Shame

Growing up in a Mexican household we have been taught to be pure. Our parents always told us that we should not get pregnant or give ourselves to any man that comes into our life. We as the latino community are left with questions but we were too ashamed or scared to ask them, which led to many pregnant teens and abusive relationships. B. V Olguin in the poem “Boys’ and Sandra Cisneros in her essay “Guadalupe the Sex Goddess” used their teen experiences to show us sexuality within their culture.…

key, there was a bloody scourge. [Dimmesdale] plied it on his own shoulders; laughing bitterly at himself the while, and smiting so much the more pitilessly, because of that bitter laugh” (132). The poor minister suffered from unbearable guilt and shame at having consciously committed a crime and worst, not publicly confessing his sins as Puritan law requires. A guilty conscious burdens him; relief can only be found in severe punishment. Dimmesdale feels this is necessary since his crime would…

attempted not only to better himself, but Joe as well. Pip “[...] wanted to make Joe less ignorant and common, that he might be worthier of [his] society and less open to Estella 's reproach” (Dickens 109). Although educating Joe might be considered good, shame and embarrassment is the reason why Pip wants to change Joe. Pip tries to better himself by becoming a gentleman, but this leads some of the events that cause the reader to dislike Pip. While he is in London becoming a gentleman, Pip…

Raymond Carver “Jerry and Molly and Sam” is a short story of a man who is an alcoholic. The story takes us to the life of an alcoholic whose name is Al. Because Al hates the dog he plans “to get rid of the dog without Betty or the kids finding out about it” (Carver 15). This is significant because he thinks that getting rid of dog will fix all his problems. Furthermore, he thinks that the dog is useless. According to Stephanie Harrison, editor of the Adaptations, she emphasizes that most of…

pornography viewing and his committing offense, but does not see it as a current high-risk behavior when he is actively in the act of viewing pornography while masturbating. He states that once he is done masturbating, he is overcome with a sense of shame and guilt because he knows that he is in violation of his probation and treatment rules, as well as his religious beliefs. The challenge at this time is to break through the “Distant Elephant” thinking error where he does not see the danger…

Towards the end of the play A Doll House, the protagonist Nora departs away from her husband Torvald’s home since she figured out that he was using her for his own benefit. Her decision of suicide first was because to protect Torvald from social shame and obstacles, but ultimately carries on the act of leaving her home in order to not influence her children negatively. However, her final conclusion is considered unjustified, considering that she could have learned a lot more when Torvald offered…

possible to miss a girl more than you loved them. Not a day went by that he didn’t grill himself searching for faults, deeds he should or shouldn’t have done. For what he might have done to hold Ellie in his life for just one more day. The secret shame…

Guilt. It’s a troublesome feeling that can transcend borders, languages, and ethnicities. Just one syllable, but it can shape a person 's life forever. Everyone, no matter who he or she is, has something to feel guilty for. The reasons for feeling shameful are varied and complex. Some examples are betraying a friend, becoming disconnected from one 's culture, and disappointing family members. In the Kite Runner, author Khaled Hosseini wrote “And that 's the thing about people who mean everything…

People look down on the poor because people are inclined to be uncharitable and cruel. The people are uncharitable and cruel because the people look at poor people like they’re worthless trash who don’t have the ability to make something of themselves. Higher classes of people don’t understand the poor because they didn’t have to grow up that way. Melanie Schellers On The Meaning Of Plumbing And Poverty demonstrated that people stereotyped the poor as being white trash that were gross and had…

The Hole That Opened My Eyes It was a cloudy, cold, and windy winter morning. I remember the day I felt so embarrassed because everyone around me was laughing. I was a chunky fifth grader who was ashamed of her body image and hated it when it came to playing sports in PE. I was one of those kids who always got picked last. Additionally, I was always getting yelled at because I was not good enough of an athlete. I wanted to prove my skills. I wanted to show them that I was capable of being a…