How Is Antoine Portrayed In The 400 Blows

Jeannette’s thoughts are revealed in this quote about being associated with her mother, who is homeless. While in a taxi on the way to an upscale party, she spots her mother digging through garbage on the streets of New York City. Her “secret” that she fears colleagues will find out about foreshadows the fact that she was once homeless and poverty-stricken, just like her parents are now, and had to work her way up from the bottom.

He has no initial reaction to the news of her death, and at her funeral service he did not bother to even see her before she was buried. His lack of emotion is evident in the very first lines of the book, “Mother died today. Or maybe it was yesterday, I don’t know.” This shows that Meursault is hardly caring for his mother. Society’s standards would result in him to be in absolute mourning and wanting to go as fast as possible to her body. This is not the only example of Meursault’s lack of emotion and care for factors in his life. He does not care for love and marriage after having intercourse with someone; the society standard at this time was to get married if two partners had intercourse. He does not care for promotion and career advancement when his boss offers him a better job opportunity; the standard at that time and right now is to pursue the best career possible. In these scenarios Meursault is living free from the chains, and does whatever he thinks is right to do. Eventually, society rejects him and his ways, and he gets in trouble with the law. He is judged by society and his ways are ridiculed, making Meursault appear to be a monster.

The minister then questions her but after his unsuccessful attempt, Mother’s actions become a scandal throughout the town because “any deviation from the ordinary course of life in this quiet town was enough to stop all progress in it” (C670). This does not bother Mother and she successfully continues with her plans. By overcoming this alienation both characters achieve feminine empowerment.

Her father's rampant drinking and inability to hold a job, coupled with her mother's lack of responsibility causes Jeannette to inwardly question her role in society.

In the beginning of the story Jeannette thinks that her parents can't do wrong and that they know best for her. When Jeanette's mom hides the chocolate from her starving family and responds with “i can’t help it,” (Walls, 174) it shows how jeanette can't get food from her mom and she goes as far as hiding it from them with no purpose of telling them. Her father's alcohol problem also plays a part in her parent's parenting. When the chocolate incident occurred her mother brings up “your father is an alcoholic”(Walls, 174) to take gilt off herself and give a reason to forgive her. Jeanette’s Mom and Dad's increasing selfishness starts to show that their poor choices will be the cause of the family's falling apart.

Jeannette’s mother shows little care for her children and instead cares about herself and her appearance. Jeannette finds a diamond ring that is valuable. She brings it to her mother to ask what it is worth, but her mom decides

In our society, we tend to follow certain many moral principles and if not followed, there could be many negative consequences. Based on the novel, we can tell that Jeannette’s parents were very unethical; in the beginning of the memoir, Jeannette shares

Jeannette’s mother, Rose Mary Walls, is a greedy and egotistical woman who is unfit to be a mother. Jeannette often times is

Throughout her early childhood, she ignores her father's drunken escapades, and thinks of him as a loving father and excellent teacher of the wild. It isn't until her junior year of high school that she realizes the indisputable flaws her father has. She resents Dad's drinking and how he constantly lets her and the rest of the family down yet never openly admits it or allows his flaws to be discussed. Jeannette also begins to resent her mother, whom she’s never been close to. Some cause of her resentment includes her mom’s refusal to hold down a job long enough to provide her kids with a stable food supply, especially since Rex won’t be providing like he says he will. This resentment eventually motivates her to move away from her parents and Welch. She ends up in New York City with her sister Lori in which she focuses on her studies and becomes a successful journalist. Jeannette is a natural forgiver and it shows even when she moves away from her parents, but this doesn’t stop her from being haunted by her past and with her transition from poverty into the upper-middle class. By the end of the novel, Jeannette is a symbol of the resilience and

As far as the negative aspect goes, one can tell he has no interest in understanding French holidays, or anything about his fellow students. He is just there to learn how to hold a fluent conversation in French. He skips ahead and looks at the questions that he guesses will be directed at him, does not listen to the other students’ questions or answers. He is unimpressed by the Moroccan lady who grew up learning French; he really just saw her as a know-it-all. So when the Moroccan lady

Again, social status leads Monsieur Jourdain to think in terms of how to better himself in the eyes of society. He recognizes that Lucile is a crucial element in his quest to become a gentleman, for he lacks the privileged rite of birth that the aristocracy benefit from. His emphasis on social status has driven Monsieur Jourdain to sacrifice his daughter’s preferences for his own personal and selfish gain. Monsieur Jourdain, however, does not view this act as selfish, but rather as necessary. After drawing criticism from his wife for denying Cléonte Lucile’s hand in marriage, Monsieur Jourdain counters, “Those are sentiments that show what a small mind you have – not wanting to better yourself” (226). Monsieur Jourdain realizes that Lucile is his ace in the hole for becoming a member of the elite, and he scolds his wife for not recognizing the great opportunity that Lucile’s marriage can bring them. Again, the thought of social status causes Monsieur Jourdain to degrade his own daughter from a human being, to a mere bargaining chip for his (family’s) benefit.

In this scene, Matt (Pigpen) approaches Beethoven in the choir room about staying away from CB. When Beethoven, an outcast to begin with, stands up for himself, Matt, being the school bully, smashes his fingers on the piano. When I first read and later watched this scene, I was shocked, and observed the same reaction ripple through the audience. This was exactly what the director wanted. Navarre’s intent was to make the audience feel deeply, with the hopes of making an impact that would provide reflection and questions about who we are as people and how we live. In a post-show discussion, one person commented, “Though I believe homosexuality is wrong, bullying is also wrong. This is food for serious reflection.” And if we can get just one person to think like that, then the director’s intention and the theme of the play have

The novel starts out with Meursault getting a telegram saying that his mother had died. He takes time off work to go to her funeral and completely fail to show the emotion that the reader expects to see of a son towards his recently passed mother. First and foremost, when he arrives, the coffin is

She’s seen as this innocent housewife who was seen trying to please who time and time again treats her like utter garbage shows her constant inner struggle with loyalty issues. She knows her relationship with Desdemona is special to her but she bluntly throws it down the drain as sheT doesn’t question her husband more about his intentions with the handkerchief. Not only does

Madame Pernelle is our first example of an authority figure who may not be liked, but who has a strong opinion and an even stronger personality. She shows her sense of superiority by belittling almost everyone in the house, and no one questions her about it because she does have some control over the household affairs. Madame Pernelle begins to reproach the household starting with Dorine by saying, “See? A servant with an opinion . . . Were I in charge here, you’d be out the door” (I, i, 14, 16). Continuing to fling insults, she says to her grandson, “Just as I told my son, ‘Your son’s a brat. He won’t become