Q: New England Nun: Louisa’s Final Decision vs Individualism Theme
Louisa faced a tough decision when Joe Dagget returns home because it seems like whatever love she had for him before he left has faded and now she views her wedding as more of a chore. If she is going to marry someone, it shouldn’t be because of a decision made many years ago, it should be made because she truly loves that person and is willing to spend her whole life with him.
In order for her to marry Joe, she would need to devote her whole life and way of living to suit him and his needs. It seems throughout the story that she very much enjoys the way her life is right now. She enjoys being alone and doing things in a rather methodical way as opposed to having a husband to please and clean up after. It wouldn’t be noble for her to marry Joe and not mean it. Then she would suffer through the marriage, not being free to do what she really wants.
Mary E. Wilkins used Louisa’s character to project the idea of Individualism. As part of the main them, Louisa goes through her everyday life, dependent on nobody but herself. She also shows her Individualism in the decision she makes to not marry Joe after she hears that he loves Lily Dyer. I think that all she needed was an excuse to get out of the marriage because she wasn’t really fit to be married and share her life with another individual, she was meant to live alone and fend for herself. Throughout the story, Individualism plays a huge role by describing how she has her own routine of sewing and cooking and using her best china to eat. She needs the help of noone and getting married would mean she has someone else to look after and would have to put her own needs second.
The ending, in my opinion was a happy one because everyone got what the truly wanted out of it.
Janie and her second husband Joe Starks did not always see eye to eye some things he did for her were really sweet and compassionate. Joe knew exactly what to say to get Janie with him “De day you puts yo’ hand in mine, Ah wouldn’t let de sun go down on us single. Ah’m uh man wid principles. You ain’t never knowed what it was to be treated lak a lady and Ah wants to be de one tuh show you” (Hurston 35). Joe says that and right then Janie has fell for him he was the one she wanted now. Joe and Janie’s relationship in the movie was very different from the book Janie had a lot to say in the movie she never kept her mouth shut. Janie had more power over Joe in the movie seemed like then Joe had over Janie. Joe was not always the best husband to Janie
Janie’s first attempt at love does not turn out quite like she hopes. Her grandmother forces her into marrying Logan Killicks. As the year passes, Janie grows unhappy and miserable. By pure fate, Janie meets Joe Starks and immediately lusts after him. With the knowledge of being wrong and expecting to be ridiculed, she leaves Logan and runs off with Joe to start a new marriage. This is the first time that Janie does what she wants in her search of happiness: “Even if Joe was not waiting for her, the change was bound to do her good…From now on until death she was going to have flower dust and springtime sprinkled over everything” (32). Janie’s new outlook on life, although somewhat shadowed by blind love, will keep her satisfied momentarily, but soon she will return to the loneliness she is running from.
Where Blanche's marriage, to a man whom she dearly loved (Miller 43), proved catastrophic to her, Stella's marriage seems to be fulfilling her...
have an unhappy ending where we see the story end with a result of the
Her husband Joe’s search for identity was different from his wife’s. He started of the play with a strong will towards certain perspectives. We eventually learned that Joe was struggling to find his inner self. He was torn between a marriage with Harper and a secret relationship with Louis. His d...
Hurston writes a story about love and marriage and through this marriage you are able to realize that appearances are not always what they seem. The two main characters in this story are Missie May and Joe, a young newlywed couple who relationship is tested when a man name Otis D. Slemmons moves into town. The first character the author introduces is Missie May in the beginning she is portrayed as a very strong and admiral wife but as the story continues she is revealed to be a women who is very weak. The second main character is Joe a hardworking loving husband who number one flaw is how insecure he is.
