... private. Both women operating on the higher end of class/race, as determined in a dominant class ideology, must invite the men into their beds because men of lower classes or a different race would probably fear the cry of rape before they would initiate the sex act. There are some ... to Steps for the first time. Chenille tells her to take off her sweater and Sara replies, "It's from the GAP."" Chenille retorts, "It's country and you look country in it."" Chenille wraps the sweater around Sara's head and gives her look a different ethnic quality. As the film progresses Sara ... only ...

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... or irrational behavior plays an important role in the book "One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest- by Ken Kesey. The purpose for the madness in One Flew over the Cookoo's Nest is slightly more obvious than in other books. The plot revolves around it. The madness is necessary for the discovery of the societal problems. Craziness makes the story happen, but the madness of the characters is not simply a mental disability, but ... voice of millions chanting, 'Shame. Shame. Shame.'" (p. 89) Only by ignoring that voice can men enjoy the laughter and the happiness that they should be able to; only by...

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... roles in society differently. Some of the values and norms that are questioned in the text are, nationalism, femininity, sexual morality and social standing. In the beginning of the book, we see that the women feel bonded by nationalism. This nationalism has brought them to the front line as ambulance drivers during World War I. Nellie "Smithy " Smith, the main character of this novel, questions this ... nationalism many times throughout the book. Even Tosh pokes fun at Smithy when she calls her ... "one of England's Splendid Daughters " (Smith 13) because of how Tosh sees Smithy's high...

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... with these changes, we still can't seem to do things right. Finding the right man and the perfect relationship is still a challenge. The Real Rules by Barbara De Angelis will explain how to find the right man for the real woman. According to Barbara, the women of today have been following the wrong rules, THE OLD RULES to find the right man. Playing a game is what she calls these OLD RULES ... that the women of today follow. The reason that these women followed THE OLD RULES, back then, was to ... they were not. Not being the real you was the way to get a man. For Barbara, this was a w...

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... than women's domestic duties, and what women did at home wasn't even considered to be "work," although it was an around-the-clock job. Jeanne Deroin excellently demonstrated this point when she described the duties of the average working-class housewife and the way that her husband becomes angry when he arrives home one day to find "that a woman who has nothing to do ... but take care of her house is incapable of getting up dinner." To society only the husband worked. In the event that the family needed more money, the wife went to work as well. Working in factories was particularly unf...

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... movement. Smith tells of how Black women were not born liberated and goes on to tell that their strength is one of inner strength from having to rise above adversity and inhumane conditions. The lives of the colored womans anestors should paint such a clear picture I do not understand how these myths came to be. From the day they were crought to this country they were ... in-slaved, treated like animals, but they found their strength some how and kept fighting through the slavery and later segregation and equal rights.....this is where these women learned to be "Liberated." The next myt...

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... disturbing and most memorable movies I have ever watched was Kimberly Pierces Boys Don't Cry. The first time I watched the movie I wouldn't have ever thought that it would have deeper meaning. Its only purpose seemed to be nothing other that to catch the attention of the viewer. Its graphic content however, makes Boys Don't Cry stand for a much more meaningful purpose than this. It shows what our ... society can push us to if it is not accepting; a sexual identity crisis. Boys Don't Cry also addresses issues such as homosexuality, homophobia, and ideas about how women should act. The ma...

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... specifically, she is a woman who has had inconsistent personality traits forced on her. This conflict of character was pivotal in her relationship to blacks because it is the source of her eventual acceptance of the people. When they realized that their relationship to black was shaped by the hypocritical opinions of white males, they were able to reject them and form opinions of their ... sex was often discussed at length in our home" (Smith, pg. 27). Sheltering their kids from important lessons, just as their parents had sheltered them, just continued the tradition. After living life ...

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... optimistic Leonella are so openly expressive about their sexuality. Leonella is the best example of a female character that is just erased from Coleridge's narrow view of the Gothic. She is a comical figure with "wrinkled hands", "garlic breath" and she constantly blasphemes in the Cathedral of The Capuchins, "Oh! Holy St. Barbara". She makes a mistake and over flatters herself in Volume One, Chapter One when ... Don Lorenzo's companion flatters her and she thinks that he is proposing their marriage to be. Though her character is comical and ... optimistic leading towards the idea of s...

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... a way even Robert Wilson would approve of, but she chooses not to as she desires power. We first see this duality in an early scene where Margot leaves to cry after realizing the true extent of her husband's cowardice, but she quickly returns with multiple cutting remarks against Francis. Wilson comments on this, saying, "She was away for twenty minutes and ... wrong. Before this point we know that Margot is sarcastic and passive-aggressive, but when she leaves to cry we can justify that aggressive behavior as coming from the shame she feels from Francis' behavior. She shows the "correc...

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... , and it becomes the perfect setting for Edna Pontellier's Romantic Journey. The second part of the Romantic Journey is psychological. It includes the realization of the character that society is corrupt and therefore the views encouraged by society are wrong. The character must return to the true self and break free from the boundaries established by society. In The Awakening, this aspect ... Pontellier is punishing his wife for not being a more attentive mother, but he does so in a cruel and condescending manner. This sends Edna out into the night to cry. The reason for her tears is unc...

