...Compare and Contrast Essay: “Story of an Hour” and “To My Dear and Loving Husband” Thesis: In the short story, “Story of an Hour” by Mary Chopin and the poem “To my Dear and Loving Husband”, by Anne Bradstreet both authors reveal how each of their female characters feel about their husband and how each feelings are expressed differently I. Both women are treated differently by their husbands. A. In the “Story of an Hour”, the central character, Louise Mallard, feels locked in her marriage. B. In “To My Dear and Loving Husband”, the author Anne feels safe and secure in her marriage. II. Both women express different feelings about their mates. A. In “Story of an Hour”, Louise feels that it is not enough that her husband loves her. B. In “To My Dear and Loving Husband”, Anne values her relationship with her husband more than anything. III. Both authors use literary concepts to make their writings easier to understand. A. In “Story of an Hour”, the line free, free, free tells us that Louise feels free after learning of her husband’s death. B. In “To My Dear and Loving Husband”, the line I prize thy love more than mines of gold tells us that she values their love very much. A WOMAN’S LOVE FOR A MAN As every woman is an individual with distinct characteristics so too will her feelings towards her husband are uniquely expressed. There are husbands who try to control their wives so much that the woman cannot freely follow does their own will. Then there are...
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...influenced me during my life. The wonderful person that has had a special effect on me is my husband. In the thirty years that I have known him I know with out a doubt he has been my best friend, and have helped to transform me from an insecure woman into a self-confident woman. Popular wisdom has it that, "You judge a man by his friends." Earlier in my life, that would have been difficult, because I had few friends other than my cousins. I concentrated mostly on school, paying little attention to life outside my studies. My high grades made me the target of torment during grade school, the name calling: nerd, and worse, was so bad that I was ostracized by some of the class, and I shielded myself by further isolation However there was this young man who always seem to come to my rescue and I knew he was special, and we would be friends for life. My husband has been an inspiration to me because of his strong determination to become all that he could be and has encourage me to become all that I can be. Sacrifice had to be made in order to reach our goals. Even though it has not been easy, in the end it was well worth it. At one time our dreams seem so far out of reach but we learned that they could be an attainable. My husband has been my motivator, and encourager from the very start. Even though this is my first time in college my husband has still been right there supporting me. With my strong determination, unwavering faith, and my self, I am...
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... English 1900 Analysis of a Poem Anne Bradstreet: “To my Dear and Loving Husband” The poem “To my Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet is about love, precisely as it relates to the title – the speaker’s affection and deep true love for her husband. Throughout the poem, the speaker uses strong imagery and figurative language to describe the strength and power of her love which is unusual given the nature of the speaker who identifies herself as a devout Puritan. The speaker was living in her own world of love and nothing matters much more than her husband. The poem does not reflect at all the speaker’s Puritan values, which entails the implication that the speaker might not practice her Puritanism faithfully. Puritans were allowed to love one another provided that their love advocated purity and Christianity. The poem illustrates the first person point of view: that of the lyric “I”, who is closely involved in the feelings developed in the poem. The speaker adopted the tone of a young lover expressing her affection and devotion for her husband, the principal subject. The speaker also tries to make the reader feel her own feelings. The tone remained focused on the loving, caring attitude and throughout the poem; the...
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...Analyzing of How I Met My Husband ENG 125 May 24, 2014 The features of a short story give structure to the storyline providing a fictional narrative of real life situations. How features are utilized in storytelling can contribute to how the reader is affected by the story and the overall understanding behind the story. Point of view and symbols are features that contribute significantly to the overall theme in How I Met My Husband by Alice Munro. An event in Edie’s life as a young teenage girls helps to shape her understanding of finding love in an unexpected manner. Edie first begins to experience life away from her family structure and norms when she is sent to live with and work for the Peebles. This is her first experience with things she is unfamiliar with, but yet curious enough to explore when she explains “the only thing I did not like about working there, in fact was feeling half hungry a lot of the time (Clugston, 2010 para 25). Edie solved this problem by hiding food under her bed. The story is told in first person point of view which contributes to Edie telling the intimate details of how her experience led to how she met her husband. While the story does not give you much insight into how the other characters in the story felt about Edie’s experience, it does invite you into how Edie was affected by her interactions with the characters as she matures throughout the story. The story opens up with a description of the first symbol, a shiny plane arriving...
