technologies. This is yet another thing that Henchard wanted but ultimately failed to do. In my opinion Donald Farfrae is what Henchard could have been if he had not made his past mistakes. Donald Farfrae is everything that Henchard wishes and attempts to be, and because of this he ends up loathing Farfrae. Due to Henchard’s dislike and jealousy towards Farfrae he ends up taking many risks and in turn ends up gambling away a lot of credit and most of his fortunes. Michael Henchard acts on emotion and it pulls him closer and closer to his demise. Another important relationship that deeply impacted Henchard’s emotional stability was that of him and Elizabeth-Jane. At the start of the novel Henchard sells his daughter and wife, so already he has a rocky relationship with his child. He missed her grow up and he knows it. When she comes back into his life he becomes nervous and possessive, not wanting to lose her again. Henchard prompts Elizabeth-Jane to take his name. Shortly after he finds out that she is not his child but the child of Newson, the man who Henchard sold her to. However, Elizabeth-Jane is unaware of who her real father is as Michael told her that he is her biological father. Emotions take over yet again, and Henchard …show more content…
Feeling and acknowledging your emotions ultimately makes us as people stronger. However, letting your emotions engulf you the way that Michael Henchard does it dangerous. Henchard is powerful but he has zero control over his emotions. He allows his emotions to overtake him and dictate the things that he does. When Henchard drinks the result is a horrifying result of heightened emotions. Henchard is emotionally unstable and his actions mirror that. One of Michael Henchard’s redeeming qualities is that he is a man that is willing to recognize his faults and his wrongdoings. He also attempts to right his wrong, although ultimately failing due to his
...ost some of the trust of Jane. Once Jane's secret hiding place was found out by John Reed she lost any chance of trust with John at Gateshead and became physically, mentally, and emotionally hurt by her secret. As Jane found out, Mrs. Reed hid the letter from Jane, any hope of trust between the two of them was demolished and Jane was saddened and hurt by the secret as well. Lastly, when Jane had found out about Mr. Rochester's wife on the third floor, the loving and trusting relationship between Rochester and Jane was weakened to the point where Jane had no choice but to leave, and it had brought about a situation bearing deep pain for both of them. All of these thus showing the impact on trust and feelings secrets have have on relationships in this book and in our world.
Sometimes, an alcoholic can be abusive. In Arnold Josephs case, it is nonetheless. When Arnold realizes that he accidentally starts a fire that kills Thomas’s parents, alcoholism seems as the only thing in which he can turn to and try to resolve his problems. After a few years, Arnold’s alcoholism takes a toll on the household. Victor’s attitude toward alcohol is greatly affected as he sees what it did to his father. Arnold eventually left the reservation due to him not being able to manage his emotions. Even though it may seem that Arnold was being selfish, in reality, it was quite the opposite. Arnold saves the two by not submitting them to a life of fear by leaving town. In the end, alcohol rescues Victor from living in fear.
Eventually, she returns to her former employer, discovering Thornfield in ashes, Mrs. Rochester dead, and Mr. Rochester blind and free from wedlock. Flooded with motifs, Jane’s continual struggles between her passions and responsibility prevail as the main theme of Bronte’s entrancing narrative. From the introduction of Jane’s orphan life, she battles between her ire at cousin John’s antics and obedience to Aunt Reed’s reluctant guardianship.
In Becoming Jane Austen, a novel by Jon Spence, Jane Austen's Cousin Eliza, marries Jane Austen's brother, Henry. She asks him to marry her because of her wealth. Though, Henry has no feelings for Eliza, he agrees to the marriage because of the wealth that is sure to follow their arrangement. Becoming Jane Austen is about, the life of Jane Austen and the novel speaks of the events that Spence believes to have influenced Jane Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice. Spence quotes Austen in a conversation regarding her novel and the conversation was after her relationship with Mr. Lefroy seized, “My characters shall have, after a little trouble, all that they desire” (Jon Spence) portraying Austen’s desire to change her own circumstance through her novel....
Jane does not experience a typical family life throughout the novel. Her various living arrangements led her through different households, yet none were a representation of the norm of family life in the nineteenth century. Through research of families in the nineteenth century, it is clear that Jane’s life does not follow with the stereotypical family made up of a patriarchal father and nurturing mother, both whose primary focus was in raising their children. Jane’s life was void of this true family experience so common during the nineteenth century. Yet, Jane is surrounded by men, who in giving an accurate portrayal of fathers and masculinity in the nineteenth century, fulfill on one hand the father role that had never been present in her life, and on the other hand the husband portrait that Jane seeks out throughout the novel.
Hindley abuses alcohol to make him calm from thinking about abnormal thoughts. “Consequently, he rose, in suicidal low spirits, as fit for the church, as for a dance; and instead, he sat down by the fire, and swallowed gin or brandy by tumberfuls.” (Bronte 128). Hindley was so depressed that his sister had died he tired to hide to stay sober and act right for his sister, but failed to and quickly went back to gulping down drinks left and right. Hindley has driven himself to the edge when his sister had passed away.
