Character Analysis Of Lust, By Susan Minot's Lust

In chapter one, also known as ‘the hurting’, the author focuses on trauma that people have dealt with such as sexual abuse from a father or relative, failed relationships with parents, and difficulty with one’s self-expression. One of the poems in chapter one states that the girl’s first kiss was by the age of five and was carried out in an aggressive manner by the young boy, she assumes that he had picked that up from his father’s interactions with the mother. In the poem it says “He had the smell of starvation on his lips which he picked up from his father feasting on his mother at 4 a.m.” It is insinuated that the father uses forceful actions towards the mother during times that should be gentle and affectionate. In that specific poem she felt as if that was when she was taught that her body is only for giving to those who wanted out of satisfaction but she should feel ‘anything less than whole’. In another poem in chapter one, there is a family setting during dinner in which the father orders the mother to hush. This represents how women are constantly oppressed in their own

The other reading of the story might be based on the maturing of a young woman. As it is probably the most important period in every adolescent's life, when they keep searching for their own identity, it should by strongly influenced by their parents. If it is not, a teenager starts looking for directions outside their home, and sometimes has difficulties with distinguishing what is good and evil. They are very often affected by

Her father would physically abuse her by slapping and beating her numerous times, letting her degrade herself and making her think this was placed beneath him. He had quoted, “He didn’t even give me a chance to tell me to lie. As I opened my mouth, he stretched out his arm and punched me in the eye” (156). Jules had lacked in teaching his daughter about how she should be treated and how other men and women in the world should treat her. He kept pushing the idea that if Baby did not listen to her then she would be a “whore” (156) and a “slut” (156). Baby understood that her father was a drug addict and that he was mentally ill. The reader can interpret a change in personality of Baby after she’s experienced the notion of an abusive environment, when she told herself, “it's okay. It's okay, sweetie” (157). This was the first time that the reader saw Baby breaking down

The narrator was very absurd in the way she wrote. She lost touch with the outer world. At this point, she was faced with relationships, objects and situations that seem innocent and natural, but in actuality, it was very bizarre. From the beginning, the readers sees that the narrator is imaginative and a highly expressive women. She remembered that she frightened

One of the most outstanding themes in this story is the manner in which the author expresses pure honesty in her views. She gives an honest opinion concerning any issue that affects her life without being belittled by the status of the individual or what other would say. The fact that she gives her positive and negative feelings about something is very impressive given that she grows gradually in the autobiography. During her former years, she is very honest when expressing her feelings about her dad after he left them for another woman. She is also very disgusted by the irresponsible behavior of George Lee after he claimed that she was the one who lit their house, thereby making her to be thoroughly beaten by her dad (Moody 2011, 12). She felt like killing him by herself for incriminating her in the offence.

Heather O’Neill portrays the narrator with a sad tone throughout her essay in order to seduce readers to feel sympathetic towards the young woman. The narrator often recalls certain scarring event which occurred,

It depicts the impression that the husbands and male doctors have in mind by depicting that women were always weak and fragile mentally. The writings were therefore used as one way of advocating for the rights, privileges and freedom for women. The truth is that had he listened to her at first; then she could not have slipped into madness. She gets doomed on the basis that she together and other women are not listened to. She suffers greatly from depression but despite all that, she only gets subjected to the rest therapy.

In the article Alice states “my father beat me because I could not stop crying.” This shows readers, how Alice has an atrocious relationship with her father due to her father being very aggressive with her mentally and physically. Alice does not spend much time with her father, as expressed within the article. Alice expresses that due to her father not being involved in her life, it hurts her in more ways than one. Alice states, Though it is more difficult to write about my father than my mother, since i spent less time with him, and knew him less as well.”

Often, it is difficult to read a relationship and predict its trajectory. In “Sexy” and “Shiloh” the short stories’ protagonists are the subjects of infatuation by their significant others. “Sexy” is the story of a Bostonian woman named Miranda who has an unlikely affair with an Indian- American man named Dev. While the affair is the most daring thing that Miranda has ever done, Dev seems to not think much of the relationship, as he treats their time together as though it's part of a weekly routine. Soon, Miranda mistakes Dev’s physical attraction towards her as feelings of love as she buys a cocktail dress in an attempt to impress Dev. Over time, Miranda figures out that Dev’s feelings for her are purely physical, and she leaves him, heartbroken

The work The Lust by Susan Minot resembles to the reader field notes from the inner sexual life of young woman, or, to be more precise, an adult teenager. The author pursuits a goal not only to transcribe her experience, these notes are more similar to the epistolary genre 's memoirs. In the textual sketches Susan Minot provides a reader with the analysis of the woman role in the relationship as a concept along with her representation in the societal perceiving. I am deeply convinced, that the consistent and sequential analysis of the mentioned aspect will help the reader to unveil the idea of the woman 's performance in the community play.

In this piece of prose, my aim was to make the plot feel as realistic as possible for the reader by allowing them to experience the protagonist’s emotions through the use of first person narrative and numerous literacy devices. I wanted to achieve a clear development of the protagonist’s emotions and character by thoughtfully using different structural techniques, such as varied grammar and punctuation, to show how her emotions change. I found both would be effective to captivate and interest the reader as for most people the more realistic a story is the more compelling it becomes.

What would be expected from the personality of a woman who had an affair with her best friend’s fiance? Certainly not a dull mother who enjoys knitting, as is the case in the short story “Roman Fever.” Edith Wharton effectively makes use of direct and indirect presentation to create two round, yet static characters in her short story to escalate the powerful and surprising climax. Edith Wharton uses mostly direct presentation to describe Alida Slade and Grace Ansley in the beginning of her short story; “Roman Fever”; however also successfully incorporates indirect presentation to create even more realistic characters. In the first several paragraphs of the story the author tells readers “straight out, by exposition...

The focus of this seminar paper will be on a theoretical approach called aesthetic of character, with examples from a novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Various terms, coined up by theoreticians of this approach, will be explained through some of the examples taken out of the above mentioned novel.

No matter if you’re reading a series of novels or a one paragraph story, a story isn’t able to be story without the elements of style, tone, and point of view. These elements are crucial for a story to be legitimate. Sometimes the elements can be effortlessly found and other times the story requires its audience to analyze the story in a much deeper sense. The short stories; "Boys" by Rick Moody, "Girl" by Jamaica Kinkaid, and "Lust" by Susan Minot all compose these elements, some of the elements from the story are shown in a corresponding way and some in a uniquely exclusive way.

The Theme of desire is presented in the works of William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and Alfred Hitchcock by their own speaker’s and characters desires being presented in different aspects for each author. Within the works, desire can be defined as a strong want along with the consequences that arise because of desire. In Shakespeare’s Sonnet #129, the speaker is battling with the conflicts of desire. Austen presents the theme of desire through Charlotte and displays how her desires can cause future implications for her marriage. Additionally, Hitchcock creates a visual representation of desire through the character of Mr. Devlin and how he represses his desires. Altogether, the authors display their characters and speakers having to either confront, submit, or face the impacts of such desires.