The Snob

John’s broad concepts became a nightmare after perceiving that his youngest daughter Eunice decided to be left behind due to that fact that she had already gotten unexpectedly married. “How John Williams took the melancholy news of Eunice’s marriage in Canada is not known; surely he was distressed, perhaps devastated” (Demos100). As difficult as it might have been to comprehend, Eunice’s sudden conversion to Catholicism also took a toll on John Williams. With so many conflicting feelings running through John’s head, he was considerably “altogether not surprised” (Demos100). “Still, he continued to pray and work for her redemption” (Demos100). Regardless of John Williams’s faith in Puritan life, Eunice seemed to be convinced that she would only communicate with her new people, in her new place, and with her new set of customary

Ed is described as the ‘cornerstone of mediocrity’ who lives in a ‘shack’ in a less desirable part of town, who has ‘no real potential’. Throughout the text Ed completes an array of different tasks giving the readers an inside perspective of the experiences. ‘Old lady Milla’ is one of Ed’s many tasks, he supplies her with the company she so desperately needs, but not only did he help her, she ‘put a piece of her heart inside’ him. The readers see Ed’s transformation from ‘dickhead Ed’ to a kind gentlemen willing to spend his time reading to a ‘lonely’ ‘old lady’ of which he barely knows. One of the toughest challenges Ed faces is his Ma, ‘one of his darkest hours’ as Ed is forced to confront his mother.

The first passage reveals the parallel suffering occurring in the lives of different members of the family, which emphasizes the echoes between the sufferings of the father and the narrator. The narrator’s father’s despair over having watched

The reader is almost forced to look at the actions of the grandmother as being similar to that of a young child. There's not a quiet moment with her around and she never sits still. The reader tends to have a negative perception of the grandmother due to these personality traits. However, these traits are expressed in a comical way causing the reader to be annoyed by the grandmother, but also entertained.

The author’s melancholic, yet, optimistic tone arouses mix feelings from his readers. Bragg clouts his readers’ perception of his father with harrowing, however, coveted recollections of the past. In the author’s comparative recount of the Father’s demeanor, he paints an unsettling, yet a hopeful life of his father:

The death of the narrator’s daughter, Grace, is something that the narrator suffers a lot and it is shocking for him as a father and a family. He remembers that his mother has given him the responsibility to take care of his brother, Sonny, which he is not able to do so. The death of his daughter leads him to approach his brother and listen to Sonny about what does he feels about life he has been going through for a long time.

Then, her father picks her up, wraps her arms around him, and her father bolts toward the emergency exit door and out of the hospital. He and Jeanette get into the car where her mother and brother, Brian, were waiting for them. This anomalous event, and others like it, is what makes this book an excellent read for students. These events show experiences that are rather unusual to many students and exposure to literature that talks about these things can be interesting to read as well as eye-opening for the

The narrator’s varying stately yet fervent tone illustrates her obligatory feelings as well as her true emotions regarding her husband and lifestyle through her descriptions of the “nursery” where she is confined (Gilman, 648). John, since he is both her husband and doctor, “hardly lets [her] stir without special direction,” characteristic of patriarchs of the family; he also “laughs at [her], of course, but one one expects that in marriage.” (Gilman, 648 and 647). Since the narrator feels

Edouard, Sarah’s father in-law, was forever traumatized into silence about seeing Sarah return to the apartment to find her dead brother. Edouard had nightmares and would never forget what he had witnessed. As Julia read Edouard a letter from Genevieve to Gaspard’s family about Sarah, her life, and her now joining the DuFaure family “He sounded like he was crying, but he appeared to be doing everything he could to make me think he wasn’t” (195). Seeing Sarah return to the apartment to find her brothers dead body locked away had been a defining moment in Edouard’s life and being able to hear the letter about Sarah’s new and better childhood with the DuFaure’s he gained some closure, at least Sarah found a great family after what she had gone through. William Rainsferd was also greatly affected by learning about his mothers true identity. He rethought his entire life, caught in a whirlwind of emotions and new information, and finally at the very end of the book made peace with the new knowledge and used it to better his life. His life was forever changed by learning more about

Uneven in shape, his derby cap rests upon his head at a point, only identified by his distinct suspenders and coat. Air lightens his loose jeans, which appear to fix like an inflatable bunch at his lower legs, where his larger than usual shoes oblige his feet to point outward, making him waddle when he strolls. Adjusting himself, he conveys a bamboo stick that holds his stance. Looking as if the once sweet life cruised him by, his clothing is worn out and his eyes dim, however, his mustache is short and trimmed, and his air is consistently polite. But, his high conduct is hitched with a freed feeling of opportunity and severance, dislodging him as an outcast dependent just on his most human impulses.

Miss Brill remarks how the woman’s hair, face and “even her eyes, [are] the same colour as the shabby ermine” and that the “ermine toque was alone.” The reader can recognize the way Miss Brill and the woman are mirror images: Miss Brill’s fur and the woman’s toque, the woman being rejected and Miss Brill’s loneliness. Even though she notices the specifics of the woman, Miss Brill does not display any awareness regarding the similarities between them. Through indirect characterization, the reader may discern that Miss Brill is preventing herself from consciously empathizing with the woman. She has a world in her mind where she is happy with observing the lives of others. When a truthful image threatens to tarnish her creation, she rejects that notion. She does not want to acknowledge the real world, a world where she is lonely and

In the story “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, the unprecedented ending was marked by the dramatic last words of the grandmother: “Why you’re one of my babies. You’re one of my own babies.” This revelation furthers the contrast between the families of both the grandmother and the Misfit, while enforcing the similarities between the grandmother and the Misfit. Throughout the story, the author skillfully adds hints to describe the relationship that the grandmother has with her son and her grandchildren.

For example in the prologue of the story, Douglas initially includes in his introduction of the governess the detail that she was the “youngest of several daughters of a poor country parson” (James 4). Douglas’ mention of this minor fact is crucial to understanding the fundamental psychology of the governess. By considering the fact that the governess was raised in an environment of an “English middle-class class-consciousness” it is shown that a result of this is the development of “her somber and guilty visions and the way she behaves about them.” Inevitably, her upbringing through the taboos of the Victorian-English time period has ultimately led to her “inability to admit to herself her natural sexual impulses and the relentless English ‘authority’ which enables her to put over on inferiors even purposes which are totally deluded and not at all in the other people’s best interests” (Gale 3).

       As the tale begins we immediately can sympathize with the repressive plight of the protagonist.  Her romantic imagination is obvious as she describes the "hereditary estate" (Gilman, Wallpaper 170) or the "haunted house" (170) as she would like it to be.  She tells us of her husband, John, who "scoffs" (170) at her romantic sentiments and is "practical to the extreme" (170).  However, in a time

damask on the sofa was fine silk, the lamps were beautiful works of art that added a quiet ambiance to the drawong room. Crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling fixture, with the candles freshly installed. Though there was no need for extra light, as the afternoon sun was casting a bright glow filtered through the lace curtains. Lady Harriet was rapt in her attention to Colin. Her fingers on his arm gentle and caressing. She could not admit she was drawn to him. He spoke well, he dressed like a wealthy noble, even if he was not one. It caused an ache in her heart, that she could not have this fine young man at her beck and call. Colin was open minded and fair, not like most men of the age, who thought women should be left to keeping