Female Role Models In Espanza's House By Esperanza

Alicia is in a situation where her mother has died, leaving her alone to cope with poverty, and the only way out is through education. The text says, “young and smart for the first time at the University. Two trains and a bus because she doesn't want to spend her whole life in a factory or behind a rolling pin” (Cisneros 31). Ever since Alicia's mother has passed, Alicia has been learning to cope with poverty and realized that the only way out of poverty is through education. Alicia values education so much that it causes her to take two trains and a bus a day, only to get to

Not because she doesn’t like it, but because it makes her lose her identity and value because the environment in which she lives classified her as something she doesn’t want to be just because of her body. In the book “The Handmaid’s Tale” the author, Margaret Atwood portrays women in a futuristic society that in a way revolves around women. Not the feminist way that women would want however, but these women are told and obligated to be happy for what they have. The society the book is written in see women as property even though they have an important role in this book. Women have different roles and titles in this new society and some are based on their physical attributes.

Typically, society and family are the forerunners on what is believed by each new generation, leaving little room for change. Having a system based in tradition could, and most likely will, result in poor outcomes. Traditionally, women are seen as the weaker sex, the homemaker. This began to pose a problem when there became need for women to go out and find work in order to keep their families and themselves alive. Within the United States, immigration played a role in this.

Having adult responsibilities means that people will start to be dependent on other people and that they have a responsibility to help meet their needs, such as a responsibility towards one's family. Often those responsibilities can be forced upon someone due to certain circumstances and as a result their personality can completely change. That is the situation with Grete in “Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka, that due to the ramification of taking care of her brother’s condition Grete’s overall character changes into that of a responsible adult but in the process she becomes a cruel person. Grete character in the story starts out as a quite and naive girl who prefers to stay in the background and is sensitive enough to suddenly start crying when she tries to get her brother out of his bedroom. Before Gregor’s condition Grete couldn't do anything on her own and wasn’t a dependable person.

A wise woman once said, "The more a daughter knows about her mother 's life, the stronger the daughter" (http://www.wiseoldsayings.com/mother-and-daughter-quotes/). As any girl raised by their mother can attest, the relationship between a mother and her daughter is a learning experience. As young girls, you look up to you mother as your greatest role model and follow in their steps closely. In Jamaica Kincaid 's short story "Girl", a mother uses one single sentence in order to give her daughter motherly advice. Her advice is intended to help her daughter, but also to scold her at the same time.

In the story “ Two Kinds” Amy Tan presents the theme ¨Be grateful for what you have when you have it because nothing is forever¨ through the main characters Ni kan and her mother and also through foreshadowing. Tan takes you through a story of a girl and her mother as they both individually learn a good life lesson. Ni kan is the main character who strongly helps develop the theme ¨Be grateful for what you have when you have it because nothing is forever.¨ Ni kan is forced to be this “prodigy” child, this perfect being, that her mother pushes her to be. She tried to be what seems like nearly everything starting at a Chinese Shirley Temple to a Piano Player. Ni kan’s mother pushed her hard.

Her own sophisticated reactions and motivation additionally add to her significance as a role model for her children. Mary Logan is a typical mother who loves and cares for her family. Cassie really looks up to Mama.105): “My hair was too thick and long for me to do it well myself, but Mama could do it perfectly. I figured I looked my very best that way” Mary, is also a school teacher. As well as performing her motherly duties, she is one who

Katherine Paterson, the author of many famous books, delighted us with “The Great Gilly Hopkins”. A book that talks about a small foster child who has to move around foster homes, but Gilly is no saint; she is a strong girl with attitude problems who tries to show a tough exterior; but deep down what she really wants is for her mother to care for her and take it to live with her. The Great Gilly Hopkins is a book full of feelings; speaking about what an eleven-year-old girl is experiencing every time she has to move from home to home, explaining to the reader the reasons why she has become that way. The author, Katherine Paterson explored the mind of a troubled girl.

Katherine stated “By demanding excellence it would be challenging the roles you were born to fill.” This part was an eye opener for the girls on the illusions on their life they live and what was taught to them. This inspirational film “Mona Lisa Smile” explores the life of women in marriage, education and liberation a an art teacher name Katherine Watson. She changed the lives the the girls they or the faculty did not see coming.

And she may just piece together the puzzle that is her life, but not without the aid, either negative or positive, of the people around her. Jenna’s mother and father contribute the most to her imperfect identity because she is influenced by them to become who she is at the end of the book. Identity matters to a person because it is what makes one person different from another. Claire, Jenna’s mother, is certainly the largest contributor to Jenna’s identity, because her manipulation results in Jenna’s broken identity. From the beginning of the book, the reader sees Claire, Jenna’s mother, as a controlling figure, constantly in action to ensure her daughter’s “safety,” even if puts her own life at stake.

If Jolly did not learn CPR, her life as a mother could change if something did happen to her child and she did not know what to do. Jolly going to school has a huge impact on her identity because it gives her confidence that she can take care of her kids and her apartment. The school also made her believe that she can actually be good at something if you try hard enough. Jolly could not have got those grades without trying. Her going and excelling at school proves that she can handle herself more than she thought she could.

The message that is most prominent in The Bonesetter 's Daughter is that the lack of communication in relationships is harmful both to the relationship and the people in it. Tan makes this point over and over again using examples of: mothers, daughters, spouses and partners. She shows that when people don 't say to other what they really mean or feel, misinterpretations can lead to hurt feelings, strain in the relationship, damaged sel0images and self-destructive behavior. Than Makes a point that all can be resolved, but usually it takes time and talking. The story also suggest that in youth many things have to learned before on even things to question human intention, or even how their actions may come across to another, through mother and daughter relationships.

When some of the time, the colored folks are the ones who don’t know how to act. There is always going to be that one person who will ruin your day, just because you’re just you. Haters feel like they have to be better than you, and even if they are, they’re still going to hate. Just because they feel they have to compete with you, out do you, or just envy you.

At the age of 14 I was first introduced to Iyanla Vanzant through a novel my mother gave to me by the name of “ Don’t Give It Away”. The novel was a workbook of self-awareness and self-affirmations for young women. Through her books, speaking engagements and now her new show on OWN TV, she manages to help thousands to identify the root of their problems and find effective ways to work through them. But before the fame and notoriety came into existence , Vanzant faced obstacles that only a woman of strength, substance and virtue such as herself could endure.

To begin j.k Rowling displays heroism; She wanted kids to have a better life than she had when she was young. First off, J.k Rowling is inspiring because she shows everyone how dreams can come true if you work hard to make them come true. In the article, it tells us-. She is trying to tell is that if you have a dream or goal to do anything or become something, you have to work hard to reach your goal so you could do what you want to do and be with it for the rest of your life. She had a dream to become a writer and write novel and articles for everyone and worked hard to get to the level she is on right now.