Unique Family Structures Displayed in Who Has Seen The Wind and To Set Our House in Order

In the novel, “We Have Always Lived in the Castle,” there are many extremely important themes, such as domesticity. This novel focuses heavily on domesticity because it portrays characters who are highly devoted to their home. In this novel, Constance Blackwood, Mary Katherine Blackwood, and Julian Blackwood are three of the only Blackwood’s which are still alive. However, the cause of death of the rest of the Blackwood’s causes many of the townspeople to hate Constance and Mary Katherine Blackwood especially. Although very hated in the village, the two girls and their uncle Julian remain in

The home as a place of comfort does not exist for the narrator; companionship with her husband is lost. Her only real conversations occur on paper, as no one else speaks to her of anything other than her condition. She is stripped of her role as a wife, robbed of her role as a mother, and is reduced to an object of her husband's.

Last but not least, Mama and Ruth have the aspiration of living in a new home. The apartment in which they currently reside is small, dark, and handled with care: "the furnishings of this room were actually selected with care and love and hope [. . .]" (988). It is evident that the home is a very important to the Younger family and it is a critical

Young children are often told by their parents to ’not judge a book by its cover’. The Shining Houses by Alice Munro explores the idea that it is unessential to conform to societal standards especially when they stand in the way of equality. The theme responsibility towards our community is prevalent throughout the story and we see that despite the popular opinion of everyone else we have a responsibility towards the wellbeing of our community members. Through the character of Mary, we see the importance of helping one another. Most of the people who lived on Mrs. Fullerton’s street were not fond of her because of the way he home looked however, Mary overlooked this and enjoyed spending time with her. She befriended Mrs. Fullerton because

The brother and sister share closer relationships than they should , and their houses somewhat represent the lives they live. With both stories having an unexplainable ending , such as why the house crumbled at the end of “Fall of the House of Usher”

In Barbara Kingsolver’s story “Stone Soup,” Kingsolver explains that in modern society, there is no such thing as a true traditional family, but rather many different types of families that may be considered “broken” or “failed.” Kingsolver is trying to show the reader the idea that there are only a few "perfect" families. She feels that today that divorce is too common, there is often too little compassion, and also that there is too much "contempt [for] the straw-broken home"(Kingsolver 140). Reflecting on her past, Kingsolver often thought about the “family of dolls,” which is to her the

In addition, society follows the rules and chooses not to listen to their own hearts. The setting of where the Boggs family home emphasizes how people fit into a specific category of following the rules to be

As the women walk through the house, they begin to get a feel for what Mrs. Wright’s life is like. They notice things like the limited kitchen space, the broken stove, and the broken jars of fruit and begin to realize the day-to-day struggles that Mrs. Wright endured. The entire house has a solemn, depressing atmosphere. Mrs. Hale regretfully comments that, for this reason and the fact that Mr. Wright is a difficult man to be around, she never came to visit her old friend, Mrs. Wright.

On the other hand, it could be articulated that the female characters in both the novels have proved their mental instabilities, individualisms and rebelliousness have disturbed the lives of others. Moreover, it could be analyzed in the novels that both the author in their social context has explained the dark secrets of the life of individuals.

Marriage, the central part of the lives of the main characters, is viewed in opposing ways through their actions. Susan's, Edgar's wife, description of what Edgar's love did for her involves the contrasting natural elements of snow and heat, also the elements of

As the trip progresses, the children reveal themselves as funny, spoiled brats. O'Connor's desire to illustrate the lost respect for the family and elders among the young is quite apparent in her illustrations of the children. One evidently notices another foreshadowing image when the family

The second similarity is that the family in “Everyday Use” does not like there home. Mama has turned her back on the house. The house that busted into flames and her home are very similar. There house has three rooms with a tin roof. They have no windows, She uses holes for windows. Her house is a pasture. The similarity between them and my family is my family and I don’t like our house either. We have six bedrooms with two and a half bathrooms. It is way smaller then my old house. My old house had a basement with an arcade. We also had an sauna. Our old house was so beautiful and unique. This house I got now is just the same as everything else.

The overlying theme in the fifth period culture projects was family, though not necessarily biological. Many people felt that their families were most important to them, and represented them fittingly- Christian put them on the top step of his staircase, and Cindy made her family picture the largest part of her mobile. Delanie said her family was like her “dugout,” a place that she could always come back to. The sports aspect was also important to most people as sports teams were commonly referred to as a sort of “second family” due to teammates spending time together. Marisa and Brennan both referenced their soccer teams, while Cindy and Delanie focused on their volleyball teams, all stating that they had a special bond with their

Everyone claims to have a unique or strange family, but I beg to differ and claim to have the strangest family out of all. I am the third youngest of a family of nine. Four of my siblings are halfsiblings and five of them are full siblings. Though we all come from a similar background and were almost raised exactly the same, we are all very different. Though, we do share similar traits that were passed down to us. Some are very good traits others can be agreed to be bad. Being Hispanic, my family comes from a background of very hard farm workers, in return with hard working comes heavy alcohol consumption. With lots of alcohol consumption comes, Cancer. My family is a hard working family that comes with the side effects of Alcoholism and Cancer.

Faced with a leaky roof, most families do not call their home a failure and put it up for sale. It is also impractical for an individual to disconnect from their family when there is strife. The family of origin is the foundation of all other systems, providing the framework on which we create or enter other systems. Emelia, from The Other Woman, is someone who comes from a family in strife. When she is unable to simply ignore the problems in her own family, combined with a risky blend into a new family, the family she has patched together begins to fail. It is only in the end, as all the individuals take responsibility for their roles in the dysfunction, do we see positive change occur. This proves that the system can be changed, and that each person can have a say in how they contribute to the new family structure.