Ursula Iguaan Quotes

In analyzing portrayals of women, it is appropriate to begin with the character of Margarita. For, within the text, she embodies the traditionally masculine traits of bravery, resilience, and violence as a means of liberating herself from an existence of abuse and victimhood. Even more, the woman plays upon stereotypes of femininity in order to mask her true nature. The reader witnesses this clever deception in a scene where the character endures a “wholesome thrashing” from her huge, violent, and grizzly bear-like husband, Guerra (81). Although Margarita “[submits] to the infliction with great apparent humility,” her husband is found “stone-dead” the next morning (81). Here, diction such as “submits” and “humility” relate to the traits of weakness, subservience and inferiority that are so commonly expected of women, especially in their relationships with men. Yet, when one

The film fails to demonstrate each of the sister’s perspective as they fight against Trujillo’s regime and their personal struggles as women in the Dominican Republic during the 1960s. While the novel focuses on all the sisters’ lives as they fought for freedom and equal rights in the corrupt government, the film focuses on Minerva’s perspective as the first sister who decided to stand up against the unfairness of Trujillo’s rule. The focus on Minerva’s perspective in the film, leads the viewer into believing that the other sisters weren’t as important as Minerva when trying to fight Trujillo, “But then again, here in that little room was the same Patria Mercedes, who wouldn’t have hurt a butterfly, shouting, “Amen to the revolution.” And so we were born in the spirit of the vengeful Lord, no longer His lambs.” (Chapter 8) The quote said by Patria in Chapter 8, shows how she risks her faith when trying to protect the life of the innocent. She would rather throw down a vicious dictator than have young innocent people killed. The film fails to demonstrate the strong themes of women and courage expressed through the novel. The film chooses to skip over many important events, such as Patria knocking over the statue of the Virgin Mary to save her

The character Madame Defarge plays a role as one of the leading villains in Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, whose actions turn out to be one of the major causes of the French Revolution in the book. The main influence of Madame Defarge's hatred is fueled by a self-centered issue that was germinated by another family who happens to be aristocratic. In Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, Madame Defarge is justified in her hatred against the St. Evremonde family because her sister was raped and her brother was killed by the two patriarchs.

She also saves her pride and arrogance as the Choragos remarks, “Like father, like daughter: both headstrong, deaf to reason! She has never learned to yield.” She had many chances to prevent her demise but her pride stood in the way. Through the progression of scenes leading to her tragic ‘fall’, she is every bit of the woman she was at the beginning.

    Dede Mirabal, the second oldest Mirabal sister is portrayed as the weakest sister of them all. She represents the obedient wife many women were used to being.”I followed my husband. I didn't get involved” (Alvarez 171 playbook). She is an example of a follower. She allowed her husband Jaimito, to be in control due to her inability to speak up. Another example that illustrates Dede lack of  independence is when she stated, “he told me he’ll have to leave me if i get mixed up in this thing” (Alvarez 179 playbook). Dedes excuse for not joining the revolution had a major impact towards her relationship towards her sisters and especially with her husband. The relationship she had with Jaimito was very abusive. The idea that a man was able to decide

In 1984, Julia is Winston's lover. Julia is a very physical type of person. She is more into sex and making plans so that she doesn't get caught by the Party. Winston sees her affairs as only temporary. Julia has claimed to have had affairs with past Party members.

The first forms of adversity an individual may face are those of the burdens that are placed by family members and their expectations. This can be seen through Mariam’s progression of her ability to endure and suffer through

Lina Vilkas, a passionate fifteen year old girl who loves art and never lost hope throughout the book because she was determined to survive. Lina was taken away from her very own home and was compelled to dig for beets ,while trying to keep herself alive in the worst circumstances. She was courageous many times throughout the novel. Her courage showed when she yelled at a guard named Nikolai Kretzsky “I HATE YOU”. Lina expressed her opinion and confronted the man who could take her life in a matter of seconds.

To begin, Dede’s ability to support and stay in contact with her sisters without getting too involved with the dangers of the government allow her to stay safe, as well as tell accurate stories from the time of Trujillo’s reign. Through all the struggles her sisters undergo, Dede still supports and cares for them. Even after her sisters are freed from jail, Dede still finds herself in the habit “of staying over the nights before our visits. She said she had to be at Mama’s early the next day anyhow to help with all of the children once we left”

As a mother, Materia should provide the needed care and love for her daughters as well as her husband. But, it is seen early on the relationship she has with James is very abusive and has a large impact on

In The Time of the Butterflies is a book based on the lives of the Mirabal sisters who took enormous amounts of courage to challenge the corrupt government of the Dominican Republic during the mid-1900’s. Trujillo is the tyrannical dictator, who with the help of his ruthless secret police, rules the country with an iron grip. Not only did he terrorize and kill thousands of innocents, he also personally brutalized and attacked young women against their will. Despite the horrors that Trujillo put these people through, an underground rebellion was formed with the Mirabal sisters playing a crucial role. A role that would require immense courage, but where would this courage come from?

Number 1: Throughout the play Anne has different feelings towards each of her family members. As Anne becomes older in the play some of her feelings also start to change. Towards the beginning of the play Anne feels jealous of her sister Margot and often wishes she could change and be like her. Anne feels that her Mother likes and values Margot more than her. This of course makes Anne jealous and makes Anne more jealous of Margot.

The narrator states that “it was [Maria] who did away with my generation’s virginity” (65). Garcia Marquez uses a hyperbole to portray how crucial Maria Cervantes’s contradictory role is in the men’s lives. She embraces her sexuality and is very open. In addition she also “taught [the men] much more than [they] should have learned, but she taught us above all that there’s no place in life sadder than an empty bed” (65). She reinforces the idea that sexuality should not be repressed because that would only bring on loneliness and despair. She recognizes the “disorder of love” that the townspeople live with because of repressed sexuality. The narrator describes Santiago Nasar’s passionate relationship with Maria Cervantes. He describes their relationship like “a falcon who chases a warlike crane” and that the falcon can only “hope for a life of pain” (65). The author uses a metaphor to compare Maria to a warlike crane in order to show her power and grace. The crane is a bird that stands tall and may look elegant and enticing but because Maria is “a warlike crane” she is able to stand up and fight for herself while still maintaining her grace. Another aspect of her independence would be that she stands alone in her battle against society. Garcia Marquez gives her these headstrong qualities to show how she follows her own path and goes against the town’s beliefs without showing any signs of stopping and to show that

Half of the people of Macondo consider the weight of memory a burden, while the rest cannot recall the past; half binding it’s prey to the past, and half imprisoning them in the present, but both never able to see a future. The character Rebeca represents those who believed memory was a burden. After her husband's death, “Rebeca closed the doors of her house and buried

Ursula was raised by a human, who founder at sea.Ursula’s father was murdered because she was not human. Ursula was later found by her brother who said he has been looking for her but she knew that was a lie, because if he really was looking for her he would have