Journal Entry 1. The Train Station: I can still smell the smoke in my hair. What I would not do for a bath, especially after days of travel from Iowa to Boston on that train. If I wasn’t so numb from the tragic events of the past few weeks, I might actually be embarrassed by the stares of the people passing by. I must look a sight with my stained worn clothes and disheveled looks. How was someone supposed to look after losing everything they owned and everyone they loved in a single day? I don’t even want to sleep because when I close my eyes all I see is the flames and the gray smoke against the blue sky. So here I am in this big strange city waiting on Aunt Evelyn to come and fetch me. Obviously this place would never be home; The people …show more content…
Settling In: It has been three weeks since I’ve been living with Aunt Evelyn and Cousin Elizabeth. I’ve settled in moderately well, but Aunt Evelyn is the complete opposite of how my parents were. My parents were extremely strict, and they always enforced the idea that I must stay traditional and respectful. Their wish for me was that I become a nurse, as it was a respectable job for a young lady to hold (Kerle 1).However, with Aunt Evelyn, she allows Elizabeth to wear dresses that are knee length and drop at the waist, allows her to wear makeup, and wear her hair so short in a bob. Elizabeth and I are both nineteen years old and I believe I act much more refined. Also, I think it’s awfully unladylike of Elizabeth to do all of these things. Even though I know my mama would not approve, I have to say I’m intrigued and I wouldn’t say the look was unbecoming on her; Maybe too becoming. I see the way men look at her. Obviously no one was looking at me in my plain old dress. When I asked Elizabeth why she wanted to cut her hair in such a way, she told me it was the “in” thing to do if you wanted to be the “new woman”. Then she showed me a magazine called Redbook (Roark, Johnson and Cohen 631-633). There I saw a woman that looked even more seductive than Elizabeth. There was something about Elizabeth that made me want to be like her despite all my upbringing. Someone bold and daring, without a care in the …show more content…
A Lively Time: I stepped into the dancing room and suddenly felt my palms get sweaty as it all hit me at once. The dress I was wearing suddenly didn’t seem to cover as much of my body as I would like for it to. I felt guilty on one hand and on the other, I felt alive, invigorated, and electric. Just watching the girls in their flapper dresses move across the dance floor was contagious. I wanted to be like those girls. They were so confident and sure of themselves; The opposite of me. Its then that I saw him. Frank was all cozied up in the opposite corner with a blonde girl with bright red lips and silky coiffed hair. Whatever he was whispering to her was making her go into giggling fits of pleasure and I instantly knew I hated her. I was about to burst into tears and go running from the room when someone pecked my shoulder. I turned to find an attractive young man starring into my face. It startled me for a moment until he opened his mouth and asked if he could dance with me. A lively jazz song played and I took his hand as he led me to the dance floor. Frank was forgotten for the moment. He young man told me his name was Bobby and I told him my name was Alice. Just as we began to dance, someone pecked Bobby on the shoulder and asked if he could cut in. I looked up into those gorgeous eyes I had known from the night of the dinner; It was Frank. Here he was asking to cut in and dance with me. My mouth felt dry and as he grabbed my hand and pulled me towards him,
Her traits and actions soley depend on that of John Proctor’s, which expresses Elizabeth as a flat character. She is a very simplistic character because the biggest matter Elizabeth has are always concerning her husband, and even when “she doesn’t want friction, and yet she must” (51) the cause returns to it being because of John. She is yet not a stereotyped character because the decision she makes is unpredictable even though it invariably regards John. In particular, when the judge decided that he will consider John Proctor’s point if Elizabeth answers his questions in all exactness as that of John’s testimony,
For instance he simply hands the reigns of the wagon and told her "You pull on the left-hand rein to make 'em go the the left and t'other way for t'other way". These directions made no sense to her beceause she did not even know her left from her right to guide the horses. Some people will diagree with these claims that were made about Elizabeth being a sensitive character. They may claim that her aunt was too protective because the story states "that was the first time she had ever had a whole thought of her very own. This would be wrong because while her aunt was loving and caring, she most likely than not has died and Elizabeth had been sent some where she did not want to go.
