According to Dave Willis “A strong marriage requires loving your spouse even in those moments when they aren’t being lovable; it means believing in them even when they struggle to believe in themselves”. Kay Boyle’s Astronomer’s Wife displays the lack of loyalty for her marriage. It is shown at the end of the story that Mrs. Ames shows no restraint for the plumber. Mrs. Ames’ ethics now come to play because she was about to make an unjust choice. As the plumber follows the pipes down the pathway “the astronomer’s wife stood up, fixed a pin in her hair, and turned around towards the kitchen” (Boyle Pg. 148). She then tells the servant “When Mr. Ames gets up, please tell him I’ve gone down” (Boyle Pg. 151). Astronomer’s Wife is a story of a …show more content…
Ames saw the plumber as man of perfection, someone who was strong and everything she wanted in a man. She could not see her husband being that kind of guy for her. They were giving each other clues that they would like to keep the flirting going. The plumber stated “I’m going to follow the ground pipe out right to the torrent, the troubles between here and there and I’ll find it on my way.” (Boyle Pg. 151). Mrs. Ames was deeply moved with affection with what the plumber was saying that she made the decision to enter the traps with him. Mrs. Ames character displays a fix of feelings in the beginning because she wanted to keep her marriage. At the same time she saw a man that is giving her everything she ever wanted and that her husband had stopped doing. She was attracted to the physical body of the plumber. Mrs. Ames state of mind was right, that she was willing to go forward with the plumber knowing what it would lead up to. She wanted to have that feeling of attraction to a man. Mrs. Ames is a symbol of what most people go through in life. Being in a relationship the person you are with does not care as much as you do. The character gives up her time to keep the relationship going. At the time she was mentally tired until the plumber came and set a spark back into her. Her loyalty at the time was to her marriage, but he went away due to the events of the plumber. He gave her the excitement of meeting other people. Mrs. Ames came full circle with her live understanding that there are other people that may have the same interest as you. In order to make a marriage work others have to give the same energy as you
The passage continues with repeated qualifications and repeated negations which serve to imply that the Narrator cannot — or decides not to — explicitly state what entices Erwin. In addition, the passage includes a simile comparing what entice Erwin to a “shimmer”, further implying that narrators incapability to directly share what object entices Erwin.
Early on, Elizabeth is confronted with the issue of a struggling marriage. She and her husband John find that their relationship is rather strained because Elizabeth
Because of this, she’s expected to love him no matter what. The reasons stated within the passage would make no sense to any ordinary person, and would not be recognized as reasons to love someone. “She loved him for the way he sat loosely in a chair, for the way he came in a door, or moved slowly across the room with long strides. She loved the intent, far look in his eyes when they rested on her, the funny shape of the mouth”(pg 2). In order to justify her servitude to him, she unconsciously attempted to look for valid reasons to love him, which didn’t exist, which resulted in these inadequate
On top of that, for the role of Elizabeth or that of any of the female characters, someone cast in the play should read up on the laws surrounding the rights that women of the time had. Understanding that gives a better idea of the motivations behind certain actions. An example would be that Elizabeth needed to stay with John even after she learned that he had had the affair because, even if she had desperately wished to be away from him, leaving him would paint her as the person in the wrong and would strip her of her belongings, in addition to the comfort of having a home and family. There was no way for her to come out on top in any part of the
Marriage, in her view, would divert her energy from her true
However, in reality not every marriage is a functional one. Society plays a huge role on the repression that enforce in marriage. Individuals are more accepting of marriage now and understand that every person does not necessarily want to marry but unhappy and feel trapped. Perhaps the in the "The Story of an Hour" and "The Yellow Wallpaper" the husbands might of love their wives and the feeling might of being mutual, but since it all took place in a different time period where society harshly criticizes women for not being married or for leaving the marriage they were in. Both women in the stories directly have a problem with the institution of marriage and feel like society is the one in charge of trapping women into marriage.
In a college bar somewhere in Boulder, Colorado, Henry 's gaze is transfixed on the most infatuating woman he has ever laid eyes on before. Her infectious laugh serenades Henry and feels he has no other choice but approach this seductive being. He shuffles across the bar and clumsily
Marriage is usually perceived as a momentous event that finally unites man and wife as equals. However, in Zora Neale Hurston’s novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie, the protagonist, faces the contrary. Although her second husband, Jody, treated her as an equal during the beginning of their relationship, she eventually is treated as a lesser part of their union as he asserts his dominance over her. After the death of Jody, Janie eventually found Tea Cake, who treated her fairly throughout their relationship, as shown through his natural willingness and patience to teach her how to play checkers. With their relationship, Janie experienced a marriage where she had the right to make her own decisions and express herself.
Desire is a general and popular human sensation. Zora Neale Hurston discusses many instances of desire in Their Eyes Were Watching God. The novel portrays numerous varieties of desire that demonstrate the protagonist, Janie’s alteration from wanting an object to desiring a specific idea throughout the novel. As Janie acquires her own desires and possibly lives a better and more fulfilling life, Hurston indicates that these desires are in fact not structured by Janie’s own thoughts and experiences, but rather implicated by antagonists in the novel and also often making Janie the desired focus. Through the first four chapters of Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston allows Janie to experience multiple life altering desires that mold her into
Life is full of challenges and learning experiences, everything we go through makes us stronger and better people. In the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Janie fumbles through three complex marriages that provide protection, stability, and love and happiness. After trial and error she realizes that she must think about herself by applying what she has learned from her relationships and cherishing her values. she is involved with three men who were all but perfect. The similarities and differences in Janie’s three spouses Mr. Killicks, Jody, and Tea Cake suggest that relationships present challenges which you can learn to overcome the complexities of marriage ultimately improving the quality of your
Elizabeth wanted to get married for love. She has a conversation with her friend, Charlotte, about Jane and Bingley’s relationship. Charlotte believes “happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance” (18), and that Jane needs to be extra verbal about her feelings or Bingley will lose interest. Although Charlotte cannot be blamed for her view on love, elizabeth thinks very differently. Elizabeth says “your plan is a good one where nothing is in question, but the desire of being well married” (17).
He introduces Tom to the story by pointing out the following: “He had a wife as miserly as himself; they were so miserly that they even conspired to cheat each other.” In this quote Irving substantiates that marriage will lead one to temptation, and that many people that think are happy with their partner will always look for other partners during marriage. Another example of Irving’s use of satire to criticize marriage is when he writes, “Whatever the woman could lay hands on she hid away: a hen could not crackle but she
Edna’s marriage withheld certain values that Robert was not willing rebel against. This indicates that no matter how close Edna was to expressing her individuality just the concept of her marriage repelled some desires. A married relationship consists of two people agreeing to uphold to certain obligations. Although some individuals strive for complete freedom in a marriage, one cannot live off of freedom alone.
Being a woman, she manipulates her husband to realize her dreams. F. Scott Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby depicts the vulnerability and naivety of women. Daisy desires
Judy Brady’s “I Want A Wife” is a revolutionary piece that attempted to reveal the unequal roles men and women held in society. She goes through her prose by listing all the responsibilities her wife must have and the ways to make her happy. Brady’s whole article is satirizing these roles and is, in general, very sarcastic in her tone. She mocks a society that has given women an impossible standard and she starts with the deprivation of her education then continues with the role her wife should play in domestic ways, and then finishes with the expectations the sexual aspects of their relationship. I believe that Brady’s underlying message was and still is important for the development of equality in our nation.