ipl-logo

Katherine Brush's The Birthday Party

147 Words1 Page

In the short story “Birthday Party,” by Katherine Brush, it is seen that the husband does not return his wife’s strong feelings towards him. Through characterization, Brush portrays the wife as the one who cares more about their relationship rather than the husband. The woman’s caring gestures that expressed her love for her husband was ruined when he was not pleased with her. After the waitress had brought the birthday cake, prepared by his wife for her husband, the man said “some punishing thing” to his wife, which caused her to cry “heartbrokenly and hopelessly.” The “punishing” thing the man had said to his wife must have been harsh as it made her cry “heartbrokenly and hopelessly.” Despite being a married couple, it is obvious that the

Show More
Related

  • The Myth Of Co Parenting By Hope Edelman

    919 Words  | 4 Pages

    In her piece, she utilizes emotion and first hand experiences to make the audience identify with the situation, enabling them to make comparisons between Edelman’s marriage and their own. Hope Edelman recognizes that the emotion she writes with helps her female audience identify with her; therefore, making the examples she uses seem more

    Read More

  • Similarities Between Janie And Teacake In The Everglades

    439 Words  | 2 Pages

    “It was generally assumed that she thought herself too good to work like the rest of the women and that Tea Cake “pomped her up tuh dat.” But all day long the romping and playing they carried on behind the boss’s back made her popular right away” (Hurston 157). Men on the field were surprised to see her pick of the basket to pick beans, but as time went on they grew fond of her and their opinions of her changed. TeaCake and Janie’s relationship is going so strong and so well, and Janie starts to reflect on her previous relationships and how they compare to hers with TeaCake. He makes dinner with her, respects her, and see’s her as equal to him, whereas the men in past relationships have not treated her, or seen her, like that.

    Read More

  • Theme Of In The Lake Of The Woods By Tim O Brien

    993 Words  | 4 Pages

    When his father died he was extremely angry and had no way to cope with both his anger and grief. Instead, he repressed the truth and pretended like his father was still alive. He would have long conversations with his father: “It was pretending, but the pretending helped” (147). He feels like he is incapable of being loved, which makes him desperate for control and love. He takes control the only way he can: by pretending and ignoring reality. This childhood trauma translates into his adult life and his relationship with his wife.

    Read More

  • Examples Of Epiphany In Their Eyes Were Watching God

    1046 Words  | 5 Pages

    Their Eyes Were Watching God tells the story of Janie Crawford- a light-skinned black woman raised by her grandmother-Nanny- in Florida during the 1920’s. The novel documents her trials and tribulations as she blooms into womanhood and navigates the twisting roads of life and love. Along the way she learns several invaluable lessons and grows into her own person. But, without a doubt, the single most important epiphany Janie experiences during the course of this novel is realizing that security and love are not the same thing.

    Read More

  • Were Watching God Relationships

    779 Words  | 4 Pages

    She rather found herself angry at imaginary people who might try to criticize” (Hurston 125). Unlike with previous marriages, she actually worried about Tea Cake and would be willing to protect him. The happy feelings that Tea Cake had given Janie are told after his death. When Janie is thinking of Tea Cake, the book explains that “The kiss of his memory made pictures of love and light against the wall. Here was peace” (Hurston 193).

    Read More

  • Their Eyes Were Watching God Janie Character Analysis

    809 Words  | 4 Pages

    Although Janie worked in the store when she was married to Joe, she never worked side by side with him because he was the mayor and was always above her in some capacity. Janie’s grandmother would have expected Janie to never dress like a man or to work alongside them because of the practices and values she taught Janie as a young child. This final relationship with Tea Cake defies everything Janie was told and taught as a child. For example, this marriage was based on love all the way to Tea Cake’s death and this marriage also allowed a lot of freedom from gender roles and expectations for both Janie and Tea

    Read More

  • Wildwood Short Story

    1033 Words  | 5 Pages

    Instead of the conflict of the story being between a husband and wife, the conflict is between a mother and a daughter. In the beginning of the story, we can see the obvious conflict between the two. The mother is what one might consider to be strict or abusive or maybe even just tough love. Many times, throughout the story, the mother is said to have hit or choked her daughter. Because of this, the daughter has turned into a disobedient girl and will do anything to go against the wishes of her mother.