Elizabeth’s bravery and strength is a huge part of who she is. She is a source of goodness among so many others who chose to go along with the madness. Values as strong as these provide a shed of light in the midst of something as detrimental as the witch trials, where the poor values of others cost dozens of
I was filled with a new excitement after my discovery, and I quickly brought the shirtwaists to the designated location. I tucked the beautiful little book into my waistband and hoped my shirt would disguise its shape. When I returned to my family’s cramped tenement I was too exhausted to thoroughly examine the book. Home didn’t feel very different from what I was used to in the factory.
Elizabeth, in contrast, is seen to be completely
"You are a marvel, Elizabeth"
Elizabeth I cannot think it."(Act IV) This quote shows Elizabeths unwillingness to lie to save her husbands life. Her moral code and integrity are more important to her than her reputation. This showed that women can be strong and independent and not simply objects to be
Elizabeth refers to the "Joy and rage and wild animal gladness and shame become tangled together in the multicolored skein of fourteen-going on-fifteen as I recall that devastating moment when I was suddenly more woman than child. " All the things that is mentioned which seems to be tangled in what she as an endless piece of yarn, are mostly contradictions. Elizabeth switches between a child and a woman several times during the course of the short story. One time when she acts like a woman she mentions that "Suddenly I was ashamed, and I did not like being ashamed. " This was right after the first destroying of the marigolds, and instead of joining with the kids in merriment, she instead felt ashamed as a woman.
Growing up, Evelyn didn 't have very many friends and was quite lonely. In her teenage years, her mother encouraged her to seduce wealthy, older men using her good looks and charm. Vvv n 1942, Evelyn
Completely disregarding her children, she seeks pleasure over loyalty and runs off with her new boyfriend. Whether she regrets this decision is left to interpretation. Nevertheless, Elizabeth holds a strong worldview and is happy to marry a man and settle down who truly loves her (Elizabeth,
Elizabeth is a calm, selfless, and strong women. During act two when she and John have a conversation you can tell that is is trying to keep her cool. She knows that John is feeling remorse for his sin but she struggles to get over the fact that he betrayed her. She remains calm and professional while talking to John. During their conversation Elizabeth states, “I do not judge you.
In author Jane Austen 's 1813 romance novel Pride and Prejudice, social class stereotypes play a very key part when affecting the rolls of the Bennet sisters. Very clear distinctions between people who are grouped into classes are shown throughout the novel by characters of different classes stereotyping against others. This causes problems for many of the main characters who often fails to meet the social standards of others and stereotypes others themselves When it comes to social stereotypes Elizabeth Bennet, the second oldest Bennet sister, is no stranger. Throughout the novel her mother is often reminding her how to properly dress and correcting her on her manners.
This causes Elizabeth’s outgoing nature and her ability to carry herself as confidently as she
Elizabeth does many things that could characterize her as a monster; she does not want to dance with Mr. Wickham (87), he refuses to accept Mr. Collins Proposal (101), and Mr. Darcy 's first proposal (181). She is doing things that are only pleasing her, and could even be inconveniencing the men. An angel is a woman who falls into traditional feminine roles, and can be seen as “innocent”, “pure”, and not “tainted by society”; she is there to please her man, and do everything in her power to make him happy, “The arts of pleasing men, in other words, are not only angelic characteristics; in more worldly terms, they are the proper acts of a lady. ”In this way, Elizabeth Bennet can be characterized as an angel rather than a monster, because she does things to please Mr. Darcy and make him happy. One example is when she accepts his second marriage proposal (342), it is debated whether she actually loves him or not, so her “I do” could just be her trying to make him happy or if she actually loves him.
Love: An endless supply of happiness and dopamine I’ll never forget the time I met my girlfriend. I was at my best friend’s birthday party, when a tall beautiful girl with wavy brown hair and the clearest complexion, her face full of happiness and joy. The moment I saw her, was the moment I knew that I had powerful feelings for her. It was amazing actually…feelings began to swell in brain, lust, compassion, affection, adoration, racing through my mind. That would be the day that I would began to fall for Alex.