Kate the Great Literary Analysis In Kate the Great by Meg Cabot, Jenny realizes that she cannot let anyone bring her down no matter what. When Kate comes around Jenny feels as if Kate is her master and she has to listen to whatever she is told to do. Jenny did not want to hurt Kate’s feeling by not letting her in, this is exactly what Kate told Jenny, “Don’t be such a baby,” (Cabot, 33). Then after Kate responded to Jenny like that she pushed her out the way and just walked in, but at the same time Jenny said, “ I didn’t want to mess up my first babysitting job ever,” (Cabot, 33). This showed that Kate wants Jenny to stop acting so uptight and just loosen a bit. But Jenny knows that there will be consequences if she obeys what she was supposed to do. Jenny had let her guard down by staying quiet and letting Kate just push her out the way. …show more content…
Since Kate made noise Molly was red and Jenny had to call Mrs. Weinman because she wasn’t sure what to do. Jenny said, “ I wonder if the Weinman's would ask me to babysit again?,” (Cabot, 42). After walking towards her house Jenny was crying and was afraid, to tell the truth to her Mom. This exactly what Jenny stated, “ I have, to tell the truth,” (Cabot, 42). Jenny knew Kate already blew her chance for babysitting again for Mrs. Weinman. She knew that if she told the truth Mrs. Weinman would now think she is an untrustworthy person. Since Jenny had to call Mrs. Weinman due to the destruction Kate caused she feels as if Kate ruined her job chances of future
It is clear that in their marriage, her husband makes her decisions on her behalf and she is expected to simply follow blindly. Their relationship parallels the roles that men and women play in marriage when the story was written. The narrator’s feelings of powerlessness and submissive attitudes toward her husband are revealing of the negative effects of gender roles. John’s decision to treat the narrator with rest cure leads to the narrator experiencing an intense feeling of isolation, and this isolation caused her mental decline. Her descent into madness is at its peak when she grows tears the wallpaper and is convinced that “[she’s] got out at last, in spite of [John] and Jennie… and [they] can’t put her back!”
She is walking through life as there is nothing wrong with anything ever, life is one big funny moment as she tells Pearl, “Quote”. Jenny never seemed to really deal with the fact that her second husband Sam left, she started taking it out on Becky, her daughter. Which is a lot like how Pearl abused Jenny as a child after Beck left. Jenny only knew how to take out her anger the way Pearl showed her. After though, she started going to the extreme of being oblivious to pain and suffering so she doesn’t have to deal with the feeling of sadness again. For Jenny, its one extreme to the next, as before her family it was with her looks. She was hardly eating thanks to Pearl’s comments about her weight and appearance. Just like Pearl, Jenny is also blind to family issues, choosing to believe she has a perfect American family instead of seeing how many problems they have. She is even blind to Slevin’s separation issues with his mother, he’s stealing random things that remind him of his her. Pearl and Jenny are the most similar in the family, with the way they have chosen to live their lives, which is why Jenny may be the most damaged and oblivious out of the Tull
“Often fear of one evil leads us into a worse”(Despreaux). Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux is saying that fear consumes oneself and often times results in a worse fate. William Golding shares a similar viewpoint in his novel Lord of the Flies. A group of boys devastatingly land on a deserted island. Ralph and his friend Piggy form a group. Slowly, they become increasingly fearful. Then a boy named Jack rebels and forms his own tribe with a few boys such as Roger and Bill. Many things such as their environment, personalities and their own minds contribute to their change. Eventually, many of the boys revert to their inherently evil nature and become savage and only two boys remain civilized. The boys deal with many trials, including each other, and true colors show. In the end they are being rescued, but too much is lost. Their innocence is forever lost along with the lives Simon, a peaceful boy, and an intelligent boy, Piggy. Throughout the novel, Golding uses symbolism and characterization to show that savagery and evil are a direct effect of fear.
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Even though Nelly and Edgar have different perceptions of Catherine’s ways, there may be some truth and valid points to each character’s opinions. Catherine, a defiant woman, has shown dominance for most part of the plot and gets her own way by displaying means of aggression and emotional breakdown. However, there comes a time when Catherine seizes her dominating ways and her mannerism changes and appears docile; which establishes her double standard nature.
Lisa finds Baby upset in their hotel room, sulking about the tongue lashing and discriminating views of her parents and the manager of Kellerman’s. Lisa’s empathy for Baby is full of warmth and understanding. Lisa catches herself when she offers to do Baby’s hair, and instead compliments Baby by telling her she is prettier, her way. A portrayal that historically these two characters would not have put aside their rivalry for the affections of their father.
