Ric nodded as Guy gave him a look of acknowledgment, before Guy headed off, Ric bowed his head, and headed in to the side room, he pulled up the chair and sat beside Serena, taking her hand, and monitoring her pulse. Feeling the beat from her wrist, that pulse seemed like the only part of Serena that appeared the same. Her face looked so pale, she had a bruise on her temple, the Serena Campbell, he knew she loved was not there, not fully. However, he loved her, he loved her so much, and he did not know how she was going to see this through. As she flickered open her eyes, their eyes met, but they did not say a word, they just sat in the moment. They could not say anything, neither had the words, Serena had a very clear picture of what had happened to her, but she did not want to remember, she did not want to talk about it, not yet. Serena found some comfort in Ric, just being there, he was already doing a damn site more than Edward ever did, but then they had different circumstances, Edward and Ric were different people. Edward had never really ‘grown-up’, whereas Ric, granted he still made the odd mistake, knew how to act a little more mature and deal with situations head on – most of the time. After half an hour of silence, where they both just looked at each other, their hands interlocked, nothing but the sounds of their breaths and the monitors around Serena echoing in the room, Serena broke the silence, "Are they?" Ric shook his head, "No... 'Re, I'm sorry" "Why is this happening to me?" Serena asked, genuinely, she did not understand why she had so much bad luck. "I don't know" Ric whispered softly “I don't know..." Serena fell silent again, as Ric, looked to her, his heartbreaking. He did not ... ... middle of paper ... ...ither going to push him out, or she was going to let him support her. Standing up, he walked out of the room, looking back at her from the doorway. This was going to make or break their relationship, either, way he knew he did not want to lose Serena, their five and a half month relationship was worth saving, but he understood that things with her past were not as clear-cut as she made them out as. He just did not know how he was going to pull Serena through this, or how he was going to get her to open up and confront what she needed to face. It hurt him to think that Serena did not trust him to see it through with her, that if they grieved together, that it would be easier for them, it would help her deal with the past too. He could give her all the time in the word, but time is one thing, shutting off emotions and burying them to move on is another.
“Just weeping. I can still hear her weeping now sometimes. I know the exact sound of it, like a note you hear or a song that keeps spinning around in your head and you can’t forget it.”
...ed to confront the deep pain that she has carried in her heart; she must give an account of her life as she comes closer to the shadow of death.
In society, there has always been a gap between men and women. Women are generally expected to be homebodies, and seen as inferior to their husbands. The man is always correct, as he is more educated, and a woman must respect the man as they provide for the woman’s life. During the Victorian Era, women were very accommodating to fit the “house wife” stereotype. Women were to be a representation of love, purity and family; abandoning this stereotype would be seen as churlish living and a depredation of family status. Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" and Henry Isben’s play A Doll's House depict women in the Victorian Era who were very much menial to their husbands. Nora Helmer, the protagonist in A Doll’s House and the narrator in “The Yellow Wallpaper” both prove that living in complete inferiority to others is unhealthy as one must live for them self. However, attempts to obtain such desired freedom during the Victorian Era only end in complications.
She just sat there, silent. She couldn’t help but put this on herself, if only she had stayed with them.
Her mind hasn't figured out yet if she will tell him everything, or how she can tell him everything. Maybe, calling and meeting him this soon has been a bad idea. He was myriad of ...
Colet steps back from Sara, feeling the sting of her words pierce his heart. He heads to the door, where he lingers in it. “I’m sorry for my cruelty,” he said before
“Tracy?” I sobbed and she whirled around, a single tear marring her perfect cheek. “Somehow… I feel like I'm searching for something, but I have no clue what it is.” I cried, face half buried.
Serena a young women, known to be beautiful and courageous, has an evil side. A quote from the book, “they're timid men, especially Buchanan, "Serena said. “Willkie’s just gotten old, but it's Buchanan's nature. The sooner you and I are shed of them the better" (Rash 76). This shows how she does not care about anyone else but herself and her needs. Another thing to get from this quote, is the mysterious meaning that she could be pushing the idea of killing Buchanan or pushing the idea that they must find a way to get rid of him. Throughout the book, she uses her abilities to manipulate her husband into doing anything she wants and will do anything it cost to make people step down or get out of the way. Also in the book, a character named Galloway states, “I've never seen a women shoot a bear before, “he said," and I'...
