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Proserpina's life in the underworld was extraordinary. Proserpina was the queen of the castle. The underworld was a place to relaxe and to get away from the world. Pluto told proserpina that she was never to go back to the earth. Proserpina replied back
“What, I thought that you said i would only be here for six months.”
“I know, but you look so lovely in my castle and your presence is overwhelming.” Pluto said.
“But how will i ever get to see my mother Ceres?’’
“I’m afraid that I can't let you leave.”
As Proserpina was upset with tears dripping off her nose she began to reminisce on all the fun times that her and her mother had spent together. She began to think of how her mother Ceres and her would harvest the crops together and how that they would sit round the table and eat dinner together. Then she remembered how her mother told her not to wander away from playing with the sea nymphs. She said to herself “If only I would have listened to my mom and not wandered into the field alone, i wouldn’t be in this predicament.” She began to feel dumb and how if she would have obeyed her mom that she wouldn’t be her. There was a knock on the door of Proserpina's room.
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“It’s me Pluto, can I come in?’’ pluto said very mellow.
“Yes, you may come in” Proserpina replied as she wiped the tears that were falling down from her eye.
“I know you're upset that you won’t be able to see you friends and family again, but i would like to show you the rest of the castle, maybe it will make you want to change your mind about
leaving.” “ I don’t think that anything would make me want to change my mind but, if you insist.” Pluto began walking proserpina through the rest of the castle. Pluto showed and mentioned to her every detail. Like all you can eat buffet, the swimming pool, and that she could wear and do whatever she wanted. But out of everything in the underworld and the castle there was nothing that caught Proserpina’s eye that interested her in changing the way that she viewed the castle or the underworld itself. Proserpina said “Stop, there's nothing here that interests me in any way shape or form, I just want to go back to my room.” It left Pluto speechless. Proserpina headed back to her room. As she walked in the room she closed that door behind her and and got down on her knees and prayed to God to change Pluto's heart and his mind about letting her go. Hours later Pluto felt different. He felt as if his stone heart was being transplanted into a heart of flesh. His views of letting Proserpina’s return to earth has changed. He felt as if his heart was being stirred. Pluto headed back up to the room for proserpina. As he opened the door he jolted at her and hugged her tightly and said “I have decided to let you return to earth.” Proserpina started to cry tears of joy. She replied back “Thank you, Thank you.” and gave him a kiss. Pluto took her back to his horse chariot and they headed back towards the earth where proserpina would be for the rest of her life.
When Marie tries to ask the protagonist to take a walk, this action shows that she is trying to achieve Pauline’s dream by getting her outside of the house. Therefore, she could finally feel the true meaning of freedom. Nevertheless, Pauline’s mother’s response demonstrates that she wants her daughter’s safety more than anything. The mother tries to keep Pauline away from the danger, so the protagonist can at last have a healthier life. However, Agathe’s reply shows that her mother is willing to sacrifice Pauline’s dream to keep her secure.
Her family life is depicted with contradictions of order and chaos, love and animosity, conventionality and avant-garde. Although the underlying story of her father’s dark secret was troubling, it lends itself to a better understanding of the family dynamics and what was normal for her family. The author doesn’t seem to suggest that her father’s behavior was acceptable or even tolerable. However, the ending of this excerpt leaves the reader with an undeniable sense that the author felt a connection to her father even if it wasn’t one that was desirable. This is best understood with her reaction to his suicide when she states, “But his absence resonated retroactively, echoing back through all the time I knew him. Maybe it was the converse of the way amputees feel pain in a missing limb.” (pg. 399)
Evidently, with what readers presume to be the “man of her dreams”, Clemencia's mother seems to be in her own world as she completely disregards her life with her former husband and their children. This does not bode well for Clemencia as she holds a lot of resentment towards her mother, that will likely never resolve due to the fact that Clemencia's mom is not around in the world anymore. Even though, her mother may not be in this world anymore, Clemencia will always wonder why her mom did marry her father.
Although Homer’s The Odyssey is a tale of Odysseus’s heroic quest to return to Ithaca, the women in it play an equal, if not more important role. The saying “behind every great man is an even greater woman” rings true throughout The Odyssey. In Ancient Greek culture, one’s glory is based off of the geras they acquire; for men that glory included women. In Penelope, Odysseus found the perfect match, both intellectually and hospitably; she is clever, cunning and faithful. Penelope, along with other mortal and immortal women such as Athena, challenge the view of women during this time because Homer presented Penelope as a strong woman rather than the submissive character she is expected to be.
...cts of the mother and the descriptions, which are presented to us from her, are very conclusive and need to be further examined to draw out any further conclusions on how she ?really? felt. The mother-daughter relationship between the narrator and her daughter bring up many questions as to their exact connection. At times it seems strong, as when the narrator is relating her childhood and recounting the good times. Other times it is very strained. All in all the connection between the two seems to be a very real and lifelike account of an actual mother-daughter relationship.