In Shakespeare's comedy, The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare has a woman as one of the story's main characters. Katherine Minola (Kate) is off the wall, and kinda crazy. Because of her actions, the “male centered world” around her doesn't know what to do with her.
Jane Austen masters the use of epistolary in her novel Pride and Prejudice, to add more layers and understanding to her piece, and to quickly put forth a message rather than prolong the plot. Austen uses letters as a dramatic device to add effectiveness to the novel and to continue to unravel the plot. Letters reveal an intimate perspective of a character 's thoughts without any intrusion from another character, and it aids in the revelation of character. Specifically, the letters in Pride and Prejudice allow Austen to communicate important information that would take longer to write as a narrative. Elizabeth’s letter to her aunt, Mrs. Gardiner, and Jane’s letter to Elizabeth about Lydia both are exemplary to discuss how Austen’s use of epistolary
Much responsibility lies with readers, actors, and directors. Remember, “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” Katharina and Petruchio are both victims of their social situations, their passions, and their egos, and by Kate’s final speech, it is clear that she doesn't really believe what she's saying – she's just telling Petruchio what he wants to hear. The final speech, then, can be seen as an extension of Kate's newfound ability to "role-play," or act. Katherine’s motivations for giving this speech (fear, exasperation, amusement) and whether or not Kate derives any power in her new relationship with Petruchio
...nd alarmed to see her behaving that way. She has to keep "creeping" over John, even in the end, and it shows that a woman is not much different from a man, in the aspect of being a self-governing individual. People need to have control over their own lives and the ability to make their own decisions, even women. People cannot always make assumptions for what is best for others. We have learned this from John: John demonstrates that the best way to help someone is to have the patience to really listen and find out what that person truly wants, not simply making assumptions about what is right when its not in the other's best personal interest. But until every woman is treated in this manner, she will be driven into her own world of insanity where she continues "creeping" over all who try to control her.
Austen was a recondite writer with a new inside perspective with an outside view on life in the early 19th century. Born on December 16, 1775, Austen was a curious child given the unseal luxury of an education. Her father was a part of the gentry class and raised a family of ten, but was not well off by any means (Grochowski). Sense and Sensibility, written by Jane Austen, tells a dramatic story of three sisters and their emotional journey where they encounter love and betrayal. Because Jane Austen was raised in a liberal family and received a comprehensive education, her dramatic analysis of societal behavior in Sense and Sensibility was comparable to the hidden truths of social and class distinctions in 18th and 19th century Europe.
Paisley got all dolled up to go out with her friends. Paisley's mother, Wanda, saw her beauty and told her to be careful. She didn't want Paisley to become teenage mother, like herself. She told her she couldn't go because she was to scared. Paisley begged and pleaded. That didn't do any justice. Her mother didn't change her mind.
Jenny was a really affable cheerleader at school; she had talked to Hannah before and was seen as a good person through her eyes, up until the “accident”. She had been to a party which affected her a lot and left her feeling completely helpless and she did not have the will to move; “I wanted to leave, but where would I go? I couldn’t go home. Not yet … Then a hand touched my shoulder. A gentle squeeze. It was Jenny Kurtz (240).” She was like an angel, rescuing her from a situation of distress; “Was it so obvious? Did I look that terrible? I looped my arm in hers and she helped me up. Which felt good, letting someone help me
In today 's society, it is normal for young children to believe in fairytales. These fairytales are normally seen throughout books and movies but also through parents reading them as bedtime stories. These tales in our society have unrecognized hidden guidelines for ethics and behaviors that we provide for children. One such children 's story is Disney’s Cinderella, this film seems to be a simple tale of a young woman whose wishes work out as to be expected. This tale reflects the expectations of women 's actions and beliefs of a proper women.
Everyone makes decisions every day, both big and small. In the novel Lyddie, by Katherine Paterson, the main character, a girl named Lyddie, lives in the mid-1800’s during the American Industrial Revolution. She travels to Lowell, Massachusetts to start work as a factory girl. The story illustrates what life would have been like for a factory girl, and sheds light on important topics like child labor, unfair treatment of factory workers, and other hardships of the time period. Diana Goss, one of Lyddie’s first friends at the factory, is a part of the Female Labor Reform Association, a group that wants an end to the hardships. A petition is circulating and Lyddie must decide if she wants to sign or not. While there are reasons Lyddie should