Sunday in the park is a story written by Bel Kaufmann, which was published in 1985. The story presents two conflicts, the first conflict is between two different families, and the other conflict is how to distinguish between right and wrong.
The wife is a very caring woman. She believes that you must behave properly, even if it is in a public sandbox. It can be seen by this quote: “We mustn’t throw sand. It may get in someones eyes and hurt, we must play nicely in the nice sandbox” (Page 97, line 19-20). Therefore is she a very caring woman, she would like to teach Larry how to fix his own problems with his bullies. When she told the bully to stop throwing sand at her child, the boy’s father came and told his son that it was alright to throw sand. After it happened, she got nervous and
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It is seen in this quote “with all the dignity she could summon, she pulled Larry’s sandy perspiring little hand while Morton pulled the other. Slowly and with head high she walked with her husband and child out of the playground.” (Page 99, line 6-10).
The wife is not happy about the way Morton handled the situation when they walked away. It is shown that she is very disappointed with her husbands behavior, because he is just a coward who is running from his problems. Furthermore she is disappointed because her husband is not able to fight his own battles, she want him to be strong and fight his own fights, instead of just running away. (Page 99 Line 27-32).
The theme in the story is that you have to be aware of problems in relationships. Things you never have thought about can turn into problems. So that means that when you enter a relationship you have to be ready to deal with some little problems, which can turn into bigger problems. It can be seen in the story, where the wife is in love with Morton and nothing is wrong between them. But when Morton lost the conflict, the wife got angry on
Sometimes I cannot stand it. All that I ask for is his life.”9 Margaret at this point has lost nearly everything of her life before the war. However, she would give it all up just of have her husband. Her husband fought and lost his live because of the war; his wife, however, suffered for years from her grief for the man she loved. The life that Margaret had knew, simply began destroyed. She tried to keep hope that maybe out of everything that she lost that her husband would not be part of it. Unfortunately, she was wrong, and she lived with the consequences of the war for the rest of her
She understood her disposition at the time,"I tell you I ain't used to livin' like this. I coulda made somethin' of myself." She said darkly, "Maybe I will yet." And then her words tumbled out in a passion of communication, as though she hurried before her listener could be taken away. "I lived right in Salinas," she said. "Come there when I was a kid. Well, a show come through, an' I met one of the actors. He says I could go with that show. But my ol' lady wouldn' let me. She says because I was on'y fifteen. But the guy says I coulda. If I'd went, I wouldn't be livin' like this, you bet." (5.34) This quote lets the reader realize that Curley’s wife understands she is nothing there but Curley’s wife and therefore she wants to be free, yet if she really was gonna leave she would have long
In John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie arrive on a ranch where they are told to work. Through experiences with the other ranch hands, many things do not go as expected. This shows the theme of being able to handle plans going awry. Though these issues are not always detrimental or fatal, they were for both Lennie and his acquaintances. In both my personal experience of everything going wrong in a play, and Lennie’s mistakes in Of Mice and Men, the theme of being able to handle a plan going awry stays true throughout.
In the book,”of mice and men by john steinbeck” he shows a very special relationship with two different kind of people. His message i believe is that Sometimes you have to do things you don't want yo but it's necessary
Lennie and George end up employed on a ranch and begin to realize that every man is for himself and that nobody is truly happy. They come to know a character referenced throughout the entire book as “Curley’s wife”. Being the sole female on the ranch, she is often referred to in derogatory terms because of her flirtatious personality (Steinbeck 28). She approaches the other men and “stirs up trouble” (77) which in the end leads to Lennie’s death. Being the wife of an arrogant and egocentric man, Curley’s wife tries to cure her loneliness by finding solace in other men. Knowing her future is bleak, Curley’s wife risks the dangers of the other men’s lives by trying to find someone like her. She lures Lennie into her world, telling him about how lonely she is and the future she could’ve had as an actress (86). Her solitary life drives her to put Lennie in danger and ultimately end her and his life. Curley’s wife and another one of the ranch hands talk about how “maybe people are just afraid of each other” (35). The fear of missing out (FOMO) drives people to make irrational decisions when feeling lonely which happened to both Daisy and Curley’s wife..
