Comparing The Poor Relations Story by Charles Dickens, Twenty Six Men and a Girl by Maxim Gorky and The Unexpected by Kate Chopin

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Comparing The Poor Relations Story by Charles Dickens, Twenty Six Men and a Girl by Maxim Gorky and The Unexpected by Kate Chopin The three stories that I will study are; The poor relations story by Charles Dickens, Twenty six men and a girl by Maxim Gorky and The unexpected by Kate Chopin. The three things do seem to have a thing in present. All the main characters seem to be pressured or are being victimised by their traditional values, and struggle to break free. In the poor relations story, the main character (Michael) is being pressured to live up to his uncle, and families' ideas. In twenty six men and a girl the twenty six men are being kept, almost hostage is their pretzel factory. In the unexpected, it appears that Dorothea is being kept hostage by that times given 'role' of women. In all the stories it appears the characters try and 'escape' from their situations. This depression would not make a good short story, nor a good life for the main characters, so they try to break free. In The poor relations story the main character Michael cannot take all the persecution he is taking, so he escapes into a world where he has the best life possible. In twenty six and a girl, the men stash all their hope and love in the girl, imagining she loves them like they love her. In the unexpected Dorothea runs from the threat of a loveless marriage, even though she will be made so very rich. It appears all three writers seem to have ideas about what you should do when in this position, as an idea of what life is about, and how society affects the characters. As all three stories are short stories, they fulfil to the short story genre. Th... ... middle of paper ... ...d their disappointing lives by idolising Tanya… they seem to try and give all their love and devote their lives to her, giving them a reason to live at all. Their fragile and fake relationship with her makes them blind to see the truth, and when they test her- and she fails, it appears they can't cope. They all blame her and lose their only aim in life- So there temporary rebellion was shattered, leaving them worse of then before. Dorothea appears to lead the strongest rebellion, as hers is a physical one. She appears to realise her love was skin deep, and when the skin is removed… Even money can't win her. She won't marry him for the money so she cuts off the relationship- but who knows what percussions this may have, however at least she may have avoided unhappiness, and successfully rebelled to complete her aim.

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