Eveline

In The Painted Door, the setting is a small farm which supports a man named John and his wife, Ann. The farm on which they live is rather desolate as they are not in a very close proximity to any of their neighbours and are often secluded to their house during the winter seasons with their only interactions being a game of cards with their neighbour, Steven. This scenario in which these two live can be reflected by the environment around them. The story takes place in the midst of a tremendous blizzard, the blizzard is so powerful that Ann can’t walk outside without being pushed over by the wind. This snow covered abyss exemplifies how alone the couple is. The darkness and literal isolation from the rest of the world are clear indicators of this. The dark and cold also represents how Ann views her relationship with John. She yearns for his affection and his attention, but despite these needs all John ever does is work. He works himself to the bone so that Ann can be comfortable with her place in life failing to realize that all she’s ever wanted was affection and company, which she eventually finds in Steven. The Lamp At Noon also makes good use of its setting to help develop the themes as well as the marriage of this story’s couple, Paul and Ellen. The setting of this story is a dried up farm where no crops grow. The whole farm is shrouded in a cloud of dust and wind. The dust fills the air of Paul and Ellen’s house completely smothering everything with dust. Ellen, coming from a richer household, urges Paul to leave believing that they have no future here and that the crops will never grow again. Ellen left a life of comfort and luxury for a dusty, decrepit farm, resulting in feelings of isolation, anger and hopelessness. However, Paul is determined to stay and live off the land, he has faith that the crops will grow and their farm will be prosperous once more. This is

Thinking of the farmhouse window made her have a slight change of heart, and knowing she would be able to have the window again changed her behaviour. While describing the farmhouse window, the thought of the old window coming back gave her have a new outlook on life. It was almost like the window brought back a piece from her old life making her feel more whole again. The window is symbolic because it shows the past of Leah and how she is slowly stepping away from the past. Allowing for a bigger window is symbolic because it resembles Leah’s mind, being more open and seeing things more clearly. The house itself has an overall darkness to it and this is shown through Leah’s character and the description of the kitchen, “In the kitchen a naked bulb hung from a twisted back cord [...] Its hard yellow glare revealed every grease mark on the motley wallpaper, every chip in the rust-coloured sink, it shone unmercifully on Ruth’s tired face and unkempt hair” (Morgan 4). The more light that is brought in can have an effect; this effect shows how the darkness that once overshadowed their family is coming to an end. The light from the window is a symbol showing that there is more light coming their way, showing that Leah’s dark and unpleasant mind is changing along with the window.

Accepting only the best decisions in life is not always the right choice. Experiencing new things can increase people’s knowledge, and become someone of new and different value during their time in this world. They are able to obtain something that everyone will cherish when they face horrific situations, and overcome it. With all those successes, people are then given the chance to go down a new road. The change may be good, or may even be something terrible, but in the end, people will become their own person with a unique mindset of things. Taking opportunities can lead to positive or negative change.

Since the beginning of time, the environment in which one is accustomed to provides them with the choices that lead down paths that make their legacy. This environment can be negative or positive, structured or chaotic, rich or poor, all which give a variety of choices. Regardless of the different trials and tribulations we face ultimately, it is the choices we make in response that make us the person we become.

The apartment is very small and lacks much sunlight. The small window in their apartment is the only window, and that is where they get the little bit of sunlight in their home, which barely gets through. This small window is a symbol because even with all of the problems and struggles the Younger family goes through, that little bit of sunlight makes it in through the small window. This symbolizes the little bit of hope there is for things to get better and them to get out of the bad situations they go through. This small window helps the audience see the Younger family’s

Besides creating a narrator that reveals the complex dynamics of female oppression, the writer also employs symbolism to enhance her message and depression that is given the fact that the narrator feels trapped and it is easy to assume that the woman she sees in the yellow wallpaper is a symbol of herself, not climbing thought the pattern therefore the yellow wallpaper and the character are two separate object. In ‘The Fall of The House of Usher’, the narrator states that ‘I felt that I breathed an atmosphere of sorrow. An air of stern, deep,  and irredeemable gloom hung over and pervaded all,’ showing the connection between the family and the house which suggested that Usher and the house are one. While comparing to ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’, ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ seems lack of these connections to show the intense rather than expressing the woman feeling oblivion of being trapped and faced oppression behind the

As the author said, sometimes the fate can be changed by choice you make. It encourages the reader that it is always possible to change and fix destinies before it is too late. One important quote that the author wrote is, “This book is meant to show us how... our destinies can be determined by a single stumble down the wrong path , or a tentative step down the right one." (Moore xiv).

