In Andre Dubus’, “The Fat Girl”, Dubus uses the symbol of eyes to convey the inner and true feelings of a certain character. Eyes represent the moral conscience, honesty and truth that lies in the inner depths of the heart and soul. In fact, Dubus uses this idea of eyes in four instances. The first instance was in the beginning where Dubus is talking about the times that Louise has been kissed. The father is introduced at the beginning of the story and portrayed by Dubus as loving and yet misguided. This is shown when the author states “He was thin and kind and she could see in his eyes when he looked at her the lights of love and pity,” (158). In this quote, the readers can see how the father’s eyes gives us a gateway into his actual intentions
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When Louise loses weight and gets in shape her family members start to acknowledge and respect her. This becomes evident, when Dubus says, “the applause in her eyes lasted their entire summer and she loved their eyes…” This quote shows the respect and acclamation that she has received due to her loss of her weight. Dubus uses this idea of eyes to describe the respect and acclamation for Louise’s sudden loss of weight. Louise loves their eyes because they were in admiration and applause of her sudden loss of weight. Their eyes were admiring and respecting her loss of weight so she liked their eyes. Overall, eyes are a symbolic representation of the true feelings and intentions of a …show more content…
Overtime, Carrie and Louise form a strong relationship where Carrie's words carry much influence over Louise's decisions. As they build this close relationship, Carries notices things about Louise’s eating habits. She says, “Louise, I just wanted to tell you. One night last week I woke up and smelled chocolate. You were eating chocolate, in your bed. I wish you’d eat in front of me, Louise, whenever you feel like it,” (162). This shows Carrie is willing to accept Louise the way she is. Carrie wants Louise to be comfortable with being
When Louise loses weight and gets in shape her family members start to acknowledge and respect her. This becomes evident, when Dubus says, “the applause in her eyes lasted their entire summer and she loved their eyes…” This quote shows the respect and acclamation that she has received due to her loss of her weight. Dubus uses this idea of eyes to describe the respect and acclamation for Louise’s sudden loss of weight. Louise loves their eyes because they were in admiration and applause of her sudden loss of weight. Their eyes were admiring and respecting her loss of weight so she liked their eyes. Overall, eyes are a symbolic representation of the true feelings and intentions of a …show more content…
Overtime, Carrie and Louise form a strong relationship where Carrie's words carry much influence over Louise's decisions. As they build this close relationship, Carries notices things about Louise’s eating habits. She says, “Louise, I just wanted to tell you. One night last week I woke up and smelled chocolate. You were eating chocolate, in your bed. I wish you’d eat in front of me, Louise, whenever you feel like it,” (162). This shows Carrie is willing to accept Louise the way she is. Carrie wants Louise to be comfortable with being