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ФФФФФФФФФ>ФФФФФФФФФ>ФФФФФФФФФ>Chop Here>ФФФФФФФФФ>ФФФФФФФФФ>ФФФФФФФФФ>ФФФФФФФФФ With " beautifully executed images" , Janette Turner Hospital creates four vivid female character in her two novels. The four characters are Juliet and Yashoda in The Ivory Swing and Elizabeth and Emily in The Tiger in the Tiger Pit . Each of the above is invested by Turner Hospital with a deep consciousness. In the view of Janette Turner Hospital, women are immensely uncertain. They are never sure of what they want. However, when it comes to dealing with external conflicts, they are very strong-willed. On the other hand, she also indicates that maternal love is strong. Women have passionate beliefs in the importance of the family. As the stories follow, these feminine personalities are gradually proved. Before leaving for India, Juliet had a hard time deciding whether to stay with her professor husband, David, or move to Montreal to stay with her former lover Jeremy. Uncertain as usual, all Juliet wants is to " maintain the balancing act." She could never summon up the courage to face new circumstances. Her mind is never firm enough to challenge the present state. So she makes her choice in the order of morality. She stays with her husband and leaves for India with him. It is more likely that the fate designated Juliet's future. She is married to Dave on her own accord. Therefore, she does what a good wife is supposed to do. 1. Reviewed in : Booklist v.79 p.994 Apr 1, 1983 2. " The Ivory Swing " p.18 In Kerala, where David is on sabbatical to study primitive Indian culture, the couple encounters Yashoda," a widow who does not accept the fate and rigid rules of her culture." Yashoda wants the right to wear jewellery, to appear in public; most of all, she wants love. She does not care about either inauspicious or disgrace. She even runs the risk of being penalized to travel with Annie. For an Indian woman such as Yashoda, it is considered quite difficult adjusting to her society. Among the four female characters, many similarities are found between Juliet and Elizabeth. Like Juliet, Elizabeth has to choose between her husband and lover. The only difference is that the death of her lover has certainly made her life easier. She no longer doubts anymore after Jeremy's death. Her cross-roads becomes one way and ever since then her life is as simple as an ordinary housewife. Elizabeth still recalls her past, but she appreciates that fact that fate decides her future for her. In this case she avoids family and friendship broken. And she has something to remembrance for a life time. Elizabeth's youngest child, Emily, is the mysterious woman of the four. In Montreal where she happens to be pregnant and Sydney where she encounters her lover, Dave. She thereafter moves to England. It is obvious that Emily love Dave a lot; but she is a uncertain as can be. Her leaving Dave without even saying good-bye represents her 3. Reviewed in : Booklist v.79 p.994 Apr,1983 doubts. She is afraid that once she has to face the reality, her love for Dave, she would crush. Juliet and Elizabeth both stay with their husbands after all, yet they do not own what they really want. Dave has noticed Juliet's " staring from the window of their house like a woman behind bars" , so has Emily mentions about her about her mother's " standing at the French window like a caged bird." Emily is aware of her uncertainty. Therefore, she decides to leave Dave for England. In her opinion she only wants to get away from complicated life to sort things out; but instead of talking to Dave about it, she leaves secretly. Her doing so has hurt Dave and sacrificed her son's, Adam, happiness as well as her own. It is easy to get this kind of impression that Yashoda might be the exceptional certain woman because it seems that she fights for her ideas; however, if she has the courage to challenge realities, she should be brave enough to face the results. On the contrary, Yashoda begs for rescue. One can only say she acts as if she was a spoiled kid. The four women all have something in common. The problem is they are afraid to let out their feelings. 