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...Anne Bradstreet was the first published female poet in England’s North American colonies. She is also recognized as the first Puritan predominate in American literature. As a married mother of eight, her poems and other writings addressed what she knew best; being a wife, mother, and a devout Puritan. Having been born into a wealthy family, she was extremely well educated which allowed her to possess knowledge on subjects many other woman, and even some men, of her time knew little about. She was also known for her personal library of over 9000 books. The poem, “To My Dear and Loving Husband”, was written by Anne Bradstreet about her feelings for her husband Simon. It is often viewed as a love letter written by her, only to be viewed by him,...
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... Ms.Borg ENG3U1 January 9, 2015 Emilia and Desdemona’s loyalty to their husbands In Shakespeare’s play Othello, we can see two important female characters who show love for their husbands with a focus on the issue of loyalty. Desdemona, the wife of the protagonist who is known as Othello, and Emilia, the wife of the antagonist Iago. Although they are both loyal to their husbands, we can contrast how both woman portray the theme loyalty. In Othello we can see how both woman want to satisfy their husbands. Desdemona is known for beauty, intelligence and caring personality. Throughout the play, Desdemona shows loyalty to her husband in many ways. In Act 1, Scene 3 Desdemona explains to her father that she owes him for giving her life and education. Now she is married to Othello. “My noble father, I do perceive here a divided duty. To you I am bound for life and education. My life and education both do learn me how to respect you. You are the lord of duty. I am hither to your daughter. But here’s my husband. And so much duty as my mother showed to you, preferring you before her father, so much I challenge that I may profess due to the moor my lord” (Shakespeare 1.3,182-191). Desdemona is clear that she will always be loyal to her husband. She explains her duty as a daughter and a wife. This shows us that she is loyal to her husband for eloping with him and going against her father. Secondly, In Act 4, Scene 2 Othello accuses Desdemona...
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...22. The believing wife and husband are to walk in a spirit of submission and love. As found in Ephesians 5:22-23, discuss the walk of each mate. (One page/250 words minimum) Groom: I,____, take thee,_____, to my lawful wedded Wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereto I plight thee my troth Bride: I,_____, take thee,_____, to be my lawful wedded Husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love, cherish, and to obey, till death us do part, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereto I give thee my troth. The above are typical wedding vows from “The book of Common Prayer” (1928) used in England. In America, currently, the traditional vows have been modified considerably. Mostly on the woman’s vow that now has omitted the word “obey” and ends with “till death do us part” leaving God out of the vows and more often than not, out of the marriage. Paul outlines the believing wife’s and husband’s duties as they walk together through this life very clearly. A wife is walk in the Spirit of Submission to her husband acknowledging him as the head of authority in the family. (See I Corinthians 11:2-16; Colossians 3:18-19; I Peter 3:1-2) There are three reasons a wife is to be submissive: • To submit to God’s will: it is a...
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...Sometimes in life, we expect a marriage life to be happily ever after like the children’s stories, Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty, but it isn’t always the case. In reality, some marriage life does last forever but some doesn’t. As for mine, it only lasted for a couple years till I finally draw the line and said, “No more of this miserable life.” As time goes on, I have been living in a more stable and happy life compared to the married life I have before. How and why did I do it? Basically, I did it by re-socializing to adapt and cope to the married life I have now. What do I mean by re-socializing? It means that I must learn from my past experiences and make a dramatic change in the area concerning my behaviors, attitudes, expectations, and values to improve my new life. Before I get into my behavior change, I want to give a brief discussion on the topic why people get divorced. There are many reasons why people get divorced, but I will list a few of the important ones. First reason has to do with the break-down in communication and disclosure. This occurs with when both party starts to limit the communication between them. When one stopped talking to the other, it showed a lost of interest to be with the other one. If this goes on, both parties will eventually have negative thoughts such as, he or she is cheating, he or she don’t love me no more, or he or she is up to something no good. These kinds of negative thoughts aren’t good in a marriage life...
