1. Irony of the Scarlet Letter
Out of the entire family the only relationship that is desired is between Paul and his mother for he is always seeking her approval, "Do you think I"m lucky, mother? ... When talking to his mother he realizes that "she was only trying to hide something from him" (120). ...
Charlotte Perkins narration is an embodiment of the struggles that women faced while seeking mental and/or physical freedom. ... But thus being locked up she does get exhausted because she has to hide those thoughts so she can get out and live her life. ...
She seeks refuge with her sister Stella and her husband Stanley after losing her teaching position. ... Blanche also drinks heavily to calm her nerves, but initially hides the fact. ... With no other place to turn, she seeks refuge with her sister Stella and her husband Stanley....
Mallard, who is afflicted with a heart condition, reacts with sadness at first, grieving with "wild abandonment" but shortly afterward seeks solitude to assess what has happened. The location where she seeks isolation is important. ... A scream is omitted from Josephine while Richards tries to hide Brently from the truth. ...
Although he has done many great things as a scientist, he refuses to recognize "the truth "against which all seekers sooner or later stumble "that our great creative Mother . . . is yet severely careful to keep her own secrets . . . ... He has the means to hide it cosmetically, but wants to go deeper to be rid of it for good. ...