Girls are expected to dream about "their prince seated on a white horse" and once he indeed came along, marriage is the next logical step. ... Not her individual dreams or expectations count but her loyalty to the male and, thus, the family. ... Marrying implied also living within the family-in-law and the provision of a dowry. ... First within the family were children are raised to function in well-defined roles. ... Love is not any longer the sublime fusion of the female within the man. ...

• Word Count: 2675
• Approx Pages: 11

Young boys often play at slaying the dragon and being the hero, young girls often dream of the handsome prince who will rescue them and whisk them away. ... Fairytales often go against the Feminist grain because of the gender division within them. ... No One in our western culture is unaffected by the values contained within fairytales. ...

• Word Count: 3110
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

Eponine is used to portray another strong and proactive character within the novel. ... Eponine will let nothing get in her way and although this warning comes from an emotional place within her she is still taking action and being proactive. Eponine is clearly infatuated with Marius and she distraught over the idea that he will never love her, yet she does everything in her power to try and make her dreams a reality. ...

• Word Count: 2647
• Approx Pages: 11