The complicated nature surrounding Heathcliff’s motives again adds an additional degree of ambiguity to his character. This motivation is primarily driven by Catherine’s marriage to Edgar and past rejection of Heathcliff, since he was a servant whom Hindley disapproved of. Prior to storming out of Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff overhears Catherine say, “It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now…” (Brontë 87). The obstacles that ultimately prevent Heathcliff from marrying Catherine provide insight into Heathcliff’s desire to bring harm to Edgar and Hindley. The two men play prominent roles in the debacle, Edgar as the new husband and Hindley as the head figure who refused Heathcliff access to Catherine. Following this incident, Catherine says, “Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same…” (Brontë 87). Catherine’s sentiment indicates she truly would rather be with Heathcliff, but the actions of others have influenced her monumental decision to marry Edgar. Furthermore, Heathcliff is motivated to not only ruin Edgar’s livelihood, but also gain ownership of his estate, Thrushcross Grange. This becomes clear when Heathcliff attempts to use Isabella
When he realizes the loathsome mistake he made by selling his wife and daughter, he takes an oath to God. He exclaims “I, Michael Henchard, do take an oath before God that I will avoid all strong liquor for the space of twenty-one. And this I swear upon the the book before me; may I be stricken blind and helpless if I break this oath!” His misfortunes are undeniably caused by his actions and internalized conflict.
I can relate to the situation of the novel Tears Of A Tiger to my own life. For example, I can relate to B.J because I do hang out with people that drink here and there and I know it's not a right choice but I hang out with them because they know how to have fun and make me laugh a lot. I also feel relatable to b.j because I don't drink, but I also feel like I have to take care of them in a way and not to let them make dumb decisions. According to the text,”Andy and Rob and Tyrone all knew that I didn’t they never bothered me much about it. I think they even respected me a little because of it”.
When Jane and Elizabeth return home, Mr. Collins, a young clergyman who stands to inherit Mr. Bennet?s property, is there visiting their household. During his stay with the Bennet?s, he makes a marriage proposal to Elizabeth. She turns his offer down and injures his pride. Meanwhile, the Bennet girls have made friends with the military officers stationed nearby. One of those military officers is Wickham, a handsome young soldier who likes Elizabeth and tells her how Darcy cheated him out of an inheritance.
Along with remarriage and the responsibility of a daughter, Henchard also adopts a work associate. Donald Farfrae, a young Scottish man, is appointed manager of Henchard’s dwindling corn business. In this point of the novel, the character development of Michael Henchard is proved through every outwardly observable aspect. Henchard holds postion of mayor, rekindles his marriage, and gains a friend. Alas this prosperity for Michael Henchard is not permanent. Although the managing skills of Donald Farfrae allow for a revival of Henchard’s corn business, Farfrae’s interest in becoming mayor drive the two apart. Henchard displays immense insecurity as he reverts to old habits and dismisses his colleague, Farfrae, despite the tremendous help he has provided Henchard with both his business as well as his well-being. This tendency is not odd though, Henchard also disowns his daughter, Elizabeth-Jane, for a similar reason. When Henchard is given the upsetting news of his daughter’s biological origins, he can no longer tolerate her presence in his household. Feeling as if he holds no importance in Elizabeth-Jane’s life, he lets insecurity and self-pity take control. Although Elizabeth-Jane was all Henchard had left after his wife’s death, the thought of caring for another man’s daughter was too much for Henchard to bear. Elizabeth-Jane eventually slipped out of Henchard’s life just as she had before that night at the furmity
Hindley, being the only biological son of Mr Earnshaw, was envious of the relationship shared between Mr Earnshaw and Heathcliff and burned with fury. He made no effort to hide his resentment toward Heathcliff. Hindley despised Heathcliff to such an extent that when Mr Earnshaw died, he treated Heathcliff more like a servant and bided him to talk to Catherine. Life then became miserable for Heathcliff and then became revenge driven. Hindley’s abusive and arrogant attitude toward Heathcliff, resulted in the chain of revengeful events that occurred in the novel.
Michael Henchard’s constant exercise of jealousy, pride, immature actions and overwhelming emotions bring him to his tragic end. Although Henchard might have you think he is a victim, the reader can see that his personality leads to the conclusion of his downfall and that Henchard’s inability to learn from his first mistakes takes him down a path no one wants to face. He might have been able to survive his mistakes had he not been so self-destructive. But because of the combination of his personality traits and the complexity of his character’s mind, he is eventually led to the nothingness that engulfs him.
Before the major upheaval occurs Jane Austin gives us a glimpse of what social life, the class distinction, was like through the perspective of Ann Elliot. Ann is the second out of three daughters to Sir Walter Elliot, the proud head of the family (Austen, 2). The Elliots are an old landowning family that seems well known in the upper echelons of British society. The most important piece of background we are presented with as central to the plot of the story is that eight years prior to the setting Ann was engaged to a man she loved, Frederick Wentworth. They were soon engaged, but her family along with mother-like figure, Lady Russell, soon persuaded Ann that the match was unsuitable because Frederick Wentworth was essentially unworthy without any money or prestige (Austen, 30). This piece of background echoes exclusivity among the upper classes of Britain. In that time it would seem unacceptable for a girl like Ann with a family like hers to marry or even associate with someone not of ...
If Michael Henchard had followed the standards of society, he may have led a happy life. Instead, he gave away his happiness, his family, and his wealth. He had many chances, too. He could have gone back for his family after the auction. Instead he hoped the problems would go away. He began treating people poorly, and lost respect from the people of the town. Then he lied and could not stop the lies. His personality consisted of many different sides--both good and evil. He didn't have the ability to take control of his life. When he saw his happiness go away, he did not grab hold of it. He reverted to revenge, envy, and lies. In turn, he lost all he had.