Kristel Encarnacion Analysis On" I Stand Here Ironing" by Tillie Olsen

" I stand Here Ironing" was a story that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. I really liked a lot of the metaphors that I picked up from reading it and liked the way the author presented them. The story is the one of a mother of 5 who is ironing a dress. As she is ironing she recounts a lot of things that have occurred in her life such as her eldest daughters  father leaving them to fend for themselves. At that time she didn't have access  to things like welfare and  or public assistance forcing her to have to work hard and at times neglect her daughter as far as being apart from her for long periods of time in order to provide for them. We find out that she is getting ready to meet with someone from her daughters school and worries about questions that may be asked, in turn making her realize that perhaps there were some things she may of done better as a parent. One of the metaphors I was able to pick up on, was the mother ironing that dress and kind of wishing she could  smooth out the rough relationship she has with her daughter. There was a sense of realness for me as I read the story in regards to what a lot of woman go through in life, we see a lot of young mothers who many times are let down by their partners and in turn must work hard alone to provide for her child leaving her with very little time to parent. They are forced to balance work and parenting.