Literary Devices In Cat In The Rain

In “The Yellow Wallpaper” the husband makes her use a rest cure to make her conform back to her role in society. He doesn’t allow her to do anything except sit in her room away from everyone and everything. The husband in “The Story of an Hour” doesn’t do anything specific other than creating a sense of holding his wife back, because he follows the rules of society and believes she should do the same. The husbands in each story don’t see anything wrong with the way society works and they continue to follow what they believe is the right thing to do. The husbands don’t pay attention to what their wives want or need.

At the beginning of the book, there is a part that starts the story and how it affects them later in their lives. When Raina races against her friends to go home, she trips and knocks out her two front teeth. This shows me the theme of how all things, and even things that are meant to be fun or enjoyable may have some weird/terrible consequences. It also shows us how the relationship between her and her friends in another scene in the beginning of the story is that I saw for the theme friendship was when Raina came back to school the day after her teeth were knocked out and people were wondering how was her and if she was okay. Then more people come over and then they ask her if she saw the blood and how much blood there was and if Raina cried. This shows that her friends do not care for her as much and would rather hear Raina’s story from a different side than her own. A theme that seems great for the both scenes that work together is most people

The narrator is being completely controlled by her husband. The narrator's husband has told the her over

Woolf organizes her writing using various forms of syntax which contributes to the significance of the memory. The author’s portrayal of the setting is recounted with long, detailed sentences in order to illustrate its importance. The excitement of fishing is depicted as Woolf retells “Sometimes the lines would be handed to us; baited by gobbets cut from fish; and the line thrilled in one’s fingers as the boat tossed and shot through the water” (12-15). The author includes multiple semicolons not only to extend the sentence, but to also present similar ideas in a like structure. Notably, the author conveys tactile imagery to support the lengthy sentences with compelling details. The tossing of the boat and the touch of the fishing line embodies the exciting chaos the author had felt in the past. As a result, readers are then able to understand the specific attributes of Woolf’s memory that made the experience significant. Additionally, Woolf further develops the impact of her excitement as she describes “…and then- how can I convey the excitement? - there was a little leaping tug...” (15-17). Again, lengthy sentence structure helps to connect the images of her memory. The dashes communicate to readers a sense of the author’s internal thoughts, as if she was writing all that was on her mind. The dashes outline changes in the flow of the language, so that readers can note clearly defined shifts. They also symbolize the vividness of her memories, therefore the significance of the events in her situation. Unique from the majority of the sentences, Woolf includes declarative structure as she states “It was a perfect lesson” (25). The line stands out to the readers, amongst the other sentences, because of its length, which is intended to convey an idea directly. The

Throughout the beginning of the story, the wife continually references the things “John says” (844-5). That indicates to me that she is timid and perhaps frightened of him. “John says this,” and “John says that,” shows me that our narrator doesn’t feel permitted to have a thought that is her own. The story’s unilateral male, as well as unilateral female conversations are friendly and comfortable. However, male to female conversation in the writing is dominant, aggressive, assertive and sometimes dangerous. Female to male exchanges appear delicate, soft and understanding, always agreeing with the male perspective. I would consider women in this time period to be viewed as a pet or toy to the male, dominant figure in her life. The use of the words in this short is very important, and gives you the information to interpret the story. For instance, on page 845 it says, “It was a nursery first, then a playroom and gymnasium. I should judge; for the windows are barred for little children.” This discloses that our woman has post-partum depression. At the very least, she feels as if she is trapped or in an asylum within her own home. Perhaps this feeling of entrapment lends itself to driving her mad. It is no surprise that the woman feels trapped behind the pattern of the yellow wallpaper. Her days and nights are filled with constant repetition of the same nothingness. She is left with little to

theme of how the important characters as vehicles to convey the theme familial love and

There are two opposing feelings inside her—the love for her husband and the compassion for her daughter. She wants to improve the living conditions of her family, but at the same time, she doesn’t want to upset the husband she loves. “However deep a resentment she might be forced to hold against her husband, she would never fail in sedulous attention to his wants.”

The first theme I chose to write about is ‘love is blind’. This concept is important in the book because the author made sure to emphasize how much love can change lives. For example, Henry taking Keiko to the jazz club, even though they might get in trouble if they are caught; shows that Henry loves Keiko and to him it does not matter what might happen. In this case, his love is blind to the rules made to separate people.

In the play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, by Tennessee Williams, the text follows the struggles of Maggie who is in a one-sided marriage, dealing with an alcoholic husband and she’s fighting for his father’s inheritance all at the same time. Throughout the story, the characters use the title of the play, relating Maggie as a cat and she declares many times that she’s like a cat on a hot tin roof. The title and the idea of being a cat relate to Maggie’s character in the fact that she looks and behaves like a cat. Her similarities will be discussed further as we continue to dive into the world that Williams has created. Before the relationship between her situation and the title is dived into, her similarities between a cat will be assessed as her physical trait as well as her behavioral and psychological traits.

The audience comes to know that behind this happy front and life the housewife is leading, her husband is having an extramarital affair with another woman. Worried that she might lose her husband, the wife is seen to work harder around the house. The girl tries to be the wife that she has been influenced by society to be, hoping that it will save her marriage with her partner. This is an idea society has promoted – if something goes wrong in a relationship, it is the woman’s fault. A woman should always aim to please her husband and continue being

The Wife may take marriage seriously but not commitment and, even though the story is meant to be humorous, The Wife believes that women should have control in order to have a happy

It could be argued that the attitude from his male character reflects his attitude rather than merely been for the benefit of the stories as seen in these short stories of his. In “Cat in the Rain", only two Americans are in the inn and it is drizzling. The American wife sees a cat under a table that is attempting to keep dry she needs to get it yet her husband disregards it. When she goes outside she doesn't discover the cat. She says that regardless she needs a cat however the husband requests that she quiets down. Toward the end the lodging administrator sends the cat to her room. "Cat in the Rain" was situated in parton the stormy day Ernest and Hadely spent at the inn Splendid in Raphalo, Italy around. She is fairly displayed like an irritating youngster. Most likely this silly conduct is a response to her husbands’ unconcerned and heartless conduct. The difference between the husbands’ lack of concern about his wife and her craving for appreciation, deference and enthusiastic satisfaction is splendid. She had the part of an article that was to be utilised by her husband at whatever point he favoured not the wife. He didn't have to demonstrate any

Within these three relationships, the power in the relationship was given to the woman. However, the 5th husband that she married differed from the first three. He wanted to have the power in the relationship and this resulted in a clash. Ultimately, the husband yelled at her, beat her, and left her deaf on one ear. This shows that if both the woman and man want control in the relationship, there will always be a problem. These marriages teach the reader that a marriage needs to have both powers in balance and cooperate together in order to succeed.

The kitten in the short story Cat in the Rain represents the American woman’s desires. Throughout the story, the reader readily concludes that the marriage between George, the husband, and his wife, whose name is not given, is not a healthy relationship. Moreover, if one did not pick up on the corrupt nature of the marriage, the weather indicates a dark and gloomy mood, as it is raining. A small kitten protected by the top of a table catches the eye of the American wife, who exclaims numerous times that she “wants a kitty”. When George fails to acknowledge her desires, she insists that “It’s not any fun to be a poor kitty out in the rain” (Hemingway ##). While the woman is talking about the kitten, on the surface, she is also referring to herself. The cat in the rain is the perfect representation of the

“Cat in the rain” begins by defining the setting, using strong imagery of the postwar period of Italy the 1920’s. Hemingway puts emphasis on a war