Authors employ various conflicts between characters to escalate towards the climax of the narrative. Sue Orrs’ novel “The Party Line” published in 2015 has developed conflicts which lead to the climax of the novel. Throughout the novel, Orr introduces characters that have flaws, vulnerabilities and strengths. Poignant conflicts are recognized between Nickie and Gabrielle, the community and Gabrielle and Jack's relationship with women which all contribute to bringing the novel into a dramatic climax within Calf Day. Calf Day has clearly exposed the conflicts between people of socially different backgrounds and how they can confront hidden abuse within secluded communities, which emphasises the social norms in a traditional society for personal …show more content…
Nickie, having been raised in a rural, underdeveloped community, has had limited life experiences, Sue Orr establishes this by how Nickie has never smelt perfume or worn makeup before as small elements that lead readers to make this connection. Gabriella, born and raised in a city girl, has had more exposure than Nickie ever has. Nickie finds this maturity attractive, mesmerised by Gabriella's stance, walks and looks: “Nickie wanted to say something cool. She wanted to talk about sex, and a perfume that would make men want sex from you.” This new language was fascinating and opened up a new world for Nickie, hence she found herself breaking ties with traditional values in the community while engaging with a more liberated culture. Through Gabrielle's maturity, she held a higher hierarchy and stance than Nickie, making Nickie feel small, childish while Gabrielle felt like an authority figure. A breakthrough within their friendship occurs when they were out on one of their late night scavengers and came across Audrey Gilbert putting the washing out at 3am - drawn by Audrey's odd character; eyes wide open they both witnessed Jack swing punches and kick Audrey around while she remained limp. This has been a brain altering experience for Nickie - she has never encountered such horrific abuse, changing her views about gender and marriage. Both Nickie and Gabrielle agreed they wanted to speak out about the injustice. Calf Day - a day that rural communities hold with great pride - Gabriella had a bright idea, when showcasing the calves they would both wear bikinis. Nickie opposes this idea, having grown up in a rural community she recognizes the significance of Calf Day and the weight it holds. In Nickie’s perspective, Calf Day is a big event that only occurs once a year to showcase their career. Living in a rural community, Nickie hasn’t been exposed to
The two women share stories and through Ninny’s tales of her sister-in-law and “companion”, Evelyn gains the strength and confidence she needs to lose weight, stand up to her husband and take back the life she thought was so hopeless.
The development of Dunny's character in the novel begins when Dunny falls in love with Faustina. It is because of these female characters that both protagonists learn to accept the emotional side of their lives, which are provided by these women, who possess immoral values that allows Nick and Dunny to develop into the final stages of their characters, essentially making them the same. Nick's realization of the equality of man and morals change when he comes in contact with Jordan Baker. Jordan possesses certain qualities that only benefit her. She likes to bend the rules so that the positive result ends up in her favor. She has allowed herself to be wrapped in a blanket of dishonesty that Nick would not be able to live, until he realizes that he can.
The beginning of Janie’s marriage to Joe shows promise and adventure, something that young Janie is quickly attracted to. She longs to get out of her loveless marriage to Logan Killicks and Joe’s big dreams captivate Janie. Once again she hopes to find the true love she’s always dreamed of. Joe and Janie’s life is first blissful. He gives her whatever she wants and after he becomes the mayor of a small African American town called Eatonville, they are the most respected couple in town. Joe uses his newfound power to control Janie. When she is asked to make a speech at a town event, she can’t even get out a word before Joe denies her the privilege. He starts making her work in the store he opens and punishes her for any mistakes she makes. He enjoys the power and respect her gets when o...
At age sixteen, Janie is a beautiful young girl who is about to enter womanhood and experience the real world. Being joyous and unconcerned, she is thrown into an arranged marriage with Logan Killicks. He is apparently unromantic and unattractive. Logan is a widower and a successful farmer who desires a wife who would not have her own opinions. He is set on his own ways and is troubled by Janie, who forms her own opinions and refuses to work. He is unable to sexually appeal or satisfy Janie and therefore does not truly connect with her as husband and wife should. Janie's wild and young spirit is trapped within her and she plays the role of a silent and obeying wife. But her true identity cannot withhold itself for she has ambitions and she wills to see the world and find love. There was a lack of trust and communication between Logan and Janie. Because of the negative feelings Janie has towards Logan, she deems that this marriage is not what she desires it to be. The pear tree and the bees had a natural att...
Janie's outlook on life stems from the system of beliefs that her grandmother, Nanny instills in her during life. These beliefs include how women should act in a society and in a marriage. Nanny and her daughter, Janie's mother, were both raped and left with bastard children, this experience is the catalyst for Nanny’s desire to see Janie be married of to a well-to-do gentleman. She desires to see Janie married off to a well to do gentleman because she wants to see that Janie is well cared for throughout her life.
