There are also similarities between Uriah Heep and Steerforth. Uriah is seen as a version of Wormtongue, a slimy and manipulative creature. He is outwardly hideous, whereas Steerforth is seen as both handsome and charming. Uriah is an outward reflection of who Steerforth truly is on the inside. They both only care about advancing their own agendas. For Steerforth, that simply means getting what he wants while ignoring the consequences. The consequences typically do not reflect badly on him. As an example, when Steerforth steals Em’ly away, it is her image that ultimately ruined. She is also the one that has to face the wrath of his mother and aunt. For a less extreme example, Steerforth was never punished at Salem House due to his …show more content…
Uriah, though, wants to be a successful businessman, and he does not care who he tramples over in order to succeed. Even though he lacks Steerforth’s charm, his plans almost succeed. What’s more, both Steerforth and Uriah have a connection with their mothers. Steerforth’s relationship with his mother is based on the preface that he is perfect and above all others. He even admits his mother put him in Salem House due to it being a school that would recognize his supremacy. They are both elitists, and take advantage of his aunt. Uriah’s relationship with his mother is a little better, but the entire family is slimy. They spew sentences about being “‘umble’”, yet Uriah is just as humble as Steerforth. That is to say, humble may be in his vocabulary, but it’s not in his actions. Uriah’s mother truly wants what is best for Uriah, and it is easy to believe that Uriah does love his mother. He wishes that she could join him in prison, for he believes she would quite like it (Dickens 859). His devotion to his mother is both admirable and slightly worrying. A man of his age, particularly in the Victorian Era, should have been more detached from his mother. Yet, at the very end, he only wishes …show more content…
Strong’s marriage share key similarities to that of Clara Copperfield and Mr. Murdstone. Furthermore, one could also draw correlation between these two relationship and David’s and Dora’s. Like Mr. Murdstone, Dr. Strong wishes to take on a more fatherly role. They both wish to guide and teach their wives. There is also the fact that both of the men are much older than the women. Dora, though, wishes David would take a father position in her life (hence why she asks him to think of her as a child-wife). When David does try to guide Dora, she ends up having a fit and accusing him of being a brute. This a reflection of the actual brute, Mr. Murdstone. Mr. Murdstone’s guidance of Clara is almost like a punishment. Dr. Strong’s and Annie’s relationship, though, works in the end by them acknowledging their differences and accepting their roles. Clara and Dora were both unable to accept such a role, which became one of the reasons their relationships
Family is a story about slaves, masters of the land, and the interconnectedness of what it means to be “family”. Loretta is the daughter of the Master of the Land and as a child spends time with Sun even teaching him to read. She was going against the law in doing this and she helped him to escape. Loretta was not a mean person; she risked a lot for Sun and truly cared about him. She knew he was her half-brother and treated him with respect. When Sun left he promised he would send for her, but he never did. He sent letters asking how his sisters were and she became jealous. Loretta had power over the slaves because she was the white daughter of the master and as she grew more jealous and learned the ranks in society she changed. She took out her anger and jealousy out on Peach, Plum, and Always. She became evil and all the goodness in her heart was gone. Due to the experiences in her life, she adapted to accommodate for her jealousy and to take on the role of Mistress of the Land. Under different circumstances in a different time period this might not have been the outcome. As a chil...
Maturity changes the way people think act and behave towards other people, David the main character displays this clearly as his view on his Father and Uncle Frank develop and change. At the beginning when we are first introduce to all the characters , we see that David admires Uncle Franks as being a hero and just a all round qualities. But this is all changes when David later on discovers that Uncle Frank molesters and take advantage of Indian woman with his power as a doctor. “After what just happened with Marie I don’t want to be left alone with Uncle Frank”. Davis father is a sheriff, a very unique one as he does not wear a badge or carry any gun. David’s attitude towards his father also changes, David did not believe his father played the role of sheriff as he should have but this all changes when the incident with Uncle Frank and Maire is taken place. As Wesley doses t...
