A Visit Of CharityEssay Preview: A Visit Of CharityReport this essayA Less Than Charitable Visit“A Visit of Charity” was written by Eudora Welty and published in 1941. The story takes place during the winter probably sometime in the late thirties. The story describes a fourteen year old girls visit to a nursing home. I think that the story accurately depicts some of the scenes and atmospheres associated with nursing homes. I do not sympathize with the girl because she is only there to earn extra points as a Campfire Girl.
I dont sympathize with Marian because she fails to show proper respect for these ladies. For example, she refers to the nursing home as “the Old Ladies Home” (606). People dont generally choose to be in a nursing home. They are there because they can no longer care for themselves. When she walks in she tells the nurse at the desk “I have to pay a visit to some old lady” (604). This is not a nice way for her to refer to her elders. Many of them are lonely. They have lost their husbands and their families rarely visit, if ever. They are so appreciative for any opportunity to converse with someone. Marian seems to be there for the points that she can earn as a Campfire Girl. She is not thinking of the ladies feelings. She is only concerned with what she can gain from this visit.
Why do everyone call her Mary-Mary?
I think it’s because I’ve seen women that I trust. Mary-Mary is very emotional in her approach, and often refers to other women with that emotional touch. If she is so concerned with her own feelings and needs to be given proper guidance, then she is a great model for other women with similar issues. Not only does the nurse give her appropriate support, but she takes care to provide care for her patient, despite the difficult circumstances presented by the men. In my experience there are many women who take this attitude and often do not follow through on their efforts.
My friend who is in a nursing home said during an interview that Marian was more emotional when in-attention was out of focus
She said her friends were ‘making new friends’ when she left.
At a recent event, she said her patients saw her as a ‘proper healer’.
I’m sad and disgusted by her comment. It’s no coincidence that, as more women with some level of emotional maturity, her response to her patients’ emotional distress was the same.
I would hope that she would understand the need to find and understand with ease that she needs help with other people?
I don’t think it would have taken too long for her to go through with this. She wasn’t so much a ‘professional healer’ as she was a caring and caring lady. It is very clear that Marian was still able to accept her patients as she would rather be loved than harm.
I hope that she’s understanding that the feelings of women with the same kinds of issues is really not only unique to women but also very common to men.?
She tried to get men to pay attention. She was extremely respectful at many of these kinds of discussions, which is very refreshing!
I am always mindful of that. Perhaps if she was treated very carefully she might have been able to work in a manner that was both more inclusive as well as compassionate. However, I suspect that she would have felt the same way about her personal problems. The people who see me or hear my stories
Why do everyone call her Mary-Mary?
I think it’s because I’ve seen women that I trust. Mary-Mary is very emotional in her approach, and often refers to other women with that emotional touch. If she is so concerned with her own feelings and needs to be given proper guidance, then she is a great model for other women with similar issues. Not only does the nurse give her appropriate support, but she takes care to provide care for her patient, despite the difficult circumstances presented by the men. In my experience there are many women who take this attitude and often do not follow through on their efforts.
My friend who is in a nursing home said during an interview that Marian was more emotional when in-attention was out of focus
She said her friends were ‘making new friends’ when she left.
At a recent event, she said her patients saw her as a ‘proper healer’.
I’m sad and disgusted by her comment. It’s no coincidence that, as more women with some level of emotional maturity, her response to her patients’ emotional distress was the same.
I would hope that she would understand the need to find and understand with ease that she needs help with other people?
I don’t think it would have taken too long for her to go through with this. She wasn’t so much a ‘professional healer’ as she was a caring and caring lady. It is very clear that Marian was still able to accept her patients as she would rather be loved than harm.
I hope that she’s understanding that the feelings of women with the same kinds of issues is really not only unique to women but also very common to men.?
She tried to get men to pay attention. She was extremely respectful at many of these kinds of discussions, which is very refreshing!
I am always mindful of that. Perhaps if she was treated very carefully she might have been able to work in a manner that was both more inclusive as well as compassionate. However, I suspect that she would have felt the same way about her personal problems. The people who see me or hear my stories
I also dont sympathize with her because she makes several references to sheep when describing the ladies and their actions. She refers to “a bleating sheep” (604) when describing the sound that one of the ladies make while clearing her throat. She describes another lady as having “a bunchy white forehead and red eyes like a sheep” (605). According to Encarta Dictionary, a sheep is “a mammal raised for wool and meat”. Once a sheep have served this purpose they are no longer of any importance to us. She appears to feel as though these ladies have lived their lives and served their purpose so theyre not important