This short story depicts the typical life and marriage of a woman in this time era. ... Within the opening paragraphs of the short story Chopin notes that Mrs. ... The heart is a vital organ within the human body but it is also the center for one's thoughts, feelings, and emotions. ... The cold, long winter days, when nature seemed to be sleeping were over. ... As seen later in the story, Mrs. ...
The two men in the story become entranced with their separate passions, one wants the mighty prestige of a Japanese samurai and the other wants the power of money and wealth. ... After a short time of living in their dream worlds the men follow the advice they receive and do the right thing and return to their wives. It's human nature for people to realize they are doing the wrong thing and gather themselves to get back on the right track. ...
The main character, Anson Hunter, the rich boy', thinks he is socially above the few women that appear throughout the short story. ... In short, Anson only likes the idea of women. ... The first woman of importance in the story is Paula Legendre, described as a dark serious beauty'. ... At first too, he despised her emotional simplicity as well, but with her love her nature deepened and blossomed."" ... He believes he has an understanding for human weaknesses yet he can't propose to the women he loves. ...
In The Awakening, the protagonist Edna Pontellier learns to think of herself as an autonomous human being and rebels against social norms by leaving her husband Leonce and having an affair. In Seventeen Syllables, Tome Hayashi, the mother in the story, becomes a writer of haiku. ... Therefore her real nature is concealed in her deep heart until she gets married. ... That's why at the end of the story she asks her daughter, Rosie, never to marry. ... However her achievement lasts only three short months, ending abruptly due to her husband's fury. ...
Men are naturally promiscuous since their biology allows them to procreate many times in a short period while women can only procreate once every 9 months. ... Therefore, humans are better than animals, and so, should deny their own animalistic desires. ... The bible is filled with stories that demean women and make women seem to be the evil half of the human race. ... As a result of stories like this, a catholic woman may feel that her only purpose is to serve her husband. She may also feel a lot of guilt since Eve is blamed for the sin of Adam in the creation story. ...
A bothered and isolated Elisa Allen in the story "The Chrysanthemums," finds herself subject to this phenomenon and is persistently mistreated and in a sense, unnoticed by her traditionally productive, yet dull and dismissive husband. ... Henry is ready to offer what he can, but Elisa's urgent need for someone to talk to who can understand the essential nature of her yearning for a poetic vision of the cosmos is, unfortunately, beyond Henry's range and insight (Lewis). ... Her limitation as a women is stated in the first sentence of the story which talks about the Salinas valle...
"Desiree's "Baby" is a short story of love, prejudice and rejection, a story with a gracious beginning that slowly turns to reveal an uglier side of human relations. ... The significance of Armand's situation is what makes us focus on the many tragic and ironic decisions made by him throughout the story. One of the major aspects of Armand in this story is his unpredictability. ... "Marriage, and later the birth of his son had softened Armand Aubigny's imperious and exacting nature greatly" (James 64). ...
It involves a multi-layer relationship between neighbors and other elements in the community, and it is so regarded by the Chinese as the top issue of the morality of human kind. ... Such custom remains in few remote areas as a main cause of many tragic love stories. ...
