Women And Decisions In Robertson Davies's Fifth Business

“Working Women and the Triangle Fire” by Elizabeth Burt begins by providing detailed information about hard-working, exploited women in the labor force. The article describes previous attempts of women factory workers to organize to protest injustice, and also explains that “the press had sporadically covered these attempts” (Burt 190). Next, the author provides specific examples of the work of journalists who wrote about frustrated women workers, but states that these articles mainly appeared in the women’s sections of newspapers. Workers had the most success by participating in labor actions (Burt 190). The article describes that when the press covered most labor movements, focus was placed on negotiations, violence, or the character of the

A person both shows and receives love in different ways known as “love languages”. These love languages are all specific to how somebody might show or receive love from someone else such as; words of affirmation, acts of service, giving gifts, quality time, and physical touch. In Fifth Business, Robertson Davies the characters of Mrs. Ramsay and Mrs. Dempster shows their love to the protagonist, Dunny, in very different ways. In return, these “love languages” affect Dunny throughout his life as he perceives love from others in different ways. Mrs. Ramsey and Mrs. Dempster both demonstrate two different types of love, each received by Dunny and impacting him differently.

Ms. Johnson then introduces a new character who will be arriving at the home shortly, Dee. She is Ms. Johnson’s other daughter who is described as having a less than ideal relationship with her family. Dee is described by her mother as independent and fearless, differing from her sister, Maggie, who is portrayed as awkward and less attractive than her sister. When Dee arrives, she is wearing a flamboyant dress and looks put together. Ms. Johnson displays shock when she sees her daughter, and is even more shocked to hear that Dee has changed

Guilt in Fifth Business and Hamlet Guilt alters one’s sense of self, paralyzing them to any other emotion, slowly deteriorating their minds. In the novel Fifth Business by Robertson Davies and in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, significant characters are controlled by their guilt for similar reasons. No matter the cause, it makes them feel responsible for someone else’s suffering, motivates them to commit acts as an attempt to escape, and suffer in the end as they are always brought to their inevitable fate. These characters include Paul Dempster and Hamlet as they both experience guilt because of their parents, Leola Cruikshank and Ophelia as they have guilt in the relationships they are in, and Boy Staunton and Claudius because they both deny their wrongful deeds, but their guilt is tragically revealed throughout their lives.

Loomis symbolizes the failure to transition or (ironically) mature and to understand human connections’ complexity. It is as though she sees Deanie as more of an asset than a person. She holds Deanie’s virginity at such high “value” that she’s more concerned with her physical state than her mental state. She regularly stifles her daughter’s natural inclinations as to display a forged facade of Deanie as a girl with no libido. Ace Stamper parallel to Mrs. Loomis is unable to give Bud proper direction.

Literary naturalism, which is formed by “questioning if natural forces predetermine a human’s actions”, helps us to understand the turn-of-the-century modernity concerning the strong influence gender roles in 1889 through 1900 have over individual agency (9/11 Lecture). As the book progresses, gender roles shift as Carrie rises from the working class to the upper class as an actress, while Hurstwood spirals downward into unemployment. Agency, or the degree to which a subject is able to determine the course of their own actions, is the reason behind this gender role flip (9/11 Lecture). As a result of George Hurstwood’s loss of a job, Carrie seizes the chance to assume more acting roles; thus, she becomes the main source of income for both of

In The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor, the original book of Alice in Wonderland is told in a whole new way. Alyss is now told as the princess of Wonderland, and she is trying to get away from her aunt Redd who is trying to take her crown that was passed on to her younger sister, Queen Genivieve. She goes through the looking glass and falls into London. But later on, she ventures back into Wonderland to claim her rightful place as warrior queen. As Alyss faces these conflicts, Beddor introduces the idea of perseverance.

The short story really showed the judgement of men’s egotistical minds and also their lust in which clearly stated the true colors of what men really think of women. This establishes the stereotypical image of a woman becoming a man’s puppet, and having no voice in what occurs, but to only be there for an egotistical lust of love in a submissive form to fulfill a man 's desire. When looking into the short story, it is evidently seen that Alan says he loves Diana, but she doesn 't even bother to pay attention to him. So rather than try to capture Diana’s attention he undoubtedly goes into controlling her entire self will for his own selfish reasons. “ She will change altogether.

Above the surface, this quote is your classic, stereotypical “husband-and-wife” comparision- the wife, Ona, is described as ethereal, innocent, and undersized, while Jurgis, the husband, is described as forceful, muscular, and invincible. However when you further analyze the quote, it’s obvious to see that Sinclair paralleled the couple’s description to their relationship. Throughout the novel, Jurgis insisted that he would “work harder” and compensate for Ona’s lack of financial contribution, while Ona was urged to stay at home. Nonetheless when Ona did pursue work, she was seen as vulnerable and pitiful- ultimately being abused and raped by her boss Phil Connor.

Dunstan’s mother wants to be in control and for him to know that she is. She tries to control Dunstans relationship with Mrs. Dempster. “One day, after a particularly wretched supper, she concluded by demanding that I make a choice between her and “that woman” (Davies 59). This experience of a maternal role in Dunstan’s life shapes him into a person who wants to be in control of his own life and the decisions that he makes. He does not want anyone dominating him and having power over him.

In her dreamy half essay half-diary entry “On Keeping a Notebook”, Joan Didion weaves together stories, associations, reflections, and suggestions to reveal the personal value of using a diary or notebook. While the reader cannot be sure whether the essay is written for anyone else to read, Didion makes her ideas highly compelling through the use of ambiguity, anecdote, circular narrative, stream of consciousness, a casual structure, and subtle self-exemplification. The result of this is an artistic and thought provoking journey into the mind of a notetaker. The drive of the essay is often that of confusion which slowly evolves into interest, a clever strategy to intrigue the reader. Rather than begin any boring old thesis, Didion jumps directly into the action with a diary entry which is intentionally ambiguous, “ ‘That woman Estell - is partly the reason why George Sharp and I are separated today.

If I were to describe the life of Charlotte Charke in one word, my word of choice would be “odd.” Her autobiography, A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Charlotte Charke, describes in great detail the abundance of situations where Charke acted in ways that greatly varied from the perceived norm, which I believe played a massive role in the formation of her identity. Her personal narrative perfectly depicts how identity is constructed through a combination of factors that were outside of her control, as well as the things she could control within her life, or in other words, the situations were agency was involved, and the ones where it was forbidden. Initially, one of the first situations where we see Charlotte Charke being impacted by something outside of her control is her acceptance by others.

Lastly, on person who inspires her day after day is her mother. Her mother is a nurse and Devon wants to be a nurse when she’s older. Also, her mother is very strong which inspires Devon to be strong as well. In conclusion, I hope from me giving this speech that you have a better understanding of who Devon

The document "On the Equality of the Sexes" by Judith Sargent Murray reveals the author's arguments on gender inequality in America. Published in 1790 in the Massachusetts Magazine, Murray's thoughts on the matter of women's education stems from her own experience on denied opportunities because of her gender. She was not allowed to attend college for the simple fact that she was a female, but had studied alongside her brother while he was preparing for college. This shows that despite her sex, she was just as capable as a male in terms of intellectual capacity and it was unfair that she was not allowed to further this pursuit.

“There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved” (George Sand). Love is the one thing that anyone can fall back on; it gives hope, faith, and dignity. The Awakening by Kate Chopin tells of an interesting twist on life in the late 1800s. In the perspective of a woman, Edna Pontellier, thriving for freedom as she searches, she finds herself with different men, Léonce, Robert, and Alcée. Edna is married to a wealthy businessperson, Léonce Pontellier, which they shared two children.