times after, finding herself surrogate fathers who will have sex with her, and in her mind, love her. Janey is the epitome of what male dominated society “desires” from a female. Women are taught that all they should want to do is have sex—and more specifically, sex with men. When Janey is repeatedly rejected by the men who are supposed to desire her, Acker is acknowledging the abandonment that comes along with supposed consent.
Throughout literary history, authors have categorized mothers as nurturing, critical, and caring; works of literature characterize fathers, however, as providers who must examples for their children and embrace their protective, “fatherly” instincts. However, many works’ fathers fall short when it comes to acting the role of the ideal dad. Instead of being there for their children, they are away and play very miniscule roles in their children’s lives; instead of protecting he actually ends up hurting their kids. Thus, the paternal literary lens tries to determine whether or not the work’s father figure fits the “perfect father” archetype. This lens questions whether or not the father figure is his children’s active example, provider, and
Desiree?s words show that her life depends on the race, notions, and social class of her husband and consequently, she feels obligated to obey his every desire. Desiree is presented as vulnerable to whatever Armand wants and tells her to do when she says, ?Do you want me to go?? (177). Desiree displays through her actions that in many ways, her happiness only comes from pleasing her husband. Therefore, Desiree must decide whether to live completely separate from Armand, or to live with him in constant fear and unpleasantness. Desiree achieves personal freedom and independence from Armand when ?she disappeared among the reeds and willows that grew thing along the banks of the deep, sluggish bayou; she did not come back again? (177). It is not even an option and is unheard of that Armand, being a male holding a respectable background, could possibly be black. Consequently, Desiree feels compelled to leave because she wants to please him. When Desiree decides to kill herself and her child, she shows that she is sensitive and vulnerable to her husband?s thoughts and actions.
Her relationship with the wealthy, charming Rodolphe Boulanger is a diversion from tedious country life as well as an intentional subversion of the establishment of marriage and an attempt to undermine her husband’s authority. After her first conjugal transgression, Emma distinctly feels “the satisfaction of revenge” and “savoured [sic] it without remorse, without anxiety, without worry” (161). Though her husband Charles is guiltless of cruelty or vice he is representative of a patriarchy that is entirely neglectful of the emotional, psychological, and intellectual needs of women and assertive of its superiority and power. She is expected to fulfill the duties of a simple-minded, submissive, and sexless creature who is devoted to the comfort of her family and upkeep of the home. By pursuing a sexual relationship with Rodolphe, Emma invalidates the authority of the prohibitive government institution over her actions and demands autonomy in the face of a banal provincial life.
Although everyone has a father, the relationship that each person has with his or her father is different. Some are close to their fathers, while some are distant; some children adore their fathers, while other children despise them. For example, in Robert Hayden’s poem “Those Winter Sundays” Hayden writes about his regret that he did not show his love for his hardworking father sooner. In Sylvia Plath’s “Daddy,” she writes about her hatred for her brute father. Despite both authors writing on the same topic, the two pieces are remarkably different. Sylvia Plath’s “Daddy” and Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays” have different themes that are assembled when the authors put their different uses of imagery, tone, and characterization together.