The story begins with Cleofilas
remembering her life before her marriage and how happy she was. She got married
and moved to Texas, and was curious about the story of the creek behind the
house. With one child and another on the
way her husband begins beating her and she realizes that her life isn't like
she always dreamed of. She goes to the doctor and they notice her bruises. The
doctor made arrangements to help her escape. A women named Felice would take her back home. "Felice was like no women she'd ever met." (paragraph 82) That observation is a compliment because its a good thing to be different, Felice is independent and strong and last of all it gives Cleofilas confidence that she can make it on her own.
Felice is like no women she ever met meaning she is different and being different is a good thing. When I say different I mean that she is comfortable with who she is. She is confident and isn't afraid to be herself. For example, in the story when Felice just meat Cleofilas and was driving back home she "opened her mouth and let out a yell as loud as a mariachi." (paragraph 77) She later explained that when ever she crossed the Women Hollering Creek she would yell. Even though she just meat Cleofilas she wasn't afraid to be herself and didn't care what Cleofilas would think of her.
Another reason why Felice is like no other women Cleofilas has ever met is because Felice is independent and strong. "Everything about this women, this Felice, amazed Cleofilas. The fact that she drove a pickup. A pickup mind you, but when Cleofilas asked if it was her husband's, she said she didn't have a husband. The pickup was hers. She herself had chosen it. She herself was paying for it." (paragraph 80) That right there is a perfect example of Felice being independent and strong. It shows Cleofilas that she takes care of herself and that she is doing just fine without a husband.
The last reason why that is a compliment is that Felice gave Cleofilas the confidence she needed to make it. Seeing that Felice doesn't have a husband and that she is different than most women showed her that she also could be different and can make it without her husband. Cleofilas had been inhibited in her life by her concern for what others would think about her or how they would react to what she did.
In Conclusion, when Cleofilas said that "Felice was like no women she'd ever met." She meant it as a compliment. She admired Felice's inhibition. She admired her self confidence. She admired how she was comfortable being herself. Cleofilas admired Felice because she showed the strength that she had lacked in her own life and Felice gave her the courage and confidence that she needed to make it on her own.
Felice is like no women she ever met meaning she is different and being different is a good thing. When I say different I mean that she is comfortable with who she is. She is confident and isn't afraid to be herself. For example, in the story when Felice just meat Cleofilas and was driving back home she "opened her mouth and let out a yell as loud as a mariachi." (paragraph 77) She later explained that when ever she crossed the Women Hollering Creek she would yell. Even though she just meat Cleofilas she wasn't afraid to be herself and didn't care what Cleofilas would think of her.
Another reason why Felice is like no other women Cleofilas has ever met is because Felice is independent and strong. "Everything about this women, this Felice, amazed Cleofilas. The fact that she drove a pickup. A pickup mind you, but when Cleofilas asked if it was her husband's, she said she didn't have a husband. The pickup was hers. She herself had chosen it. She herself was paying for it." (paragraph 80) That right there is a perfect example of Felice being independent and strong. It shows Cleofilas that she takes care of herself and that she is doing just fine without a husband.
The last reason why that is a compliment is that Felice gave Cleofilas the confidence she needed to make it. Seeing that Felice doesn't have a husband and that she is different than most women showed her that she also could be different and can make it without her husband. Cleofilas had been inhibited in her life by her concern for what others would think about her or how they would react to what she did.
In Conclusion, when Cleofilas said that "Felice was like no women she'd ever met." She meant it as a compliment. She admired Felice's inhibition. She admired her self confidence. She admired how she was comfortable being herself. Cleofilas admired Felice because she showed the strength that she had lacked in her own life and Felice gave her the courage and confidence that she needed to make it on her own.
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