Stella And Claire : The Next Generation Of A Hallway

Anne matures throughout the course of her diary entries, moving from detailed accounts of basic activities to deeper, more profound thoughts about humanity and her own personal nature. “I know what I want, I have a goal, an opinion, I have a religion and love. Let me be myself and then I am satisfied. I know that I’m a woman, a woman with inward strength and plenty of courage.” This shows that Anne matures through the course of her diary, she considers herself as a woman rather than a young girl and sets goals for herself that she wants to achieve. Anne becomes more optimistic even after she feels misunderstood by everyone and feels completely alone.

An additional theme heavily shown throughout the book is “people are defined by the choices they make”. Ben left his little sister, Sissy, to die, even though he could have made an effort to save her; because he left her, he now vows not to run from danger or those things which scare him. Furthermore, Cassie promises Sammy that she will find him and, because she makes that promise, she will stop at nothing to be with him again.

Lizzie Borden and her sister had a good relationship until later on in life. The

mother undergo dramatic shifts of character during the novel, it is Leah that changes the most.

First, the character of Lorraine Jensen is missing a very important asset which is number thirty-eight, Self-esteem. This is when a teenager has a high self-esteem level. One example is how her mother is always putting her down and saying mean things to her.

The changes in Elisabeth are not as prominent as the changes in her sister, but still affect her life in a major way. As soon as Anne marries Charles, Elisabeth’s life beings to change. Elisabeth is no longer the sister in the spotlight, and this took a toll on her self image.When Elisabeth became extremely sick, she felt like she was worth nothing. Being jealous of the life Anne has, she pulled away from Anne and the rest of her family. Later in the story, Anne walks in on Elisabeth kissing a girl. Finally realizing that Elisabeth is struggling with this part of herself,

“You look like your mom.” Mia said softy, “You must miss her a lot.” There was silence. “Jonny, you never talked about it” Mia added, “about your parents.” Jonny frowned and said “Nothing to talk about.”

As time goes on, we see each character faced with a variety of choices that they have to make, their responses to the crises at hand see them each mature into a more powerful woman. Could you imagine seeing your sister brutally violated and

Christine and Lee grew up under the care of Aunt Ida. They are not blood-related, yet the two grew up believing they were. Lee died fighting in the war believing Christine was his sister. Christine regrets that her few last words to Lee were “how he had to enlist, how he couldn’t be chickenshit,”. She then quits her reminiscence, comes back to present day and claim “how I’d stop being his sister out of pure shame.”(202) Regretful words emphasize importance in communication because the chance to make amends closes upon death. An additional sibling relationship is Christine and Dayton. They are not blood-related, and they did not believe they were, but Dayton views Christine as a sister when Christine tries to seduce him. Christine dreads Dayton for this, but tries to forgive him. Despite how Dayton created a “draft-dodging excuse” Christine “was all ready to forgive Dayton”. (206) After Christine realizes the mistake she made with Lee, she feels the desire to communicate and apologize to Dayton in order to clear her conscience. The sibling relationships reinforce communication as key to successful

The evidence presents that Francie is growing up. She started to discover the truth about things which contradict her original, childish perspective. Time started passing by faster in her point of view, and because of that there is no time to stop and smell the flowers, or pay attention to every detail. Both of these things Francie noticed in Katie, and Katie, being an adult, Francie realized that she is slowly surrendering herself to the grown-up side. This proves as an important point to understand the novel better, the reason being that in Francie’s standpoint, time is passing quicker than ever before. Therefore, as the story continues, it gives the novel a vaguer look on things and the novel starts to progress faster than it had when

It is the ceaseless pain of not being the mother she “should have” that causes Claire so much agony. Claire wonders that had she been more loving and supportive towards Laura, would she still have been alive. Overcome with torment and torture, Claire’s subconscious plays with her mind, causing hallucinations and nightmares of Laura that plague Claire. It is for this reason that Claire begins writing an account of the last few days of Laura’s life, by addressing Laura directly and sensationalising and fleshing out every detail, Claire is exerting herself to a sort of self-punishment. Something she believes she deserves.

Overall, this consistent refusal to believe any mal-intended stories regarding her sister shows Stella’s continued dedication and loyalty to Blanche. Interestingly enough, according to research evaluating commitment and emotional bonds in sibling relationships completed by Christine E. Rittenour et al., “commitment is just as vital for the sustenance of the sibling relationship as commitment is in voluntary relationships” (Rittenour et al. 179). That is, regardless of whether or not a relationship is forced, as in sibling relations, or voluntarily formed, commitment is still critical in order to ensure the continued success of the

After months of disagreement, Anne and her mother finally start to get along. Anne becomes more sympathetic to her mother, and realizes that some of her past entries about her mother were very cruel and hotheaded. Now, Anne does her best to care for her mother and also keep her mouth shut at times. She tries not to take things as serious, as well. She does her best to mature when it comes to her and her mother’s relationship.

Jane Studdock has presented the overall theme of time, memory, and transformation throughout the novel. The timing of her dreams and visions constantly showcase events that seem to always take place in the past or near future. It presents to us that the past, and even future, is always out of reach and how “...time is more important than we thought.” (279). Timing can prevent and or shape different outcomes if computed just right. Yet, Jane displays an absence of the regulation of time for she cannot conquer or manipulate it. Her memory is often seen as remembering very important information and associating that with the present situation she is in. As well, we are also presented with her thoughts and dialogue within her mind due to feelings, emotions, and speculations she won’t dare react to in real life. Her memory is very sacred to everyone around her as she typically connects her memories with her visions to help with St. Annes. Because of this, Jane transforms into a very important figure in the book. She becomes not only a housewife, but a hopeful heroine with the take down of N.I.C.E. She changes from this independent and reserved women, trying to find a purpose, to becoming a very strong and prominent figure. Because she discovered her abilities as more of a blessing than a burden, she realizes her importance as a woman. She comprehends that all along she has had this strength to transform, and grows from this experience.

Winnie’s friends during her childhood were the “kids who were in her church and her neighborhood.” She never remembered having her mother dislike any of her childhood friends; but emphasized that she spent the most of her time with her older sister Angela. Annie and Angela were best of friends growing up, always playing dress up and house. To this day, her and Angela have a strong bond despite living miles apart.