a person with feelings in each individual. This characteristic is further portrayed in Miss Adela Quested – a young intelligent educated woman and a free thinker‚ who accompanied Mrs.Moore to India to decide whether or not to marry Mrs. Moore son‚ Ronny. This attitude as a free thinker enabled Adela to wonder as to why the Englishmen were so hostile towards the Indians. Unlike most Englishwoman‚ Adela attitude towards the Indians would be a friendly and approachable one.
Premium English people India England
hear me? Adela‚ give me a fan. ADELA: Here you are. BERNARDA: Is this the fan you give to a widow? Give me a black one‚ and learn to respect your father’s memory! MARTIRIO: Take mine. BERNARDA: What about you? MARTIRIO: I don’t feel warm. BERNARDA: Well look for another – you’re going to need one. During our eight years of mourning‚ no wind from streets will enter this house! Pretend we have sealed up the doors and windows with bricks. Where is Angustias? ADELA: I saw her
Free 2007 singles
illustrate daring images of evil. Both Emily Grierson and Adela Strangeworth are women who share similar characteristics yet pose completely different motives. Their stories take place in close-knit towns‚ which play essential roles in their motives for evil. Emily Grierson and Adela Strangeworth demonstrate similarities and differences that develop their actions‚ revealing the possibility of evil within them. Both towns that Emily Grierson and Adela Strangeworth exist in are important settings for
Premium William Faulkner
In your personal opinion‚ is Adela Strangeworth inherently evil or was evil something that was socially constructed within her as a person? Explain. In the short story “The Possibility of Evil‚” Adela Strangeworth is made out to be a sweet innocent old lady living a perfect life. Everyone in her town seems to think that Adela is just some old lady who is really friendly and who cares for her neighbors. In reality‚ she walks around town acting like she is perfect and then goes home and writes
Premium Expectation Expected value Judge
except Adela. . As is already said above‚ in her craziness she says what all the girls won’t dare to say. Another possible interpretation is that white represents sterility or purity‚ as in the "pure" and "immaculate" appearance of Bernarda’s home‚ and black represents oppression. Green - The symbol of future death and‚ in Hispanic culture‚ hope: it is worn by Adela when she confesses her love for Pepe el Romano. Can also represent jealousy‚ i.e. as between the sisters as they find Adela is the
Premium Red Jesus The Passion of the Christ
out at one another. Adela‚ the youngest daughters‚ has a rebellious attitude‚ fueling her actions through her emotions with no filter. In Act 1 for example‚ after learning that the eldest daughter is soon to be married to Adela’s love interest‚ she proclaims‚ “I don’t want to waste away and grow old in these rooms... I want to get out” (220). Those that surround Adela constantly question her actions‚ especially Poncia‚ who was originally the only one knew of her affair. Adela becomes increasingly
Premium Marriage Family The House of Bernarda Alba
asleep. (Adela‚ Martirio and Amelia enter.) AMELIA: It’s pitch black outside! ADELA: You can’t see your hand in front of your face. MARTIRIO: A good night for thieves‚ for someone who needs to hide. ADELA: The stallion was in the middle of the yard. Pure white! And twice its size‚ filling the darkness. AMELIA: It’s true. It was frightening. He was like a ghost! ADELA: There are stars in the sky as big as fists. MARTIRIO: She was staring at them so much she almost cricked her neck. ADELA: Don’t
Premium The House of Bernarda Alba Human sexual behavior Human sexuality
The clear segregation dismays Adela Quested and Mrs. Moore. Ronny and Mrs. Turton disdainfully discuss the Indians’ clothing‚ which mixes Eastern and Western styles. Several Englishwomen arrive and discuss the earlier production of Cousin Kate. Mrs. Moore is surprised to note how intolerant and conventional Ronny’s opinions have become. Mr. Turton arrives‚ cynically noting to himself that each guest has come for a self-serving reason. Reluctantly‚ Mrs. Turton takes Adela and Mrs. Moore to visit a group
Premium India English people
In Shirley Jackson’s story “The Possibility of Evil” in which Miss Adela Strangeworth writes letters to get rid of the evil in her town‚ and in Eudora Welty’s story “A Worn Path‚” where a grandmother‚ Phoenix Jackson makes a hero’s journey into town to pick up medicine for her grandson. Both Adela and Phoenix are duty bound they feel like they have to write letters or make the trip into town and nothing is going to stop them. Both Phoenix’s and Adela’s duty is to protect something they love and
Premium Marriage Short story Love
Characters can be described by looking at their different character traits. Miss Adela Strangeworth in “The Possibility of Evil” can be described by examining her characteristics of personality and physical appearance‚ her lifestyle and activities‚ her hobbies and interests‚ and her goals and responsibilities. One way Miss Adela can be characterized‚ is through her personality and physical appearance. Miss Adela is a dainty 70 year old woman‚ often seen wearing a neat skirt and one of her many proverbial
Premium Tendency Grocery store Family