The Strength Of Liza Jane

Suddenly, as Emma and Lizzie were in the early 30’s, they grew very resentful towards Abby and moods started changing. Abby always tried being a loving mother and tried teaching them courtesy and more, but the girls just wouldn't take it. Lizzie did not make friends easily but to her, she didn’t really need many; all she needed was her sister who promised her birth­mother she would watch after her and she has.

At the end of the story, Lizabeth changes into a better person as she begins to learn the same philosophy Miss Lottie lived by. Since Lizabeth views her life as an epitome of failure, she decides to make Miss Lottie’s one as well. After Lizabeth hears her parents arguing, she decides to destroy all of Miss Lottie’s hope by destroying her marigolds. She destroys a good

She is a young woman who has the desire to make something of her life, but can’t. “Coulda been in the movies, an’ had nice clothes-all them nice clothes like they wear…. Because that guy says I was a natural.” (Steinbeck, 89). This quote expresses that Curley’s wife wanted to live a life that was worth living, instead of living in a ranch were woman didn’t have any significance. She had a dream of becoming an actress, and having all the good things that come out from being an actress. That’s not her only problem, “Well, I ain’t told this to nobody before. Maybe I ought’n to. I don’ like Curley. He ain’t a nice fella.” (Steinbeck, 89). She is married to a man she dislikes, what could be worse then that. Still she deals with him because he’s the only person who talks to her. “ Now her rouged cheeks and her reddened lips made her seem alive and sleeping very lightly.” (Steinbeck, 93). This quotes shows how hard her life is, that she looks more alive then when she was

Immediately after, Lizabeth admits, “Suddenly I was ashamed…the child in me sulked and said it was all in fun, but the woman in me flinched at the thought of the malicious attack that I had led,” (3). She knows what they did was wrong, that what they did to Miss Lottie and her flowers was rude and uncalled for, she feels bad for the woman. There is a flicker of innocence beginning to

Seeing her strong father cry in the middle of the night because of the shame he felt in not being able to support his family influenced Lizabeth to destroy the marigolds in Miss Lottie's yard. When Lizabeth overhears her father complain to her mother, Lizabeth feels that before her father was strong like a rock and her mom was fragile, now everything has changed and her dad is broken into pieces. The man of the household is breaking down, and does not know where he stands anymore nor does Elizabeth. “The world had lost its boundary lines. My mother, who was small and soft,was now the strength of the family; my father, who was the rock on which the family had been built, was sobbing like the tiniest child. Everything was out of tune, like a broken accordion” (20). When Elizabeth realizes that her father cannot support her family devastates her and Elizabeth is broken by that realization. She does not have a stable set of parents who can even rely on each other or themselves, leaving her to feel lost and hopeless. Elizabeth becomes insecure by the fact of her father crying. When she realizes she cannot stand anymore confusion in her family, she goes to wake her brother up and then vents out her angst on the marigolds and this also shows some immatureness in Elizabeth. Collier also uses elements of characterization like the character’s thoughts and actions, to show

As a feminist, Jane is able to protect herself when she is in a situation where she needs to be defended. For instance, when her brutish older cousin John hurls a hardcover book at her head, she pounces back by attacking him in defense. She also faces no difficulty in successfully defeating her cold-hearted aunt in a verbal fight, just at the tender age of ten. Jane is surely unafraid of the consequences that she has to face on actions that she believes as rightfully done. This amazing trait remains even as she proceeds into adulthood and meets the love of her life. She is able to deal with, and even stand up to Mr. Rochester’s unreasonable verbal attacks directed at her. She clearly shows her dauntless side of her personality, by speaking her own mind when Mr. Rochester demands for the money that he had given her. Jane refuses clear cut, and Mr. Rochester asks to then at least let him see the cash. Jane refuses again by retorting that he is “not to be trusted.” Jane has an honest and truthful soul who knows how to speak for herself, unlike many women during this period of time. Jane is never concerned about what other people would think of her if she tells them the exact truth about everything. She is able to inform her departure by cancelling off the wedding between herself and Mr. Rochester after what she had witnessed and experienced. Jane cries out “you are a married man-or as good as a married man, and wed to one inferior to you- to one with whom you have no sympathy- whom I do not believe you truly love; for I have seen and heard you sneer at her. I would scorn such a union: therefore I am better than you- let me go!” Jane is able to truthfully utter her thoughts, her true opinion without being afraid; even if it was to someone she dearly loved. When Mr. Rochester angrily cries out, “Jane, be still; don’t struggle so, like a wild frantic bird that is rending its own plumage in its

The conflict of telling Liza Jane doesn't just end at what he would appear to be in public though. He has to live with the idea that he left his former wife, who he was very much in love, to wander looking for him. If he doesn't tell her that he was the man she was looking for he would just continue living a huge lie that would constantly be in the back of his head. If it wasn't for the Blue Veins, the decision to reunite with his wife would not be so difficult. There would be no judgment on how dark she was or whether she was born free or a slave.

