The Dawn of the Night

Two more pertinent points are made by the author, in regards to the grandmother, follow in quick succession; both allude to further yet-to-be seen gloom within the story. O’Connor writes of the grandmother “[s]he didn’t intend for the cat to be left alone in the house for three days because he would miss her too much and she was afraid he might brush against one of the gas burners and accidentally asphyxiate himself” (1043) and of the way she is dressed “[i]n case of an accident, anyone seeing her dead on the highway would know at once that she was a lady” (1043). These two observations are innocent enough on the surface but provide true intent on the foreshadowing that O’Connor uses throughout the story. It is these two devices, irony and foreshadowing, that I feel are prominent and important aspects of the story and are evidenced in my quest to decipher this story.

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One thing that helps the reader empathize with the narrator is the narrator observing Sheila Mant. As the narrator observes

The Great Awakening- was four periods of great religious revival in American religious history. Religious passion happened between 18th century to the 19th century. These "Great Awakenings" was set apart by widespread revivals led by biblical Protestant ministers which resulted to the increase of interest in religion, an extreme sense of judgment and freeing from sins on the part of those affected, a rise in church membership, and the creation of new movements and denominations.

Elie Wiesel, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his book “Night,” survived through some of the harshest conditions mankind has ever seen. Separated from his mother and sisters at the Auschwitz concentration camp, he and his dad had to keep each other alive while they were being held captive by the Nazi’s. Elie had to manage to survive off of little food, forced labor, and other inhumane living conditions. In the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel, the main character, Elie, is affected by the events in this book by losing faith, becoming less sympathetic, and changing emotionally.

Though the third character (Chillingworth) does not suffer much mental pain, but in his case the psychology of vengeance has been closely examined and declared in explicit terms. Facing the mass of people, she has a blazing blush and yet a haughty grin on her face, As Hawthorne explains Hester’s belief and mind-set are laid bare at each step. The fiery blush reveals her embarrassment caused by the town,s exposure, while the haughty grin shows her disobedience of society’s ethical code and of the persons who are accountable for enforcing that rule. “…she took the baby on her arm, and with a burning blush, and yet a haughty smile, and a glance that would not be abashed, looked around at her townspeople and neighbours (43).” As shame is related with yearning of disappearing from society , Kilborne explains the shame of Hester ;

It has been said that ignorance is bliss and if we do not know that something more exists, we do not yearn for it. It has also been said that the door to enlightenment and inner wisdom, once opened, can never be closed again. Many great philosophers and teachers have dealt with the idea of whether it is better to live a life of servitude and submission, or are we to pursue a life of personal happiness and emotional freedom.

When people hear of a King, they immediately envision someone who ought to be powerful, whom they can admire. They visualize someone who is knowledgeable and wise. People tend to assume that for a King to be successful, he needs to gain the respect of his kingdom and not be questioned whatsoever. No one ever imagines someone who can come and alter the King’s perspective for good. No one believes someone, a woman, can overpower a King by only using words. In The Thousand and One Nights, Shahrazad is shown to be more educated and wise, because of her knowledge she is able to change the King’s perception towards women.

The narrator says ,”walking down makin street on summer morning, miss.Strangesworth had to stop every minute to say good morning or to ask after someone’s health. On the other hand , Miss.strangesworth was seventy-one years old, with a dimple showing by her lip. When tourist came to town to see her roses, she would tell them a story about how she thinks the town belonged to her.a new minister had came to town and it the story this is what is says she did to be kind;”the new minister came, and the ladies were gathering flowers to decorate the church.” “Miss.Strangesworthsent over a basket of gladolis.” This shows that Miss.Strangesworth was kindly giving away something to be considerate and

In Dawn eyes represent death and love. Eyes represent also a lot more things such as death has eyes while god has no eyes. Death sees everything and everyone which make him watch everybody’s death. God has no eyes because he is blind and non judging and can’t see death coming. But as if you read the book Elisha been through alot and most of his life there were a ton of eyes. While that happens Elisha is going through flashbacks. His flashbacks or either a good flashback or bad one that affects him a lot. When he starts in Palestine and gets shipped off he had a lot of flashbacks.

Our narrator's brother had been walking in the direction of Chelmsford to hopefully find some of his friends and take refuge. While he was walking along a quieter path, he came across a taxing scene. Two women were being pulled from their pony chaise by several men. One of the women, a Mrs. Elphinstone, was throwing a fit merely for the plot of it all. The other lady, a slender woman, was engaged in trying to harm her attacker. The narrator’s brother quickly put himself in the fight to try and help the woman, but in the end, it was she who helped him escape the fight. The ladies told the man their story, that they were attempting to get a train once they reached Edgware. They had tried waiting for George, Mrs. Elphinstone’s husband, and that

Finally, the reader is introduced to the character around whom the story is centered, the accursed murderess, Mrs. Wright. She is depicted to be a person of great life and vitality in her younger years, yet her life as Mrs. Wright is portrayed as one of grim sameness, maintaining a humorless daily grind, devoid of life as one regards it in a normal social sense. Although it is clear to the reader that Mrs. Wright is indeed the culprit, she is portrayed sympathetically because of that very lack of normalcy in her daily routine. Where she was once a girl of fun and laughter, it is clear that over the years she has been forced into a reclusive shell by a marriage to a man who has been singularly oppressive. It is equally clear that she finally was brought to her personal breaking point, dealing with her situation in a manner that was at once final and yet inconclusive, depending on the outcome of the legal investigation. It is notable that regardless of the outcome, Mrs. Wright had finally realized a state of peace within herself, a state which had been denied her for the duration of her relationship with the deceased.

The news brings many guests to the widows’ house to give their condolences. Mary and Margaret appreciate the concern but want to be left alone to grieve because they know only they understand the pain that they’re feeling. After all the guests leave they console each other and it is clear that Margaret is having difficulty accepting their circumstances while Mary is doing a good job dealing with it.

Women are often perceived as mother figures who stand by their husbands no matter what type of situation they encounter. They are expected to give a perfect image to society and do not get the greater say. Eugene O 'Neill’s play, A Long Day’s Journey into the Night (1940), gives the reader a representation of a woman who is still influenced by these standard societal expectations. The character, Mary Tyrone, depends greatly of her husband and will not leave him even if she wanted to. In The Awakening (1899) by Kate Chopin, the reader is introduced to Edna Pontellier who is the complete opposite. She exposes the dissatisfaction that women feel and decides to act upon it. These two characters feel that they do not belong in the lifestyle they are given. They struggle with their identity due to their husbands’ lack of affection. As a result, marriage becomes a barrier to their happiness and individual fulfillment. The sense of displacement, marital dissatisfaction, and loss and gain of identity pushes both Mary and Edna to take major decisions in order to deal with their pain and desires.