As a small child, about two years old, Lizzie's mother died. Her father, Andrew, married again. Lizzie did not like her stepmother even though she did not really remember her real mother at all. She never really accepted her stepmother as the person who raised her. And then one afternoon they were robber sunk in the house a...
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.
The character of Penelope in Homer's Odyssey reflects the faithful wife who waits twenty years for the arrival of her husband. Only a strong woman could sustain the stress, anxiety and confusion resulting from the chaos of a palace with a missing king whose fate is unknown. Her responsibilities and commitments toward the man she loves are particularly difficult to keep, under the strain of the situation. Although she does not actively pursue an effort to find him, her participation in the success of Odysseus' homecoming can be seen in her efforts to defend and protect the heritage, reputation and the House of Odysseus in his absence. As Odysseus withstands his trial, Penelope withstands her trials against temptations to give in to the many anxious suitors, to give up on her faith and respect for her religion, her husband and even her self. Penelope's strength in keeping the highest standards in her function as a wife, woman and mother contributes to the success of Odysseus' homecoming by keeping the home and family for him to come back to.
Penelope intelligence, and her simple but elegant way of presenting herself, and apparent inherent sense of modesty make her ancient Greece ideal woman, she was unwavering in her loyalty and love to her husband and the in which she treat everyone. Throughout the poem the Odyssey we are shown that all challenge’s and obstacles can be overcome through love and togetherness, and willingness of a family, something that is completely lacking in today society where everyone is only out to make them self’s better and not the family structures as in the poem.
Jeannette's mother let her children roam free and protect themselves against the dangers of the world. “fussing over children who cry only encourages them, ….. its positive reinforcement for bad behavior” pg.17. This caused Jeannette at age 3, to fall into fire and go to the hospital for months. Jeannette's mother didn’t want to have to deal with her children and told them to figure things out for themselves. This selfish act done by her mother forced her children to grow up faster. Therefore Jeannette resented her parents and wanted to make a better life for not only herself but her future children. This pushed her to succeed in life, yet without her negative relationships with her parents she might have not been able to do great things in her
Eva is a single mother of three children. The father of these children left her to raise them by herself. This proves to be an extremely difficult task for her to complete. Eva is a very poor woman, and does not have much to provide for her children with. Her, “children needed her;
This detachment from society makes her feel very lonely at times and that her daughter, Mariam, is all that she has. However, Nana is scared to trust people in her life because two very important people have disappointed her, her father and Jalil. She hated her father when he was alive, she wishes he had killed her, “‘ I wish my father had had the stomach to sharpen one of his knives and do the honorable thing. It might have been better for me.’” (6-7) For her, death seems more promising than the life she is living. She also feels that Jalil has completely abandoned Mariam and she, “‘Rich man telling rich lies. He never took you to any tree. And don’t let him charm you. He betrayed us, your beloved father. He cast us out. He cast us out of his big fancy house like we were nothing to him. He did it happily.’” (5) Jalil has cast Nana and Mariam out of his life because he is embarrassed of them, he has made Nana feel completely worthless. However, Mariam does not
'That's my mother, thought Prue. Yes; Minta should look at her; Paul Rayley should look at her. That is the thing itself, she felt, as if there were only one person in the world; her mother. And, from having been quite grown up, a moment before, talking with the others, she became a child again, and what they had been doing was a game, and would her mother sanction their game, or condemn it, she wondered. And thinking what a chance it was for Minta and Paul and Lily to see her, and feeling what an extraordinary stroke of fortune it was for her to have her, and how she would never grow up and never leave home, she said, like a child, 'We thought of going down to the beach to watch the waves.'
The Underworld, better known as Hades after the god who ruled it, was a dark and dreary place where the shades, or souls, of those who died lived. In the next few minutes, I will tell you about how one came to die, the topography of the Underworld, and the beings whom dwelled there.
In Ovid Metamorphoses, the Roman literature described the ruthless act of Pluto of rape, to seize and carry away Proserpine without the consent of Ceres and in parallel in the Homeric Hymns of Demeter; Persephone was seized and carried away by Hades without the consent of Demeter. The invariant theme that was identified in both the Greek and Roman literature was the loss of innocence of Persephone/Proserpine. Despite the various differences the story was presented, it reinforced the innocence that was stolen from the god of the underworld, Hades or also known as Pluto. Throughout this paper, it will discuss the similar characteristics of the two myths such as the motive that led and encouraged the god of the underworld to kidnap Persephone/Proserpine, and the aftermath caused by the grief of the mother of the abducted Persephone/Proserpine. The paper will also discuss the differences between the two literatures, such as the involvement of other gods and goddesses.