Housekeeping Analysis

In the short story “Girl”, by Jamaica Kincaid is told from the perspective of two different people. There is a bonding relationship that is happening between the two people in this short story. The mother seems to be the main character in this essay uses a very strict tone to her daughter. The daughter is being told about how to do things in her life the correct way. The daughter barely speaks during this essay, she is doing more analyzing than arguing with her mother. When the mother gives the daughter advise she was trying to give her words of wisdom. But, at the same time, some of the ideas the mother gave to her child was offensive like “slut”. The mother has different perspectives throughout this essay with a lot of different

The mother also teaches her daughter to cook, clean, and wash which traditionally is up to the women in a household to do. Kincaid makes the reader think and figure out for him, or herself, what point of life the child is in and what gender they are in order to draw them into the story.

The reader is almost forced to look at the actions of the grandmother as being similar to that of a young child. There's not a quiet moment with her around and she never sits still. The reader tends to have a negative perception of the grandmother due to these personality traits. However, these traits are expressed in a comical way causing the reader to be annoyed by the grandmother, but also entertained.

“Here is how I came to love my mother.  How I saw her my own true nature.  What was beneath my skin.  Inside my bones.” (Tan 40)

Although the daughter’s shame in her mother is evident, she is also prideful of her as well. The strong love that the mother and daughter share is pervasive throughout the story. The story is being told by the daughter after she is all grown up. The fact that Jones uses such vivid detail on the mother’s preparation for her daughters first day of school shows that the daughter loved her mom and all that she did for her. The daughter recalls that her mother spent a lot of time preparing her when she says, “My mother has uncharacteristically spent nearly an hour on my hair that morning, plaiting and replaiting so that now my scalp tingles.” (Jones) She also remembers that her “pale green slip and underwear are new, the underwear having come three to a plastic package with a little girl on the front who appears to be dancing.” (Jones) The daughter having remembered details like these illustrate that she has an immense love and takes pride

In 1854 Fanny Fern published what was to become not only her most successful works, but one of the most popular and enduring works of English literature during the Antebellum period: Ruth Hall; A Domestic Tale of the Present Time. Though the title – especially to a modern reader – does little to convey the level of thoughtful and heady critique that Fern expounds through this book, it is actually is a strong indictment of the feminine position as the subordinate housewife, mother, and societal agent. However, despite this criticism, it does not seem that Fanny Fern is critical of the institutions of marriage or motherhood as a whole. Her critique is based on the limiting effects of the conventional roles into which wives and mothers fall, and the deleterious consequences these roles have on the personal development and self-actualization of the women who enter into them. Therefore, it is not the institution of marriage or motherhood that Fern is critical of, but rather the expectations and limitations that society assigns to the women who assume these roles.

In “Girl”, by Jamaica Kincaid, the mother is warning her daughter about what to expect, and how to act, in society. The story represents a time when the daughter knew that her mother loved her enough to spend the time to give her the advice, but is also emotionally distant. I believe this to be representative of Kincaid’s life, and how after her brother’s were born she felt that her mother did not have enough time for her.

“i am a linguist” says Tannen and briefly explains what that means and how it better helps her explore the topic. She lets it be known that in fact she is someone's daughter but does not have one of her own. But because she is well past her adolescent years makes her just as credible if she were to have one. At first it may appear that this piece was written for women and girls who presumably have wondered why their relationship with their mothers or daughters were so complex. On the contrary it grabs the attention of both genders. All though not directly targeted to men and boys it could give them a better insight to the women relationship in their lives. Tannen says “... there is a special intensity to the mother-daughter relationship because talk,particularly talk about personal topics -- plays a larger more complex role in girls’ and women's social lives than in boys and men.” this does not dismiss the male , and Tannen does an acceptable job at engaging both

