In the beginnings of a relationship, sometimes we are shown a façade of our partner. Blinded by love we push away any signs that would prove our partner to not be what we believe them to be. Jennifer Jordan, an English teacher at Howard University, who has received a Ph.D. from Emory University, writes the devastating story of a woman who becomes resentful from the infidelity of her husband. Marta realizes how much resentment she has for her husband. She fills with anger, remembering what her husband has put her through and has had enough. Jordan uses imagery, 3rd person point of view, and verbal irony, to show the story of the unwinding of Marta’s betrayed relationship and love.
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The narrator writes about Marta’s thoughts while she is lying in bed and her husband is sleeping. “Tonight his snoring was loud, irritating. It was strange how the sound affected her. When she was overcome by some nostalgic remembrance of how it used to be or when she received his lovemaking with both resentment and grateful relief after one of those long droughts, the steady drone was almost comforting. She would fall asleep, listening to the little ebbs and flows and holding on to the low rumble as if it were a lifeline that bound them together and kept their heads above water. But tonight was not a good night” (Jordan 402). This quote shows that at one point her husband snores were something that she enjoyed, but now, after deliberating his acts, she feelings the exact opposite of what she once felt. Using third person point of view, we have an idea of how she is feeling and can compare it to a time of the past. Through third person point of view we are able to quickly see how the past compares to the presents within Marta’s life. At one point she found her husband snores soothing, but after becoming aware of all the pain he has caused her, she finds his snores to be …show more content…
This possibly could be due from insecurity and fear. Marta finds her husband with another lady, his co- worker. She has reason to believe that his co-worker is someone who he is cheating on her with. “"That's quite all right. I'm meeting Phyllis for lunch in a few minutes. I haven't seen her in months, and we have a lot of gossip to catch up on. It was nice meeting you, Ms. Lawrence." At home Marta had cried bitter, urgent tears. She was surprised by the ferocity of her response. She had always felt that Jonathan availed himself of the opportunities that most men had in D.C.… But she had no notion of how to deal with the reality of unfaithfulness” (409). This shows that Marta suppresses how she really is feeling and pushes aside the reality of what her husband is doing behind her back. Through verbal irony we see the true pain on how Marta feels of the infidelity from her husband. Behind closed doors she intuitively knew the reality, but pushed those thoughts aside. Now that it was clear to her, and in her face, she begins to question her relationship to her
Jordan shows Marta’s resentment of her husband through using …show more content…
The narrator writes about Marta’s thoughts while she is lying in bed and her husband is sleeping. “Tonight his snoring was loud, irritating. It was strange how the sound affected her. When she was overcome by some nostalgic remembrance of how it used to be or when she received his lovemaking with both resentment and grateful relief after one of those long droughts, the steady drone was almost comforting. She would fall asleep, listening to the little ebbs and flows and holding on to the low rumble as if it were a lifeline that bound them together and kept their heads above water. But tonight was not a good night” (Jordan 402). This quote shows that at one point her husband snores were something that she enjoyed, but now, after deliberating his acts, she feelings the exact opposite of what she once felt. Using third person point of view, we have an idea of how she is feeling and can compare it to a time of the past. Through third person point of view we are able to quickly see how the past compares to the presents within Marta’s life. At one point she found her husband snores soothing, but after becoming aware of all the pain he has caused her, she finds his snores to be …show more content…
This possibly could be due from insecurity and fear. Marta finds her husband with another lady, his co- worker. She has reason to believe that his co-worker is someone who he is cheating on her with. “"That's quite all right. I'm meeting Phyllis for lunch in a few minutes. I haven't seen her in months, and we have a lot of gossip to catch up on. It was nice meeting you, Ms. Lawrence." At home Marta had cried bitter, urgent tears. She was surprised by the ferocity of her response. She had always felt that Jonathan availed himself of the opportunities that most men had in D.C.… But she had no notion of how to deal with the reality of unfaithfulness” (409). This shows that Marta suppresses how she really is feeling and pushes aside the reality of what her husband is doing behind her back. Through verbal irony we see the true pain on how Marta feels of the infidelity from her husband. Behind closed doors she intuitively knew the reality, but pushed those thoughts aside. Now that it was clear to her, and in her face, she begins to question her relationship to her