Both of them represent one of the *deadly sins, written in the bible, which hopefully I will remember to get to later. They both seek approval from others, as most do in the town of Salem, or try and keep a "white" reputation until the end of the book.
The story also focuses in on Ruth Younger the wife of Walter Lee, it shows the place she holds in the house and the position she holds to her husband. Walter looks at Ruth as though he is her superior; he only goes to her for help when he wants to sweet talk his mama into giving him the money. Mama on the other hand holds power over her son and doesn’t allow him to treat her or any women like the way he tries to with Ruth. Women in this story show progress in women equality, but when reading you can tell there isn’t much hope and support in their fight. For example Beneatha is going to college to become a doctor and she is often doubted in succeeding all due to the fact that she is black African American woman, her going to college in general was odd in most people’s eyes at the time “a waste of money” they would say, at least that’s what her brother would say. Another example where Beneatha is degraded is when she’s with her boyfriend George Murchison whom merely just looks at her as arm
1. Walter - His dreams of owning a licquor store conflict religiously with Mama's value system. The conflict between Mama and Walter is amplified by the fact that it is Mama's apartment in which the family lives and Walter is unable/unwilling to make decisions because Mama is so domineering. Ironically, it is the one decision that she eventually lets Walter make which nearly destroys the family.
Before finding out about her biological parents, Asha acts very immaturely and inconsiderately. The first example portraying Asha's unsophisticated behaviour takes place while Asha has a disagreement with her parents because of her poor grades. After her mother offers to helps, she replies, “'I don't need a tutor, and I definitely don't want your help,' Asha says choosing her words to sting her mother'” (Gowda, 150). Here, Asha is deliberately trying to hurt her mother's feelings and is acting very inconsiderately. Also, the fact that she is yelling at her mother, even though her mother is only offering to help, showcases her immaturity.
Walter and Beneatha’s relationship is very complex. The spiraling tension between the two siblings causes confrontation to form and creep into the Younger household. Walter needs his family to respect him as the man of the family, but his sister is constantly belittling him in front of his mother, wife, and son. This denigrating treatment taints Walter’s view of himself as a man, which carries into his decisions and actions. Beneatha also subconsciously deals with the dysfunctional relationship with her brother. She desires to have her brother’s support for her dream of becoming a doctor, yet Walter tends to taunt her aspiration and condemns her for having such a selfish dream. Mama as the head of the family is heartbroken by the juvenile hostility of her adult children, so in hopes to keep her family together she makes the brave move of purchasing a house. Mama’s reasoning for the bold purchase was,“ I—I just seen my family falling apart….just falling to pieces in front of my eyes…We couldn’t have gone on like we was today. We was going backwards ‘stead of forw...
David growing up as a child lived in a house where there was no love shown or caring relationships. He grew up not knowing what good relationships looked like or felt like. David did not think too highly of his dad or aunt and always had
Waverly's family is below the poverty level. They live in a flat above a pastry shop in Chinatown, and the Christmas presents she received are from people just giving old possessions away. The chess set that her two brothers receives is even missing two pieces. Waverly's mother first shows her overbearing pride when she tells the brothers to throw the chessboard away because it is just a pity gift that some Americans just want to throw away. "She not want it. We not want it,' she said, tossing her head stiffly to the side with a tight proud smile" (161). The mother is just ignorant sometimes. She is ignorant because she has to show others she has dignity and pride. Waverly's mother needs to do this because deep down she actually has none at all. Many times when people do not have something, they pretend that they really do possess a lot of something. Waverly's mother is so ashamed about her lack of pride and dignity, she uses her position of power to portray to her children that she did. She uses her children to make her feel better about herself. Waverly's mother is ashamed of how she lived a life of poverty and, the absence of purpose and success in her life. The worst parts about this are her lack of remorse and the despicable abuse of power within her own household. Waverly's mother unveils this aspect of her character throughout Waverly' journey to become a chess master.
