The Bennett Women Character Analysis

In the short story “Choices” by Susan Kerslake and in the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost, are two examples of literature which are similar to my experience.

Christopher Reeve once said, "A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles." (“Christopher Reeve.”) The quote is remarkable. The strong and mighty Superman spoke it himself…but nowhere in the quote does it say that a hero must be strong and mighty like Superman was. This quote can apply to anybody, evident by its use of the word “ordinary”. Throughout the semester, I had the opportunity to develop an opinion on what I would consider a ‘strong female character.’ Eventually, one teenage female came to mind. Her name is Callie and she appears on the popular television series, The Fosters. Even though many may say that Callie is an irrational teenager because of her choices,

Do you like history? Then this is a book for you. “A Night Divided” by Jennifer A. Nielsen is a very eye catching book. The book is a story about how a family was split up by the Berlin Wall that went up in Berlin, Germany. It goes along the lines of Greta who is the youngest child in her family. Many thing happen that Greta has to deal with and try to solve, she has to do so while knowing that while she is on the East side that her father and brother are on the West side. This book is realistic fiction and has 317 pages

I believe Ruthie’s vision is ‘20/20’. I think that she is trying to make the journey more pleasant for her and for Bill. As “she [is] from rural Ohio and thrilled to death to be anywhere else,” she uses her imagination. She is “capable of seeing wonderful things.” For example, she says that she sees a Bigfoot when in reality she is seeing reflectors nailed to a tree stump. She is just trying to have fun as she almost never gets to be anywhere else besides rural Ohio. She also proves that she is an observer. On the other hand, Bill is not even paying much attention to what is happening on the sides of the road. “Bill rested his eyes while she cruised along making the occasional announcement…,” this quote proves that Bill is not an observer and

Humanity’s grief comes from a severe lack of control. The intense pangs of suffering is accompanied by a storm of anger, ripping through the ocean of calm and triggering waves of raw human emotions. There are circumstances in life that cause the fragile boat of logistical thinking to sink, forever at the mercy of the tumultuous waves. In author Patrick DeWitt’s novel, The Sisters Brothers, the transformation of protagonist Eli Sisters from a sane man to a murderous monster portrays how defenseless logistical thinking is in the face of distress. Contrary to Eli and his downfall, deuteragonist Charlie Sisters experiences the opposite as he transitions from a man who acts impulsively on his thoughts, to someone who is more tentative and reluctant.

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan tells the story of Lindo and her daughter Waverly, two Chinese-Americans immigrants. Lindo came to America after escaping her arranged marriage in China in search of a better future for herself and her family. A few years after arriving in America, Lindo gave birth to a daughter whom she named Waverly. Lindo teaches Waverly the power of ‘invisible strength’ and nurtures her natural chess talent, all with the intention of providing better opportunities for her daughter.  These actions however have the opposite effect because as Waverly grows up, she  becomes vexed with her mothers controlling nature, and Lindo trying to seek a claim to Waverly’s success at chess. Lindo and Waverly conflict as Lindo wants Waverly to have the chances she was not given growing up, but fears Waverly will lose touch and disregard her Chinese heritage.

Ellen Foster is a novel about the narrator/ main character, Ellen who is determined to overcome a life full of adversities to claim what she desires most. That persistent desire is to be a part of a family. Ellen’s search for a family is due to the reason that she does not have one. Her mother overdosed on her own medication on purpose leading to her suicide. This was not only heartbreaking news for Ellen, but it forced her to go looking around for a loving family to take her in.

First, a strengthened relationship towards her family helps the narrator understand her role as a burgeoning African-American female. Instead of feeling disconnected from her family like in “Miss Muriel”, she now relates to her family’s emotions and to the struggles the Layens have experienced for generations. Additionally, the narrator transforms from an external to an internal ‘self’. For example, the narrator sacrifices her unfiltered behavior in “Miss Muriel” when she realizes her actions will always influence her family’s dignity. Her increased reliance on silence may seem like hiding from societal pressure, but the narrator never loses her spirit.

