Spouse

The main characters in “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Stetson and “The Story of an hour” by Kate Chopin are both 19th century women that are unhappy with their husbands and lives. In “The Yellow Wallpaper” a woman is trapped in her bedroom by her cruel husband, and eventually goes crazy due to this and begins to see a woman in the wallpaper. The woman in “Story of an hour” felt trapped by the mundanity of life, and felt free when she discovered her husband had died, but when he…

Flawlessness, the most unattainable thought in which we all pursue to achieve. Many are obsessed with perfection. In our attempts, we utilize compulsiveness as an instrument to impart the most astounding gauges or execution conceivable. This approach to accomplishing our objectives has positive and negative results. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s story The Birthmark, he exposes how Alymer, a neurotic perfectionist (a person who strives for unrealistic goals and is dissatisfied when the task is not…

The essay “Why I [Still] Want a Wife”, is written by Judy Brady and edited by Judy Brady. In this essay, Brady tries to have readers believe that all marriages are the same, and that all wives act and live in an identical manner. Although she does makes some agreeable points, this argument has a number of problems. The first problem is that she comes off very confrontational rather that informative. This makes possible readers feel as though she is arguing with them. This also leads the readers…

The Necklace In my literary analysis of the Neckless the Author presents a women who was born into a life of mediocracy but longed for an existence of privilege and prestige. Mme. Loisel is described as even though pretty and charming had nothing of monetary means that made her look effluent in the eyes of upper class. In paragraphs one through four she describes her failure to measure up to what her expectations are of the rich and famous. She wishes to be adored by distinguished gentlemen…

Moolaadé In the movie Moolaadé you can see the roles of women and men in the African village and how it changed from the beginning of the movie towards the end. The role of the men were not very clear, but you can see some of them go to the farm work in the crops and get food back to their family. While others sell inventory in the free market, for example Mercenaire own a small cart and sold children 's clothes, bread, kitchen stuff, bread, batteries… Ets. On the other hand the women did…

In the short story by author Kate Chopin, “the Story of an Hour”, the main character shows her true feelings about her marriage after a false report about her husband’s death. Many readers of the audience point that Mrs. Mallard died from the joy of her husband’s arrival but an important aspect that is often overlooked is the ironic juxtaposition set up by the author to truly show her feelings. Mrs. Mallard was not in shock of joy but she was in shock of utter disappointment that ultimately…

In The Wife of Bath Tale, Geoffrey Chaucer portrays the Wife as a woman who contradicts with certain commands told by her husband. Her character and her beliefs correlate with the tale she tells through marriage, sovereignty, and virginity. In the Middle Ages, men were thought to have control over their wives from the sense of God. God made Adam and Eve so they could explore the perfection of Earth, love one another, and obey God’s teachings. However, they rebelled against God’s word when they…

The purpose of this interview was to further understand the complexity of intimate relationships as it relates to theoretical concepts discussed throughout the course. The interview conducted was between a couple who has been married for 27 years. The couple currently resides in Hacienda Heights, California with their four children ages ranging from 25 to 18. The husband is currently a firefighter for Los Angeles City and has ben for 26 years, and the wife is a stay at home mom. I was able to…

The two films Rebecca (1940) and Rosemary’s Baby (1968) are based on a newlywed marriage transforming from bliss into terror, depicting their marriage between the two as a gothic space. While set in different time periods, both films engage with the primary feature of gothic fictions: the expression of concerns over modernity and the rapidly changing culture. In the instance of both these films, the concerns over domestic life and the change within the main protagonist 's lives are what allow…

In a marriage that has been through a long path that has many more years to go, aspects of the marriage tend to fall short. Intimacy plays a strong role in a marriage, in earlier years of a marriage a couple is infatuated with one other and is strongly connected physically, emotionally and spiritually. As time passes and children are brought into the picture it is difficult for a couple to still be intimately engaged while there are many distractions that need to be attended to, there is a…