Summary of As I Stand Here Ironing

“As I Stand Here Ironing,” by Tillie Olsen is a story about inner angst and rationalization. The main character is both the mother and the narrator of the story. The mother has been asked by a counselor to come and talk about Emily, her daughter. This starts her thinking about Emily growing up. She recalls being a single mother in the beginning Emily’s father left before she was born. She read books on parenting and stoically kept to them, “though her cried battered me to trembling… I waited till the clock decreed” (895). She never really gave herself credit and took the advice of others, once such instance was to send Emily to a convalescent home She did the best she could and has since learned better. The reader can see that though mistakes one learns and becomes better.

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Approximate Word count = 635
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)