On her knees tim winton12/31/2022 ![]() ![]() The satisfaction is regained when the writer picks up the earrings and puts it ‘beside the unstrung key and the thin envelope of money’. The readers lose that sense of satisfaction, but this only serves to make us value that satisfaction more- taking it away and thrusting it back the toying of the reader’s emotions makes the satisfaction even more overwhelming. The writer then took the earrings and threw them in the cat litter when his mother said that her name hadn’t be cleared with the finding of the earrings, highlighting her frustrating situation and the implications of the class divide. This seems to be the climax of the story- the point that leads up to a satisfying ending. It emerges from ‘ wads of lint and hair and dirt’- representative of the grayed and despondent situation that Carol is caught in. The eating is a metaphor for the hope that emerges from the melancholic mood of the story. When they find the earrings- ‘from wads of lint and hair and dirt came an earring’- a glimmer of joy and hope shines through as readers are reassured that Carol and their son are righteous people and aren’t thieves. However, this aggravation only serves to provide more fulfillment at the end when it is morphed into happiness and a sense of satisfaction as they find the earrings and take pride in themselves for holding their dignity- proving their upper class oppressors wrong. The Catch-22 that the endearing Carol seems to be trapped in aggravates readers- she couldn’t ‘report missing herself’ for the fear of losing her other jobs in the gossip that would occur, and couldn’t ‘give the place a light go through’ because it would look like an admission of guilt. The readers finds angst and sorrow in the seemingly irrefutable claim against Carol’s innocence. ![]() In the beginning of this section, the situation seems hopeless and Carol seems unjustly wronged. ![]() The ending of On Her Knees is a very satisfying one, and readers take comfort and satisfaction in knowing that Carol has taken the higher road and thus proven herself to be much more worthy and righteous than her oppressive upper-class employers. ![]() Re-read On Her Knees. How does Winton’s writing make this conversation such a satisfying ending to the story? ![]()
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