A place for English 12 students from the Pearson Adult Learning Centre in New Westminster, BC, Canada to read work in progress, critique, and ask or answer questions (of other students and of the teacher).
The climax of the whole story has arrived at one morning when Emily phoned her mother through the weeping: "Mother, I did it. I won, I won; they gave me first prize; they clapped and clapped and wouldn't let me go." When I read here, I breathe a sigh of relief and can't help clapping too. Before this turning point, I had been full of worry and sympathy for Emily who used to be a girl needs help in her teacher’s and her mom’s eyes. However, she finally proves that she is the best. It not only surprises her, but surprises all the readers also.
What is the subject? What is the theme? In what direct and indirect ways does the work communicate its theme? The subject is about love. The theme is about the mother recalls she owes much love to her daughter Emily when she is ironing. The mother expresses Emily needs her love by “break into a clogged weeping” after seeing her back from work. The mother found “the front door open” when Emily home alone, which indirectly shows us Emily grows up with fear and without love. After Emily came back from convalescent home, she expresses her anger by push away her mother’s hold and “stay stiff”. The author indirectly tells that she has been ignored by her mother for a long time.
About character Q.8 Do the characters have speech mannerisms, gestures, modes of dress that reveal their inner selves?
In this story, Emily has a special speech mannerism. She always hides her real emotion and thoughts. She doesn’t speak her thoughts and emotion directly. For example, when she doesn’t want to go to school because of teachers or bully, she says indirectly like “the teachers aren’t there today, they are sick. Momma, we can’t go, there was a fire there last night.” However, in her mind, she wants to cry out that she doesn’t want to go to school, but she doesn’t. Another example is when she was sick she said to her mom “No, I am all right, go back to sleep, mother.” Maybe Emily desires her mom stays with her. Her speech mannerism might come from her social environments. Since she was a child, she has been taken care of by a babysitter, nursery school, and convalescent home. She grows up without parents’ direct love and family’s affection. She always has to read another’s face. These environments depressed her open hearted and straight expressions. Through Emily’s speech mannerism, we can see her emotional condition.
In the story, "I Stand Here Ironing", Tillie Olson creates many conflict, but the main conflict,obviously, is between the poor single teenage mom and her daughter, Emily. The mother is too young to understand that Emily needs love more than anything. And then, she is forced to send Emily away, Consequently, Emily suffers from asthma, nightmares, and "slow learning", and the separation from her mother makes her very sad. When the mother tries to hold her, she pushes her away. In addition, she recalls that she often leaves demanding Emily home alone then she'd "break into a clogged weeping that could not be comfoted." After staying in " a convalescent home" , the mother could even know her own daughter. That is a heartbreaking and a regret for her. As her "wisdom come", she wishes she could hold her tighter. Gratefullly, Emily finds her favourite___ the pantomimes and wins the applause of the audience.
Describe the turning point or climax.
ReplyDeleteThe climax of the whole story has arrived at one morning when Emily phoned her mother through the weeping: "Mother, I did it. I won, I won; they gave me first prize; they clapped and clapped and wouldn't let me go." When I read here, I breathe a sigh of relief and can't help clapping too. Before this turning point, I had been full of worry and sympathy for Emily who used to be a girl needs help in her teacher’s and her mom’s eyes. However, she finally proves that she is the best. It not only surprises her, but surprises all the readers also.
What is the subject? What is the theme? In what direct and indirect ways does the work communicate its theme?
ReplyDeleteThe subject is about love. The theme is about the mother recalls she owes much love to her daughter Emily when she is ironing. The mother expresses Emily needs her love by “break into a clogged weeping” after seeing her back from work. The mother found “the front door open” when Emily home alone, which indirectly shows us Emily grows up with fear and without love. After Emily came back from convalescent home, she expresses her anger by push away her mother’s hold and “stay stiff”. The author indirectly tells that she has been ignored by her mother for a long time.
About character
ReplyDeleteQ.8 Do the characters have speech mannerisms, gestures, modes of dress that reveal their inner selves?
In this story, Emily has a special speech mannerism. She always hides her real emotion and thoughts. She doesn’t speak her thoughts and emotion directly. For example, when she doesn’t want to go to school because of teachers or bully, she says indirectly like “the teachers aren’t there today, they are sick. Momma, we can’t go, there was a fire there last night.” However, in her mind, she wants to cry out that she doesn’t want to go to school, but she doesn’t. Another example is when she was sick she said to her mom “No, I am all right, go back to sleep, mother.” Maybe Emily desires her mom stays with her. Her speech mannerism might come from her social environments. Since she was a child, she has been taken care of by a babysitter, nursery school, and convalescent home. She grows up without parents’ direct love and family’s affection. She always has to read another’s face. These environments depressed her open hearted and straight expressions. Through Emily’s speech mannerism, we can see her emotional condition.
Comment from TIEN:
ReplyDeleteIn the story, "I Stand Here Ironing", Tillie Olson
creates many conflict, but the main
conflict,obviously, is between the poor single teenage
mom and her daughter, Emily. The mother is too young
to understand that Emily needs love more than
anything. And then, she is forced to send Emily away,
Consequently, Emily suffers from asthma, nightmares,
and "slow learning", and the separation from her
mother makes her very sad. When the mother tries to
hold her, she pushes her away. In addition, she
recalls that she often leaves demanding Emily home
alone then she'd "break into a clogged weeping that
could not be comfoted." After staying in " a
convalescent home" , the mother could even know her
own daughter. That is a heartbreaking and a regret for
her. As her "wisdom come", she wishes she could hold
her tighter. Gratefullly, Emily finds her favourite___
the pantomimes and wins the applause of the audience.