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...Loving Your Husband In her recently published book Loving Your Husband, Patsy Loden discusses several ideas on how to transform your marriage and honor your covenant. This statement sounds much easier than it actually is. However, with effort and dedication from both spouses, this goal can become realistic in many marriages. Loden states from the beginning of her book that marriage does not come with a manual; therefore, not all these techniques will work for every marriage. Unfortunately, good marriages do not just happen. Loden tells her readers that marriage takes preparation. The Lord said in Titus 2:3-5 that the older woman ought to teach the younger women how to love their husbands and children. We must allow God’s principles to become our nature. It is not just something we can jump into and become a professional. Commitment is an extremely important part of the marriage covenant. A woman who is committed to her husband can result in a magnitude of different things. This creates trust and respect within the marriage. A problem that women have is that they are constantly trying to change their husbands into the spouses they want them to be. However, we must “teach our husbands without words – and he may change.” Sometimes it is not what we say, but it is what we do. Loden gives examples of strong Biblical women who were tremendous influences in the lives of people. None of these women changed the behavior of others, but influenced them by their good actions. Loden...
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...“Women's liberation” When my parents were still married I saw first hand how repressing, nonfunctional and dissatisfying patriarchal marriages can be, specifically for the women involved. I often saw how my dad would try to control my mother and tell her how things should be run inside our home as well as outside. He would restrict her in every possible way to the point where she would have little to no say in the decisions taken at home. He would restrict her from hanging out or even talking to certain friends because he though they were a bad influence on her and they would end up filling her head with “nonsense”. It extended to the point where she wasn't even allowed to speak with any male outside of her family. Since my mom was a stay at home mom and didn't have a job outside of our house she would depend on my dad economically and this meant he was often the one who took the economic decisions of our family and often most of the decisions. My dad believed a women should not work and should stay at home to take care of her children and her husband. This would often make my mom dissatisfied with her marriage because he would treat her more like a maid than his wife. She would never be in the same level in the relationship as him, she would always be below him. She would always have to be the one making sacrifices for the sake of our family and her marriage. This type of marriage was very common in Mexico where we lived at the time. Since Mexico has a patriarchal society...
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...One question in my head. What reactions if all ladies and woman in this world were ordered that they have to marriage? Maybe all of the woman would scream out loud. However it would be wishes for every woman in this world to be married. They wish that they have a handsome-wealthy-and lovely husband who always loves them no matter what. However, they have never imagined that marriage-life sometimes feels hard for some woman in this world. Woman who has a bad experience in their marriage sometimes feels that they are just like a robot. Who always and must be obey their husband. In case, for woman who has bad marriage, their condition would be like hell for them. Why? Because they have no freedom, they have no right to do this and that except from their husband’s allowance so, woman who lives in a pressure can be called the oppressed women. So, what happen with them? Why those women categorized as an ‘Oppressed Woman’? Well, according to Merriam-Webster dictionary, oppressed women is a women that burden in spiritually or mentally. They not only oppressed by marriage, it can be caused by their society, their enviroment, even by their family. Oppressed woman can be found everywhere in this world. In this case, I know someone who has been a victim by her husband. You can call her Mrs. M. Mrs. M is a married women. His husband is called Mr. B. They have been married for almost 27 years. They have two children. The oldest was studying in UNY, while the youngest was my friend and now...
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...Thatcher Ulrich, men used women both positively and negatively. From my understanding of the book “Good Wives” there were more negative then positive ways of how men used women between 1650 and 1750 in Northern New England. The true test of this book was based on the fact that their were no female diaries on record to date written until 1750; so doing a true evaluation on facts of the time required use of many different resources other than written materials. In my opinion, most of this book may be facts but a true portion of it is hearsay; however, Ulrich did write two other books on tops similar to this one so she has a reputation for being very knowledgeable on this subject. The one and only positive way men (husbands) used women (wives) were as Deputy Husbands. A Deputy Husband would stand in the place of her husband in his absence or if he were unable to perform his duties. “Some wives were servile, some were shrews, others were respected companions who shared the authority of their spouses in the management of family affairs” (p. 38). In performing her husband’s duties, a wife not only gained the respect of her husband, but she also gained his trust as well. As a consort (“a consort tuned her life to her mate’s” (p. 9)), a wife who harmonized with her husband had spirituality and sexuality but one who did not brought unrest and sometimes wound up in the courts due to their actions. Husbands respected their wives’ domain as the center or the heart of the farm...