In Joyce Carol Oats’ “Where is Here?”, a strange visitor comes to a family’s home to look through and reminisce about his childhood. Throughout the story, the stranger moves from place to place about the house, stopping and telling little details from his childhood concerning some of the rooms. Oats’ chooses to have the stranger move about the house in a certain order, as to have the desired effect on readers.Throughout the events of “Where is Here?”, this effect is achieved. The stranger first starts his tour in the garage. However, the reader does not get any details about why the stranger might be interested in the garage. He then moves to the backyard, going down to an old swing set. The reader learns that these swings were more than likely there when the stranger was a child because of the posts being rotted. Without giving the readers almost any detail about the outside of the house, the story moves on to the stranger being invited inside. Once inside the house, the stranger goes into the kitchen. He notices some things have changed since he lived in the house, but some have stayed the same. He also makes a remark about a door, asking if it leads to the basement. However the couple ignores this question and moves on. The stranger then notices some flowers on a windowsill and says his mother used to have flowers there too, although they never bloomed. He then moves to the dining room, telling about who sat where at the table. Also, the reader discovers that the couple’s children are the same age as the stranger and his sister were when they lived in this house. Next came the living room, in which the stranger pointed out that there used to be a water stain on the fireplace mantel, but the couple hadn’t seen it before. He also tells about the window seat, and how it was one of his happy places in the house whenever his father wasn’t home. He says that his mother would sit there with him as they plotted together. She would also read him stories and riddles that he could never answer. When the mother asks the stranger if his mother is still alive, he answers no and says,”We’ve all been dead—they’ve all been dead—a long time.” The story then states that the stranger seemed to limp his way up the stairs,

The decisions people make often have a significant impact on their lives. They may seem insignificant now but could change your whole future. Everyone has to make decisions on a day-to-day basis, some are simpler than others but the fact is everyone makes them. In fact Elie Wiesel had to make some tough decisions. Which involved life or death, due to the Holocaust.

To start off the analysis, the setting of the entire poem is significant. Though the poem takes place in a house, the atmosphere the house is set in is also important. The month is September which is a month of fall which can be seen as a symbol for decline. It definitely insinuates that the poem is leading towards death. Line 1 has “September rain falls on the house” which gives the feeling of a dark and cold night with a storm on top of that. To further develop that, Bishop gives us the failing light in line 2 to also give us an idea of the grandmother’s struggle. Bishop uses the cyclical theme of changing seasons to show the unending nature of what is transpiring within the

There is overwhelming evidence in Eveline's life that change is good, yet she continues to resist it. Eveline saw her mother make many common sacrifices and give up her freedom of choice in everyday

choices and knowing that making the wrong choices can’t be taken back once the choices

Eveline was a female that was brought up in a poor area of Dublin, Ireland. As with all underprivileged areas around the world things were harder. There was a higher importance placed on morals and values. Eveline’s job was to care for her father and the house after her mother passed. A promise she made to her mother on her deathbed, and promises are to be kept. She also had two children that she oversaw caring for. Her responsibilities were routine, comfortable, and safe. There is nothing that the human race likes more than routine. There is a comfort that comes with knowing how things are going to go and

James Joyce’s “Eveline” is a short story about a nineteen-year-old Eveline, who contemplates abandoning a life she is accustomed to and moving to a distant land with a man she hardly knows. In one hand she holds the weight of uncertain happiness, in the other, inevitable misery. Eveline needs to make a choice between two contrasting lives; one in which she is a servant to her father, in other, a respected wife. Following her mother’s death, Eveline assumes the role of a parent and inherits all the chores accompanying it. She works hard at home and “the Stores” (Joyce 74), but for all her troubles, Eveline gets little respect in return. Now with one brother dead and other away on business, she is left alone to keep the family together and

Sympathy is a word countless hear, but few accurately understand. It is often confused with empathy, and many times true sympathy is occasional. Countless