4. " The Ivory Swing " p.152 5. " The Tiger in the Tiger Pit " p.32 Although Janette Turner Hospital implies that women are uncertain, she believes that when it comes to dealing with external conflicts, they are very strong-willed. At the same time, maternal love is usually where the strength comes from. Not wanting her children to miss out such an experience, Juliet makes the decision of going to India. In the commotion that occurs in Kerala, Juliet circles herself just to protect her daughter, Miranda. " Miranda was packed tight into her arms like a leaden doll." Yashoda does not have any children, yet her compassion toward the orphan, Prabhakaran, has shown that maternal love is a feminine attitude. " They wept together, his head on her mothering shoulder, his hand caressing the bare kernel of her head with infinite filial tenderness." Elizabeth, the grandmother stereotype, who manages to survive the endangered family relationship is most respectable. After she hears of the existence of Dave and how he does for Adam, she writes a letter after she arrives home. Her reaction has made Dave feel being a part of the family and increased the possibility of Dave and Emily's marriage. All these Elizabeth has done are out of love toward her children. Emily does not think of her children as much as the other women do; but her last decision of calling Dave is base on the need of Adam for paternal love. It is not easy 6. " The Ivory Swing " p.177 7. Idid... p.232 raising an illegimate child especially when her father busts out " I will not have a bastard in my house. I never wish to see him. Never." Juliet and Dave's marriage is base on a very abrupting way. " `Would you marry me? ' `Oh' she said, dancing on the toes of other passengers, flinging her arms around him, `Yes, I would.' " Juliet accepts Dave's proposal for several reasons. First of all, she is already tired of Jeremy's so-called " staying out of a handful of meaningless nights." It is another one those night that Jeremy has not returned to their apartment. Juliet could not be angry but she is extremely upset. When it comes to dealing with external conflicts, women are very strong-willed. Therefore, Juliet has the strength of standing in front of Jeremy saying" ; I'm getting married.' `The truth is I'm in love with David.'" And most importantly, David is completely opposite to Jeremy. David is more a serious philosopher, a family man type. In the meanwhile, Juliet needs of feel stable and secure. They've set a family, where Juliet's passionate belief lies in, there is no such thing as strong love between the couple, just a sense of sharing. With the belief, though Juliet has some thought of separating, she remains married. 8. " The Tiger in the Tiger Pit " p.121 9. " The Ivory Swing " p.74 10. Ibid... p.76 11. Ibid...p. Because of her educational background, Yashoda is much more modern than other Indian women. Though she has a lot of opinions of her own, she accepts the arranged marriage. If Yashoda's husband had not died so early, she might not have done any fighting against traditions. She would at least try to maintain her family reputation because according to her attitude of accepting as arranged husband, she is meant to have a passionate belief in family. It is understandable that most conservative woman in the two novels, Elizabeth, must have a passionate belief in family. Yes, she does have some affairs with a man other than her husband, Edward. Nevertheless, she is even happier when she makes sure the baby she just give birth to is Edward's. Watching the negative progress of Edward's physical condition, Elizabeth knows that she has to bring the whole family together again, to give Edward at least a chance of seeing their only grandchild, Adam. She does make it possible, her passionate belief in family has accomplished it. We do not learn what kind of concepts Emily has for family. What we can tell is she does not want a marriage. She does not want to be trapped like her mother. Emily is probably the only woman who does not have a passionate belief in family in the two books by Janette Turner Hospital, yet she gets close to settling down at the end of the story. She longs for a family though she does not realize it herself. To sum up, Janette Turner Hospital thinks women are likely to be uncertain when making decisions. They usually consent to other's suggestions especially their closest male company. However, when it comes to dealing with external conflicts, they would turn to be real strong-willed. They would come through all obstacles to reach their goals. No matter what the situations are, women would suffer to protect their children. Maternal love is always shown in the first place. On top of the above, Tuner Hospital also implies that women have passionate belief in family. Both of the two books The Ivory Swing and The Tiger in the Tiger Pit are written sensitively. Yet the latter is not as successful as the former one. " 50th wedding anniversaries and family reunions of any kind ought to be left to the manufacturers of greeting cards." 12. " Life with Father " by Judith Fitzgerald Reviewed in : Books in Canada v.12 p.33 Nov 1983 BIBLIOGRAPHY : HOSPITAL, JANETTE TURNER,THE TIGER IN THE TIGER PIT. TORONTO, McCLELLAND & STEWART LTD. : 1987. HOSPITAL, JANETTE TURNER,THE IVORY SWING. TORONTO, McCLELLAND & STEWART LTD. : 1982.