Intentionally the authors of all three stories have decided to drag the theme into the main characters taking the step from childhood to adolescence. When the Wasps Drowned by Clare Wigfall uses the wasps as a tool to show how their childhood changes and how they grow up, very similar to how Mrs Rutters tale in the story of The Darkness Out There by Penelope Lively changed Kerry and Sandra as individuals. Examination Day, though having a way different plot also has a theme of main characters changing but in this story the character that changes are the parents. The theme of the main characters to take the step from childhood to adolescence because of their surroundings is set up clearly in the introductions of all the stories where they …show more content…
Also Therese does not want to grow up while in the other hand her older sister the narrator Evelyn wants to grow up so badly and take that big step from being a child to adult. This is very clear in Paragraph 8 where Evelyn says: “We’d walk down to the park and I’d sit by the swings and watch the boys.” She is becoming sexually aware by saying she would want to watch the boys and by this she realises boys are something of interest. Also she turns an old vest into a bikini: “I’d fashioned a bikini from a pair of pink knickers and an old vest which I’d cropped just below my nipples. “
On the other hand in the story of the Darkness Out There Kerry and Sandra the two main young characters of the story are described quite standard to the reader and the first description of Kerry was quite negative saying: “Blacked licked-down hair and slitty eyes” The description is clearly negative and makes Kerry sounds very gothic, lonely and not social at all by saying she has black licked-down hair and slitting eyes. Sandra is meanwhile described very nicely in the first sentence of the story: “She walked through flowers, the girl, ox-eye daises and vetch and cow parsley, keeping to the track at the edge of the field.” Undoubtedly this is clearly written by Lively, the author to create confusion to the reader. Although Sandra is described as young and innocent in the introduction further on in the story Lively
People read countless stories that have a variety of themes in them. When people read “Angela's Ashes” by Frank McCourt, and “The Street” by Ann Petry, they can probably sense that there is something similar among the two stories', and that's because they share a common theme. The theme is how people can persevere through problems that they encounter. The reader will discover this similar theme of persevering through problems with the way the authors utilize the character of characters feelings and personality, the way setting creates a backdrop that establishes the tone of the story, and events that cause conflict to the character.
When, much to his surprise, he discovers how the lake in the woods was still the same, how the bedroom still smelled of lumber, how the girls were still fifteen, as if “no years have gone by” and the only thing that changed was the man. That it is his son who sneaks out in the morning to the sweet outdoors now, who explores the streams, who gazes with childish awe at the thunderstorms, who runs out in joy and relief to go swimming in the rain. And that it is time to move on and realise that he can’t relive those moments as the figurative ‘right’ to do so, has moved on to the next generation. That in this moment he can only be the father, no longer the son. “The Brown Wasps” has the writer experiencing sorrow and despair due to a place, that is primary to his being, being non-existent and thus, the essay focuses more on the effects of time on the world around the man, rather than the man
Slight differences in her preferences and self expression coupled with her reluctance to join the masses in their Santa hats critically positions Therese 's as different in this early scene.
Sadly, to this day, women are still treated like objects in various parts of the world. Whether forced into marriage or used for inhumane acts, it is a shame that changes towards the treatment of women are only starting to take place now. An insightful look into the worlds of poorly treated women is seen in the short stories “Another Evening at The Club”, and “The Leaving”. Alifa Rifaat, the author of “Another Evening.” depicts the life of an eastern teenager that was forced into marriage and is controlled by the actions of her husband. While the main character, Samia, seems to act as an evil accomplice of her husband, her actions are driven by the need to serve a purposeful life for the sake of survival, and their image together. Similarly,
After the remembrance of how he was undressed, the speaker describes how Aunt Frieda would undress herself. Frieda undressed herself in her younger days. Her slow removal of clothes seemed like seduction. To the narrator, Frieda undressing herself represented a time of health, independence and youth, “I try to imagine her healthy, undressing herself “ (12). The speaker then remembers how her aunt’s body looked naked. She was a petite girl whose body had flaws. Her marks represent the tough times Frieda had growing up. The poem eludes that it was her inner beauty that stands out. It mentions two seventeenth century artists, Rubens and Rembrandt, who have different styles of work. I researched their work and found that Rubens is known for his very sensual and elegant work. In contrast, Rembrandt portrayed tragedy especially in his old age. Aunt Frieda’s life was not always glorious, and she endured many tough times. “ whose scarred beauty Ruben would surely have missed,/ but Rembrandt, in the loneliness of his dying days,/ might have been immortalized “ (16-18).
going to leave her but Dahl does not make it clear what the bad news
O’Connor is careful to be vague and creates an ambiguous atmosphere so the reader has no option other than to perpetuate the stereotype. Her descriptions of people as “dirty,” “ugly,” “white-trash,” and “nigger” demonstrates her prejudice.
Jeannette is the narrator of her memoir, telling her story from age three into adulthood. As a child she is adventurous, wild-hearted, and Dad 's favorite. Jeannette, a middle sibling, is closer to younger brother Brian than her older sister Lori: Brian shares Jeannette 's love of the outdoors, while Lori is more a bookworm. As Jeannette matures, her feelings toward Dad and Mom change. 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 resents Mom 's refusal to hold down a job long enough to provide her kids with a stable food supply. These resentments make her more and more willful and independent. Eventually she scrapes
Jeannette was always dirty from her adventurous because she lived in the desert for some time and would chase around the wild animals and insects. Jeannette was always traveling with her family and had no control of her life. Her parents were selfish, law breaking people who couldn't keep a job. Jeannette was young and didn't understand why her parents
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
place nearly forty years apart. After a second read, however, it was easy to notice a distant
(When I started reading the book, I answered this question) Had her father ever considered her feelings, or her future ? And did it bother Evelyn?
Marianne’s display of responsibility is not consistent, and is very different than her sister’s; unlike Elinor, Marianne lives a
For decades there has been an ongoing discussion on society’s standards of beauty and what makes someone beautiful. In Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye she challenges white standards of beauty. Just like today, the society in Loraine, Ohio establishes a standard of beauty, and this beauty is defined as being as close to white as possible, having blonde hair, blue eyes, and a “Jack and Jill” family. Most of the characters in The Bluest Eye attempt to conform to society’s standards (complicating this idea) and believe if they can achieve at least one of the aspects of beauty their life will be better and they will be treated in higher regards. Through the female characters of Pecola, Claudia, Maureen, Geraldine, and Rosemary it is prevalent that there is a spectrum of beauty and the person who is closest to this standard, white skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes, is considered pretty and is respected by society, while a person who is not close to this standard is considered ugly and is treated poorly by society. By ascribing to society’s expectations of beauty, Geraldine extends the role of white supremacy and undermines her own self-worth.
In short stories, Modernism and Gothicism both play a very important role in character development and portrayal of themes. These literary movements can be compared and contrasted between two shorts stories, “The Possibility of Evil” by Shirley Jackson and “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner. For Modernism, these stories both show a break in traditional ideals involving the typical views of society. In relation to Gothicism the most obvious element is the confusion between good and evil; also, both of the protagonists in these stories are outcast within society, but the ways they became outcast differ vastly. Altogether, these similarities and differences of these elements connect the stories smoothly thanks to the purposeful use of literary movements.