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

William H. Burke suggests that transience in Marilynne Robinson’s Housekeeping is a type of pilgrimage, and that “the rigors and self-denials of the transient life are necessary spiritual conditioning for the valued crossing from the experience of a world of loss and fragmentation to the perception of a world that is whole and complete” (717). The world of reality in Housekeeping is one “fragmented, isolated, and arbitrary as glimpses one has at night through lighted windows” (Robinson 50). Many of the characters that precede Ruth in the narrative rebel against something in this world that is not right. Edmund Foster, her grandfather, escapes by train to the Midwest and his house is

After reading Wella Carther’s short story A Wagner Matinee, and Rudolph Fisher’s Miss Cynthie, I have realized that there are multiple points that could be analyzed, and then compared and contrasted. A Wagner Martinee is a story about an accomplished women from the city, who fell in love and moved to the prairie in Nebraska. Her adaptation process is viewed as a negative one. While Miss Cynthie is a story about a seventy year old woman, from Waxhaw, South Carolina, who adaptation is in contrast to that of Georgina. Miss Cynthie arrived in New York for the first time to visit her grandson. Both women having moved to a new area will have to learn how to adapt, however there are similarities

       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

Mama is a downhome, warm-hearted country woman who loves her children dearly. Her house burned down, leaving her younger daughter, Maggie, burned and scared. Mama is a strong, independent, and capable character. She faces her snobbishly rude daughter, Dee, which would clearly hurt many mothers. Mama does anything she can to make her two daughters happy. She sends her eldest daughter to Augusta College, which comes with many sacrifices. She defends Maggie and shows her love despite her sacrifices for her other daughter. “I did something I have never done before: hugged Maggie to me, then dragged her on into the room, snatched the quilts out of Miss Wangero’s hands and dumped them into Maggie’s lap” (Walker 153-154). Dee wants a quilt handmade by her grandmother, but it is for Maggie’s marriage. She is a just person, especially when it comes to her daughters. Mama is a realistic person, she knows what can and cannot be done easily. She is

Housekeeping department is an important part of each hotel, which related to the hotel reputation and quality of services. There is a high labour intensive in the hospitality sector. The housekeeping department has a high demand of the room attendant. This research will conduct with the personal housekeeping experience in Meriton Serviced apartments. The Meriton serviced apartments are belong to the Meriton group, which is the largest and leading residential developer in Australia. Harry Triguboff is the founder and managing director of Meriton Group. Meriton has over 5000 rental apartments and more than 5000 serviced hotel apartments in Sydney, Brisbane and Gold Coast (Meriton Group 2016). Zetland Meriton serviced apartment is one of the popular hotel apartments in Sydney. It located near central of Sydney and Sydney Airport. This good location made a highly desirable hotel accommodation option for tourists or business group. Zetland Meriton serviced apartment is comprised of 334 oversized luxury suites with nicely views and position. The layout of suites is 1, 2, 3 bedrooms, with kitchen, large dining room, bathrooms, study room and balcony. Unlike the traditional hotels, the Meriton serviced apartments’ layout designs like a home. Because Meriton serviced apartment is aim to provide the guest who away home and feel stay at home.

Housekeeping department is an important part of each hotel, which related to the hotel reputation and quality of se rvices. There is a high labour intensive in the hospitality sector. The housekeeping department has a highly demand of the room attendant. This research will conduct with the personal housekeeping experience in Metiton Serviced apartments. The Meriton serviced apartments are belong to the Meriton group, which is the largest and leading residential developer in Australia. Harry Triguboff is the founder and managing director of Meriton Group. Meriton has over 5000 rental apartment and more than 5000 serviced hotel apartment in Sydney, Brisbane and Gold Coast (Meriton Group 2016). Zetland Meriton serviced apartment is one of the popular hotel apartments in Sydney. It located near central of Sydney and Sydney Airport. This good location made a higly desirable hotel accommodation option for tourists or business group. Zetland Meriton serviced apartment is comprised of 334 oversized luxury suites with nicely views and position. The layout of suites are 1, 2, 3 bedroom, with kitchen, large dining room, bathrooms, study room and balcony. Unlike the traditional hotels, the meriton serviced apartments’ layout are design like a home. Because meriton serviced apartment is aim to provide the guest who away home and feel stay at home.