After explaining a hardship she went through, Huinitzinitilin says, “I was alive, and never again would this happen to me. When I opened my eyes, I realized that I would be free because pain had liberated me” because although she had felt weak, she came back to being the strong woman she was. Remembering that what doesn’t kill me makes me stronger has made me into a better person because I know that no matter what life throws at me, anything is possible as long as I
In the documentary, One Survivor Remembers, Gerda Weissmann recalls her miraculous survival of the Nazi concentration camps. Throughout her survival, Gerda Weissman shows personality traits of courage, perseverance, and compassion. When Gerda Weissmann was fifteen years old Germany seized control over Poland and all Jewish Poles were confined to small living quarters of their houses. Gerda Weissmann’s ability to keep calm and go on living in that situation showed true bravery because a girl her age would surely panic and develop a negative personality. Gerda Weissmann is possibly most courageous when she separated from her family and has to go to Dulag transit camp, while the rest of her family is sent to Auschwitz.
Weiner introduces a duality between caring for others or oneself to depict a stressful situation that influences Allison’s thoughts. Allison Weiss bears a sensitive child, a disconnected husband, a dependent mother, and a sickly father. Along with caring for her child and maintaining a genuine relationship with her husband, Allison feels responsible for her parents’ welfare, from getting her “parents’ house on the market” (177) to filling out mandatory paperwork the “long-term care required” (177) to creating a “long-term plan” (177) for her mom. The workload causes a mental strain that produces anxiety and degrading thoughts, driving Allison to believe she is an unworthy mother, wife, and daughter. In order to manage these taxing obligations
After Anais unexpectedly leaves her job, the narrator spends her nights “running through the cool dark streets looking for Anais’ Vanagon” (23), an action revealing that the situation still affects the narrator even after their unstable relationship has unexpectedly ended. While Griselda, the narrator’s landlord, developed into someone comfortable for her to lean on, their relationship was in fact tricky because of Griselda’s sudden passing and how difficult it was for the narrator to figure out who Griselda truly was, beyond all of her hard-to-believe stories. Griselda and the narrator’s relationship was overall interesting, pleasant, and secure because of all of Griselda’s stories and philosophical advice, but in reality, these deep conversations caused the narrator to dwell on who Griselda really is. It is important to recognize how delightful their relationship is and how it isn’t just unreliable. While the narrator is on a quick run, Griselda gives her a “water-buckled copy of ‘Life and Fate’” (23), an easy action revealing Griselda’s affection towards the
Through these words, the author shows that the grandmother has a large part in Anna’s mind and that
In this text the charater Alice goes from youthful and pretty to unhealth and hopeless of servival. Alice lived a extravagent (realistic) life with her new husband as said on paragraph 3,”For three months--they had been married in April-they lived a specail kind of bliss”. As the season changed she became very ill and grow fursterated due to lack of hope for very servival. Quoted in paragraph 15, “They doctors returned, but to no avail. They saw before them diminishing life,a life bleeding away day by day...without knowing why”.
Many people throughout their lives at least once acted recklessly and irrationally to overcome challenges. Without thinking thoughtfully, the actions they performed may have harmed others or themselves. This is why the phrase, “think before you act” is created, to prevent others from performing tactless maneuvers to satisfy their challenges and emotions. In the novel, A Brave New World, Aldous Huxley suggests that individuals who act recklessly in the face of adversity will fail miserably; these reckless actions will cause despair and grief for the individual or others because of their lack of thinking and overwhelming of emotions. In A Brave New World, author Aldous Huxley introduced an Alpha-Plus male named Bernard Marx.
Unsurprisingly, this article discusses the emotions in Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour.” S.S. Jamil shows the irony in stereotyping women as overemotional, when the conventional roles Louise Mallard lives in force her to suppress her emotions. Jamil suggests that this is the cause of Louise’s heart trouble, since psychological health does affect physical health. The self-assertion that Louise discovers is permission to be herself, since emotions are a substantial part of who we are. The narrative of this article paints Louise as the victim and society as the culprit.
In addition, the search for self-identity is viewed as important in today’s society. Thus, these confliction attributes lead the reader to identify Edna as morally ambiguous. Categorizing complex characters as purely good or purely evil is not one of the easiest of tasks. As a result, it is best to characterize them as morally ambiguous. In Edna’s case, she is morally ambiguous due to her romantic affiliations and role-defying actions, but both are immensely vital to Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening” as a complete whole.
In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” demonstrates the personal growth of the dynamic protagonist Louise Mallard, after hearing news of her husband’s death. The third-person narrator telling the story uses deep insight into Mrs. Mallard’s thoughts and emotions as she sorts through her feelings after her sister informs her of her husband’s death. During a Character analysis of Louise Mallard, a reader will understand that the delicate Mrs. Mallard transforms her grief into excitement over her newly discovered freedom that leads to her death. As Mrs. Mallard sorts through her grief she realizes the importance of this freedom and the strength that she will be able to do it alone.
I watched her face knot up like a thread and then she let go. It fell in a splash, floated for a while, and then sank. And quickly after that she jumped in too” (23). Celianne went through terrible experiences in her past, but her desire for her baby and a better future supported her to keep persisting. However, once this spark of ambition dimmed, she felt as if she had no choice except to give up on living.
The Contrast of The Story of an Hour While Mrs. Mallard is just starting a new life, so to say, for herself, her life she has known comes to an end. She is just able to become “free, free, free!” (57) when she loses her life. Kate Chopin uses contrast with the news Richard’s gave, the way Mrs. Mallard felt in the room and the doctor’s news to show how women perceived marriage in the 19th century in her story The Story of an Hour.
Louise’s victory in accepting her husband’s death is a feeling that she now cannot live without. The ultimate death of Louise Mallard is one that represents physical and emotional defeat. In this dramatic short story, Chopin uses imagery to sew together a tapestry of emotions all encompassed in an ill-stricken widow. Works Cited Chopin, Kate. “The Story of an Hour.”
This shows a balance between gender roles, as well as the embracing progressive changes within culture and society. In the story “The Story of an Hour,” by Kate Chopin, a third-person omniscient narrator, relates how Mrs. Louise Mallard, the protagonist, experiences the euphoria of freedom rather than the grief of loneliness after hearing about her husband’s death. Later, when Mrs. Mallard discovers that her husband, Mr. Brently Mallard, still lives, she realizes that all her aspiration for freedom has gone. The shock and disappointment kills Mrs. Mallard.
To Suffer or Not to Suffer As human beings, we try to eschew from the suffering and adversities that plague human morality. Nonetheless, society remains drawn to the surplus of tragedies in plays, movies, and literary works. Not only do these works provide an escape from our own hardships, but suffering and tragedy is a significant aspect to the development of human society. Personally, I have experienced my own share of sorrow, trauma, and difficulties in life. While they may not be as severe as those faced by the characters in A Doll’s House and Never Let Me Go, a pervasive theme still manifests in the presence of suffering.
