The Lamp at Noon by Sinclair Ross explores the reaction of a man to the confines of society’s expectations and its effects on his relationship with his wife. Often times, when faced with society’s conventions, many find themselves inclined to adapt and conform, and they become so engaged with these roles that they forget all else. In the story, Paul, a farmer facing the hardships of the Dust Bowl, struggles to provide for his family and refuses to accept anyone’s charity, especially not from his wife’s family. His need to defend his manhood causes him to pull away from his wife, leaving her lonely and depressed. The way society dictates how men act can instill in them a dangerous sense of pride, creating a feeling of physical and emotional…
The stories High Noon and The Most Dangerous Game are very similar. High Noon is about Will Kane a marshal in the old west who is being hunted down by a criminal he arrested in the past. The Most Dangerous Game is about Rainsford the hunter who is going to find out what it is like to be the hunted. Both of these characters will need to fight to survive. These two stories have lots of similarities but they also have differences.…
In the short story collection Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri, the two stories, “A Temporary Matter” and “This Blessed House,” illustrate how the differences between two people can ruin the relationship in the long run. The first story in the collection is about a couple who lost their baby after birth. This traumatic event causes them to drift apart and to not feel the same love for each other that they once had before. The second story is about a newly married couple who, after buying a house, learn that they can not cooperate with each other. The couples’ personality differences are brought out when dealing with challenging situations.…
The short story, Ethan Frome, by Edith Wharton transfered the idea that with all love, conflict emerges and can possibly destroy affection. The author compiled a journey through which the main character, Ethan Frome, discovered that social ideals and expectations can contradict with one’s yearnings. Ethan Frome went through an emotional voyage over rough seas from the beginning to the end. Frome, a married man in Starkfield, a town in Massachusetts, was anchored down by his wife’s disability. Over the years, Ethan could not fulfill his own ambitions, for he was tied down by various family member’s needs.…
Being deserted by your own deputies fighting your own rival with a couple of his gang members by yourself with no hope of survival. High Noon's main character is Will Kane. Will Kane is a sheriff that has to fight Frank Miller, a criminal, who comes back to seek revenge. Imagine traveling up the Amazon river at night and you hear a gunshot from afar. You want a closer look so your hop on top of the railing of the boat, but by accident you fall into the water.…
The novel Night written by Elie Wiesel provides an example of the struggle of keeping relationships table during a stressful time. The main character in this novel Ellie gets forced to use his survival skills in the camps during the Holocaust which causes him to experience an internal conflict, weakening the relationship with his father. When Ellie first arrives at the camps the camp worker separates Elie from all of his loved ones beside his father, he makes it his number one priority for them to stick together. However, as they are living several months in the camps with the dreadful conditions they grow weaker and find it more intolerable for them to encourage each other to stay fighting. Elie's father's growing unsteady and Ellie forces…
There is a boy named Moon shadow and he hasn’t seen his dad since the demons had taken him away. He has always wondered about the Golden Mountain. His grandfather was executed in the land of the Golden mountain. His mom always found a way of not telling him about it. He meets his cousin Hand Clap.…
In the beginning of Roberta M. Gilberts textbook Extraordinary Relationships: A New Way of Thinking About Human Interactions (1992), she argues “In the realm of the purely personal - after food, water, and shelter - the quality of relationships most often determines the quality of life” (p. 3). I believe this statement perfectly sums up how vital and necessary human relationships are for human life, and the strong impact they play on having a positive and meaningful life. There were several concepts presented throughout chapters 1 - 12. They were each of equal importance and each greatly impacts the understanding of relationships. In order to have a purposeful life and a greater understanding of relationships, there are many crucial concepts that must be understood, three of them are differentiation of self, thinking systems, and the relationship pattern of cutoff.…
Comparative Essay In a committed relationship, it is ordinary for individuals to face different complications, which can interfere with their relationship. Individuals must overcome these complications or be prepared to face the negative outcomes. In Sinclair Ross’ “The Lamp at Noon” and in Vidyut Aklujkar “Behind the Headline” the protagonists Ellen and Lakshmi struggle in their search for fulfillment in their lives due to lack of communication between the two couples and their gender roles. This ultimately leads to undesirable consequences for their relationships.…
Companionship is the key to the survival of mankind. Humans would not have made it this far in time without working together as companions. Even when God created Adam, he also created Eve as his one and only companion. People require companionship in order to work efficiently. In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelly, Victor Frankenstein tells Robert Walton his story of how his obsession with science causes him to give life to a creature.…
Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” is more than a grieving widow experiencing euphoria and finding her sense of self; it’s a statement of how a woman’s value and independence was worth during the 19th century. A wife was few more than a trophy for their husbands to showcase towards his fellow compatriots with children and homemaking skills being her only noteworthy talents. The life and death of Louise Mallard shed light on marriage being equivalent to surrendering one’s identity as an individual. The introduction of Mrs. Mallard described her as a meek young woman with a weak heart. Upon being told the news, she grieved loudly over her husband’s sudden death as if she had forgotten how coddling he was.…
In The Story of an Hour, Mrs. Mallard begins as a stifled wife but transforms into an independent woman. Today, women continue to struggle for equality with men. They feel oppressed by a system that ignores their rational reasons for change in order to stick to a male-dominated belief in tradition. Mrs. Mallard’s dream of independence…
A key aspect of humanity is the ability for people to form bonds between each other and create relationships, both intimately and in a broader sense. These bonds which people form are what define humanity. These bonds can both be positive and negative in nature, however every relationship can create a strain on people in that relationship. Sometimes even when it is a loving relationship strain can be in place, which highlights the complexity of human relationships. Pat Barker and Jonathon Teplitzky represent these ideas in in both Regeneration and The Railwayman.…
In Kate Chopin’s short story, “The Story of an Hour”, a married woman receives news of her husband’s death. The reader follows Mrs. Mallard through her unusual emotional reaction to her husband’s death. In this time period of this story, the late 1800s, it was not unusual for women to marry young and take on all of the household responsibilities. Not many people cared whether the women loved their husbands or their families; the primary focus was on their purpose in the household. The language used throughout the story contributes to the imagery of freedom and life, and shows the reader that marriage is a form of oppression in this time period.…
When two people marry, they come together as one. They are entering and agreeing to a relationship to love each other, be compassionate, and honest. They have agreed to endure the hardships to come, but still remain a faithful and understanding lover to one another. Eugene O’neill uses symbolism in the dramatic play Before Breakfast to enlighten how hardships can destroy marriages if the relationship lacks effective communication, intimacy, and trust. O’neill places “several potted plants (that) are dying of neglect” (O’neill) in the window seal of Mr. and Mrs. Rowland’s home.…