Helen in the beginning dresses real flashy, but the only reason she dresses like this is to please her husband. She believes that is she keeps up her appearances that he will be pleased enough to stay, but after he kicks her out she knows otherwise. When she wakes up in the morning, after staying at madea’s house; Madea comments on her clothing: “You don’t own any normal clothes, do you?”. Helen starts thinking of her clothing and how that might be true. She still cares how she looks but not as much as she did when she was with Charles.
Helen comes from a very close family. Even though she cut all ties with them when she was with Charles, they still took her in. Even though Madea was shocked to see her, even saying: “ What are you doing here.”. She gave her a place to sleep. Helen has no skills, she always relied on Charles for food, and shelter. Now that charles is gone she must rely on herself. Even though she only has a High School education, she still works hard. She taught her self a whole new set of skills that will help her through her life. She must also lets herself feel again. After everything that happened with Charles, she becomes very hard and calloused. When she meets orlando for the first time he tells her “ know every man you will have to pay”, he tells her this because she now sees men in a negative way. After going to dinner with orlando, she sees that maybe she can trust again. She is still hurt from being with charles, but something inside her tells her she can trust him.
When first meeting Helen, she seems very confused and guarded. Confused because she does not whether to leave Charles, or stay with him. Guarded because she needs to have walls up to protect herself from Charles. Because of this she become...
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...n, she choose to forgive him. Not only did she forgive him for treating her so cruelly, but she still loved him in the end.
Helen has become a very strong and independent women; who takes conflict head on. Even though it hurts her and sometimes she feels lost; she still continues to move forward. She does this because she must.
After everything that was thrown at her, the conflict and the heartbreak; she became stronger. She saw that in order to be part of this world you must stand up for yourself, and speak her mind. Not only to become stronger but independent also; so she can become a better person , but also for a more happy life.
She chose to be happy and live her life; but she also chose to not let anything come between her and her happiness. This was the best choice for her. Now she can continue on through life without such a heavy heart.
“Picking up the pieces of their shattered lives was very, very difficult, but most survivors found a way to begin again.” Once again, Helen was faced with the struggle of living life day-to-day, trying not to continue feeling the pain of her past.
In Sophie Treadwell’s Machinal, Helen she starts having frantic monologues every time she must make a decision for herself. In the play, it seems like all she wants in to be free and independent, but every time she is given the chance, she starts to have frantic monologues and can’t handle the pressure. Although some people think Helen is insane, I feel the play portrays Helen as someone can’t handle pressure and having to make her own decisions.
was no longer alone. She had friends to love her and guide her to the next
Despite the current scrutiny that her race faces she asserts to the reader that her race and color define her as a person and does not determine her identity. Despite the mindset that most of her peers keep about the inequality of race, she maintains an open mind and declares to the reader that she finds everyone equal. Thus proving herself as a person ahead of her own time.
This scene really gives a visualization of Annie and Helen’s competitive relationship and with competition you are highly assertive and uncooperative. Having an entire relationship that is uncooperative but at the same time assertive is the definition of a really rough relationship and it definitely won’t last long. Relationships need balance and Annie’s relationship with Helen is solely negative with no positive to gain and when you are faced with that much negativity it will impact your self-concept as well as how you are views by
While showing how brave and unselfish she was, she also showed that she was fragile and not as strong as she used to be. “A black dog with a lolling tongue came up out of the weeds by the ditch. She was meditating, and not ready, and when he came at her she only hit him a little with her cane. Over she went in the ditch, like a little puff of milkweed.” Even though she hit the dog only a little, it caused her to fall into a ditch. At last there came a flicker and then a flame of comprehension across her face, and she spoke. "My grandson. It was my memory had left me. There I sat and forgot why I made my long trip." This shows how her mind went blank, causing her to forget why she had made the journey.
During her teen years, she was abused and lonely. She gave birth to her first child when she was only sixteen years old. She was in her first marriage when she was only nineteen years old. After three children, two marriages, and a breakdown, she realizes that there is a lot more to life than her current circumstances.
