To Kill A Mockingbird Essay: The Distance Between Psychological And Social
The distance between psychological and social
The distance between psychological and social
Emily was often set apart from the town's people because they viewed her as a social icon. She was well respected in the town, because of her father’s wealth and the neighborhood she lives in. This was obvious in the text when it was stated, “Miss Emily had been a tradition, a duty and a care a sort of hereditary obligation upon the town.” (Faulkener, 1) The town’s people also felt a sense of obligation to Emily, because the town’s previous mayor suspended Emily’s tax responsibilities to the town after her father’s death. Emily seems to be a privileged woman, which may be due to the fact that her father once lent the town money. However, …show more content…
This is behavior often occurs with people who have been abused. It seemed that she was aware of her choice when she stated, “I made a model of you a man in black with a meinkampf look,” the vampire who said he was you.” (Plath) It is hard to tell if the young girl was abuse or if she just carries feelings of anger for an abusive and absent father. She stated in a heartfelt manner in the text,”Bit my pretty heart in two, I was ten when they buried you, at twenty I tried to die to get back to you.” (Plath) She continues to portray her feelings of abuse when she compared herself to a Jew in Nazi Germany; this was symbolic in reflecting her pain. She stated, “I began to talk like a Jew. I think I might be a Jew,” (Plath) this tend to imply that she was referencing the history of the plight if the Jews and that she understood how they felt when they were mistreated by the Germans, which was also her father’s heritage. It seems that she felt like a victim whether it was from the death of her father or abuse from her father. Feeling like a victim is typical of people affected by emotional and psychological
The distance between psychological and social
Emily was often set apart from the town's people because they viewed her as a social icon. She was well respected in the town, because of her father’s wealth and the neighborhood she lives in. This was obvious in the text when it was stated, “Miss Emily had been a tradition, a duty and a care a sort of hereditary obligation upon the town.” (Faulkener, 1) The town’s people also felt a sense of obligation to Emily, because the town’s previous mayor suspended Emily’s tax responsibilities to the town after her father’s death. Emily seems to be a privileged woman, which may be due to the fact that her father once lent the town money. However, …show more content…
This is behavior often occurs with people who have been abused. It seemed that she was aware of her choice when she stated, “I made a model of you a man in black with a meinkampf look,” the vampire who said he was you.” (Plath) It is hard to tell if the young girl was abuse or if she just carries feelings of anger for an abusive and absent father. She stated in a heartfelt manner in the text,”Bit my pretty heart in two, I was ten when they buried you, at twenty I tried to die to get back to you.” (Plath) She continues to portray her feelings of abuse when she compared herself to a Jew in Nazi Germany; this was symbolic in reflecting her pain. She stated, “I began to talk like a Jew. I think I might be a Jew,” (Plath) this tend to imply that she was referencing the history of the plight if the Jews and that she understood how they felt when they were mistreated by the Germans, which was also her father’s heritage. It seems that she felt like a victim whether it was from the death of her father or abuse from her father. Feeling like a victim is typical of people affected by emotional and psychological