Essay About Clever Manka And Short Story

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“Clever Manka”
The short story of” Clever Manka,” written by an anonymous writer delves into
Compromise vs. Confrontation. The Burgomaster expresses interest in Manka after her
She solves several riddles for him. The Burgomaster then takes Manka as his wife, but
with conditions and impending consequence if she did not comply with them. He states,
“You are not to use that cleverness of yours at my expense. I wont have you interfering
in any of my cases. In fact, if you give advice to anyone who comes to me for judgment,
Ill turn you out of my house at once and send you home to your father.”
This is where the inner conflict for Manka begins she has to choose to
compromise her qualities of cleverness in order to avoid future confrontation with her
spouse. Manka makes the choice and busied her self with housework in order not
interfere with his cases.
Manka suppresses her qualities of cleverness until she is presented with
a case she feels her husband mistakenly ruled upon. Manka does not compromise and
finds courage and confidence to stand up for what she thinks is right. Although Manka
had to face confrontation after her husband finds out she interfered in his ruling. Manka
uses her qualities of cleverness to win back his heart and her husband embraces her
abilities without restrictions.
By contrast, Mrs. Mallard speaks of