... -stories, about her grandmother, with her own: the story of the poetess Ts'ai Yen, who was captured by barbarians and brought back the popular Chinese hymn "A Song for a Barbarian Reed Pipe." Analysis "A Song for a Barbarian Reed Pipe" is the most personal of the five chapters in The Woman Warrior. Kingston returns to a first-person narrative after the third-person voice of the third chapter, concentrating her attention ... these events, Kingston acknowledges that her words were often bottled up, and therefore came out with more vitriol than she intended. Writing, rather than speaking, b...

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... significant contribution to society. Early Roman law described women as children, forever inferior to men. The myth of the natural inferiority of women greatly influenced their status in society. Early Christian theologians such as St. Jerome in the fourth century and St. Thomas Aquinas in the thirteenth century perpetuated this view. Women were considered not only intellectually and physically inferior to men but also ... to speak before mixed audience of men and women but women boldly spoke out and people listened. The view of equality began taking hold of the public mind. Many fundam...

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... thoughts even though they never actually meet. Ebert discusses "counterpointing visions" in the novel's language. She explores how female and male differences are countered by images of androgyny. This is particularly useful when comparing the similarities between Clarissa and Septimus (Ebert, 1995 P. 152.) When analysing the misogyny in the novel it would be useful to explore how these two aligned characters both male ... and female are represented. The novel begins with Clarissa going out to get some flowers as Lucy has work to do. ... : "And then opening her eyes, how fresh, like fr...

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... different ways one can construe such an immense emotion. Through the tool of his broad range of characters, Geoffrey Chaucer presents many depictions of love, and tells many a tale about the follies of the said emotion. Perhaps the most intriguing stories regarding love are those of the Wife of Bath and the Franklin. Although both deal with the topic of love and what life in love should entail ... idealism that Chaucer presents a call for change and societal reform. The question posed to the reader at the end of the Franklin's Tale is indeed supposed to evoke commentary as well as quest...

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... think and question things for themselves. Rich wants to change writing, and tries to break from the traditional ways of the past. Rich believes that women need to crack from the enduring attitudes of traditions which society has placed upon them. The poem denotes being upset with the society due to the limitations placed on women in civilization, particularly in marriage. It is for this reason that ... terrified, overwhelmed by events that eclipsed her small strength"(Deborah pope). Rich is trying to contain the real life in a fantasy life by starting the poem with the tigers and then en...

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... inappropriate behavior, no matter how wise her words were. People would not listen to her words "rather they would see her rebellion. If you look at the context of these troublesome passages, the prime concern is with order for the sake of clarity in the reception of God's message. In Chapter 14 of 1 Corinthians, he is speaking to a church that is obviously in disorder ... . So in this very same passage he is telling men as well as women to be silent in certain situations, so that order can be established "and he finishes the topic with a balanced phrase of speech and silence in v.39-40...

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... would be more of a business deal and would have been arranged. For a woman, marriage gained her an extended family and the security that came with this; she would also gain her husband's social status. In marriage the woman was passed, from the control of her father, to the control of her husband-this would have been called a manus. There were many different forms of marriage ... of Helvidius. Both have died in childbirth after each giving birth to a daughter." From a wall carving, we can see that Roman women had midwives, to help them along with the birth. A Roman mother giving birth t...

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... that she is neither angelic nor virginal. Mariana's relationship with the setting and the landscape connects to her position as a fallen Victorian woman. There exists more than just a projection of Mariana's mood to the surrounding. The landscape and Mariana join in harmony to express Mariana's point of view. From the look of things, the poem appears to have Mariana as it main speaker since ... domestic duties are undertaken (Gilmour 11). Therefore, her lack of satisfaction with the absence of her love is the catalyst for her position as a fallen Victorian woman. The notion of the fall...

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... were figments of Cisneros' imagination. That is why Cisneros is able to relay the stories of these women with such accuracy. As the author, Cisneros, "sits inside the mind of the hero[ine] . . . and looks at the other characters from the outside," while the heroine, Esperanza "plays a very small active part; [s]he sees the actions and suffering of other people pass before [her] like a spectator" (Freud, Day-Dreaming 149 ... my mind, as if she knew what I had wished for, and I felt ashamed for having made such a selfish wish" (Cisneros 105). Esperanza's shame is induced by the "incompati...

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... their role is increasingly prominent, especially after independence. This commendable success increasingly in line with the challenges of globalization. The once upon a time considered a weaker creations, now get up to play a role in ensuring the success of the country along with men. Women also have the power to determine the direction of the country. In Malaysia, the total participation of women who work shows they are a part of this nation ... involving women. To ensure the success of the strategy, the government can define the ministries and relevant agencies in carrying out the act...

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... would no longer feel obligated to stay at home with their children. The implementation of many other practices could further deteriorate these barriers. On-site daycare is not the only idea companies should use. The company should also offer increased policies adhering to the family. This way a woman receives more options and opportunities to stay with the company. Decreasing salary gaps would also help. ... Men would no longer be the only ones marked as the money earners. Women receiving equal pay would make ... for sometimes give up. Sexual harassment becomes too disheartening to deal...

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... your leave, she will be tamed so- (V.ii.193). He may have beaten Hortensio in the pursuit of Bianca, but didn't win much. Hortensio starts the play off with the same ideas and hopes as Lucentio and is also taken with Bianca instantly. Baptista tells Hortensio in the first act that he cannot court Bianca until Katherine has been taken into marriage. Hortensio only replies ... (Detmer, Shakespeare Quarterly, 273). Katherine and women of her type were not considered "proper- and were not very common in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. "With the decline of family as an economic unit ...

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... . Person sees this as favorite subject of Hawthorne's as he recalls "Dimmesdale's temptation to blight a young girl's innocence with a single word" (123) and compares it to Hawthorne considering "The Scarlet Letter "a triumphant success" because it had such an effect on [his wife] Sophia that it broke her heart ... community and God himself when he confesses openly of their shared sin. At this point in the story Hester could have chosen to not ascend the steps of the scaffold with the reverend and let him endure the agony of sin by himself as she had done seven years prior. However, Heste...

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... isolation for she is again used for unemotional sex. Celie responds to this sex by making herself wood not responding to either abuse or sexual intercourse she can only cope with the unpleasantness by blocking it out" (Cutter). Mr.______'s abusive ways and conventional view of gender roles are passed on to his son Harpo. Harpo begins to mistreat his wife Sofia and ... beautiful woman I ever saw she bout ten thousand times more prettier than me and now when I dream, I dream of Shug Avery" (Walker 7). Celie finds warmth and protection when she is with Shug. The relationship gives support ...

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... this slightly alternative view of women are Hansel and Gretel and Beauty and the Beast. In both these stories the heroine doesn't fit into the traditional mould, and are actually fairytales that have survived through the years, not modern adaptations. Hansel and Gretel begins with the traditional roles of women, with Gretel being described as the younger sibling who needs care and is willing to accept guidance and ... orders from others. She is given the traditional passive personality we identify with. However, with the progress of the story and by the end, the changes in Gretel start ...

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... of German military power and imperialism. (Franco-Prussian War Encarta Encyclopedia 2001. CD-ROM. Microsoft Electronic Publishing, 2001) We enter further into the story as the Prussians arrived, and they were billeted with the people of the area, according to their wealth and resources of each family. Because Mother Savage was known to "have money- she would be assigned four Prussian soldiers to ... even knowing it. After dinner she sat by the fire to warm herself and the soldiers climbed up into the loft to go to sleep. Mother Savage then removes the ladder from the loft leaving the so...

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... expectant delivery to their managers because they wished to adjust their maternity leave to maximize the amount of time they could spend with the baby. Women with moderately serious to serious symptoms of pregnancy were reluctant to ask for the reallocation of duties to deal with these problems. Their strong perception was that calling for more flexible arrangements to accommodate their ... maintained middle-class way of life. The increment in the value of a woman's time which was now spent earning money outside of home manifested into increased opportunity cost of childbearing. The tens...

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... and gentleness, her maternal mercy and carefulness, and her surprising vitality and wisdom permeate the whole play with the reminiscence of Leontes, Paulina and the others who love her. Identified with all the feminine virtues, Hermione is unrealistic perfection. This kind of woman will not live in the real society. That is why she is designed to be an icon. She represents ... art in actIV reveals her nimble thinking, her gracious temperance. While like Hermione, the perfect feminine temperance is destined to be pushed out of the masculine society. This time, the jealous man is Polixenes...

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... . Not only is she pretty conniving in doing so, but she is self-deceived into thinking that she deserves her husband. As the reader is well aware, the man has an affair with a woman of a lower class. This is a big step down, especially in those times. For him to reject her for ... writes in his book about Character assessment, this obsession shows an "obvious lack of extensive or intensive thinking, and takes minimal concern with strong rigid standards- (Prelinger, 192). This tells the reader that her obsessive ness has become a part of her, and she becomes willing to even make her own d...

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... are expected to behave and express themselves in certain ways that are consistent with the socially pre-determined gender role associated with their sex. Unfortunately, because of the intimate connection our society has made between gender and sex, the important distinction between the two categories has been blurred. Gender must not be mistaken with sex. The category sex refers to our biological makeup, and uses certain biological markers ... to do and who to love: Men are assumed to be more active and dominant than women, and are seen to be rational, objective individuals. Men are mor...

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... life style into a different perspective and turned into a special relationship. In the story Genji met a woman by the name of the Akashi Lady. His love affair with her evolved into something more than just lust. According to Norma Field, author of The Splendor of Longing in The Tale of Genji, the affair turned relationship with the Akashi Lady is special to Genji because she reminds him of his ... they wanted and that was marriage. According to Pekarik, Genji blamed his promiscuous behavior for these affairs. However there was litte to be known of the affair with Fujitsubo. With regard t...

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... Chicago "in fact there are only a handful of white teenagers there. Sara is idealistic and sees no reason not to be friends with the other black students as she approaches them first before being relegated to the white table in the school cafeteria. Sara is befriended by a young black woman named Chenille, whose brother Derek is a straight "A- student, headed for Georgetown and headed ... and that he wants her to have absolutely nothing to do with "those people ever again-. In the next scene Baby invites Johnny into her virginal bed. As Freud asserts, there can be no sexual relationship...

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... and become especially apparent in his sexual life. At times, Cather portrays Claude as man who is crippled in his sexuality and is this act is demonstrated with the way he handles himself with women. Calude's two main goals in this book are his quest for achievement and his quest for sexual fulfillment. Throughout his quest for achievement he tries to gain approval ... Claude and attempt to figure out what is going on inside his head. After the scene with the couple Claude's curiosity with the soldier does not die out. Claude runs into Dr. Trueman who refers to the soldier as the "star ...

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... lifestyle to mental illness. He cannot conceive of a woman with a mind of her own who seeks pleasure in things outside the home. But the ultimate proof that Leonce is a social product is his reaction to Edna's moving out. He is not concerned with the strength of his marriage, nor does he try to figure ... of a farewell to her old life and her old self. It was her final performance for society. With the best food and trimmings she would play up to society for the last time. More symbolic is the fact that it took place on her birthday. She is being reborn into a new life, into a new ... ...

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... shadowy figure in her home, thinking it a woman who has previously robbed her family of precious rice during a famine, the woman turns out to be her daughter Ira. The other woman character in the novel, Rukmani's daughter is also portrayed with the same traits that characterise the Indian woman. When she is born, she is seen to be a burden by her father: "he had wanted a ... a purely weak one forced upon women, when in fact Hindu culture conceives of self-sacrifice as a form of power. Ira's sacrifice for others makes her prostitution therefore compatible with the virtuous ideal. As a res...

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