It is great as always to work with and read each person experiences. I am Oretha Bennett, a special education teacher for nine years. Thus, I have learned so much in my nines as a special need teacher and would be delighted to share some special education content pedagogies.

Mrs. Jones offered kindness to Roger in many ways. Mrs. Jones taught Roger a lesson by making him understand that steal poketbooks is not something that you should do. Mrs. Jones gave food, and money to help Roger out. In the book it says, “When they were finished eating, she got up and said, “Now here, take this ten dollars and buy yourself some blue suede shoes.” (Page 359) This means, that in the book Mrs. Jones gave Roger 10 dollars to go buy his favorite shoes. Mrs. Jones made Roger wash his face because it was very dirty and she didn’t want him to go somewhere looking like that. The text states that, “Um-hum! Your face is dirty. I got a great mind to wash your face for you. Ain’t you got nobody home to tell you to wash your face. No’m,

The story that unfolded before my eyes were incomparably favorable to many other family dramas that I have read before. Though the author takes her time telling us her tale I found it to be a positive aspect reveling in the sublime wording. Furthermore, it’s being told from the point of the two Sanford sisters, Quinn and Nora including their mother Mrs. Liz Stanford. Let's not forget each chapter is told by a different character tossing the story around keeping it interesting. Moreover, these characters not only play a pivotal role throughout the book yet each holds a significant piece to the larger picture at the end, so pay attention.

Throughout the early 20th century, women were often forced to suppress their thoughts and dreams in order to fill the roles that society thrusted upon them. Susan Glaspell and Sherwood Anderson both explored these sacrifices in their works to demonstrate and provide a social commentary on the predicaments that many women of that time faced. In Sherwood Anderson’s “Mother”, the titular character Emma Wright felt trapped in her boring life, and blamed herself for not following her dreams of going into theatre. The only real role she had was that of a mother, but her insecurity due to her failure to reach her dreams made it difficult for her to fulfill that role completely. In Anderson’s “Adventure”, Alice Hindman also felt trapped and unfulfilled,

The main characters in the story show case that, we as humans, have the ability to change our perspectives and personalities that ultimately guide us. Jane Austen wrote the novel in a time where our social norms were so radical compared to today. The change in society allows us to greatly appreciate the author’s work. The main characters are Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. The characters develop as the story progresses because of the events that lead to their drastic changes.

In War and Peace, the female protagonist Natasha is depicted as beautiful and fresh young woman who attracts many suitors. However, a close reading of the novel reveals that Natasha’s beauty derives from her inner spirit and liveliness, aspects that disguise her impulsive behavior. Natasha can get away with her imprudence because her behavior is seen as product of her love for life and her free spirt, and her beauty and liveliness allow her to do things that were not socially accepted, such as kissing Boris or visiting Prince Andrew in bed in the middle of the night. Like Elizabeth from Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Natasha’s looks are enhanced by other qualities such as her ability to sing and dance, her wit and her compassion, in the end showing that what is perceived as beauty in female characters is a reflection of these characters’ behavior and interior qualities.

With most characters in Austen’s novel, they often tend to give a different impression of themselves from the one they intended; a type of irony present in Austen’s novel. An illustration of this is Mrs Bennett, who adopts a sentence structure which is long and rambling, portraying her as a woman of ‘mean understanding, little information and uncertain temper’ (pg 7). The use of the triple syntactical structure by the narrator is forcing this painted portrait of Mrs Bennett’s character on the reader, and therefore right from chapter one this is how we think of her till the very end of the book. The phrase ‘little information’ could also reflect on her moral status in the novel. Due to her ‘little information’, Mrs Bennett usually talks about inappropriate or unnecessary subject matters. For example, during chapter 9, Mrs Bennett’s states she ‘dine with four and twenty families’ (pg 43). This choice of subject matter is firstly unnecessary and inappropriate constructing her as narrow minded. Additionally, not being able to speak appropriately is punished by receiving a lower moral status in the novel than those who are able to such as the Gardiners. Could