Jungian Critical Lens: Summary

Marriage is a lifetime bond that cannot be broken. In the story, Janie was married three times each that had a problem. The first marriage which was Logan Kellicks. Even though she did marry him the reason why this was a failed marriage is she was not

Atwood's focus on sexism shows readers the importance of feminism and equality. For example, on page 72, the author writes, "This week Janine doesn't wait for us to jeer at her. It was my fault, she says. It was my fault. I led them on. I deserved the pain." This quote shows that the women are being conditioned into blaming themselves if something such as sexual assault were to happen to them. It's important because readers should recognize the unjust way of thinking and oppose sexism such as this. Continually, in the novel it says, "Women can't hold property anymore, she said. It's the new law" (178). In the story, when society abruptly changed, women had their rights taken away as displayed in the quote. This illustrates how sexist the society is in the novel and how Atwood believes life would turn out if people were to disregard equality. Finally, the job and treatment of the handmaids throughout the story is very unjust. The handmaids are used for couples who can't have children on their own and must follow strict rules and complete their job or else they face severe consequences. This conveys, yet again, the inhumane way a lot of the women are treated and the wrongs of sexism. Ultimately, this theme of sexism

Janie in her first marriage is her far from mesmerized with her husband's 60 acre land. The incompatibility between her and Logan ultimately cause the marriage to fail. Logan

Johnathan Brewster- He is the brother of Teddy and Mortimer and is the nephew to Martha and Abby. He is an escaped fugitive who has homicidal tendencies.

Janie, the main character, marries three times throughout the novel. Her marriages do not contain unconditional love and because of this, do not last. Her first husband, Joe Starks, belittles Janie as a person including her intellect. "Somebody got to think for women and chillun and chickens and cows. I god, they sho don’t think none theirselves." (119). Joe shows his dominance over Janie by being the breadwinner in the relationship. Janie’s next marriage is with a man named Joe Starks. He tries to show his dominance over Janie by controlling her. “Janie! "Come help me move dis manure pile befo’ de sun gits hot. You don’t take a bit of interest in dis place. ‘Tain’t no use in foolin’ round in dat kitchen all day long…" (42). Joe belittles the

Throughout the novel, love and the seek for personal happiness have been prevalent as Jamie suffers no regret from separating from her first two husbands who have both failed to provide her genuine consideration. In the time setting, the men’s disregard of Janie would be

entitlement. The wealthy husbands think that they have power over people because of their money, and they demonstrate their power over Janie. This applies in today’s society as well. The wealthy can control anything that they want and they know it, which causes them to treat people terribly. Now, this isn’t always the case. There are nice wealthy people, and there are mean poor people, but the idea of wealth equalling power has not changed since the book was written.

During this time period, there was little to no regulation of the circus crew or the animals. This was the situation in a Water for Elephants. To top it all off, the show was owned and operated by a money hungry and cruel person, who would do anything to save money such as not paying the workers, not feeding the workers, not giving the exotic animals proper care and the list goes on. But in the circus, the audience seem to buy into the performer's deceptions. The audience is completely oblivious and are deceived by this circus, but in reality the circus is not as perfect as they make it

';(pg. 40-41). Joe publicly humiliates Janie constantly saying she is as low as mules. Joe feels that his marriage is a part of his image, a part of his job. He does not marry her for love.

Evaluating my citation through a psychological critical lens we can analysis how this affects my understanding of the human mind. I learned that we are the product or either what made us or our environment. And if you think of this in the real world it is true. People who grew up in an environment were they had to commit crime just to live will forever be that person unless their environment changes. So this citation made me vigilant on how human attitude and actions are really made. Are actions and decisions are made because of the environment we are in or the people around us that can really influence us to do certain things. When looking at this in terms of thematic idea it depict racism. I say this because I believe racism is when you discriminate

The Circus has been an extremely popular form of entertainment during the 20th century. The circus creates an image of drifters and dreamers in the mind. In the 20th century the emphasis on spectacle continued on 3 ring formats.

The show is full of excitement, it keeps you at the edge of your seat, and it grasps your imaginations. It’s not like any other show you’ve seen live. The circus brings to life wonderment only seen in dreams. I’ve only seen a circus in movies, and the acts mainly consist of uniquely appearing people with special talents, clowns, and animal cruelty fueled performances. It intrigued me (not the animal cruelty part of course). Therefore, I got the idea to find a circus that is alive and thriving today. What I found is sensational; Cirque du Soleil.

The life of a circus animal is hard and demanding. It is not an acceptable way of life for an animal. Circuses would quickly lose their appeal if the public were more aware of their mistreatments of these animals. Many circuses do not have much money and as a result the animals suffer from inadequate care. These animals spend most of their time in small cages used for transportation. The Animal Welfare Act provides cage requirements, but many circuses fail to follow this law. Even the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey circus was cited for 65 violations over a two-year period according to Florence Lambert. When traveling, animals spend hours, even days between sites in confinement..

Many people love the circus, but as in all good things there will be some one to ruin it. My mother was from a circus background, but she wasn’t gifted or a “freak” in any way. So I guess that’s why my father fell in love at first site at the 1873 “Morex Freaky Family Circus” in Bos Town, Maryland. My father is a different story than my mother because he is from a southern family where his father was a General in the Confederate States of America Army during the Civil War; my father 's’ uncle was actor whom became very famous. We visited the circus every summer despite my father 's wishes: to see mothers’ family and to see if we belong. But the last time was the worst , mother had recently found out that she was pregnant and the price of farm products falling; my father was a farmer. He became very violent that trip under the pressure of having 3 kids and another on the way.Who would have thought little miracles would lead to terror and death, and death and terror would turn into mircales.

A circus is a group of entertainers, which consists of includes clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, jugglers, unicyclists, and other object manipulation. The term ‘circus through many formats over 150 years of modern history. Philip Ashley was the ‘father’ of the circus. He opened his first circus in England in 1768. The early circuses consisted of equestrian skills with horsemanship performances. The performances developed through the next 50 years with large scaled theatrical recreations. The traditional format consisted the ringmaster who used to introduce the performances.