Every relationship is not the best relationship because sometimes it is like your trapped and isolated so that makes it harder to adjust and bond. In the story “ The Story Of An Hour” Mrs. Mallard was in an overbearing relationship to where she felt trapped. However, her luck would soon change when she gets terrible news about her husband’s death. Meanwhile, the freedom that she thinks she has at that moment will soon be no more because her husband will not be dead. Furthermore, she will soon lose it once the news is broken to her about Mr. Mallard’s status of health. However, just from that, she will begin losing her sanity and herself all at once. And in the end, will die of a joy that kills or sadness that kills. This relationship can be good or bad because it is not always what the spouse wants (Chopin 720) “The Story Of An Hour” relationships are not for everyone simply because it is a commitment until death and some people aren’t as committed.
Feeling no regret at all, she then began flirting with the man back who was giving her the attention she always dreamed of. Being interested in the stranger, “Her breast swelled passionately “[…]” Kneeling there, her hand went out toward his legs in the greasy black trousers. Her hesitant fingers almost touched the cloth” (Steinbeck 18). The man then realized what she was doing, but did not react; instead he acted as professional as well as he could. After his departure, she then felt a depression knowing that she might have lost her one chance of happiness. As her husband is taking her out to dinner later on in the night, she asks Henry questions about his hobbies of watching fights and realized that she never had anyone as interested of her gardening skills as much as the departed man did. She felt that at this moment, her dream was then put on hold once more, so her shadow of loneliness and emptiness took over. Her shadow was revealed towards the man who gave the attention she wanted from her husband. She no longer hid or neglect her shadows because she realize what made her happy and went for it in order to fill her
The reader might question as to why Mrs. Mallard’s feelings towards her husband’s death change so quickly. Was she previously unaware of the “subtle and elusive” (227) thoughts that made her believe that this death might be a blessing in disguise? Mrs. Mallard, before her husband’s death, had a romanticized view of her marriage. While she believed she loved Brently and was happy, after his death she became aware of the freedom she would now experience without a controlling husband. The “powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence” (228) would no longer be present. Mrs. Mallard was aware of her yearnings of independence and joy, but would never voice them while locked into her marriage with Brantley. While at first, it may seem as Mrs. Mallard was unaware of these feelings, the death of her husband was just the catalyst that allowed her deepest feelings to be revealed and her dreams of independence to finally
The story continues to reveal a conflict Mrs. Mallard may have had in the relationship with her husband. Though she speaks about him lovingly and knows that he loved her, there is something deeper that is brought to the surface in
Joe then throws a scoop of sand at Larry, just barely missing him. Larry’s mom, at first, seems to be a little surprised that this child would do such a thing, and is even more surprised when the Joe’s parent does not reprimand his child for the act. She finds herself wanting to defend her child and speaks up, telling Joe to stop. When the other child does it again and actually hits Larry this time with the sand, we begin to see Larry is upset about it. The mom’s first thought was she wanted to let Larry fight his own battles, but instead reprimands the boy again. This
she is superior to him and that he cant boss her around. Steinbeck again subtly indicates this
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Mrs.Joe’s relation with her husband was the same as it was for Pip. Mrs.Joe didn’t like being a wife of a blacksmith. On page 18 of “An Anxious
Moreover, he adds on saying Mrs. Pearce, “… if she gives you any trouble, wallop her.” (Act II, 37). He also recommends Mrs. Pearce to; “put her in the dustbin” when she says that she has no room for
While Mrs. Mallard remembers Mr. Mallard as a kind and tender man who loved her, she also viewed him as the oppression that marriage put upon women and men. While Mr. Mallard was kind and loving to his wife, he was also controlling and overbearing. Josephine, Mrs. Mallard’s sister and Richards, Mr. Mallard’s friend is there to break the news of Mr. Mallard’s death. Richards has learned of Mr. Mallard’s death at the newspaper office, not wanting to believe the information that was received, Richards waited for the new to be delivered for a second time before enlisting the help of Josephine. They are both there to support Mrs. Mallard and their support shows that they care for Mr. and Mrs. Mallard.