Take-Home Essay Exam Sula Question 7: The assessment of Eva’s relationship with her son is based off, the actions of Eva toward Plum. Eva show’s cruelty towards Plum but she feels she is doing what is best for him. Such as, when she burns her son alive after he returns from war and he has PTSD. Eva explains that Plum's birth was hard and his characteristics of being independent or a man are little. Eva knowing that burning her son will benefit many factors; help stops her fear of “[him] crawling back into her womb” (31), stop his addicted to Heroin, and help him die with little pain versus Plum eventually hurting himself. Therefore, the relationship between Eva’s and her son is a mixture of venture and tenderness. Question 8: The first strange thing that happens is masses patterns of powerful winds and dry, chunky clouds come. As the second strange thing, the narrator explains how Hannah talks to Eva about her bizarre dream. Which was about, a wedding and how she dressed in a red bridal dress dancing. The third strange thing occurred when Eva could not find her comb. Even though she never moves it she mysteriously finds it in her drawer. This establishes the tone and gives a clue for other eccentric …show more content…
Nel and Sula supposed that Chicken knew how to swim and "they expected him to come back up, laughing"(61), rather than him drown in the water. This incident with Chicken is significant to Nel and Sula’s friendship because it reveals the innocence and they now know how they can impact and destroy lives effortlessly. Sula takes fault of Chicken dying even though it was an accident. As for Nel, she "knew she had 'done nothing'"(pg. 65), and remained calm. Sula goes throughout the novel believing that Nel is malicious because of this and accepts and stays true to her role; while Nel believes that she is moral because she was not the one who let go of Chicken
Immediately after the delivery, Victor catches the baby blues, and feels overwhelmed by the situation he has rendered himself with. Birth, under normal circumstances is viewed as a blessing; Victor elucidates the event a catastrophe and labels his child a creature and a wretch. Losing all self-control, he goes into a fit of egotistical rage, describing the painstaking effort, which caused the being into life. His disappointment is evident as he rushes from the room in horror of that which he calls monster. Victor forgets the newborn is not yet a man he can blame for his own imperfections. His ardor goes sour and lacking a support group of family and friends around him who conjugate around every new parent for this exact reason; Victor begins to resent the thoughtful cultivation and aspirations, which he sought for his child. Parenting guru’s tells new parents to adjust expectations to fit the baby; Victor is unable to do this. He views his child under a romantic guise until the spark of life enters baby’s lifeless yellow eyes, after which, Victor loses rational thought and abandons his blessing to the hands of an apathetic society. H...
As her "daddy's daughter", there is little doubt that a form of love exists between Ruth Dead and Dr. Foster; however, such love is not truly love because as evidenced by Ruth's subsequent life, the filial relationship better resembles an emotional dependence that Ruth took for granted (67). The great emotional schism within her that is the result of her father's death leaves Ruth dysfunctional: she is unable to emote towards other, especially her family. Instead, ...
...derate character, into an upset and disconcert one, and then finally to a mature and understanding individual throughout the novel, due to a major turning point in her life. Before finding out about her biological parents, Asha acts very immaturely and inconsiderately. After making the harsh discovery of why she was put up for adoption, Asha feels extremely upset and disconcerted. Paradoxically, however, Asha her experience moulds her for the better and modifies her into a mature and understanding women. Even though at first, this devastating discovery may have seemed very harsh to Asha, at the end it help modify her to a much better person.
Marie, who is a product of an abusive family, is influenced by her past, as she perceives the relationship between Callie and her son, Bo. Saunders writes, describing Marie’s childhood experiences, “At least she’d [Marie] never locked on of them [her children] in a closet while entertaining a literal gravedigger in the parlor” (174). Marie’s mother did not embody the traditional traits of a maternal fig...
Finally, I argue that “truth in mothering is a far better policy” (Thurer 334). As Eva observes during a prison visit, “it was following…pat scripts that had helped to land me in [this] room” (Shriver 44). In her letters, she is finally able to break free from the wife role and speak truths that the mask of motherhood had suppressed. Her authenticity with Kevin during the prison visits nets more progress in their relationship than all those years of pretending ever had. When she finally asks Kevin why he did it, he is honest about his uncertainty. Remorseful, he returns Celia’s eye to her and asks her to bury it. He then embraces her, showing vulnerability. As Eva and Kevin look upon each other in this moment unmasked, she finally realizes, “I love my son” (Shriver 400). Ruddick describes attentive love – a mother perceiving and supporting a child’s real experience – as a counter to the mask’s fantasy and inauthenticity (105). When Eva and Kevin finally unmask, she is able to attentively love him as he truly is. Eva’s love, in its unconventionality, is not the “continuous, unconditional” mother-love of myth; but in its authenticity, it is far more meaningful (Rich
Although, a mother’s determination in the short story “I Stand Here Ironing” mother face with an intense internal conflict involving her oldest daughter Emily. As a single mother struggle, narrator need to work long hours every day in order to support her family. Despite these criticisms, narrator leaves Emily frequently in daycare close to her neighbor, where Emily missing the lack of a family support and loves. According to the neighbor states, “You should smile at Emily more when you look at her” (Olsen 225). On the other hand, neighbor gives the reader a sense that the narrator didn’t show much affection toward Emily as a child. The narrator even comments, “I loved her. There were all the acts of love” (Olsen 225). At the same time, narrator expresses her feeling that she love her daughter. Until, she was not be able to give Emily as much care as she desire and that gives her a sense of guilt, because she ends up remarrying again. Meanwhile narrator having another child named Susan, and life gets more compli...
