... our judgement of women, rather than a reflection of women in general. To be selfish as a female of the Victorian era is not necessarily a terrible thing, a point expressed in Elizabeth Gaskell's biography: "A woman who revealed an independent spirit was rare, if non-existence during Charlotte Brontë's time. Such feelings were typically concealed beneath a stoic exterior, suppressing the creative, emotional, and ... into marriage' after over five hundred pages of confident unconventionality. Despite the powerful depiction of female dominance Charlotte initially presents, it is for the e...

• Word Count: 2473
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Aphra Behn's genre-blending tale "Oroonoko" melds travel narrative with fictional biography to tell the story of Prince Oroonoko, "the royal slave. Although Behn writes of Oroonoko's honor as unique among men, her admiration for him seems to derive directly from how ... ...

• Word Count: 876
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"Hills Like White Elephants," written by Ernest Hemingway, is a captivating fictional story that is filled with hidden messages, themes, and symbolism. Hemingway's short story dates back to almost ninety years ago, initially appearing in a collection titled "Men Without Women" in 1927. In "Hills Like White Elephants," the reader finds ... theme of how man and woman relate to one another is an ongoing theme is much of Hemingway's work, including "Hills Like White Elephants." The majority of Hemingway's short stories overly demonstrate masculinity, but "Hills Like White Elephants" displays a m...

• Word Count: 1134
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... a concise bulleted list of its five-year plan to increase opportunities for women. In the blue box to the right of the page, under the title "Mexico", is a short sentence about the number of female associates at Walmart Mexico who completed its Taking the Stage program. In another blue box in the center middle of the page, under the ... the page, in two pale blue boxes, showcase two women in its Women's Economic Empowerment Initiative program. Each box has photo of the woman, her name, her job title, and short story on how she benefited from the program. On the very bottom of the page, ...

• Word Count: 896
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... on the anthropomorphic transformation of the wallpaper as it parallels her own creative, yet mentally unstable metamorphosis while under the steady authoritarian control of her husband. The narrator of the short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" moves to the countryside for relaxation to cure a bout of "temporary nervous depression" (Gilman, 302). Her husband John is a highly regarded " ... at last and I've pulled off most of the paper, so you can't put me back!" (Gilman, 313). Male authority figures dominate the life of the narrator in the short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte...

• Word Count: 1342
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... Di Prima presents feminism through the use of her female character living out the unique, atypical female life of a bachelor in her autobiographical short story "Dinners and Nightmares" and "What I Ate Where". The uniquely styled short story primarily focuses on a woman living in what seems to be a one-bedroom apartment, jumping from job to job, eating anything she ... ...

• Word Count: 2160
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... Laura Kaplan wrote The Story of Jane, a compellation of personal stories, including her own, about Jane, an underground abortion counseling service during the late 1960s and early 1970s. After reading a short excerpt from it, I feel that Laura makes a strong, effective argument that persuades the audience abortions should be placed in the hands of the woman. Her points were very clear and ... presented with one side of the story. A reader with different beliefs might disagree with her opinion and find this article very lacking and unconvincing. On page 479, Kaplan does provide a short p...

• Word Count: 1384
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... had to make to overcome the conventional roles of a mother. Throughout her life, Kate Chopin actively searched for spiritual emancipation, which she found and expressed through her writing. Her poems, short stories and novels permitted her not only to emphasize her beliefs for herself, but also question the ideas of individuality and autonomy during the turn of the century. Chopin shows ... not one of us; she is not like us" (Chopin 648). In addition to Edna's feelings of separation and solitude, she feels cornered by her family, particularly her children. "In short, Mrs. Pontellier is ...

• Word Count: 1248
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... see Carl again, because of the amount of distance that will separate them. Before, it was possible for people to see each other once again because of the amount of short distances between them but as the country expanded, so did the boundaries and opportunities of the country. Alexandra is a person who needs people in her life to make life worthwhile ... ...

• Word Count: 649
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... female migration in American history. By the nineteenth century, industrialization was in full swing, as were the gender roles inaugurated by the historical turning point; but those gender ideals were short lived as female Irish immigrants flooded American streets in search of "men's" work. Due to the prolific employment opportunities afforded to female Irish immigrants by the swift uprising ... ...

• Word Count: 1071
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... face, the woman featured in this ad could be a method for promoting the notion that the cleaning product means business. The context for features of the Freedom Mop advertised, are short and sweet, telling the reader exactly what the product can do without long-winded paragraphs. Many aspects of the advertisement will make it easier for consumers to find this product ... ...

