Compare And Contrast Doris And Eithne

Both ‘London’ and ‘My Last Duchess’ explore the ideas of power through social structures, hierarchy and synecdoche.

It becomes known in the start of the short story that Mary has to sit next to "George Dickie" who is known for pinching people, this unfortunately adds to her run down appearance, as it leaves "marks on her arms" to which people judge her on, however although people judge Mary on her appearance, nobody intervenes to help her and they just accept the horrible way they treat her because of where's she comes from. This adds to tough decisions having to be made by the narrator as again she doesn't want to be associated with someone who has people constantly looking and judging them. This is a decision that is hard for the narrator as she knows being friends with Mary could have tough consequences on her own life. People would automatically assume that they must have the same way of life if the two of them are seen hanging out together around town and in the neighbourhood. Being a teenager is hard enough sometimes and the idea that Janice Galloway portrays in this short story, that sometimes you have to listen to yourself rather than other people, really comes across in the way that the narrators character handles the decisions she is faced

The text suggest Mary was r**** by Mr Neal just as one of her friends were...

Both Mary Rowlandson and Olaudah Equiano were held captive at a time in their lives. White men captured Olaudah Equiano, while Mary Rowlandson had Indian captivators. Olaudah’s story tells of the time where he first saw the slave ship he was put on and the journey across great waters to the new world. Rowlandson’s story tells of the apathy of the Indians and her stay with the tribe. It is apparent that the journey across the sea was horrible enough for the ship’s passengers to commit suicide by jumping off of the ship rather than staying on board with the putrid smell of human wastes and lack of ventilation. In a brief paragraph, Equiano wrote of his daily routine before his captivity. He mentioned the relationship he had with his mother, and how he was her favorite child. "I became, of course, the greatest favorite with my mother and was always with her." (72) Olaudah and Mary were alike because Olaudah had a great relationship with his mother while Mary was fond of her own child in her narrative. "About two hours in the night, my sweet babe like a lamb departed this life; I must and could lie down next to my dead babe, side by side all the night after." (2) Neither Olaudah Equiano nor Mary Rowlandson ended their stories with the family members they were most fond of. Equiano’s captivity was the reason why he was stripped from his mother while Rowlandson’s baby died during her

Toni Morrison’s only short story was Recitatif, she never reveals which character is white or black. The story explores the relationship between Twyla and Roberta, and their experiences based on their racial differences. By decoding each characters racial identity, we can then understand how race defines a person’s status in society. In analyzing the social cues such as culture, politics and economic signs, to identify the racial identity of Twyla and Roberta. I believe that Twyla is the white character and Roberta the black character.

Elizabeth’s and Mary’s life were very different from each other when it comes to their early and personal lives. When we are reading, according to the book and

Mary has three distinct personalities throughout the story. In the beginning of the short story, “Lamb to the Slaughter” she seems like a devoted wife to her husband, Patrick. For instance, “The room was warm and clean, the curtains drawn, the two table lamps alight-hers and the one by the empty chair opposite. On the

Mary is so embarrassed that she starts to curse uncontrollably. During the time period of the story, the African Americans were seen as “animals” and swearing was viewed as being unwomanly and animal like. At the third encounter, Twyla and Roberta meet each other at the Food Emporium which is a rich, gourmet grocery store. Shopping at the same grocery store implies that both of the women are well off economically and are not necessary struggling. This acquaintance counteracts the previous theory that Twyla was black and Roberta was white because both women were shopping at rich stores. Contradicting meetings like these happen throughout the short story and Morrison manipulates the contrasting details of the races’ to make the reader befuddled during the conclusion of the story.

There’s plenty of meat and stuff in the freezer, and you can have it right here and not even have to move out of the chair’’’ (2). Mary only ever want to please Patrick. She made sure everything was perfect for him and to never do anything wrong. She could not think of anything she had done to deserve such news. She immediately rejected the news and decided to pretend as if it never happened. Patrick was behaving so cruel to her while she was being nothing but nice to him. She even continued to make him dinner and he yelled at her saying not to because he is going out. This angered Mary resulting her to hit him with the leg of lamb and kill him. This shows that Mary is a sympathetic character because she was always compliant to Patrick. He had no right to disrespect her as he did.

She hates Elizabeth. She wants to get revenge, and that is exactly what she gets and she uses Mary in the process. After a long day at court, Mary comes to the Proctor's house and has a poppet for Elizabeth. She says to her, “I made a gift for you today, Goody Proctor. I had to sit long hours in a chair, and passed the time with sewing.

The kindness of a person is found by their actions and not their words. Celia Foote and Eugenia Phelan best show kindness in the help. They are both very kind to the black community, in this case the maids. They can see how badly they are treated and are looked as a minority. Celia and Eugenia both appreciate the help of the maids and show their gratitude.

In the text Mary jokingly asked, “ You’re not a tattle-tale are you?” She lied about going to school to go out and drink with Jan. Her parents do not approve of her actions, but Mary doesn’t care. Another rebellious thing she does is confide in Bigger for real. Some people would fake the friendship, but she was serious. Prejudice against communist and prejudice against blacks are very similar, especially around the time period the book takes

The next several paragraphs prove just how much Mary loved her husband and explain why "She loved to luxuriate in the presence of this man". However, the more reasons Mary gives for loving her husband and the more attempts she makes to please him it becomes clearer and clearer that something is wrong - Patrick is avoiding conversation and is becoming increasingly more irritated with Mary for her attempts to please to him. When Mr. Malloney cannot bear another moment of the fuss that has been created around him by his wife, he loses his nerve and tells at Mary to "just for a minute, sit down". Patrick tells his wife, which by the evidence in the text I assume is, that he is leaving her.

First, Twyla introduces Mary from the beginning of the story, as her mother claiming that she was put in St. Bonny’s, because mother have been all night dancing. Twyla reveals that she

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