We sat there in a moment of silence, waiting to be broken by a sound. She was the first to break it.
The two were very happy to have her around, and there families were both very accommodating for her. He was snapped out of his thoughts by her quiet voice. “I’m fine…” She spoke as she wiped her tears away and looked at him. “Buuuut…” Kurt prompted. “But thank you…” Blue eyes widened as Kurt heard what she said. Maybe he really did have a chance for her to be warming up to him. He smiled softly and wiped off a stray term with his sleeve. “It’s all right to let it all out Ana..” He spoke as his own eyes misted over. “I know how hard it is to take in.” Even though it had been so many years since his mother had died, Kurt had never really been able to accept the fact that she was really dead. She was really gone. There were the times that he could have sworn that she was there only a few days telling him that she would always be there for him. A few tears leaked out of his own eyes before he really turned back to Ana. She was just sitting there silently watching him and smiling sadly. Her hand went to his arm as she rubbed it gently and nodded. For a while, the two just sat in silence as they both silently
She sat for a moment as he apologized for the umpteenth time before heading back to the field. Every once in a while, he would glance back and if wasn’t for the fact that she was in pain, she would’ve mentioned how bright and calming his smile was.; especially with the afternoon sun gleaming behind him.
A maiden aunt never marries because a river prawn bites her calf and, due to minimal treatment by her physician, nestles there to grow. She devotes her life to her nieces, making for them life-sized dolls on their birthdays and wedding days. When only the youngest niece is left at home, the doctor comes to see his patient and brings his son, also a physician. When the son realizes the father could have cured the leg, the doctor says, "I wanted you to see the prawn that has paid for your education these twenty years."
The enforcement of specific gender roles by societal standards in 19th century married life proved to be suffocating. Women were objects to perform those duties for which their gender was thought to have been created: to remain complacent, readily accept any chore and complete it “gracefully” (Ibsen 213). Contrarily, men were the absolute monarchs over their respective homes and all that dwelled within. In Henrik Ibsen’s play, A Doll’s House, Nora is subjected to moral degradation through her familial role, the consistent patronization of her husband and her own assumed subordinance. Ibsen belittles the role of the housewife through means of stage direction, diminutive pet names and through Nora’s interaction with her morally ultimate husband, Torvald. Nora parades the façade of being naïve and frivolous, deteriorating her character from being a seemingly ignorant child-wife to a desperate woman in order to preserve her illusion of the security of home and ironically her own sanity. A Doll’s House ‘s depiction of the entrapment of the average 19th century housewife and the societal pressures placed upon her displays a woman’s gradual descent into madness. Ibsen illustrates this descent through Torvald’s progressive infantilization of Nora and the pressure on Nora to adhere to societal norms. Nora is a woman pressured by 19th century societal standards and their oppressive nature result in the gradual degradation of her character that destroys all semblances of family and identity.Nora’s role in her family is initially portrayed as being background, often “laughing quietly and happily to herself” (Ibsen 148) because of her isolation in not only space, but also person. Ibsen’s character rarely ventures from the main set of the drawi...
As with when the book tells of when Serena and Pemberton arrive in North Carolina, Serena has a tinge of jealousy when dealing with Rachel and the unborn child. Although Pemberton kills Rachel’s father, Serena still has some tension with her in the beginning.
Boys should definitely be allowed to play with dolls. During childhood, male children witness both of their parents caring for babies, cooking and cleaning. Playing and caring for a doll prepares the boy for his evident fatherhood duties. For a boy to only play with masculine toys such as trucks and guns, the boy is not developing his sense of caring, nurturing, or empathy. Denying any child the right to play with the toy of their choice in fear of who they may become is taking away the right for the child to find his or her identity. Playing is essential to the development of children, and limiting their toy choices is detrimental to that development. Not allowing a certain type of toy would affect the child more negatively than allowing him to play with dolls. Also, society tells a boy that playing with feminine toys is wrong, causing an early condescendence towards females. It will not affect the child negatively, therefore in order to become nurturing, respectful adults with a sense of empathy and self, boys should be allowed to play with dolls.