What exactly is an ideal lifestyle? The answer is different for every person because some people desire more and some desire less. In the short story “Black Girl” by Sembene Ousmane, the reader learns about Diouana’s determination to climb the social hierarchy ladder. As the protagonist, she indulgences in the thought of moving away from her hometown in Africa where she has been working as a maid for the last few years for a rich white family. Her vision of the perfect lifestyle is living in France, where she imagines herself making millions and bathing in fortune. Unfortunately, things don’t always appear as they seem. The story illustrates that when one thinks of their ideal lifestyle they mainly rely on their personal experience which often results in deception. The author effectively conveys this theme through his use of setting, symbolism and iconic foreshadowing.
In Helen’s therapy session, she describe being discontent with her life. She specifically identifies her marriage as an area where she is not happy. Furthermore, Helen’s “top dog” is telling her that she must always play the role of a good worker and wife, otherwise calamity is bound. Her polarized belief is displayed when she says that “people will not make it if you are not where you said you would be” (MyLab, n.d). Additionally, the defense mechanism Helen is portraying is introjection, which is uncritically accepting beliefs of others, because she avoids taking responsibility for her own self. Lastly, Helen reports that change will be difficult, placing her in the impasses layer of neurosis, characterized by feeling trapped (MyLab,
Helen is Jane's best friend at Lowood. Helen is a religious role (angelic, and talks about God), in shaping her character. Helen believes everyone should love their enemies. Although Jane does not take to Helens good heart and good nature, with her wie word, Jane respects her for them and listens very passionately to what Helen has to say.
The daughter alludes to an idea that her mother was also judged harshly and made to feel ashamed. By the daughters ability to see through her mothers flaws and recognize that she was as wounded as the child was, there is sense of freedom for both when the daughter find her true self. Line such as “your nightmare of weakness,” and I learned from you to define myself through your denials,” present the idea that the mother was never able to defeat those that held her captive or she denied her chance to break free. The daughter moments of personal epiphany is a victory with the mother because it breaks a chain of self-loathing or hatred. There is pride and love for the women they truly were and is to be celebrated for mother and daughter.
Helen, is also, quite protective. She is very protective with her children. Being protective with her children, is her way of showing how much she cares and loves them. However, especially in the beginning of the movie, she is a little too protective with her children and it comes of as overbearing. First of ...
Helen’s physical appearance is a sight for sore eyes, her style of dressing in a fancy manner can really set her apart from the rest of the crowd, and because helen dresses and grooms herself so proper, she is seen as a lady with pride. She can also show off her delicate smooth skin, that almost seems flawless to a limit. Not only her skin is flawless but she has an award winning smile that can be as bright as diamonds. Helen came from a poor family who lives in the ghetto that seems to have a close relationship with everyone of their relatives, who would do anything to help out a member of the family. Madea is an example of the type of family member that will do anything in her power to help out a member of the family. Growing up in the projects gave helen a sense of the real world and how love and compassion is a valued asset of life. Helen was acknowledged with very little education, although she does seem to be able to uphold an elegant and legit conversation. Even with Helens great talking skills, she has not held a job for about eighteen long years; other than the occasional household wife position. Her past experience from her marriage stops her from moving on and trusting any men in a relationship, such as Orlando, how she mistreated him and doubted his humble personality when his heart was pure the whole way. The tone used from Helen throughout the whole movie was a tone of insecurity, with a hint of doubtfulness in everybodys caring personality towards her. The way she thinks of herself gives her very little confidence in the way she sees life, and because of that her tone automatically changes from a proud wife, to a woman who has been hurt multiple of times.
Helen grew up with her parents' passive parenting style because her parents have a pity for her. Helen can do whatever she wants because her parents do not want to deal with her tantrum, and they did not know how to explain to her what is right or wrong. It is easy to feel a pity for Helen but is very hard to give her what really she needs.
While at Lowood, a state - run orphanage and educational facility, Jane’s first friend, Helen Burns, teaches her the importance of friendship along with other skills that will help Jane grow and emotionally mature in the future. She serves as a role model for Jane. Helen’s intelligence, commitment to her studies, and social graces all lead Jane to discover desirable attributes in Helen. Helen is treated quite poorly, however, “her ability to remain graceful and calm even in the face of (what Jane believes to be) unwarranted punishment makes the greatest impression on the younger girl” (Dunnington). Brontë uses this character as a way to exemplify the type of love that Jane deserves. This relationship allows Jane to understand the importance of having a true friend. Given Jane’s history at Gateshead, finding someone like Helen is monumental in her development as a person. Helen gives through honest friendship, a love that is