FREE ESSAY ON KEEPING COMPANY

KEEPING COMPANY

? Nora smiles at two men at the beginning of the story, and William is giving her the evil
eye. Does he really not trust her that much?
? When Nora goes to walk on the beach, it reminds me of when we go to Corpus Christi. I
love to go and walk on the beach.
? Nora talks about the child as if she is already born. I think that is wonderful.
? "Don't bother with them, Nora. They're not our kind" When William says this, it reminds
me of my best friend, and her boyfriend.
? Nora seems like an outgoing lady, and likes to mingle. But when she gets caught playing
games with James, William builds a wall between the two houses. Does William really not
trust her that much?
? "The wall is holding," he says. "Can you believe it?" I say, "Yes, I believe it". Does
William really think that the wall is going to hold the relationship between Dennis and
James and Nora?
? I love the way she finally stands up to her husband, and just walks out. William has to
come and find her. He realizes that he is in the wronging. I love the way she makes him
realize that. "...simply walk forward in silence, which is the way it is between husbands
and wives, with married people" Is this really true?
This story was very inspiring. I think that every woman that has a controlling boyfriend
should read this story. It is written very well.
The way that William controls his wife reminds me of my best friend and her boyfriend. He
is always controlling her. Before they started going out, we used to go out for lunch two
or three times a week. It was so nice, spending time with her outside of our hectic
lives. But after they started going out, everything changed. It wasn't very cool either.
I really wish that it hadn't changed. 
One day after like weeks of not talking to my best friend, someone came over to tell me
that a person had keyed her car. I couldn't believe it. That person also told me that my
best friend thought that I had done it. I didn't know what to say. I was to shocked to
believe it. So I decided to confront her. Before her chemistry lab, I went and talked to
her. She said she thought that it was I, but it left her mind after like a millisecond.
But just the thought that she thought it was me, it got me upset. We talked for like 5
hours, and everything was cool. I thought that we would be cool forever.
And then she started hanging around with her soon-to-be boyfriend. I heard less and less
from her. I wrote her, but got no responses. I just figured that she was busy. So I
decided to page her. I didn't get any answer. I didn't know what to think. I was upset. I
thought that our relationship was going down.
Then her boyfriend and her started going out. And things went downhill from there. We
didn't talk for weeks. When I needed help to solve a problem in my life, she was not
there for me. I started hanging out with this guy that I met in summer school, and I
never thought that him and I would become like brother and sister. I wish that she could
have been there for me. I wanted to tell her so much about my life. But she wasn't. I
paged her, called her, but I never got any answer. 
Then one day, I decided to write her and ask her to lunch. She responded and we got
together. I asked her what was going on with her life. She said that her life has been
really hectic. I asked her why she hasn't responded to my emails or phone calls. She said
that her and her boyfriend have been having problems. I told her I was sorry to hear
that. She said that her boyfriend had become to controlling, and the day before that,
they had a huge fight and she started screaming at him. I didn't know what to say. She
said that she started writing " I have a boyfriend who is too controlling" on her paper.
I really didn't know what to say. I mean they have been going out for over two years. 
Anyway, the whole point of this story is that her boyfriend wants her to hang out with
who he thinks is appropriate. And that is not right. My best friend and her boyfriend are
different religions, and he thinks that his religion is more superior, and that hers
sucks. It is true. He has even said it. I wish he wasn't that controlling. I want her to
get out of the relationship, but I don't think she can because she is too attached. And
one day, if she isn't careful, she is going to turn out like Nora. Playing cards and
chess with the next door neighbors when her husband isn't home to see her talk to other
people. That is just very sad. I really think it is. 
I'm glad that I got to see Nora stand on her own two feet. I'm glad that she walked away
and made her husband realize what was wrong with him. I hope that my best friend does
that to her boyfriend one day. I really do. 
No girl or woman deserves to be treated like a piece of meat. I will not take that from
anyone. I don't take it from my boyfriend. We, as women, should be allowed to live
however we want when we want. I think that women should stand up to the guy that's
controlling them and just say " Shove it up yours" and walk away. I hope that one day
those women like Nora stand up to their husbands.