Transformation In Gathering Blue

In the affliction of these terrible dreams/ That shake us nightly.” (Macbeth 3.2.20-22) Lady Macbeth is afraid to fall asleep in fear of having another nightmare. Her paranoia prevents her from enjoying her life as queen and her past sins seem useless. She feels happier being the wife of a thane, than she feels being a queen.

This tension and conflict eventually lead to her own death, as she realises who she is, and with that, realises she can’t live in her society anymore. “She understood what she had meant long ago when she said to Adele Ratignolle that she would give up the unessential, but she would ever sacrifice herself or her children” (Chopin 188). Society would expect her to be who she’s supposed to be, but she doesn’t want to act in that way. It adds a new meaning to the work, as it shows that people are in constant conflict with different parts of their life. They can’t love anyone until they love themselves or figure out who they are.

From Macbeth feeling “drowned in blood”, to Lady Macbeth not being able to wash her hands, shows how guilt will always come from making bad decisions. One wrong choice can ruin a person's life

The story “The Crucible” is a play written by Arthur Miller that has a great historical background with a deep-rooted storyline about people who challenge each other and their beliefs. The interesting characters bring life and imagery to the complex storyline. Two of the characters, Abigail Williams and Mary Warren, shape the outcome of The Crucible tremendously. Abigail and Mary are two teenage girls who not only get themselves into a sticky situation, they also learn valuable life lessons that take the story on many twist and turns. Abigail and Mary have similar lives until a fun day in the woods change their future forever.

So the Franks had to hide from them, aand they decided to move from their house to another place. She and her family had many problems because of the World War II, they didn’t had the same rights, they weren’t treated the same, lived with many fears because they didn’t want the Nazis to captured

Rayona ends up not knowing Ida’s true self and only has a vague interpretation of her with few details. Rayona’s inability to reach out to Ida and rely on her causes the feeling of mistrust that makes Rayona leave the household, rising an unmended relationship. Thus, family secrets affect the characters by causing a lack of trust due to unspoken

2) So, Mathilde would rather not be around or visit her good friend because when she comes home she feels sorry for herself for she does not have all the things her friend does. When she does this, she is not only affecting herself, she is affecting her husband, and her friend. Her friend does not get to spend time with her anymore, and her husband has to deal with her bad mood.

Like Faye, the woman also has difficulty coping with her situation. The woman wishes, “If only there were instant sleep” (39). In conclusion, both of the women have different conflicts and choose to shut themselves away as a

This is what forces her to hide these powers most of time and confine herself in her home to avoid risking anything. The conflict with Circe doing this is that she experiences loneliness and sometimes would wish she could just live life like any other human. When Circe does what she did to Florence it goes to show how dangerous a character like Circe could be in a modern setting. Furthermore, the realization Circe experiences when the police arrive at Florence’s house allows readers to remember that most if not all actions can be fixed. What you decide to do is permanent and can affect others either in either a positive or negative

Her failure to discover any part that really fulfills her presumably adds to her general feeling of vulnerability and proceeded with withdrawal from her family and, undoubtedly, whatever is left of the world. Since she can't locate a specific part that suits her, she attempts not to have any role at all; the coldness and disengagement of the pale white room makes it appear that she is attempting to rid herself of her previous life. From reading the story we can tell that the young wife has a creative side she tried writing poetry among other things, but being secluded cause her to suppress her creative energy. In some culture a woman’s role is to be a house-wife and mother. It would seem that the husband does not want the young wife to experience

In the young adult novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, the main character Melinda called the police at a high school party while going into freshman year. This unfairly made her instant an outcast and loner. Because of the rape, Melinda lost friends and interest in school and activities.

Sometimes people don’t see how their actions will affect their consequences. Norma did not understand the consequences of her actions until she got a phone call from the hospital saying her husband died. Norma’s evolving decision to press the button, (when she initially declines it but is still intrigued, when she calls Mr. Steward for more information, and when she finally presses the button,) shows that ignorance can cause one to disregard values and morales. Initially, Norma declines Mr. Steward’s offer due to Athur being persistent about the moral values she would no longer be following. Although she is still captivated by the offer, she is still ignorant and does not know what she is getting herself into.

Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry is about a girl named Kira who has a twisted leg. The people in the community she lived in, was about to kick her out of the community. But because she have special talent, they let her stay in the community. The theme of the book is Don’t judge someone on their appearance and the second theme is Don’t underestimate people. The story shows these themes because kira was judged by her twisted leg, but she had a special talent that the community needed.

Nineteenth century America was a newly born nation, emerging as a powerhouse in the world. Coming onto the scene as a sophisticated country, America was held back internally by its exorbitantly patriarchal society. A society in which women were “ trapped by limiting social expectations and narrowly defined roles….(Parini n.pag.). ” Men were practical beings and thus frowned upon the imaginations of women. As a result, women suffering from mental illness were grossly neglected by the men in their lives.

The story “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman deals with the narrator’s insanity as she identifies herself completely with the woman in the wallpaper. This made her believe that both she and the women have liberated themselves from masculine oppression by tearing out the domesticated prisoner in the wallpaper. Also, with the narrator being diagnosed with postpartum depression after her pregnancy, she finds herself isolated from society under the treatment of her husband who is a doctor and prescribes her not to do any form of duty/work. However, she is not the main reason to blame for her insanity because she had no chance of expressing herself but rather doing what her doctor “husband” says which lead to her inner destruction.