Powerlessness In The Cripple Of Inishmaan By Roddy Doyle

In one specific home the housekeeper is a young woman of color who does not want them to deliver the table. This housekeeper asks Yunior for help to escaping from her boss and the life she was pursuing. Her relationship with her boss was not entirely disclosed but her feelings about him were, “He’s a pendejo, she says, suddenly angry” (25). Although the housekeeper’s feelings towards Pruitt, her boss, was negative, she still returned to him in the end because of circumstances in life. As a woman, the housekeeper was dependent on Pruitt, “Was she there” Wayne asked, “She’s probably in love with the guy. You know how it is” (29). While the housekeeper depends on Yunior to be her savior, he takes her cry for help in a different context; “…I drop my hand into her lap. Sometimes you just have to try, even if you know it won’t work. She turns her head away slowly…” (28). Yunior takes advantage of the housekeeper’s vulnerability, he does not have pure intensions in “helping” her. Yunior had to prove his masculinity by lying to his friend Wayne about what happened between him and the housekeeper. “Hell yeah, I say”, “Why would I lie about something like that? Homegirl was an animal. I still have the teeth marks” (28). Yunior knew that if he told Wayne the truth about what really happened, he would be humiliated. Diaz provides an honest commentary about the

The author used women’s oppression to write stories like, “The Moths.” The narrator learns that a person can follow the rules and still not be smothered by traditions and rules. Her Abuelita was an example to her. Through symbolism and setting, the author was able to depict women’s oppression by their societal

Her language become more and more crude, especially when she mentions how her “flesh seems to bond to the seat” (181). The reader can easily detect her ever-mounting anger with the situation she has put herself in and what at first seemed like a heroic act ends up being one leading to pure defeat. As an extension to this idea, Ehrenreich shows the reader how certain hardships can make it difficult to try new things. In multiple instances throughout the essay she uses crude language to display her disgusted thoughts and sense of hopelessness, but it can be seen specifically in the introduction. The introduction is based off of her entire experience; after her jobs at Hearthside and Jerry’s. She compares the environment at Jerry’s to a human body, and not in a very pleasant way: “The kitchen is cavern, a stomach leading to the lower intestine that is the garbage and dishwashing area…” She also uses descriptive items of food to depict its scent, combining strange and appalling odors such as “decomposing lemon wedges [and] water-logged toast crusts” (179). These phrases themselves create a negative image of the restaurant, commanding the readers to question how she could have possibly been forced to work in such horrible conditions. Ehrenreich’s rough language effectively shows certain emotions brought out by the transition from writer to waitress, a white collar to a blue collar job, and the hardships that it brought.

The Cripple of Inishmaan, a play that’ll leave one wondering how someone could be so rude and against those who have disabilities. The play takes place in the Island of Inishmaan, Ireland which is a rural community, where everyone knows everyone’s business. Inishmaan is a very small town, more tight knit versus an urban community which is more diverse. Furthermore, Bill who is a main character is known as, “Cripple Billy,” he has a limp on his one side, where when he starts to walk he drags that side. Billy lives with his two adoptive Aunts, Kate and Eileen Osbourne who are sisters, because he was alone once his parents died. Throughout the play, family, friends, and many civilians throughout the town are very rude to Billy due to his disability, he is teased and made fun of by others. However, Billy is a very strong individual that lets nothing affect him, he manages to take advantage of his disability. Although, The Cripple of Inishmaan, is taken place in a small town where everyone identifies each other with flaws, “Cripple Billy,” doesn’t allow negative comments drag him down, he learns how to cope with the mockery and bullying; he protects himself and uses his disability to advantage, like a shield.

The setting of both stories reinforces the notion of women's dependence on men. The late 1800's were a turbulent time for women's roles. The turn of the century

Kate Chopin's “The Story of an Hour” and Gail Godwin’s “A Sorrowful Woman” are similar pieces of literary work. Both stories offer a revealing glimpse of extremely unhappy marriages due to being forced into stereotypical roles. Both stories portray women, who are trapped in their marriages and trapped in their socially expected matriarchal characters. They are identified by their role as a wife and mother.

