In life, there are a lot of things that are not fair to do. Honesty is the best policy as some say. It is the beginning to relationships and trust without honesty relationships won’t last. It is hard to build a tie with someone when honesty is not present, whether it be a romantic relationship or just a friendship. In Colm Tóibín’s novel Brooklyn, dishonesty leads to heart break as shown through the character Eilis’ journey between Ireland and Brooklyn.
Dishonesty from Eilis towards her mother makes it hard for her mother to accept her. When Eilis was in Brooklyn she met her partner Tony, Tony was a lovable and kind person but it was hard to describe him to her sister even though she always talked about him. However, it states that “In letters …show more content…
When Eilis heard the news that she would be leaving home, she felt a little uneasy about the idea that she would be thousands of miles away from home. It was hard for her to “Downstairs, once Rose and her mother were there, she talked about practical things and remained bright.” (31). This quote demonstrates that Eilis is hiding her feelings from her mother and sister, she is not sharing how she feels instead, she is pretending she is fine. She knows she feels uneasy but with the presence of her mother and Rose, she doesn’t want to cause distress to her family. Eilis’ dishonesty is causing herself anguish. For example, when the plans for Eilis to move to Brooklyn is finalized she started to feel a little more anxiety than she thought, “She promised herself that her not for one moment would she give them the smallest hint of how she felt, and she would keep it from herself if she had to until she was away from them. “(33). This quote demonstrates that she is at a point where she must hide it from her family, which causes her to make a promise to herself and make sure she doesn’t show her feeling. She knows that it is hard to do it but she was determined she will not show it to her family until she was far away from them. It’s sad that she doesn’t want to show how she is feeling and now she is trying to hold it in to
Dishonesty from Eilis towards her mother makes it hard for her mother to accept her. When Eilis was in Brooklyn she met her partner Tony, Tony was a lovable and kind person but it was hard to describe him to her sister even though she always talked about him. However, it states that “In letters …show more content…
When Eilis heard the news that she would be leaving home, she felt a little uneasy about the idea that she would be thousands of miles away from home. It was hard for her to “Downstairs, once Rose and her mother were there, she talked about practical things and remained bright.” (31). This quote demonstrates that Eilis is hiding her feelings from her mother and sister, she is not sharing how she feels instead, she is pretending she is fine. She knows she feels uneasy but with the presence of her mother and Rose, she doesn’t want to cause distress to her family. Eilis’ dishonesty is causing herself anguish. For example, when the plans for Eilis to move to Brooklyn is finalized she started to feel a little more anxiety than she thought, “She promised herself that her not for one moment would she give them the smallest hint of how she felt, and she would keep it from herself if she had to until she was away from them. “(33). This quote demonstrates that she is at a point where she must hide it from her family, which causes her to make a promise to herself and make sure she doesn’t show her feeling. She knows that it is hard to do it but she was determined she will not show it to her family until she was far away from them. It’s sad that she doesn’t want to show how she is feeling and now she is trying to hold it in to