    Read More

  • Character Analysis: Their Eyes Were Watching God By Zora Neale Hurston

    985 Words  | 4 Pages

    On the other hand, Janie’s second husband, Jody Starks, sees women as objects to be displayed, but Janie’s third husband, Tea Cake, believes that women are just as capable as men are. As a result of Jody and Tea Cake’s contrasting personalities and viewpoints on women, the respective marriages

    Read More

  • Their Eyes Were Watching God Racism Quotes

    1339 Words  | 6 Pages

    Their Eyes Were Watching God “One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself” (Shannon L. Alder). Many African American women during the 1930’s including the character Janie Crawford in the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston can strongly relate to this quote. In a time period where several groups of people are being categorized by gender, race and many other factors, Janie overcomes these throughout the novel. The novel addresses the concepts of racism and discrimination, the oppression of women, and finding oneself throughout life.

    Read More

  • The Foils In Their Eyes Were Watching God By Zora Neale Hurston

    1666 Words  | 7 Pages

    Mrs. Bogle’s first husband held her until he finally died just as Jody held Janie captive until he died. Her second husband proved his love and pride to her just as Tea Cake proved his love and pride when he took Janie’s money but gambled it back to spoil her. There is also a stereotypical aspect showing male dominance over females as Janie’s husbands have power over her just like Mrs. Bogle’s

    Read More

  • A Literary Analysis Of Katharine Brush's Birthday Party

    496 Words  | 2 Pages

    When the author writes “I saw him say something to her under his breath- some punishing thing, quick and curt, and unkind” By describing the husband’s words to be so abusive, it leads readers to infer that the integrity of this relationship is shaky,

    Read More

  • Analysis Of The Wife's Story By Ursula K. Leguin

    740 Words  | 3 Pages

    The Wife’s Story Ursula K. Leguin is a short story describing a wife retrospective of her husband who she thought of as a loving and caring father and husband a somewhat perfect person always gentle. Yet he had a fatal flaw that led to his death that the wife failed to recognize until it was too late. Throughout the story, the wife recounts important events that led to his deaths events that should have been clues to aid her to recognize the flaw within her husband. In the story, Leguin shows us how the wife’s perception was deceiving her. She was looking at her husband but couldn’t see him for whom he really was.

    Read More

  • Why Did Kate Chopin Write A Story Of An Hour

    897 Words  | 4 Pages

    Kate Chopin wrote a story about Mrs. Mallard, a married woman who suffers from heart problems and also has to cope with her husband recent passing. Mrs.Mallard, she showed sincere grief about her husband passing. However, looking back at how controlling her husband Mr.Mallard were in their marriage, Mrs.Mallard felt a sudden joy when processing her husband death After her sudden emotional change, Mrs Mallard felt liberated when she started thinking about what her life would be like without Mr.Mallard, but regardless of the happiness she feels, she knows that once she sees her husband in corpse that sadness will return. Through her writing, author Chopin readers/ audience would be women who feel trapped and controlled in their marriage. Anger, loneliness and heartbroken are feelings that women who're coping with the death of their loved one feel.

    Read More

  • The Contrast Of Kate Chopin's The Story Of An Hour

    520 Words  | 3 Pages

    When Richard’s heard the news of her husband’s death, he assumed Mrs. Mallard would be devastated. While everyone knew Mrs. Mallard was “afflicted with heart trouble” (57), him and her sister, Josephine, wanted to give her the news with “great care” (57). Josephine broke the news to Mrs. Mallard in “broken sentences”

    Read More

  • Story Of An Hour Theme Essay

    1267 Words  | 6 Pages

    Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” seems to explain and analyze how the relationship works in the bondage of marriage. Chopin illustrates that Mrs. Mallard’s emotion towards self assertion is very important for women who live under their husbands’ hands. Not everyone marries to separate. Some get freedom after marriage by simply taking divorce. In India, women fast for the safety and longevity of their husbands.

    Read More

More about Katherine Brush's The Birthday Party

Open Document