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...spouse respond to conflict will make or break the foundation of a marriage. This is the first time that I have read I’m Going!” A Comedy in One Act” by Tristan Bernard. This story captured my interest because it reminded me of my husband and I. When making plans to do something alone I don’t usually include my husband, while reading the play I saw two subtle people but I fail to see the humor and comedy in the argument. The character Henri and Jeanne are in the middle of and disagreement, after a long argument Jeanne told Henri to go to the race without her and she would be going out by herself. He gets upset with her and tells her he rather she stay at home, and at that moment I thought about my husband and I felt a connection with Jeanne. She only wanted to spend time with her husband, but his mind was made up to go to the races without her. The time that I spend with my husband is enjoyable but there are places that he rather goes alone. I don’t think it is fair to me that he can go out whenever he wants to and leave me at home with the kids. When I go out I have to find a babysitter because he don’t want to watch the kids. I believe what caught my imagination was the fact that I could see husband and I in Henri and Jeanne. I was able to image myself in the position of Jeanne, it got my interested in this play and there were so many different emotions. After reading this play the best example of the term farce is because our text defined the play as comedy: short play in which ...
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...Li`aan' refers to a situation where a person accuses his spouse of adultery. In this article we examine the claim made by a christian writer that only husbands have the right to practise Li`aan' in islam, or in other words only husbands ( according to the christian writer ) have the right to accuse their spouses of adultery. The case of Li`aan' is explained in Soerah 24:6-11. Soerah 24:6-11 And for those who launch a charge against their spouses, and have (in support) no evidence but their own,- their solitary evidence (can be received) if they bear witness four times (with an oath) by God that they are solemnly telling the truth; And the fifth (oath) (should be) that they solemnly invoke the curse of God on themselves if they tell a lie. But it would avert the punishment from the wife, if she bears witness four times (with an oath) By God, that (her husband) is telling a lie; And the fifth (oath) should be that she solemnly invokes the wrath of God on herself if (her accuser) is telling the truth. If it were not for God's grace and mercy on you, and that God is Oft-Returning, full of Wisdom,- (Ye would be ruined indeed). The christian missionary comments: a woman apparently cannot charge her own husband similarly. A woman apparently can only defend herself against charges brought against her. She cannot play the equal role of the man as accuser. Response: The above comment made by the christian missionary is not correct and untrue. The scholars of ourdialogue...
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...The Samaritan Woman with Five Husbands Throughout historical and societal achievements, there have been famous writings that have sparked controversial topics and debates. One such writing is the “Wife of Bath” the character of this tale is a woman named Alisoun, she speaks her mind on the condemnation of wives in her time, and how men of that age have looked down upon women as devious creatures. But Alisoun we will find is a contradicting women in her prologue, as she describes her life experience with five husbands; through her expressions and words will a picture be drawn of what she really was as an individual. Alisoun starts off by stating that she is an authority on marriage, due to her life experience with five husbands. Like the Samaritan woman in the bible that she compares herself to, she has been criticized on her numerous marriages (lines 5-14). Yet she shows a religious side of her in challenging the clergymen of her day with scriptural verses and examples, she also expresses a view of God’s plan. In the line “God bad us forto wexe and multiplye”(line 28) she endorses the verse wholeheartedly, now it is my belief that she seems to be a cunning women. For as she is right in quoting this text as a relation to God’s plan, at the same time she is also using this text as a “scapegoat” or excuse to indulge in her passions and pleasures as a women. Though she admits that innocence and virginity is important (lines 80- 93)...
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