Eveline By James Joyce And Clothes By Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

There is no specific behavior, idea, or emotion that makes for a good marriage, though it is common for people to believe so. They think marriage will be easy, although the reality requires constant work. Good marriages consist of communication, honesty, passion, intimacy and commitment. In the short story, “The Girls in Their Summer Dresses,” by Irwin Shaw, Michael and Frances’s relationship lacks these qualities; therefore, their marriage was not ideal.

Being subjected through sets of dramatic circumstances, both Shukumar and Lee attempt to strive forward to keep what is left of their relationships close, yet their unforgiving fates drive their determination toward their very limits. Throughout my readings in “A temporary Matter” by Jhumpa Lahiri and “Coming Home Again” by Chang-Rae Lee, the authors of both novels foretell that unresolved conflicts and despondent settings are very detrimental to the development of human character.

In, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”, by Joyce Carol Oates and “Eveline”, by James Joyce, two characters prove to be completely different but share few similarities as well. In both short stories, the main characters, Connie in “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” and Eveline in “Eveline”, are both teenage girls who face problems at home. Connie and Eveline who are both caught up in their own cultures in different times are Both girls seem like they have it all going for them but what they conclusively share in common is their final decision bringing them to their downfall. The theme in “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” and “Eveline,” possess and unyielding insecurity which stems from their family lives. Everything had two sides to it, one for one home and one for the other. Each of the girl 's home lives was oppressive and restraining. Making them both have to grow up faster.

“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek to find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”

Growing up and learning to be an adult is part of everyone’s life. Emotions run rampant with love, anger, and uncertainty. Short stories Araby by James Joyce and A & P by John Updike create perfect examples of coming to age experiences which individuals can relate to. The array of emotions and hardships we experience throughout youth aid in creating a culturally advanced and diverse society.

As Ann Brashares says, “Luck never gives, it only lends.” The audience gives a since of foreshadowing(Brashares pg 9). In the sisterhood of the traveling pants by Ann Brashares, there are a pair of pants that Carmen picks up at a shift store. Four girls that are different shapes and sizes try on the same pair of pants and they fit them all so they call them magical pants. The character development throughout this novel impacts the theme.

Coming of age can be defined as the transition from one’s youth to his or her adulthood. Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, and Lord of the Flies by William Golding all explore this concept in different ways. Romeo and Juliet are about two star-crossed lovers in the depths of forbidden love despite an ancient family feud. House on Mango Street is about Esperanza Cordero, a young Latina girl, and her life growing up in Chicago with Chicanos and Puerto Ricans. Lastly, Lord of the Flies is about a group of abandoned children who work to survive on a deserted island. Each of these stories provides details as to what characteristics define a mature individual, and they also show the various processes to achieve this maturity.

The idea of love towards a girl is interpreted in a mixture of feelings. In both pieces of literature “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien and “Araby” by James Joyce. The authors portray the lives of two individuals who are in love. The idea of love concerning a girl and expectations on being with this girl they love. The authors in both texts demonstrate too us that love can be very hopeful, but it can emotionally and mentally change us.

In both Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison and Gorilla My Love by Toni Bambara, the description of the main character 's vision symbolizes the character’s conceptualization of their future. Both of these stories’ main characters start with clear vision and a clear sense of their futures. In Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, the narrator is tasked with the responsibility of driving Mr. Norton around; at the beginning of the drive, the narrator intently listens to Mr. Norton’s story and has his “eyes glued to the white line dividing the highway” (Ellison 31). He focuses on driving and doing his job correctly; similarly the narrator also heavily focuses on his academic success at the university and completing his job

In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Walden by Henry David Thoreau, and Beloved by Toni Morrison, the authors describe cruel and flawed aspects of society as system and human nature in individuals within a society. As a punishment for adultery, Hester Prynne, the main character in The Scarlet Letter, was required to wear a scarlet letter “A” on her chest and stand on the scaffold in the town center every day to endure public shaming. During his stay at Walden Pond, Thoreau escapes the rigidity and critical nature of society, denouncing societal norms and prejudices in favor of a simpler, more solitary life. Throughout Beloved, Sethe witnesses the horrors of slavery both first hand and through her friends and family. Hawthorne,

If ideas were fashion by David Wong and Dana Hendricksen gives great insight into the world of fashion and its influence on students. The author’s state that “Fashion is a deeply engaging experience” they further go onto say that “We call fashion a deep inclination because the attraction to fashion has been evident in a wide variety of people over long periods of time (Wong, D., & Hendricksen, D., 2008)

As much as Eveline was abused, she still cared for him, and he has feelings for her as well. As she remembers, Eveline states that her father was becoming old and that he would miss her. Eveline then goes on to recall a time where she was laid up for a day, and read a ghost story and made a toast for her. One might argue that Eveline’s conscience is beginning to take over her decision making. Eveline states, “in her home anyway she had shelter and food; she had those whom she had known all her life about her” (par.5). As Eveline is about to leave she begins to question the decision one last time. However, Eveline states, “Frank would save her. He would give her life, perhaps love,too,” and it seems as if Eveline is now questioning the life that Frank might provide her. by stating “perhaps love,too” (par. 18).

The Signalman by Charles Dickens, The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

As I started reading the book of Pride and the Prejudice, I have noticed that money is the desire that leaves no individual standing behind the person who is hypnotized by his or her wealth. First of all: External meaning, money in the wrong way could demolish the person or dignity and individuality. In general, if someone who just has become wealthy tends to believe that he or she is in power, thinking that they do not need any respect or sympathy towards the people who are not so wealthy. In the novel the social had a great impact among the characters. All of the English society in Jane Austen’s time and in her books everything was based upon the social classes. The Bennet’s are not so poor, yet they are not wealthy and they are about

In the pieces “The Eye” by Alice Munro and “Girl” written by Jamaica Kincaid, both writings go into depth explaining the relationships between mother and daughter on how much it impacts the roles of women in society. In Alice Munro’s story, the mother and daughter's relationship starts to change once she starts to gain siblings in her life. Once this occurs, the mother tells her how she's supposed to feel. Unfortunately, she does not feel the same way that leads her admiring someone else who makes her own choices in life. In Jamaica Kincaid's piece, it shows us on how to follow these specific rules, to be able to live life as a woman that is being told by the mother to her daughter. Both of these pieces show how much these mother and daughter relationships affect their child's on what their women role will be in the future.