The Metaphor Short Story Questions Essay Example

crying for she felt that she killed her, but all her mother did was tell her to stop crying for she was “disturbing the even tenor of [their] home”(80). Also, she changes the people around her with rules so they are more to her liking even if they do not like it.

When Charlotte was little she liked to make gardens with blocks, but when the blocks scattered across the floor her mother told her to make little gardens instead of large ones. Her mother solve all her problems by telling the person what the correct behavior is so she is always in control. Since Charlotte’s mother solves all her problems this way she is less of an actual mother to Charlotte. In contrast, Miss Hancock is more of a mother than Charlotte’s biological one. Miss Hancock is plump and wears an excessive amount of makeup to cover her aging. Even though she is not a very attractive person she does have a great ersonality. She praises Charlotte on how well she can write and even asks her if she wanted to discuss her metaphor about her mother as it Miss Hancock could tell she had some problems with her mother. She also expresses her emotions unlike Charlotte’s mother. After she finished reading “Hamlet” she had “tears standing in her eyes” but at the same time she also made her students feel the same way about the play(75). In conclusion, Charlotte’s mother while more attractive and in control of herself is not as good as a mother while Miss Hancock who is very plump and overenthusiastic is.