Her father works out of town and does not seem to be involved in his daughters lives as much. Her older sister, who works at the school, is nothing but plain Jane. Connie’s mother, who did nothing nag at her, to Connie, her mother’s words were nothing but jealousy from the beauty she had once had. The only thing Connie seems to enjoy is going out with her best friend to the mall, at times even sneaking into a drive-in restaurant across the road. Connie has two sides to herself, a version her family sees and a version everyone else sees.
The role of women in a black society is a major theme of this novel. Many women help demonstrate Hurston's ideas. Hurston uses Janie's grandmother, Nanny, to show one extreme of women in a black society, the women who follow in the footsteps of their ancestors. Nanny is stuck in the past. She still believes in all the things that used to be, and wants to keep things the way they were, but also desires a better life for her granddaughter than she had. When Nanny catc...
As the novel begins, Janie walks into her former hometown quietly and bravely. She is not the same woman who left; she is not afraid of judgment or envy. Full of “self-revelation”, she begins telling her tale to her best friend, Phoeby, by looking back at her former self with the kind of wistfulness everyone expresses when they remember a time of childlike naïveté. She tries to express her wonderment and innocence by describing a blossoming peach tree that she loved, and in doing so also reveals her blossoming sexuality. To deter Janie from any trouble she might find herself in, she was made to marry an older man named Logan Killicks at the age of 16. In her naïveté, she expected to feel love eventually for this man. Instead, however, his love for her fades and she beco...
Janie who continually finds her being defined by other people rather than by herself never feels loved, either by her parents or by anybody else. Her mother abandoned her shortly after giving birth to her. All she had was her grandmother, Nanny, who protected and looked after her when she was a child. But that was it. She was even unaware that she is black until, at age six, she saw a photograph of herself. Her Nanny who was enslaved most of her lifetime only told her that a woman can only be happy when she marries someone who can provide wealth, property, and security to his wife. Nanny knew nothing about love since she never experienced it. She regarded that matter as unnecessary for her as well as for Janie. And for that reason, when Janie was about to enter her womanhood in searching for that love, Nanny forced her to marry Mr. Logan Killicks, a much older man that can offer Janie the protection and security, plus a sixty-acre potato farm. Although Janie in her heart never approves what her Nanny forced her to do, she did it anyway. She convinced herself that by the time she became Mrs. Killick, she would get that love, which turned out to be wrong.
“You’re sleeping the day away.I can’t tell who is lazier, Polly or you,” Mother muttered as she stalked out of the room. “When I was a girl, we were up before the sun . . .” (1)This is our first look into Mattie’s world, we see the tension between her and her mother and we get to see Mattie’s much more lazier and childish side.Through the rest of her day we see inside Mattie’s world at the coffee house, her family owns, we experience along with Mattie her Mother’s nagging, but also Mattie’s constant complaining. ”Dash it all, Grandfather said I was a Daughter of Liberty, a real American girl. I could steer my own ship. No one would call me little Mattie. They would call me “Ma’am.”(2) This shows us Mattie’s desire for a more adventurous life, how her dreams are so much bigger than what her family wants, mostly because she’s never really experienced more than her everyday life. This shows Mattie is ready to grow up, she just needs that
In the first section of the book it starts off with a little girl named Tasha. Tasha is in the Fifth grade, and doesn’t really have many friends. It describes her dilemma with trying to fit in with all the other girls, and being “popular”, and trying to deal with a “Kid Snatcher”. The summer before school started she practiced at all the games the kid’s play, so she could be good, and be able to get them to like her. The girls at school are not very nice to her at all. Her struggle with being popular meets her up with Jashante, a held back Fifth ...
Once Janie was of age to have serious relationships, Janie’s grandmother tried to guide Janie in the direction of the upper class and money. The point was so that Janie would never have to work a day in her life and only have to fulfill her normal housewife duties. But once word got
Tracy’s identity development is heavily influenced by her new friendship with Evie from that moment on. Evie is so popular, but she makes very poor choices and Tracy follows her lead because she wants to seem just as “cool” as her new companion. This is a type of peer pressure that affects many teenagers daily.... ... middle of paper ... ...
The novel follows the protagonist, Celie, as she experiences such hardships as racism and abuse, all the while attempting to discover her own sense of self-worth. Celie expresses herself through a series of private letters that are initially addressed to God, then later to her sister Nettie. As Celie develops from an adolescent into an adult, her letters possess m... ... middle of paper ... ... bservations of her situation and form an analysis of her own feelings.
The novel explores gender roles through the characters of Mrs. Ramsay, Mr. Ramsay, and Lily. Each of these characters embodies different views in regards to gender roles. The readers are taken into their minds and thoughts and are allowed to see what each character views is the role of his/her gender.