A Clean, Well-lighted Place

In the end of the story, the young waiter is happy as he can go back to home by making the old man leave the cafe, however, the old man and the old waiter feel sad and disappointed to go back to home alone. Unlike the young waiter, the old man and the old waiter have no youth or people around them. "Nothing is with thee", the old waiter understands the how lonely it is inside of the old man as he feels the emptiness or "nada". Like the old man, the old waiter sees the clean,well-lighted cafe is a shelter for him, where he does not have to be alone. The young waiter will not understand the feelings of the old man and the old waiter as he is still young and is surrounded by his loved ones. 

Steller---Isolation

The topic of my Steller story is isolation, a common theme of "Paul's Case" by Willa Cather, “Chrysanthemums" by John Steinbeck and"Barn Burning" by William Faulkner. The main characters of  these three stories, Paul, Elise and Sartories are all isolating themselves from the people or the society around them. Paul, a lonely teenager, does not fit any where, not even his family. He lies and keeps his inner voice away from his appearance. No one really understands his inner world. Even his father would be ashamed of him. He is been isolated from his surrounding. Elisa, a "strong" and passionate woman, been cooped up in gardening and separated from the outside world. She believes that a woman is capable of doing what a man can do and she is eager to live a life as the tinker. Her talent is submerged in the patriarchal society, where the women and men do no have equal social rights. No one really appreciates her intelligence. This strong woman cries like an old woman as she can't change the reality that she is been isolated. Sartories struggles between morality and his family. He morally disagrees with what his father has done, but his heart tells him that he should protect his family,his father no matter happens. Like Paul and Elisa, no one understands Sartories neither. His moral justice isolated himself from others. The three characters are all experiencing isolation from the surrounding. 

My steller:

https://steller.co/stories/362745502636181058

Sources of pictures:

http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/guest-writers/tip-handling-isolation-that-comes-from-chronic-illness/

http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/189328/extreme-isolation-overused-in-new-york-prisons/

http://pinkporchlife.com/health/beingisolated/

http://www.pinterest.com/

The Chrysanthemums

In The Chrysanthemums, Elisa Allen, wife of Henry, is a housewife and gardening is her main job of her daily life. "Her face was lean and strong"(352)"Her face was eager and mature and heasome;even her work with the scissors was over-eager, over-powerful"(352). According to Steinbeck's description of Elisa Allen, not like the stereotype of housewife, she seems as strong and powerful as a man, but still very obedient to her husband. Elisa Allen is a really passionate and strong woman, who wants to escape from the typical housewife's life of woman. She wishes she could live a life like the tinker. She is tired of her ordinary life of planting and she is eager to show to men that a woman is able to do what a man can do.

Oct 12 2014

Poor Paul

Nothing can please Paul except for money. Paul, a teenager from middle class family, believes that money can "save" his life. He does not fit in anywhere, not in school or even his own family. He is always lying and he never really shows his real feelings to others. He wants to escape from the society surrounding him. Paul is truly lonely inside as he even thinks that his father would be ashamed of him. After stealing a huge amount of money, he enjoys the luxurious life he always dreams about, however, the happiness that money gives to him seems ephemeral. He ends up committing suicide and escapes from the world he does not seem to fit in.

Yellow Wallpaper

The narrator of The Yellow Wallpaper rebels by writing about her daily life. "I am absolutely forbidden to 'work' until I am well again"(187)"she says that in the beginning of the story. The narrator is suffering mental depression and her husband tells her to stop writing, but she believes working and writing can cure her illness. "I did write for a while in spite of them"(187) Instead of listening to what her husband tell her to do, she keeps writing everyday. She hides her writing from her husband or anyone else. She keeps her revolt only to herself.

Oct 2nd 2014

The Storm

"Calixta, at home, felt no uneasiness for their safety. She sat at a side window sewing furiously on a sewing machine. She was greatly occupied and did not notice the approaching storm. But she felt very warm and often stopped to mop her face on which the perspiration gathered in beads. She unfastened her white sacque at the throat. It began to grow dark, and suddenly realizing the situation she got up hurriedly and went about closing windows and doors. "

This paragraph portrays a typical wife or mother in the period of time when the story was written. She devotes herself to the family and housework. She puts all her attention into the housework and does not even realize the threatening storm. The description of Calixta in this paragraph makes readers feel like she is a qualified wife, which contrasts with she having an affair with Alcee in the following part of the story.