The Revolt Of Mother: The Power Of Decision Essay -- Mary Wilkins

The Revolt of Mother The Power of DecisionDecisions shape our lives. In history , the decisions of leading andgenerals have changed the course of mankind. In todays world , multi-billiondollar corporations rest on the decisions of a few select executives. On asmaller but no less important scale, acting on decisions can liberate peoplefrom stagnation. In the story The Revolt of Mother the main character showsus the queen of acting on decisions. Mother recognizes the wrongs of hersituation and weighs the effect on her family. In the end she acts to freeherself and her family from forty years of wrong.Mother lives forty years with a suppressed dreama new housepromised to her after her wedding. She lives with the everyday routine ofcleaning the house and cooking pies for the family. This shows the stagnation ofher everyday human race an existence brought about by forty years of non-decision. Mother stays content with her shack. She was a masterly keeper ofher box of a house. Her one living elbow room never seemed to have in it any of thedust which the friction of life with inanimate matter produces(LACpg.284).This shows the lack of em superpowerment mother has at this time of the story. This tell is partly due to the societya time that was male dominated anddiscouraged the wife to speak outand partly because mother just aspect into aroutine that included everything object her happiness. I felt that mothercentered her life around providing for her family but forgot to look towards herown needs. She bakes pies, cooks dinner and it everything else except thingsthat made her happy. Mother disc everywheres disturbing news when she learns that herfuture house is giving way to Fathers new barn. Mother would have probably lether dream lose it if it were not for a conversition with her daughter. Motherrealizes that its not just her happiness involved. This breach of contract nowinvolved the happiness of the family. Mother does something that changes herstate she dec ides and acts on it.Many times our personal happiness takes a back seat in a busy world.I forget my own need sometimes just trying to please loved onesmom, dad, mom,dad. Sometimes when someone elses happiness is in jeopardy Im more inclinedto act. Mother is ashamed that her daughter is waiver to be married in such asmall, drafty house. I want you to lo... ...gave Mrs. Penn a nameSarahin the end because she claims the god given obligation to be noticed and heard.Sarah Penn reminds me of another historical figure that forced achangeMrs. Rosa Parks. Mrs. Rosa Parks decided that she was tired so she satin the white section of the bus. Her decision to sit and her act of defianceforced us to re-evaluate Civil Rights. We were forced to know her name andrealize her wrong. The power of acting out a decision gave Mrs. Rosa Parks aname and a voice that others rallied around to right a breach of contract. Adecision that is made and acted upon has no other outcome but results. Itforces a chan ge to happen and sets us free from a circular trap of inaction andindecision. I decide tonight to break a beat of indecision by pressing someone.For an entire week I was thinking up reasons to call this person. For an entireweek I was caught in indecision. In the middle of writing this paper, I decideto bite the bullet and call. Sure enough, I broke the cycle and received someresults. The results raised some new problemsa decision of where to bring herfor l unch. I will take this kind of decision over a week or wondering any day.