You may have made a decision that could change your life forever, and that's exactly kind of decision Lyddie had to make in the book Lyddie by Katherine Paterson. In the Novel Lyddie has to chose to go to college rather or marrying luke Stevens. Lyddie made the correct choice on going to college rather than marrying Luke Stevens because she is hardworking Lyddie made the right choice on going to college rather than being Luke stevens wife because she is vary hardworking. For example, the author states “She must work harder. She must earn all the money to pay what they owed.” this shows lyddie is hard working because she must work evan harder than she already is, showing us she is hardworking. Being a hard worker is very important on going to a college, and definitely not so important on being a housewife. In the novel Katherine Paterson states “‘One of our best girls,’ Mr.Marsden said, beaming. ‘One of our very best.’” This shows Lyddie is very hardworking because you must work really hard to called one of the best girls in the whole factory. That is only a few reasons why lyddie would make a much better collage girl rather than a wife. …show more content…
For instance the author states “She wasn’t a slave. She was a free women of the state of Vermont, earning her own way in the world” This shows she is very independent because she is a free women of vermont and not anyone’s property. Being independent can be a great perk to have in college because you can’t really depend on anybody to help you you have to learn things on your own. On page 174 it says On page 174 it says “she took a stage to Boston. Hardly anyone did these days.” She took on Boston all by her self no one else to help her, you really need a lot of independance to take on a whole new city especially Boston. Lyddie would make a much better collage girl than a house wife because of her
Clinton's main idea of the book is to in light the confusion on a category of American women in the nineteenth-century. Her significant benefaction of the work lies perhaps
...atest need of positive and active role models. In only portraying Northern women who were ultimately able to act (and with Stowe's praise), she ends up perpetuating beliefs that Southern women were naturally unsuited to engage in the abolitionist cause.
... in life is her sexual being. It is presented in the novel that men were disrespecting woman and have tried to gain control over women by disrespecting them. In the novel it was the want of knowledge which caused both men and women in the Okanagan to be unaware of a woman’s self-respect. Not only did men disrespect women but women disrespected themselves and other women around them in this era. By comparing characters of the novel to the women of now days they are considered equal and are respected. There are a lot of female characters in the novel that show qualities of being poor and insecure. Women should be given the same respect they give men and they should not be abused or mistreated. Everyone in the world today should stand up for the women and protect them so they are not abused. This is a crime and should be stopped to let the women live comfortable lives.
In the passage it states “Before the Civil War, laws and traditions restricted women’s choices.” every women was being treated differently because of their gender. Kathleen Ernst also states “Women could not vote or sign contracts. And under the law, husbands usually controlled their wives property, if they owned any, and wages, if they earned any. Women were expected to keep busy at home and church and to avoid heavy labor, business, and politics.”summarizes how women husbands had controlled over everything they had and did. Some women did not agree on these requirements. “Free black and Native American women struggled to maintain their cultural identity in a society that seemed to have little place for them.” explains how women wanted to work and find a place to live but could
...ter the American Revolution, was one of the most serious bad economic days, and in order to help her family’s money, Deborah became the first female lecturer. She went to places like Providence, Rhode Island, New York, and many cities as the title of “The American Heroine.” She began her lectures dressed as a woman and then later went into her uniform and showed a soldier’s routine to fight. Then she did that for about 5 years then she got a job as a teacher again. Sampson was a teacher until she retired then she got even more sick because of her injures she sustained during war she had to get pills and go to doctors to get better. With the success of her tour Deborah refreshed her campaign she also gained the support of Paul Revere, he went to her farm in 1804 then he wrote a letter to the Congress.
Ever since she was a young girl. Jeannette had set high goals for herself. Since she was so advanced in school and genuinely enjoyed learning, it made sense that she would want to do big things with her life. Whether it was being a veterinarian or a geologist, her dreams extended far beyond her homes in little desert towns or Welch, West Virginia. However, because of her poverty-stricken home life, many people believed it didn’t seem likely that she would be so successful. One day, while living in Welch, Jeannette goes to the bar to drag her drunk father back home. A neighborhood man offers them a ride back to their house, and on the ride up he and Jeannette start a conversation about school. When Jeannette tells the man that she works so hard in school because of her dream careers, the man laughs saying, “for the daughter of the town drunk, you sure got big plans” (Walls 183). Immediately, Jeannette tells the man to stop the car and gets out, taking her father with her. This seems to be a defining moment in which Jeannette is first exposed to the idea that she is inferior to others. Although this man said what he did not mean to offend her, Jeannette is clearly very hurt by his comment. To the reader, it seems as if she had never thought that her family’s situation made her subordinate to those
Early on in the biography, we see an opinion on women’s education from Franklin and Collins. Collins said it was improper and they could not handle it like a male, while Franklin argues differently. An assumption can be made that most people feel
Throughout Jane Eyre, Jane searches for a way to express herself as an independent person who needs help from no one, yet she also wishes to have the love and companionship of others. Often times, Jane finds that she can have independence but no one to share her life with, or she can have the love of another at the loss of her independence. Jane's entire journey is based on the goal of achieving a seamless blend between independence and love, a mixture that rarely seems to go hand in hand.