It solidified the truth unacknowledged to them earlier--their friendships among each other were valued above their less than satisfactory marriages in their minds, something that if uncovered by their husbands would have surely placed them under detrimental suspicion. Throughout the story, after surviving the odds and preserving a dangerously unsteady life, the female characters proved that their devotion to each other could conquer the power struggle against the forced commitments they lived in. Society deemed their marriages to be untouchable and unable to be disputed in any way, but with the sturdy connections among them, wives found a way to tamper with the stereotypes and secure a better future for their fellow struggling
David was known to dangerous jobs because of his strength. On one particular occasion he was fixing a barn, and he happened to fall from a great height and at first was proclaimed unhurt.3 For several days, he had a headache which progressively got worse and those several days turned into weeks. Soon he was diagnosed with a fever by a doctor and the only way to cure him was if blood was drawn. This affected Clara greatly because from a young age she had formed a very strong and unbreakable bond with her brother.3 This bond enabled her to remain by her brothers side day and night, and she “learned to take all directions for his medicines from his physician (who had eminent counsel) and to administer them like a genuine nurse.”3 She took care of him for two years until he was sent to a doctor for treatment. During this particular incident, was when she willingly let go of her own needs to meet her brothers needs.3 Caring for her brother gave Clara a purpose and after he was healed “instead of feeling that my freedom gave me time for recreation or play, it seemed to me like time wasted, and I looked anxiously about for some useful occupation”3 this what helped her come to the conclusion that helping others helped her get rid of the shy and timid nature that had held her back for so long. Her shy and timid nature was caused by a speech impediment she had known as a lisp. Her lisp caused her to feel self-conscious and insecure disabling her from talking to people but with the help of her family Clara was able to overcome it. In an attempt to help Clara overcome her fear, her parents sent her to a boarding school, believing that Clara would lose her timid characteristic if thrown amidst strangers.3 After Clara was sent home for not eating was when she realized the importance of overcoming her timid nature as
Turpin, there is a girl named Mary Grace reading a book who sees Mrs. Turpin as she really is. According to Mrs. Turpin, Mary Grace is a fat, ugly girl who gives her the meanest looks. O’Connor uses Mary Grace as an example of how the people with opposite viewpoints of those similar to Mrs. Turpin appear. Mary Grace represents the people having an education and are not ignorant and cannot stand to see ignorant people mistreat those appearing inferior. She is reading a book called Human Development and attends Wellesley College in Massachusetts (O’Connor). Mary Grace has experiences from a different environment than the one Mrs. Turpin has been in all her life and knows what is and is not acceptable. She has developed to be somewhat more of a human than Mrs. Turpin is. She sees through Mrs. Turpin like a plane glass window (O’Connor). She gets angry and throws her book at Mrs. Turpin, which is similar to people who know better trying to teach ignorant people the error of their ways. Mary Grace helps somewhat accomplish this by calling Mrs. Turpin an old hog and getting her to question what would make someone call her
Through the protagonist, Bone's narration, her mother known as Mama is a victim of the bottom class. Her life is cheap and inconspicuous, as the beginning of the novel mentions, "Mama...hated the memory of every day she's ever spent bent over other people's peanuts...while they stood tall and looked at her
The social inequality which the Younger's encounter also does not hinder Mama's compassion. Mr. Lindner temporarily shatters Mama's dream of owning a home when he comes to the Youngers prepared to give them money to move from Clybourne Park. The derogatory use of "you people" by Mr. Lindner has little to no effect on Mama's steadfast decision to move to Clybo...
David goes on “loving Dora, harder than ever,” and confesses his love for her, and they are soon engaged (Dickens 480). It is not long before David realizes Dora isn’t capable of being “responsible” or of being a true independent woman. He becomes a beggar hoping to make Dora useful by performing household tasks: “‘It will be so useful to us afterwards,’ I went on.