Neyko Dimov
The Leaving
By Budge Wilson
Face expression can show a lot about a human’s personality, confidence, and thoughts that go through their mind. In the short story, “The Leaving” by Budge Wilson, the main character Elizabeth, goes from a stage where she is afraid with low self-esteem, to another later on, where confidence becomes her main strength. We are able to observe all this and imagine how she feels at different parts of the story by visualizing the description of her face expression by her daughter who is the narrator of the story. We could clearly state that in times when she was afraid or nervous, he eyes became cold and her mouth tight. However, when later on she felt safe and confident about something, her expression changed dramatically, loosening her mouth and eyes becoming warmer. It is interesting how someone can obtain a particular face expression with a feeling for such a long time and then something or someone could affect him or her in such a short time, making them change. This is what happens in the story, however with time and confidence, other people’s comments and presence become less influential to the mother.
The time period this story takes place is in the late 60’s. Then, women were expected stay home, look after the kids, cook, clean the house and other household choirs. They were also expected to look after their husbands much more then women do today. It was almost like their obligation to provide them with food, and comfort at home. Because the women were responsible for this part, they were somewhat like servants to their husbands. Therefore, the side that had more control and say was the male. When you are raised in such way, and you have seen nothing more then what people except you to do, you take what is told and do it without questions. In this case, Elizabeth is the one obligated to her husband and does her best to provide him with food and other requests he asks for. Because she, her husband and the rest of the society know it’s her responsibility to do so, she feels in one way or another scared and very unconfident because she knows she has to do her job right and not mess up. Therefore, her overall confidence is very low, and feels afraid from time to time. Her daughter describes how beautiful her mother is, however says that she smiles very little. “Ma was a tall, rangy woman.
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She had a strong handsome face, with high cheekbones and good firm chin line. Her lips were full. Her teeth were her own, although she smiled so rarely that you seldom saw them.” From those few lines we can interpret so much about her character. For a beautiful woman like her, we would expect her to be happy and possibly smiling most of the time. Proud of whom she is. Because she is in such a position however, she has little say and almost no freedom; therefore she might feel unimportant or bitter about it, making her face serious. When it came time for her children however, she would relax and somehow forget about it all. Her face would lose and her eyes show caring and love. “But when we had cut knees or tonsillectomies, or when friends broke our hearts, she would hold and hug us. Her mouth would lose its hard tight shape, and her eyes would come alive with concern and love.” The reason for this could also be because mothers were expected to take care of their children along with the household responsibilities; therefore she might have felt free to let out her emotions as a part of the job to make the kids feel happy.
When Elizabeth and her daughter decide to leave the house, the mother once again becomes very nervous of what might happen after the husband finds out. Despite this however, she is at the same time very excited of what she will see when she leaves town and enters the city. “ She was waiting at the door, holding a black cardboard suitcase with a strap around it. Her mouth had its tense fixed look, but her eyes were alive.” We can once again tell from her face expression that she is extremely worried. She is not sure that what she is doing at the moment is right and what might come out of it. However after a few seconds of thinking, she seems to gain some confidence, therefore her mouth and body relaxes. “For a moment, my mother seemed to hesitate. Her mouth softened, and a line deepened between her eyebrows. Then she straightened her shoulders and opened the door. Move! She whispered.” From the description of the face, we can assume that her confidence lead her into not caring about the consequences as much. Because her mouth softened and the line between her eyebrows deepened, we would imagine that her mouth relaxed and her eyes were a bit closed, making her in a way a bit a bit angry, confident, however at the same time relaxed. Later on when they both arrive in Halifax and sit down to eat, “…her mouth now soft and cheerful, ordered something with a strange name.” This is where she once again feels freedom because she is far away from home where people expect so much of her. Her face shows that she is now relaxed and is having fun exploring. She feels physically far away from her problems, therefore they do not bother her at this moment. She is enjoying the time with her daughter and the new things she has seen.
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Three days later, when they are almost home, and are walking the last few miles before they reach the house, reality once again hits Elizabeth. She realizes that soon she will be back home and remembers how it is there. She remembers what her responsibilities are and the small amount of freedom that she has. Very quickly she enters the world she has lived for the last years she has been a mother. The time that she was away, seemed like she became a new person. She was for the first time free in years, to do and go wherever she wants. There were no expectations and no choirs to worry about. She was no longer just an ordinary mother looking after the house and kids. In fact, she felt special and unique. All of this however quickly faded away as she realized she would be back before she knew it. Therefore, her expression once again imitated her inside feelings when it changed from cheerful to “…her mouth back in it’s taut line, and her eyes troubled. But even in the wind, her shoulders were straight and firm, and I could feel a difference in her. Fearful though her eyes were, she was fully alert, and you could sense a new dogged strength in the set of her face.” From this description, as the daughter mentions, Elizabeth has gained some confidence despite her fear of going back home. Later on when she arrives home and is being laughed at for wanting to be called by her name and not simply called a “…woman…” she holds a firm face, which indicates that once again she has confidence and is not afraid to show it.
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Towards the end of the story, which now takes place about 10 years later, we see that things have changed in regards to how Elizabeth feels at home and how her husband treats her. “So there were changes. One day, for no apparent reason, he started to call her Elizabeth. She did not let on that this was remarkable, but the tight line of her mouth relaxed, and she made him a lemon pie for supper.” We can see that she is now appreciated in the house, therefore she feels comfortable and happy. Her attitude also changes along with her expression, “Her mouth is not set so cold and firm. She talks more. She has made a pretty yellow blouse to wear with her baggy slacks.” Because she feels more freedom, she begins to talk more, unafraid to share stories or express her feeling without fear of being laughed at or misunderstood.
Throughout the story, Elizabeth’s facial expressions change greatly, emphasizing her inner thoughts and emotions in every aspect. It is important to observe a person’s face when wanting to reach inside their mind and know what they are thinking. Even though some people are great at burring their emotions by not showing any facial expression at all, emotions such as fear, worry, and happiness are hard to hide. “The Leaving” is a great example of how observing such small facial expression could tell so much about a person’s personality and thoughts. It is also very interesting to compare them in the begging of a story and in the end when the character in the story is round. In this case, Elizabeth becomes cheerful and relaxed after having such a serious and worried face all the time. Either way, if the character changes or not in the story, the facial and other body expressions will always be a great window to look inside the persons feelings and thoughts.
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