I Stand Here Ironing by Tilllie Olsen

Tilly Olson's short story "I iron it here" is an example of the struggle between mother and daughter. Judging from the results obtained from the story, the life of this young mother is very difficult. When she was young, she had her daughter Emily, not as perfect as she thought. Her mother had to work hard in order to feed them, so she always sent Emily to take care of others. Sometimes she was sent to long distances for a long time. This leads to the distance between them. This has had a big impact on Emily.

A good example of modernism that "I am ironing here" by Tillie Olsen is a short story called "I ironed here". This story shows not only the role by gender but also the role as a family. Here, the narrator is the mother giving the reader a glimpse of her life, her choice as a mother, and she is a parent. Through her defense against her own situation, she reveals readers the potential anxiety of her obsession to her motherhood. - Tilly Olsen 's "I am ironing here" Tilly Olsen was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1913. He is a child of political refugees from Russia. Olson left the school at the age of 16 and supported the family during depression. She participated in political activities of the Youth Communist Party Federation and participated in the labor dispute of the warehouse alliance in Kansas City. Her first novel "Yonnondio" tells poor working-class families that she started at the age of 19.

The beginning of the story is "I am ironing and standing here, you ask iron to torture back and forth" (Olson 73). It is unusual for the story to start with an explanation of the mother's ironing. This strategy is easy to draw attention of the reader and introduce the character of the narrator to the reader. "I am ironing here" is a very simple and simple explanation, but it conveys a deeper meaning and attracts readers to the story. - A good example of Modernism "I ironed here" by Tillie Olsen is a short story called "I ironed here". This story shows not only the role by gender but also the role as a family. Here, the narrator is the mother giving the reader a glimpse of her life, her choice as a mother, and she is a parent. Through her defense against her own situation, she revealed potential anxieties of obsession with her mother to the reader.