• Word Count: 2344
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... find whole sections dedicated to dieting, exercise and weight loss. Even on late night television, there are commercials that promise how a pill will help the target audience lose weight in a short amount of time. In actuality, it is proper diet and exercise that leads to physical fitness; however, these weight-loss products continue to sell, so it is clear that adhering ... ...

• Word Count: 1215
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... disposition. Other flowers are used to describe intimidating women, emotionally taxing women, and other unfavourable women. As the poem continues, we find that all ten flowers preceding the holly fall short of being the ideal woman for these various reasons. Curiously, the poem begins by immediately dismissing the rose–a flower that many might label the perfect, idealistic flower. Perhaps it ... ...

• Word Count: 666
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... is not the story of a man winning or losing a beautiful woman be the conflict of a woman with the loss of her body and her on voyeuristic identity. Benicio del Toro's short film el Yuma offers the most subversive narrative to the patriarchal structure of narrative cinema. Part of a collection of shorts about contemporary life in Cuba, it delivers the story of ... ...

• Word Count: 4301
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... motivational patterns were magnified whereas for women, their motivational patterns were reversed and paralleled that of men. Consequently, gender differences were much less apparent in online than conventional buying. In short, men focused on functional needs in conventional buying whereas women focused on psychological needs. Further, women were considerably more affected by the shopping environment than men. Gender differences were more ... ...

• Word Count: 1179
• Approx Pages: 5
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... social and economic conditions drive the narrator "and all women "to madness. " (Treichler 64) Whether the narrator is triumphant or not is not the main purpose behind this short story. Gilman, rather, illustrates the oppressive nature in the social and economic conditions of the time, and does this more powerfully as she shows how madness was a means of liberation ... ...

• Word Count: 1676
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... of literature fulfill society's expectations of gender normality, as well as several gender abnormalities by treating genders as a set of behaviors rather than a simple matter of biology. Marie de France's short story, "Guigemar " breaks typical cultural stereotypes of the female gender by having a woman's body provide a point of sexual desire, healing and comfort. The idea of the female body being able ... ...

• Word Count: 1221
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... . Rather than writing a fourteen line poem with three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter like every sonnet of the time, Carew writes "A Song" in twenty lines of paired, short couplets in iambic tetrameter. Not only does this structural difference distinguish "A Song" from other poems of the time, but the way Carew approaches the act of describing the ... ...

• Word Count: 1528
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... the fact that she is a woman and does not have the same dominance the males around her do. Time and time again Elisa Allen is mistreated and misunderstood in the short story "The Chrysanthemums." She finds herself saddened and misunderstood by her husbands actions and lack of relation to how she feels. Not only does he neglect her as his ... ...

• Word Count: 1174
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story, "The Yellow Wallpaper," is a story about a new mother suffering from a temporary nervous depression. During the Victorian era recommended treatment was the Rest Cure. Her husband John a physician ... ...

• Word Count: 1068
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... "God's will- was commonly heard when referring to a significant event. Anne Bradstreet frequently relies on "God's will- as just and proper cause for all of her life's outcomes. In her short prose "To My Dear Children,"" Bradstreet accounts her relationship with God throughout her life. She continually states that she was obedient to her God and made a conscious effort to rely ... ...

• Word Count: 1980
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In The Yellow Wallpaper, originally published in 1899, Charlotte Gilman presents the internal dialogue of a woman diagnosed with "hysteria- and for whom total rest has been prescribed. In the short story, the patient is slowly driven mad by her cure, prescribed by her physician husband, and is cut off from any intellectual pursuits whatsoever. The misdiagnosis of depression and anxiety ... ...

• Word Count: 873
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Jamaica Kincaid's short story, "Girl" is unique in that while it clearly lacks a precise plot, it delivers a message as clearly as more traditionally crafted pieces of fiction. The story borders on being a monologue ... ...

• Word Count: 1033
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... who are interested in making a contribution to the German society by enhancing employment opportunities for women. Topics covering education, healthcare, and childcare incentives will be addressed also. V. ADDENDUM: In the short run, the suggested recommendations will be time-consuming and costly to implement. Looking forward however, the benefits will be cost-effective and profitable in the long run. C & C Industries' business operation ... ...

• Word Count: 1095
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... be any linking to a similar topic (Tannen, 1992). Women tend to interrupt a conversation to show that they are actively listening and support the person they are communicating with. Throwing in short comments, such as a nod and little responses like "mhm" or "yeah" shows a woman's interlocutor that there is definite listening going on. Men tend to use minimal responses less. However, as ... ...

• Word Count: 2241
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate