Candide's mother was not able to consider marrying a man because of love, but instead, she was forced to base her decisions on money matters and social standing. ... If there were no aristocratic system of government in Candide there would have been less awful deaths and the world would have seemed more peaceful, things would be more, as they should be. ... "You absolute ass, I rescued you from the galleys; I have paid for your freedom...." "You will never marry my sister while I am alive." Candide knows it shouldn't matter what social class you come from, you should be allowed ...

• Word Count: 1280
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Dialogue employed between Emma in "If I were to marry, I must expect to repent it so" and Harriet Smith's surprised tone "it is so odd to hear a woman talk so!... " as she is pursuing a man of her choice. ... Cher's voiceover in "whenever a boy comes, you should always have something baking" and "don't sell yourself short now", ironically describes the domestic and objectified figure ascribed to women in the 18th Century. ... Diegetic sounds created by the horns in the freeway scene and Dionne's panicked tone in "What do I do Mur...

• Word Count: 1249
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Fearful that they will be left with no money, she makes marrying them "the business of her life.... As Hazel Jones notes, there were many women who acted similarly, privileging a steady income and home over the possibility of happiness.6 If happiness was found in marriage it was usually just an added bonus; few marriages were actually created in happiness. ... When Collins proposes, she instantly rejects him because she knows that he will not make her happy. ... "8 In doing so, she highlights the idea that women and men are essentially just humans, rather than 'female' and...

• Word Count: 5516
• Approx Pages: 22
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate