... for a woman's sexuality, in medieval literature there is no confinement of these ladies. Even though we, as readers, delight in categorizing and labeling typical character roles in literature, there is no set role for the women in medieval literature. Of course the man has a set role, but not the woman. ... literature allows the sexuality of the woman to overstep boundaries and show an array of the female characteristics. On the other hand, there is the male character in medieval literature. Unlike his versatile and forever changing female counterpart, he is the same at all times in mos...

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... a different effect on each one of these authors. For some authors it could be childhood emotional isolation; transformation in feelings and understanding of the society; or secession from society. Lessing's character Judith said a lot about an emotionally distant family's negative influence on young women. This is obviously a byproduct of childhood emotional isolation. On the other hand, the author, Adrienne Rich, ... an English spinster. This is due to the fact that she is "fortyish, unmarried, and living alone"(Our Friend Judith). But this label is a complete misinterpretation of the ...

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... leaning towards more of an interactive narrative. Not necessarily big, elaborate set pieces exploding in your face to create epicness. But more of an intimate, character driven, emotional roller coaster. Women, being filled with estrogen like they tend to be, have become more and more attracted to these types of ... the first Bayonetta came out, it wasn't quite the hot-button topic it is now, but the discussion seemed to go like this: Obviously the character is very sexual, but kind of in a different way. And even among women, there was an interesting discussion about Is this the right k...

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... allowed her to bore right into the thoughts of her characters and reveal the workings of their minds (Kokkonen 3). As a result "Woolf does not create an easily understood character in Clarissa Dalloway; instead, she places the responsibility of understanding on the reader" (Lane 1). Apart from her magnificence use of stream of consciousness in Mrs. Dalloway, her ... Mrs. Dalloway and To the Lighthouse", 2. "The Averted Face: The Trauma of Marriage in Mrs. Dalloway", 3. "The Inscrutable Mrs. Dalloway" a research paper analyzing Mrs. Dalloway character. 4. "Power, Madness, and Sexuality i...

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... been an important play for those who study gender and its depiction early literature. Its heroine, Katherine, is such a strong willed and overpowering character in the beginning of the play, and when Shakespeare wrote, that was not as common. The play also depicts the typical males in Tranio, ... husband we set his youngest free for a husband, and then have to t afresh- (I.i.131-132). Unlike Lucentio though, Hortensio grows in his character throughout the play. When he finally realizes the lengths of his deception and that it is truly wrong he tells Tranio, "Would all the world ... shi...

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... (Harvard website). Chaucer's vehicle to maneuver between the gender roles was the WB caricature. Through means of reversal, Chaucer leads his main female character down the road of maleness. I will argue that by using this technique Chaucer is able to create a perceptive critic of misogynist orthodoxy who ... to condemn herself. The reader first meets the pilgrims in the General Prologue (GP), where Chaucer provides subtle indications to the type of character he describes. When the reader is first introduced to the WB in the GP obviously she is not a typical medieval woman. Chaucer ... o...

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... their "to-be-looked-at-ness". She offers that female characters add nothing or very little to actual elements of plot and character but rather are subjected to male scopophilia, the fetishistic and voyeuristic, due to phallocentricism and psychoanalytic fear of castration. She laments the way in ... no promise of love or commitment or concern for her interests, it is purely sexual. In doing so he fails to acknowledge her as a character with interests and rather fetishizes her into an object of desire. Octavio awkwardly forces himself on her, and they reluctantly kiss. A close up shows ......

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... . Womanist theology tries to help you see black women and to encourage them to have confidence in the significance of their experiences and their beliefs for the determination of the character of Christian religion in the African American community. Womanist theology challenges all repressive forces that impede the struggle of black women to survive and to develop a positive, productive life for ... by black patriarchal men) and classism through the life of the protagonist Celie. The novel written in an epistolary structure helps Walker express the effect of mistreatment on the principal...

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... more of a coward, in some cases a homosexual, or a "messy man" that follows no code of ethics and is generally submissive. This second character has no sense of valor or bravery and is often dominated by a woman, by far the most humiliating condition according to Hemingway. This masculine, ... still have equally intense emotional bonds, as long as they remained nonsexual. An anxiety towards homosexuality and a feeling of inadequacy towards his own male character followed the soldier through peacetime. In a world changed forever, the male characters in Ernest Hemingway's, The Sun Also Ris...

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... texts and the contexts of their production and reception" (Goodman xi). II. Statement of the Problem Rob, being the unique and well-developed character that he is, allows readers to either relate to him or despise him. Most men relate to his problem of continually being abandoned by ... 's taste, but he"d impose his taste on her through these tapes. The last line of the book, however, attests to his dynamism as a character: When Laura hears the opening-bars and grins and makes several thumbs-up signs, and I start to compile in my head a compilation tape for ... Given certain circumstanc...

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... the philosopher's cold-hearted abandonment of his five illegitimate children by Therese le Vasseur, an illiterate working class girl, had a significant impact on the construction of the novel's main character, Frankenstein. Just as Rousseau condemned his own children, Frankenstein abandoned his own creation -- the monster, similarly condemning his "child" to a life of ostracism and social rejection. In ... consequence of Frankenstein's masculine egotistical pursuits-- to literally destroy his every cause for happiness. He becomes condemned to the same miserable existence he sentenced his...

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... ; emphasized on the idea of the restrained woman in the Victorian Age. Even though the title of the poem alludes to the fact that it will center upon the woman character, Tennyson places emphasis on the natural surroundings of the poem. Additionally, he focuses his attention on the exterior and interior environment of the woman rather than the lady herself. He ... Roberts 56). In his poem "Mariana" Tennyson attempts to review and challenge a common male literary custom by taking cue from another writer, namely Shakespeare, and putting a minor female character as the main protagonist in h...

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... may lose her. J.D. is the one-dimensional playboy who charms his way into and out of almost every situation, including Thelma's underpants and Louise's pocketbook. Hal is the one "sympathetic character but doesn't ring true- (Rolling Stone, 1991). He is seen as trite because he treats the women as no cop has ever treated two criminals before, simply because they are ... women (Ebert, 1991). Finally, there is Harlan, the rapist, who has the Romeo/God complex and if he cannot get what he wants, he takes it. This character is the epitome of the male who only thinks with the brain below the...

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... an example of Sex Role Spillover Theory (Burgess, 1997). Hank displays a wide variety of both feminine and masculine behavioral traits that lead to the concept that Hank is an androgynous character (Trebilcot, 1977). His masculinity is shown by his leadership of the execution squad at the corrections facility, his violent reaction towards two black boys coming onto his property, and his ... their sexual experience. The fact that Hanks sex drive wasn't held to a rigid path in seeking or giving satisfaction is indicative of androgynous behavior (Pielke, 1982). Leticia, the lead female cha...

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... healthy, fully developed, and fully expressed homosexual characters so as not to give the idea that homosexuality is "normal." The sitcom Ellen is a perfect example of this. Here we have a character who comes out as lesbian on national television only to be censored into behaving the way society deems appropriate. In this episode, the fact that she is a lesbian is announced ... over the airport loudspeaker; however, in subsequent episodes this fact is highly downplayed. Here is a parallel example in the discussion of another television character: "She twice states that she is lesbian, b...

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... male waiting in the wings. Fairytales often go against the Feminist grain because of the gender division within them. Women are clearly placed in demeaning roles, compared to the male character's, women are seen as inferior creatures that are dependant on men. In the case of Snow-White, she is oppressed by her evil stepmother and in the end is saved ... and wrong. A passive, beautiful heroine gains reward through her suffering and beauty, while her counterpart who is assertive in any aspect of her character is dismissed and discarded. In all three tales the major theme of the female cha...

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... : 196). Alfred Hitchcock's film, Psycho (1960), is an excellent example of how traditional masculinity of a male was not portrayed in this case. The character had the extreme desire to dress as his dead mother and impersonate her character; suggesting that violence is not associated with masculinity in terms of how a male should act, but because of their mental state and upbringing. This ... ...

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... on them, conversation is used. Their particular way of talking offers a direct view on them. In the following conversation, for instance, "She's stark naked, said Stanley, sounding annoyed."" lies the character of the man in question. The way he views women and nudity is depicted. He is actually a recently married; young-to-middle aged man who may be representing the id ... sign is the use of non-verbal communication from the woman's part to show power and privilege. That woman, who is not even named in the story, is a very intriguing character. While many readers would see her as innoc...

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... "ice-breaker" – a general question or exercise, designed to put the participants at their ease and encourage discussion. This took the form of assigning a gender classification to various character traits from "nurturing" to "aggressive". Following the "ice-breaker", three scheduled questions (Appendix A) were introduced one at a time to the mixed gender students and ... ...

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... meant to excel in English and express emotions among peer groups. School moral codes also emphasise the intended gender scripts for each gender through the developmental programs aimed at developing character, as they are often based on school values. For instance the same sex male schools attended by individuals who completed the survey identified their school motto as something attributing to ... ...

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... to be considered when trying to establish a gender-equitable curriculum." (Streitmatter, 1994) Gender type materials need to have variation, but they also need to be fair and accurate in what character is being portrayed. "They need to be inclusive, accurate, affirmative, representative, and integrated, weaving together the experiences, needs, and interests of both males and females." (Streitmatter, 1994) Far too many ... ...

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... be exported outside it. John Brown, the vicar of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, can sum up the generally accepted idea of the pre-Industrial female. In his sermon, On the Female Character and Education (1765), he intended to prove: I. THAT the Female Frame of Person and Mind tends chiefly to fit and qualify the sex for domestic Life only. II. THAT from ... ...

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... schools exist where supporters assign their taxes to the system of their choice. While education was generally free, there was less funding given to Roman Catholic schools, and the compulsory character was much slower in being introduced. Ontario established compulsory education in 1871, New Brunswick in 1904, Nova Scotia in 1915, and Quebec in 1943 (Mifflen and Mifflen, 1982:22). Meanwhile ... ...

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... also portrayed African- American families, these families still had the same structure as the above, the only difference was that they were not Caucasian. For last five decades, every single character on television had been molded to exactly how society would want it to be: perfect, normal and acceptable in every way. For once, I would like to see the nuclear family ... ...

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... are stars, and "all eyes else dead coals". And her lips are "treasure"(V. 182). As we can see, in most of the play, Hermione's existence is a perfect icon rather than a character. Her role in the play symbolizes the female request for equality and the effort to break the male union. In other words, her action shows a possible ideal coexistence with men ... ...

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