My intructor says it is important to use the checklist for answering essay questions in order t make sure i get the most points possible for wgar i know. It's a bunch of stuff to memorize, but after analyzing the list carefully, i think she may be right. i do need to understand what the question is asking; otherwise i probably won't get any credit even if i know something about the topic. The best way to do this is to plan ny abswer and then show the grader both that i understand ewhat the question is asking me to do nd how i will answer it. The grader knows i know the anwer, and it provides a guide for mw to follow so i make sure i cover all the points and don't get off the subject. Major points should stand out so that
This story of a friendship between Nel Wright and Sula Peace, who are opposites in the way of relating to other people, to the world around them, and to themselves. The personalities of Nel and Sula are formed through their family life. Sula is brought up in a crazy atmosphere with her mother sleeping around, her family being burned to death, and no one being there to comfort and love her like a child needs. Her house life is chaotic and disorderly. Sula learns, growing up, that sex is not a sacred thing, it's a leisure activity with no meaning and makes no attachments. Sula also learns that family relationships are not so important. She was raised by her grandmother and never even knew her mother until she was in her adolescents. This showed
After the birth of the child, Viktor distances himself from both his wife and child, not showing any emotional attachment to either of them. During the child’s baptism (which Viktor opposes), he says to Hana, following her compliments about the child, that “My contribution was minimal. But vital” (51). While Viktor is appreciative of having a child, Viktor does not see the child as more than a product of his sexual endeavours with Liesel. Liesel accuses Viktor’s uptight and prudish behaviour on her pregnancy; confessing that she hates his change in personality and perception of her. This particular shift in their relationship is following the birth of their second child; that these changes are subtle and it is difficult to blame difficulties with post-pregnancy illnesses or Viktor’s behaviour changing, being “…a distance of mind even when there was no distance at all of body” (87). Liesel and Viktor’s dynamic is not unusual and is common in couples who are expecting. A man’s physical attraction towards his partner during and following pregnancy diminishes, but does not disappear entirely. A study
5. Time passes and the chicken coop breaks, and the angel seems to be everywhere in the house, older each day. Pelayo and Elisenda are tired of the angel. (6) In December, the angel starts to grow new feathers in his wings, and one day, while Elisenda was cooking, a strange sea wind entered the kitchen and when she looked out the window she saw the angel trying to fly and finally flying.
The first instance of this occurs as they are walking home from school in an alleyway. When a group of boys corners them, Sula does not hesitate. She takes out a knife and slices off part of her finger to intimidate them into leaving: “If I can do that to myself, what do you suppose I’ll do to you?” (Sula 55). She does not flinch, and instead does what is necessary in order to keep Nel safe. In the same way, Nel comforts Sula after she accidentally causes Chicken’s death. While swinging him around, Sula lets go of his hand and causes him to fall into the water. While Sula is distraught, Nel comforts her: “Nel quieted her. ‘Sh, sh. Don’t, don’t. You didn’t mean it. It ain’t your fault’” (Sula 62-63). She tries to keep Sula calm after such a profoundly traumatic event. After Chicken’s funeral, they leave holding hands, accentuating the strength of their
There are two short essays to submit. Please include both in the same file. First, in approximately 500 words, in English, please answer one of the following 5 general essay questions. Second, answer the question specifically about AUP in under 300 words.
3. I have several thoughts as to what type of criteria managers would look at to fire someone. Including: What positions do I need on the team, which human capital is most important for my business to obtain, what are each employees performance reviews, years of service, most educated for the job, best potential, is there anyone that plans on leaving soon, which employee really needs the job. A lot of these criteria involve the need principle which is a valid and common reason that some employees are kept over others. While this option is good I would especially focus on procedural justice this will keep my ideas transparent to those employees that I keep and the one I don't. A huge key to this policy is being respectful of all employees as you decide whom to terminate. I would also focus on the equity principle because while I want to choose the right person to lay off I want to make sure that the
Sula Peace, a supercilious girl is the epitome of strange in the eyes of everyone in town. Her rose birthmark, her mother Hannah Peace, the evolving house she lives in, and the assortment of individuals that she has as her company within the home seems to all...strange. However, what is discovered throughout the text is that, much of this ‘strangeness’ is truly a matter of perspective. That being said, due to the towns incredibly superstitious attitude and mindset, a tumbleweed
When women are kept in their classical role of mother and caretaker, all is well and their lives are simple. Children relate positively to their mothers in this typical setting; while Dantés was in prison, during a time of distress, he remembered something his mother had done for him. For example, Dumas writes, “He remembered the prayers his mother had taught him and found meanings in them which he had formerly been unaware.” (41). Mothers teach their children to the best of their ability, evidenced in Dantés, as well as when Caderousse says Mercédès is instructing her son, Albert. It is in these moments that a mother’s love, compassion, and necessity are revealed. Lives are calm and enriched as long as women are in their niche. This includes non-maternal nurturing roles, for example, Mercédès attentiveness to Dantés father and Valentine’s special ability to care for Nortier. This loyalty is valued and shown as essential for the stability of life. Though The Count of Monte Cristo depicted women as best suited to the home, they intermittently stepped further out of that r...