'Symbolism In From A Secret Sorrow'

Symbolism Distressed either by love or the lack of acceptance was a crucial issue in a psychological way related to the emotional state of a person as a series of events take a toll. Imagery used in the works showed a resemblance in which the characters used a form of symbolism to describe and shape themselves as a character for the reader to approach them. Dusting by Julia Alvarez, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams and From A Secret Sorrow by Karen Van der Zee. The desire to be successful is very well present, since they share aspiring dreams and positivity, until it becomes evident that it is quite hard to grasp to their goals. Julia Alvarez poem Dusting describe with imagery how Julia wrote her name “On the dusty cabinet, then
As we know our signature is evidently very unique, since only one person can write it specifically like yourself. Avoids counterfeiting following the failure to imitate a signature but not many people care enough about their signature to practice it as much as Julia did. A great assumption that is made is that Julia wants to become someone bigger than an average person which works at a supermarket, perhaps a doctor, entrepreneur, or a teacher. These are jobs that most likely require a person to consistently perform their signature. It appeared that every time that Julia’s mother erased her signature she erased all her dreams of becoming someone in life with a high level of education. Julia wanted to be nothing like her mother as she stated “I refuse with every mark, to be like her, anonymous.” Symbolizing the dust in the cabinet as her dreams being wiped away from her
Leading to low self-esteem, anger, anxiety, depression and many other symptoms that simply shattered all her dreams of one day making a family. Faye had big hopes of being with Kai and having children with him, and she knew just how much it meant for him that they were going to have children. It sadden her so much that she was speechless trying to look for a way to reveal the awful news to her partner. She failed to hide a letter from one of her doctors and Kai read it and he was really concerned, because she refused to tell him what was going on, and she had left trying to hide it from him until she had no option but to tell him since her made clear points of him deserving an explanation “you’re a part of me, Faye. Part of my life.” Said kai as Faye said as Faye responded “I can’t give you any children! Because I can’t get pregnant! I can’t have babies! That’s why!” Faye had the hopes, and dreams of being a mother figure to her children and with all of that taken away from her in a matter of an accident, she isolated herself. Kai was a good man and he deserved to be able to be a father, and Faye wanted what was best for him but failing to see that he had only eyes for her. They symbolize in wanting to be a mother and father figures for their children throughout the story but unfortunately, they were not able