Have you ever been in a situation where you tried to control someone to get your way but the complete opposite happens. A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare, is an example of control because each character tries to gain control to get what they want. One of the characters in the play is Egeus who tries to control his daughter, Hermia, into marrying Demetrius but she doesn’t love him, she loves Lysander. He is to blame, because he is the reason why this whole conflict even began. Due to this I believe that the case is made that it is not possible to control others.

Women in history stood best known for a less ascendant sex in the mid-nineteen centuries. Since times have gone by women had fought for their equal rights and freedom. There had been many stereotypes, where the women were considered as a slave to the men’s because the women’s position was to be the homemakers and a mother to their children, while the men’s are out socializing with others. If they were not happy with the marriage, they cannot just walk out or complain because a women role is to endure all these pains without a word coming out of their mouths. Two out of the ordinary short stories, “The Yellow Wallpaper” and “The Story of An Hour,” mostly focused on a women’s dilemma that they faced near the 19th century. The two main characters in the short stories show some resemblances in some ways, but both characters portrayed them in different ways of how they dealt their sorrows in their marriages.

To be able to have control over a situation, first you need to have control over yourself. We can use as an example Stephen King´s novel Cujo written in 1981. In the book, Donna Trenton´s four year-old son dies and the reason for that is because Donna wasn´t able to grasp control of the situation. Her desperation didn´t allow her to think clearly and she never actually stopped and tried to figure out a solid plan, she just did everything as she went along. If Donna had been able to have control over herself and stop her desperation from clouding her mind, she might have been able to

Writings from the late 1800’s and early 1900’s often depict husbands as controlling. This would lead to the demise of their wives. In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin and “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gillman the husband’s insistence upon control, leaves their wives longing for the freedom of simple expression. “The Story of an Hour” and “The Yellow Wallpaper” illustrates how the husband is the controlling figure in the marriage. The two short stories also expose how the oppression put on them by their husband leaves the women unfulfilled and unhappy with their lives.

In the two essays, “ On Being A Cripple” by Nancy Mair and “ On Dumpster Diving” by Lars Eighner they both share their experiences and their thoughts about the life they have. “ Dumpster Diving” by Lars Eighner was about a guy who described his experience as a scavenger, the way he benefits from dumpster diving. Eighner describes the ways of identifying between good & rotten food. On the other hand “ On Being A Cripple” Nancy Mairs her life struggle with multiple sclerosis (MS). She begins by talking about her life and why she refers to herself as "crippled." Pretty much both characters undergo obstacles in their lives but they find a positive attitude and are confident day through day, It may be that they weren't expecting this drastic change but they make the most out of it. Furthermore the characters feel content with what they have achieved even though one is crippled & the other one does dumpster diving for a living,

The Story of an Hour is short, yet, contains important examples of gender roles in marriage. They are important because they represent how women felt married in the 19th century due to male dominance that manifested throughout marriages all over the world. In The Story of an Hour, Mrs. Mallard is a wife that is, at first, seen as distraught, because of her husband’s death. She starts to cry and run to her room, to soon be lifted with the joy that she is now free. It is clear that she felt trapped in the marriage and is now happy that there is no one controlling her any longer. Mrs. Mallard is a prime example of women in marriages in the 19th century, and even some today. Unfortunately, they have to experience sexism from their husbands. Women are dominated by men in marriage and are expected to acquire the stereotypical gender roles.

These two stories exemplify the epitome of women’s repression in the male-dominated society of the late nineteenth century by conveying the feelings of

The relationship between men and women presented in the short story “The Story of an Hour”, is that men dominated society. A Woman’s freedom was nonexistent. Throughout this short story, women are presented as powerless and dependent while men were considered to be superior. Women were tied down through marriage, such as, having been expected of doing as the man pleased without having any say in the relationship. Through a feminist critical perspective, this short story supports a patriarchal society that is presented though marriage and women’s lack of freedom.

E.M. Forster’s classic novel “A Passage to India” tells the story of a young doctor, Dr. Aziz, and his interactions with the British citizens who are residing in India during the time of the British Raj. Throughout the novel, the reader gets many different viewpoints on the people and the culture of India during this point in history. The reader sees through the eyes of the Indian people primarily through the character of Dr. Aziz, and the perceptions of the British through the characters of Mr. Fielding, Adela Quested, and Mrs. Moore. Through the different characters, and their differing viewpoints, the reader can see that Forster was creating a work that expressed a criticism that he held of the behavior of the British towards their Indian subjects.