Conflict In The Painted Door

Jobless, Anna walked into uncharted territory which resulted in the closing of her doors, eventually denying herself

Addie’s ideas are very raw, so that the reader understands that what Addie says is an accurate representation of how she feels. In this particular interior monologue, Addie explains the stress that other characters put on her, which contributes to the reason why she chooses to stay away from others. The interior monologue shows that Anse affected Addie’s self-image dramatically, because of Addie’s inability to remember life before him, “The shape of my body where I used to be a virgin is in the shape of a ” (173). The blank represents Addie “drawing a blank” or forgetting what life used to be like when she was still a

She see nothing besides how things are suooised to be besides her plan. Anne’s arrival did not makes sence for Marilla because there suppossed to be a boy according to her plan and imformation. Marilla’s consistan actions based on the head strong logic also shows that she is ruthless. After Marilla and Mattew have an intensive conversation about how Marilla needs nor wants any girl, Anne tears

Evidently, their visions collide and this becomes problematic when they are unable to effectively communicate their wants to one another. While Ann is home and her husband is away, she starts having thoughts about her own wishes and wants from John. She wonders, “why sit trying to talk with a man who never talked? Why talk when there was nothing to talk about but crops and cattle, the weather and the neighbours?” (Ross 4).

The husband soon becomes jealous of his wife's ability of creation and fears that he is loosing control over her. He also becomes frustrated when she can't produce for him the family he greatly desires and she desires for him. They are both devastated by countless miscarriages to the point where the husband tries to bear his own child. They become distant until the wife is finally able to bring him a

Tiffany has problems of her own ever since her husband died. They both auditioned at a dance competition, however they did not do their very best but was happy anyways. They both gave each other hugs when Pat saw Nancy where he hugged her and talked to her. Tiffany’s reaction to that was filled with anger and surprise and she could not believe of what she saw. She thought Pat was over with Nancy, but was lied to.

So she faced the conflict type man versus self. In the story she seems to be heavily conflicted over what to do and scolds herself for doing certain things. For instance, “A spiteful voice hissed in my head. Shut up, Mattie, the voice said. You’re a silly child.

They end up renting a house in the summer away from all that chaos that was going on. Her husband wanted her to stay inside and not exercise her mind. This causes her to go crazy and she wants to do something or get out, so she started secretly writing a journal. She has been trapped in a room all summer with yellow wallpaper and she starts to go delusional. By the end of the story she becomes obsessed with the yellow wallpaper and she thinks she sees a women trapped behind bars.

She had just turned 16 years old and she was living the worse time of her life. She started to remember when she was 13. All the fights her parents had because of the lack of money. That was her motivation; she wanted them to be successful and do not have money problems ever again. At that moment, she heard footsteps coming down the stairs and his biggest nightmare came, again.

Somehow, the man who had raised her and loved her was now going to trap her and hurt her. She flailed, partially pinned to the chair, which was immovably bolted to the floor. She screamed and resisted, but no one was out in the waiting room. No one could hear her or help her. She kicked at his legs, even at his arms, but he refused to stop.

When we are first introduced to the man who has walked into Ann’s life, the power dynamics between the two are immediately established. The title he is given is ‘Mr Loomis’, which already shows the power he holds over Ann, and automatically Ann fulfils the stereotypical female role as she cares for the sick man. As the story progresses, Loomis gets better without Ann’s knowledge and here the audience are presented with his knack for turning the innocent and ordinary into a tool of oppression. One example of Mr. Loomis asserting his power in this way is late in the novel after Ann runs away as a result of his sexual advances, “And suddenly this small friendly dog…is an

When an individual makes a selfish decision, one is pretend to tell herself about a selfless reason. Ann is such a character who pretends to have sacrificial behavior but actually motivated by selfishness. The first evidence which is proving that is when Ann gives wrong information to John about “Pay no attention to me” (1). The words by Ann are really misleading John and make Ann sound like her sacrifice a lot for the farm and family. However, it is for her desire to estrange John in order to have chance to be with Steven.

Hysteria was first discovered in Egyptian texts dating back to 1900 BC. However, in the 19th century, the epidemic began to spread in Europe and the U.S. Exclusively to women, hysteria caused a variety of side effects such as sexual desire, emotional eruptions and nervousness. It was not until psychologist Sigmund Freud debunked the illness in the 1890’s, that hysteria was pronounced a misconception. Although the myth of the disease disappeared, the stigmas surrounding women’s behavior were still present. In Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rhys, and The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the female protagonists slowly slip into insanity due to the authority of their husbands.

Survival vs. humanity is a key element present in Z for Zachariah to show audiences the consequences of losing their humanity against survival because of the future outcomes associated with an unchanged society. Humanity is hard to keep in desperate times like in Ann’s world, although, she is able to maintain it because of her belief that life is going to get better and it will be easier to survive. Through rituals, Ann is also able to maintain her humanity even when Mr Loomis became ill, she looked after him although he could’ve been a threat, “I would go to church in the morning, and try to make the rest of the day a day of rest, as Sunday is supposed to be…the man was a stranger and I was afraid of him…worrying about him being sick…he might die made me feel quite desperate.” This is how humanity is maintained in a world like Ann’s, warning the readers about the importance of keeping their humanity in serious situations so that they can understand how to survive, but not be blinded by it.

The pressure pulls her down and her mind is filled with thoughts that disturb her. All women are the same whether they are Indian or Canadian they feeling of guilt disturb them. Stacey’s mind becomes a battle field for her inner battle, Mac’s silence is digging a ditch between their relations. Her requests “Mac, talk to me” has no meaning for him. He is