Their enticing sexuality, he believes, tempts men to behave in ways they would otherwise not. A visit to the “flophouse” (a cheap hotel, or brothel) is enough of women for George, and he has no desire for a female companion or wife. Curley’s wife, the only woman to appear in Of Mice and Men, seems initially to support George’s view of marriage. Dissatisfied with her marriage to a brutish man and bored with life on the ranch, she is constantly looking for excitement or trouble. In one of her more revealing moments, she threatens to have the black stable-hand lynched if he complains about her to the boss.
Two other females that had nicknames are known as a sexual need in the film because McMurphy invited them over to seduce the guard and Billy. First, women are inferior to men because they were never given a position of power. During the 1960s, woman did not have any experience with power because they still lived in a society where men are taking control. In quote, “These gender roles have been used very successfully to justify inequities, which still occur today, such as excluding women from equal access to leadership and decision – making positions” (Tyson, page 85). Males still see females as patriarchal women, not as leaders or decision makers.
The store he was working at was dull and monotonous, and he did not want to end up like his store manager Lengel, who was telling the girls they cant wear bathing suits to the A&P. Sammy mainly quits his job because he wants to move up in life and actually live it. When he sees the “queen” of three girls walk up to the register with the “Kingfish Herring Snacks” it suddenly hits him. He realizes that these girls are from a wealthy class, “ all of a sudden…picking up herring snacks on toothpicks off a big plate” (Updike 134) who are living the good life. Sammy also saw a foreshadowing of his future if he had kept his job.
The women weren’t able to act for themselves, because they depended on men so much th they eventually became seen as an item to be won. Before the turn of the 20 century there were women, like the main character in “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilbert, who relied on their husbands’ income.The woman in “The Yellow Wallpaper”, also known as Jane, had not been well since the birth of her child. Jane was isolated and confined, which only made her mental illness worse. Although the story “A Rose for Emily” by Williams Faulkner has a woman depending on a man’s income, it also has Emily take control of the money and her own life. Women were not supposedly responsible enough or smart enough to handle money themselves, at the time.
Sonja is not satisfied with the dispassionate marriage she is having with Leon as she describes it as merely “going through the motion”. She also suspects Leon of having extramarital affair and once Leon confesses his “one night stand that happened twice” their marriage breaks. However, because Leon hardly tries to communicate with his wife about his inner feelings and thoughts, it is this rare courage of honesty and his latter efforts that save his marriage. Honesty also acts as a tool that penetrates their respective emotional walls that are set private to each other. After
Hamlet faced himself with a painful loss and feels the betrayal towards his mother due to the reason that she married the murderer of her husband. Hamlets emotions start to change drastically due to the indecision of how to proceed his situation. Should he go towards revenge and fallow his duty as son or fallow his duties and expectations as Prince. Hamlet finds a way in which he could fallow his duty as son by killing Claudius in a manner in which he would not find fault in. Hamlet gathers evidence against Claudius and then has the right to comply with his revenge towards Claudius but also stays as Prince to fallow his responsibility.
Gertrude’s marriage to Claudius was a key action of betrayal not only to Hamlet, who clearly despises his uncle even before he hears of his treachery, but also to the former King. Hamlet sees the marriage as incest, “Incestuous sheets, as she has married her brother in law. Incest is morally wrong and seen as disgusting as not only is it against these social values, however Hamlet is most disgusted as she promised herself to his father, yet like a whore, sleeps with her husband’s brother. Hamlet is also disgusted by how quickly Gertrude has gotten over the death of his father and can’t understand why she would ever wish to marry Claudius or sleep with him. Hamlet seems obsessed with his
Mr Bennet continuously provokes his wife knowing she will take the bait as Mrs Bennet gets easily flustered and aggravated. Mr Bennet intended to visit Mr Bingley all along but teases his wife merely for his own amusement. The opening line of the first chapter ‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife’ this is a particularly poignant statement as it is ironic in terms of its relation to the themes of the novel. Particularly in context with Austen’s own beliefs, Austen subverts seriousness of the acknowledged ‘truth’ with the relative frivolity of subject matter. The topics of ‘fortune’ and ‘wife’ are then related to ‘truth’ which ironically aren’t necessarily related as relationships and money aren’t proven to be honest in Pride and Prejudice.
Although Edna has taken control of her own life, she is still not happy with her life because of the many different types of love she has experienced. Alcee loves her but she only uses him as an affair while her husband is doing business. Robert truly loves her, and she felt the same way about him, but he can’t have her, because her husband already owns her. Edna doesn’t want to be owned by anyone, but no matter how many times she rebels and takes control of things, men still think of her as a possession. Edna ends her life in search for herself, and her
Shakespeare’s Hamlet provides insight into human experiences of grief and loss and how people deal with it. Through this, the significance of loyalty is revealed. My interpretation shows that hamlet’s devotion of his life to avenge his father’s death creates an enormous impression of loyalty, which contrasts greatly against the lack of loyalty seen by Gertrude to her husband. Her incestuous marriage to her husband’s murderer so hastily is pure betrayal and accentuates the significance of loyalty, as it is part of the catalyst for Hamlet’s apparent madness that only ignited his rage further. The lack of loyalty within the family is essentially what causes the state of Denmark to deteriorate so quickly.