I Stand Here Ironing by Tillie Olsen

Stephanie Fernandez Instructor Larson Enc 1102 September 30, 2011 Societys Blind Eye Many women in nows society are struck with reality when suddenly they are left to fend for themselves and a young offspring this hold true for Emilys stupefy in Tillie Olsens I footst completely Here Ironing. This is a story ab come forward a mother having a flashback on her young womans life, and how she has played a role in each stage of it. She reminisces on how she deprived her young lady of that perceptual constancy she longed for, wishing she could go back in time and give it another try.Waking up to throw your children, and nurture them as their emotionally deprived souls seek love and affection is so easy to do when you dont have the weight of the world on your shoulders. at that place is so much force to raise children the right way according to society. When women have to forget financially for their family, time is divided, and has to be equilibrise precisely. Parenting is sever ely hindered by the financial and emotional stress lay upon single mothers in society.When you have both mother and nonplus in a home- the financial responsibilities, along with parental responsibilities are split amid two people. A single mother has to work twice as hard to meet the familys financial and emotional obligations. Society is the first to see when something is going wrong with a child, but debate a blind eye when the mother is struggling to keep a roof over that analogous childs head. Emilys mother maintained a hard work ethic to provide for her daughter, but when that serene fell short, she had no choice but to give her away for a era until she got back on her feet.The fabricator reminisces leaving her daughter at a daycare, while she would work, but when she would production to pick her daughter up she would begin bawl. This holds true for withal many women, having to leave their children in the pass of others, for their own good. It is devastating to know that another woman has to raise a child that isnt hers, and she too is doing it for money. A daycare could never provide, or come close to providing the emotional comfort that a mother will give her own child. Unfortunately, single working mothers do not have a choice. involve also Stand and Deliver Character AnalysisSociety points fingers, with no clear direction as to where to go or what the mothers are expected to do. There are no special rules when it comes to single parenting. There is no such thing as a this-is-how-you-raise-children handbook world handed out to unseasoned mothers in hospitals. Why does society have a silent requirement for mothers to have all the answers, when they scarce are just not provided? Tillie Olsen clearly states her narrators ambiguity in the second paragraph when she says, purge if I came, what good would it do?You think because I am her mother I have a key, or that in some way you could use me as a key? She has lived for nineteen years. There is all that life that has happened outside of me, beyond me (par 3). There is no way that any parent can be with their child every waking moment of their life to guide them in a desired path. Even less likely is a single working mother able to perform or blast to perform such a significant task in her childs life. Children grow up to be more distant from their mothers, because of that lack of communication, and there is nothing that can be done to take form up for that lost time.Something has to give in order for there to be any sort of stability in a single parent home. Most single parents are women. For many, many years, it has been known that in order to produce a chubby being, a man needs to take part in the baby making process. Too much responsibility and too much blame have been placed on mothers for the lack of their offsprings healthy childhood and as good mothers, they overlook the allegations being placed on them, and continue to strive for their children.When Emilys fa ther could no longer endure, the narrator did the best she could to provide for her. All of the weight falls on the mother in the unfortunate answer that the father leaves. The mother no longer has a choice but to be strong, and endure what the father clearly didnt have in him to. Fathers are equally responsible for the way their child turns out to be. Single middle class women have an obstacle placed before them that not one person, overly another woman in her same position can relate to.They are responsible for raising happy healthy children, even if their insides are drowning with sorrow. For many years, women have been held on a pedestal, expected to chase the silent rules placed before them, and for many years, they have. Emilys mother had worked very hard to get her daughter where she had got her, and a talented young woman did she turn out to be But the question was still asked, question that she did not have the answer for, and she never will. Resources Olsen, Tillie. I Stand Here Ironing. nett Site Alexanderbecquer. Publisher Becquer Publishing Company.