Though Janie had three marriages in total, each one drew her in for a different reason. She was married off to Logan Killicks by her Grandmother who wanted her to have protection and security. “Tain’t Logan Killicks Ah wants you to have baby, its protection.” (Hurston 15) says Janie’s grandmother when Janie said she did not want to marry Logan. Though Janie did not agree with her grandmother, she knew that she just wanted what’s best for her. Next, she married Joe Starks, Janie was unsatisfied with her marriage to Logan so Joe came in and swept her off her feet. Janie did not like the fact that Logan was trying to make her work, so Joe’s proposition, “You ain’t never knowed what it was to be treated like a lady and ah want to be de one tuh show yuh.” (Hurston 29) was too good to pass up, so she left Logan and married Joe. Janie’s last marriage was to Tea Cake. Fed up after having been treated poorly by Joe, Janie finally found someone who liked her for who she was. “Naw, ...
The ending? Oh man, I loved the ending! I wish I could talk about it without leaving any spoilers. That ending left me feeling as if I’d just seen a very good movie. I hope this book would be adapted into a movie.
Later on, after the story continues and she marries Joe, which is also mentioned to give her the idea of the horizon, making her think she would have more chances, turned out to be the opposite because he didn’t treat her properly either. The ambition and the jealousy that he has, is probably the reason why he changes in the story in a really surprising way.
When the family arrives in Welch, they notice that their newly purchased house is dull-looking and depressing, matching their moods when they first start living there. Jeannette notices that their glum house is contributing to their glum moods so she suggests painting the house yellow, a colour that is symbolic of happiness, to try and boost morale. Nobody in her family is willing to help so she paints by herself and notices an improvement in the look of their house. Unfortunately, she leaves the paint outside in the wintertime causing it to freeze, meaning that she is unable to finish painting the house. One day while playing outside, Jeannette and her brother stumble upon a diamond wedding ring lying on the ground. The wedding ring symbolizes hope to the children because they realize that it can be sold for a substantial amount of money. They bring the ring to their mother and tell her that, “it could get [them] a lot of food” (185), to which she replies, “but it could also improve my self-esteem. And at times like these, self-esteem is even more vital than food” (185). Rose Mary decides to keep the ring because she values her own selfish needs over the welfare of her children. Both the yellow paint and the ring represent positive changes for the family but neither of them ends up actually changing their
In The Nun, Diderot effectively utilizes language and comparison to depict what qualities make a good and bad nun and to subsequently characterize, the protagonist and narrator, Suzanne’s humanity over her religiosity. Suzanne’s friend Sister Ursule portrays the qualities of the good nun. When Ursule fell ill, she became concerned that her friend’s suffering resulted from “all the trouble she had taken, or by the care she had shown” (Diderot 86). While the other nuns treated Suzanne with cruelty, often failing to recognize her as a human being, her friend continually exhibited sympathy and also maintained her duties to the church. Almost like a Christ figure, she died internalizing Suzanne’s pain, allowing for Suzanne to continue her life in a better state when the
Lastly, the ending was nearly flawless. In my opinion every character that played a very evil role that’s seeking for revenge or greed got their consequence by death or jail time except for little Tripp. Nobody really had proof that Tripp was involved in any necessary way and considering he currently had the best lawyer in New York and the media currently on his side there was no point for our protagonists to fight against that. Considerably the only change I would make is to have Tripp have some sort of reliable and understandable payment for his very rebellious actions toward his father but also to injure and kill multiple people.
Its one thing to hear an urban legend but it’s another to actually put you in the place the legend happened. Realizing the truth for you is one of the biggest reasons behind the many different stories told of myths and legends. But one of the problems with these stories being passed down is the lack of historical evidence. Anyone can come up with their own personal experience of something that may or may not have actually happened, but the solid background information is key in making it actually believable. This is why I’m lead to believe that story of The Nunnery, based in Logan Canyon, has too many fictitious angles surrounding the legend.
Mr. Bounderby is yet another man in Louisa's life who expects her to conform to the system implemented by men in society. This young girl, more than half his junior, appeals to Josiah Bounderby and soon they wed.
Since the start of the novel you can see how Jo doesn 't want to get married because that would involve leaving her sisters who she so deeply cares for her sisters and for them she is willing to never have kids or make