The Leaving Essay

When Elizabeth notices the grave, she’s thinking, “What kind of mother would bury her child, alone, in the woods? A bad mother.” Despite seeing this grave for the first time, she instinctively knows that this is a sign of a bad mother. Sure, a bad mother could have done it, but there is no reason to not think that any mother could have done this or if this was a mother’s doing at all. Moving back to the story, Elizabeth tries to find alternatives to dismiss her bad mother theory. An interesting point is made in the story that he reason Elizabeth couldn’t accept that this is a grave is because to her, “No mother in her right mind would bury a child so far away… from… everything.” This furthers the belief that Elizabeth has a growing hatred towards a mother whom she has never met. Furthermore, according to her, a mother would have to be crazy or downright evil to bury her child alone and abandon. Moving along, one of her theory is that the gravestone is a child’s game. However, the more she thought about, the more she thinks some mother, some bad mother, had let her child wander into the woods, alone. As this quote demonstrates, Elizabeth can’t find any alternatives without it leading to the realization that a bad mother is behind this. Another alternative is that the grave isn’t for a child, but for a pet. However, she dismisses that alternative because the gravestone says, “M. Y. P. R. E. C. I. O. U. S. O.” Her reasoning here is even more shoddy then her last reasoning. Maybe all of this doesn’t prove that Elizabeth doesn’t dislike mothers. Maybe all of this is evidence that Elizabeth needs to see a doctor. However, she herself says that she doesn’t like bad mothers. “[Her] mother has never been a good mother.” Out of context, this could mean that she doesn’t like her mom like a young child also doesn’t like her mom. Having say that, based on the many times

Elizabeth’s character was a mystery to most people at the time she inherited the throne. She had learned to keep her own council, control her emotions, and always behaved cautiously, thus being able to disprove all rumors about her. Always dignified and stately, she could be vain, willful, dictatorial, temperamental, and imperious. She had courage, both in her decisions, and in the face of danger. Possessing an innate of humanity, she was not normally cruel, unlike most rulers of her day. Most regarded her to be unusually tolerant in that age of religious conflict. She saw herself as one who was always honest and honorable, who

Elizabeth may be compared to someone you see in the military because of her ability to keep a confident composure. She says, “Elizabeth, with a smile, to keep her dignity: John, if it were not Abigail that you must go to hurt, would you falter now? I think not.(54)” She is standing up to John who is angry. She is able to keep her confident composure she has the audacity to accuse him of being ashamed. “Elizabeth, Conceding: I think you be somewhat ashamed, far I am there, and she so close.(62)” Elizabeth’s is strong composure help her when questioning John, even when he is yelling she does not back

Elizabeth has five children, Sylvie being the only girl and the youngest. It is made clear that Elizabeth is very regretful of the way she has raised her sons and wants Sylvie to have a better future than the life she lives. She is also involved in a very unhealthy relationship with her

Elizabeth is often cold and not open towards people yet she changes as

In the Crucible Elizabeth stands in the back and will not say something unless she has to or she gets asked a question. Elizabeth stands in the back and just observes and listens to what people are saying and she wont say something unless she absolutely has to. Elizabeth had respect and wont interrupt anyone. I relate to Elizabeth because not only does she stand in the back and listen, I do as well. I'm not one who likes to raise my hand in class or start conversations with people. I keep to myself. If someone asks me for my help i’ll help them and teach them how to do things and be open with them. Elizabeth is a very open person and a very caring person and that another trait that we both

Eventually they had a son George and Elizabeth focused her “truth” upon her son. “In the boyish figure she yearned to see something half forgotten that had once been a part of herself recreated”. She would even pray at time “even though I die, I will in some way keep defeat from you” At one point Elizabeth is said to be praying “If I am dead and see him becoming a meaningless drab figure like myself, I will come back”. That is how strongly she wants George to experience all life has to offer. The last thing she wants is for her precious George to become like her Husband Tom. The “truth” has affected her so much that later on she is willing to kill in order to see her truth live on with her son George. (Anderson

Elizabeth’s strength, independence, and her intense willpower to assure that her marriage is coordinated only by love demonstrate the feminist portrayal of Elizabeth. Elizabeth’s desire for

Most women in America nowadays are lucky enough to consider themselves to be an independent individual, but females were not always guaranteed their freedoms. Throughout the early 1900’s, authors would characterize husbands to be controlling figures. In “The Yellow Wallpaper,” Charlotte Perkins demonstrates just how possessive the husband is to his wife in their marriage. This short story shows just how miserable the woman is to be in a marriage with John because John, thinks it would be best that his wife is isolated to get over her postpartum depression.“The Yellow Wallpaper” demonstrates how a male dominated society leads to the woman not being their own individual by using characterization, narrator perspective, and conflict between women and society.

Elizabeth is the narrator of the story. She knows that if it wasn’t for Celia, she would be the one who were bullied by her classmates (ll. 56-57). She knows that bullying Celia is wrong, but she can’t help it, even though it makes her feel guilty. She tries to feel less guilty by telling herself that she isn’t as bad as the other bullies. Throughout the whole story Elizabeth gets more and more annoyed by Celia, and she gets to a point where all of her emotions towards Celia explodes (ll. 126-130). The story finishes off with Elizabeth regretting what she did towards Celia. She felt bad because she wasn’t able to forgive Celia, but Celia was able to forgive Elizabeth.

Throughout the story, Elizabeth Ann changes as she discovers new things on her ride with Uncle Henry. This mainly happens due to the small amount of interaction between the two characters, which causes Elizabeth Ann to think for herself rather that always being told what to do. Because of this, you can see the changes that Elizabeth goes through on the ride. At the beginning of the story, it says, “Elizabeth Ann had been so near one of her wild screams of terror that now, in spite of her instant absorbed interest in the reins, she gave a . . . little yelp.” This shows that at the beginning of the story that Elizabeth was anxious and scared because of the new situation she was put in. However, as the story progresses, it says “It came to her,

Elizabeth is a victim in the play but more so than any of the other

The claim that Elizabeth is strong is indisputable. The strength of her personal integrity is highly evident in her refusal of Darcy's first marriage

Elizabeth faces an internal conflict between her poor first impression of Darcy and the virtuous traits Darcy exhibits later in the novel. Elizabeth Bennet is a character that takes pride on being an excellent judge of character. Her poor first impression of Darcy stems from his original insult to her and his snobbish demeanor. This is apparent when Elizabeth in rejecting Darcy’s first proposal states, “From the very beginning of my acquaintance with you, your conceit, and your selfish disdain of the feelings of others, were such as to form that groundwork of disapprobation on which succeeding events have built so immovable dislike.” First impressions have significant effects on ones perception of another. Darcy's insult leaves Elizabeth "with no very cordial feelings towards him". Because of her damaged pride, Elizabeth allows everything she observes about Darcy to feed the prejudices she develops against Darcy. As a result Elizabeth unjustly “condemned and upbraided him (Darcy)”. Elizabeth’s injured pride makes her accept Mr. Wickham’s lies uncritically. This causes her prejudices towards him to grow. After Elizabeth visits Pemberley Estate, however, she begins to have mixed feelings about Mr. Darcy. The housekeeper describes Mr. Darcy in a manner that contradicts her original impression, and she begins to

Elizabeth has numerous qualities other than being just prejudice. Her worthy qualities are various. Elizabeth is lovely, clever, and in a novel we see that by dialogue, she communicates very well to anyone. She is honest, has virtue, and has a wit that drives her to rise above the nonsense and bad behavior that pervade