Closely observing a character gives the readers a chance to truly understand them , their thoughts and their points points of views. The actions that Lizabeth takes are things that need to be closely examined to comprehend the complexity of Lizabeth’s behaviors. Lizabeth, the protagonist from the short story Marigolds by Eugenia Collier portrays unique characteristics such as being resilient, addled and compassionate.

One thing that helps the reader empathize with the narrator is the narrator observing Sheila Mant. As the narrator observes

In the beginning of the story the reader is introduced to the male dominant dynamics between the woman and her husband John. In fact, the woman is never given a name in the story, unlike John, signifying the denial of her importance. Furthermore, there is an immediate juxtaposition of characteristics, “John is practical…He has no patience…John laughs at me”

Concerning her love affairs, it must be mentioned why she got involved in so many relationships, even with a seventeen-year-old student, resulting in the loss of her good reputation and dismissal from a high school. The reason is simple: she has longed for happiness and love. She has been trying to find another man to be happy. She herself describes it: „After the death of Allan - intimacies with strangers was all I seemed able to fill my empty heart with.“ (Williams 118). However, when she comes to her sister Stella and her husband Stanley, she keeps lying both to herself and to them. She pretends to be nothing but a respectable and honourable woman. She tries to persuade them that she is flawless, although her pretentious refinement looks

She looked as if her phone had been ringing continually ever since she had reached puberty. Muriel has an indifferent attitude about life. She seems simple and very insecure. Muriel finds it funny that her husband calls her "Miss Spiritual Tramp of 1948." This tells the reader that she lacks self- esteem. Her simple attitude shows when she is talking to her mother on the phone about going to Bingo one night: "Anyway, after Bingo he and his wife asked me if I wouldn’t like to join them for a drink. So I did. His wife was horrible. You remember that awful dinner dress we saw in Bonwit’s window? The one you said that you’d have to have a tiny, tiny." Muriel implies that she disliked the lady because of what she was wearing. She alienates herself from society by believing that she is better that everyone else. Because of Muriel’s personality, Seymour cannot confide in her or feel any love in his marriage. This is why he turns to the little girl at the beach for companionship. Seymour finds a friend and a listener in Sybil. But the friendship of Sybil cannot mend Seymour’s broken heart. He gains some strength in himself when he finds a friend in Sybil, but he cannot seem to get past his failed marriage. Seymour is so desperate for love that he commits suicide: Then he went over to one of the pieces of luggage, opened it, and from under a pile of shorts and undershirts he took out an Ortgies caliber 7.65 automatic.

(82). Until now, nothing has contradicted any of the things that Miss Brill has thought about herself. Now, however, there is a clear comprehension of what reality is because of the point of view from which the story is told from. In the example of the young couple, a dramatic change occurs in the way Miss Brill acts. She suddenly realizes that she has been creating all of these things in her mind. The realization emotionally destroys her and she quickly goes home and cries. By using a limited omniscient narrator to tell the story, the reader gets a clear sense of how a person can perceive life differently to help them cope with their age and loneliness.

Author, Kate Chopin, presents the character of Mrs. Louis Mallard. She is an unhappy woman trapped in her discontented marriage. Unable to assert herself or extricate herself from the relationship, she endures it. The news of the presumed death of her husband comes as a great relief to her, and for a brief moment she experiences the joys of a liberated life from the repressed relationship with her husband. Finally, she recognizes the freedom she has desired for a long time and it overcomes her sorrow: "Free! Body and soul free! She kept whispering." In her soul, the dark clouds are disappearing because she is illuminated. All the memories of her husband are now of the past. She is living in the present. At this point, she is no longer "Mrs.Mallard." She is Louise and is ready to welcome a new horizon of freedom : "Spring days, and summer days, and all sorts of days that would be her own." Overwhelmed with a new sense of herself, she feels as if she

Jane Moore, protagonist and narrator of Jane, has just lost her parents in a car accident. Due to her introverted personality that her parents never accepted, her older siblings inherited the estate and wealth, while Jane was handed worthless bonds. Penniless and alone, Jane was forced to drop out of college and make her own living as a nanny. Unlike her older sister, she was never one to read all of the gossip happening with the rich and famous, so the woman in the employment