Despite Flint’s overtures, Linda is able to avoid being by the grace of her own intellect. Although her actions may seem illicit and ill-advised, like her love affair with Mr. Sands to fend off Dr. Flint, so are the repercussions if she cooperates and does nothing. Jacobs predicates that slaves suffer from the influence of the slave system on their moral development. In the text, it is evident that Linda does not condemn slaves for illegal or immoral acts such as theft or adultery, but rather saying that they usually have no other option but to behave this way. However, she also points out that slaves have no reason to develop a strong ethical sense, as they are given no ownership of themselves or final control over their actions. This is not their fault, but the fault of the slavery system that dehumanizes them. “Pity me, and pardon me, O virtuous reader! You never knew what it is to be a slave; to be entirely unprotected by law or custom; to have the laws reduce you to the condition of a chattel, entirely subject to the will of another” (Jacobs 49). Slaves are not evil like their masters, but important parts of their personalities are left undeveloped. She argues that a powerless slave girl cannot be held to the same standards of morality as a free
Virginia Woolf gave a speech in 1931 to the Women’s Service League about her life as a professional woman. Virginia Woolf was born in London in 1882 and became a professional novelist which was rare for a woman in this time period. She struggled with a mental illness and drowned herself in 1941. Her talk emphasizes that in order to be successful, you have to overcome your own personal obstacles and work hard at what matters to you the most. Virginia Woolf uses many rhetorical strategies to convey her message about women in the professional world, these rhetorical strategies include, appeal to logic, appeal to emotion, and an ethical appeal.
In this short “Louisa please come home” By Shirley Jackson is about a girl named Louisa cocky because she only thinks about herself and no one else. My first piece of evidence is the day she ran away. When she ran away she bought a new hat for herself. This seems like that she was happy on the she left. Another piece of evidence I had was when Louisa Lied to Mrs peacock about herself, and who she really was and where she came from . She doesn't care about other people like her family. She left on her sister's wedding because she wanted them to focus on her. She didn't care about her sister or what could happen on the day of her sister's wedding. This is why Louisa is very cocky she doesn't like anyone in her family and only thinks about herself.
The girls in ‘The Choosing’ both begin in a very ordinary situation however, these friends unconsciously made their own decisions during school and oblivious to these choices made for them by their families, and they drifted apart and journeyed in opposite directions. Both of girls were as clever as each other, only Mary excelled in maths more than the main speaker, their paths cross ten years later, except their lives were completely different, and the question of “which is the better life?” is raised. When this poem was written, children would have accepted their parents making their decisions for them, although today, it would seem unfair and mean to have your parents dictating what you should and should not do.
Times have changed since universities admitted only male students. Women have gained the right to educate themselves, and the division of the sexes in business has decreased dramatically. When Virginia Woolf wrote her essay A Room of One’s Own, however, there was a great lack of female presence in literature, in writing specifically. In the essay, Woolf critiques this fact by taking the reader on a journey through a day in the life at a fictional university to prove that although women are capable of critical thought and want to write great works of literature, they are unable to for lack of means. The way she comes to this conclusion through writing a work of fiction is not only interesting, but also very unusual. Using the generalizing term 'I', commenting on what she is doing, and shifting gears abruptly are some stylistic ways in which she makes her point that women need money and a room of their own in order to write fiction. Looking at chapters one and six of the essay, it is clear to see that the way she writes about women in fiction, while critiquing the lack thereof in confrontational and sarcastic manner, shows that although Woolf is ardent about getting her message across, she is aware that she may be brushed aside by her male oppressor.
A French writer, Albert Camus claims "Life is the sum of all your choices." We must make decisions in our lives; that does not necessarily to mean making big decisions. However, sometimes making decisions is difficult, and they could be not your own. Langston Hughes adopted a decision when he was thirteen. His essay “Salvation” is about his acord of telling people he was saved by Jesus, which was a lie. Not only young boys but also adults have difficulty making decisions sometimes. “Me Talk Pretty One Day” by David Sedaris is about a forty-one years old Sedaris who decides to study French in France. He meets a sadistic teacher and decides to study harder even though she sees him as being lazy. As we read deeply between
We make choices every hour, every minute, and every second of our lives; whether big or small our choices are slowly putting us in the direction we choose or end up. Many of us do not realize what contributes to the choices we make and why it affects others the same way if affects us and because of this many authors and writers have written stories and articles about coming to terms with making a choice and how to better ourselves when it comes to decision-making for the future.