I Stand Here Ironing by Tillie Olsen Short Story (Urdu) (Hindi)

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Introduction of Writer Tillie Olsen
Tillie Olsen born January 14, 1912-died January 1, 2007
American writer and social activist known for her powerful fiction about the inner lives of the working poor, women, and minorities.
Her interest in long-neglected women authors inspired the development of academic programs in women’s studies, especially at the university level in the United States.
During her lifetime Olsen gained considerable fame, particularly among scholars.
Her own Experience
Wrote slowly and carefully
Began writing in early 1930s
Major Works Themes
Yonnondio Feminism,subjugation,exploitation,
Silences Guilt and regret, anxiety, Identity crisis
Tell me a Riddle
Historical Background
Two social forces that gripped the United States in the twentieth century
Great Depression
feminist movement of the 1950s and beyond.
During the Depression years, many single, working mothers struggled with a lack of social services and financial support.
Olsen’s story provides a glimpse of a woman’s experience of economic deprivation
I Stand Here Ironing
I Stand Here Ironing is from Olsen’s 1956 collection Tell Me a Riddle.
Autobiographical
Indication to the emerging women’s movement in the early 1960s.
Story takes place in about 1951, when Emily is 19 and the mother is 38
Unromantic portrayal of motherhood- A mother’s recount on how limited her life is of resources and opportunities because of the demands of being a single working mother.
Social sensitivity: this story brings awareness to the inequitable treatment of women - the lack of social services, the shortage of pay for menial jobs, the pressure to conform to unrealistic standards.
Character List
The Narrator
Emily
Susan
Ronnie
Bill
Summary
Stream of Conciousness |Autobiographical
The unnamed narrator, a mother, is ironing while speaking on the phone with an unnamed individual who is most likely a social worker, teacher, or counselor.
Emily
Emily’s father had left unexpectedly
Emily displays a talent for comedy and acting
new stepfather
Emily was sick with the measles
another daughter, Susan.
“slow learner.”
narrator’s infant son, Ronnie,
Emily, with the narrator’s encouragement, entered and won the school talent show.
In the story’s present moment, Emily returns home and fixes herself something to eat. The narrator assures the person she is addressing that Emily will be fine just as she is. She then lists the multiple reasons Emily had a rocky childhood and hopes that Emily will come to view herself as a valuable creation.
Writing Style and Techniques :
Story written in first person
Extended interior monologue
The events take place throughout the duration of the narrative in the voice of an unnamed mother
Narrative encompasses the narrator’s thoughts & imagination presented in a stream-of-consciousness manner.
Metaphor: “Ironing” The up, down, back and forth pressing of creases in the dress as the mother is ironing metaphorically denotes the mother’s pressures to make ends meet. The creases symbolise the hardships the mother has to endure. Characters Narrator (Middle-aged working-class mother of five)
Themes
Family: Mother Daughter Bond, Anxiety, Guilt, Search fo Identity, Poverty