In "The Book of Martha,” the sacrifice and the ways to improve humanity are the moral dilemmas faced by Martha. It reveals the confident and helping nature and positively influences the plot of the story.
<h3>What is a moral dilemma?</h3>
A moral dilemma is a situation where the person can only honor one of the values or the duties that they consider to be beneficial. Here in the story, Martha faces the dilemma of improving the human race for the betterment by making a sacrifice.
The dilemma made the readers understand her choices and decision-making ability. Her first impression and thoughts about god change throughout the story and now she feels confident in making a change.
The plot and the theme change as Martha become capable of making a decision that will benefit society and allow the people to have personal satisfaction.
These lines support the theme that the speaker can see herself differently than others see her in the sense that:
4. They show that the speaker is unsure of who she is, even though others seem certain.
Explanation:
The speaker in the poem "Escape" is telling us that she does not know who she is. Others describe her as confident, as person who knows what she is doing and why she is doing it. However, she does not see herself that way. The speaker fails to see the power and the confidence others attribute to her. Therefore, we can safely say she sees herself differently because others seem certain of who she is, but she herself is not certain at all.