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The film, Boys Don't Cry, is based on a true story and raises numerous real-world issues in its story of a murder case in middle America in which the victim was a girl who successfully passed herself off as a boy. The film delves into gender issues, questions of identity, and the ethics of interpersonal relationships. First, the viewer asks why so many people were fooled for such a long time ... -seated fears, obsessions, desires, and anger. All of this unfolds in a context that analyzes how we identify gender and how we differentiate between the masculine and the feminine. The central charact...

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... ,000 to 257,000 women and girls may have been subjected to such violence during this time. ("We'll Kill You If You Cry " p.25). Nicholas Kristof, journalist, claims that during the Civil War, rape was okay in Sierra Leone. Yet when the war ended and it was no longer allowed to shoot people, rape was still occurring. All women are at risk ... or by targeting sexuality. " ("We'll Kill You If You Cry " p.4). Sexual violence really had a jumpstart in Sierra Leone during the Civil War (March 1991 " July 2001). The main offenders were the rebel forces of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), t...

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... and realized just how male oriented a small town can be. Mrs. Smith said that all her life she has had to deal with the glass ceiling and discrimination. Mrs.Smith recalled a time when her male colleagues held a meeting before she arrived and discussed the way the meeting was going to go. In the actual meeting the men ganged up on her, making it seem like she was ... not as involved. Mrs. Smith said," Men do not give proper credit for our ... knowledge and manipulate women with negativity and hidden agendas." Mrs. Smith has also been subjected to salary differences because of ... ...

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... publicly, or too crossly for a woman- (Dolan, "Shrews and Shrew Taming-, 9). If this is the true definition of a shrew. Then Katherine has been tamed under the terms of that definition. Petruchio, Katherine's tamer, is also a very complicated character. Petruchio comes to see his "friends in Padua, but of all/ My best beloved and approved friend, Hortensio- (I.ii.2-4). Hortensio tells him of Katherine and sets ... the ball in motion. Petruchio starts by saying that "if thou know/ One rich enough to ... ...

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... to see how women are treated in each text and to evaluate the mistreatment of women. Clarissa Dalloway and Septimus Warren Smith are brought up under the same social backdrop. They are very much alike in their actions and thoughts even though they never actually meet. Ebert discusses "counterpointing visions" in the novel's language. She explores how female and male differences are ... life in general. Clarissa is a representative of an English middle class and yet, defies categorisation because of her humanity and her relation to her double, Septimus Warren Smith. Woolf strived to illu...

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... is the underlying cry for social change that is deeply imbedded in his writing, namely The Canterbury Tales, that is his most admirable accomplishment. First off, it is imperative to recognize the importance of the "General Prologue."" In the "General Prologue,"" the characters are introduced. However, the introduction of the characters is not the most important purpose the "General Prologue- serves. Rather, the soft analysis and establishment of the character's personality truly benefit the reader ... in establishing who is good, and who is bad. In the Franklin's introduction, he is pr...

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... her instructed in what he sees as the true faith, to which she converts. Aude, Roland's intended, is the only other female in the story given much attention. Upon hearing from Charles of Roland's death, Aude declares she could not go on living knowing her beloved Roland is no longer. She falls to the floor and dies. Her character exemplifies the notion of women's undying love and ... devotion to the man whom they have given their heart to ... , and the depths to which that love will take them. Like much of the rest of the story of Roland, Aude's death represents an ideal which ... ...

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... be said that John, the husband of the main character is no doubt the head of their household. Throughout the story there are many references made to his position in the family. For example, in the beginning of the story the main character says she feels uneasy about the house she is staying at for the summer, and goes on ... hysterical tendency, what is one to do."(633) Since he is a physician of high standing, he enforces his position and her incompetence. With this the husband feeds the wife information so she can harbor a false perception of herself. By saying she is slightly hyster...

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... though, she denounces her husband, and explains his evil role in the strange coarse of the misunderstood events. When Emilia says, " No, I will speak as liberal as the north. Let heaven and men and devils, let them all, All, all, cry in shame against me, yet I'll speak." (Act 5, scene 2, lines 221-223) the reader sees her determination for justice to be done, even though ... Emilia has no understanding of Desdemona's blind faithfulness, loyalty, and innocence she is able to defend it before Othello at the end of the play. Emilia's character with her experience and realism is used by Sha...

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... nearly everything on her own. Although Mushu (a dragon sent to help Mulan) provides her with self-confidence and companionship he is no fairy godmother. All these things argue that Mulan's character does subvert the traditional idea of a heroine but there are also arguments that she still identifies with male authority instead of seeking her own empowerment. This can be recognised at ... society in later life. It could be argued that there has been some progression in the portrayals of female characters in Disney over time. Belle of Beauty and the Beast is far more interested in reading...

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... just to be with her husband, Tea Cake, in a violent storm. Her hopes have finally been fulfilled and she could want nothing more. The development of Janie as a character is remarkable as seen by her ability to triumph in the face of death. Joe Starks first came into Janie's life when she was just an innocent young woman with all sorts of hopes ... wider," and it totally engulfs the house. The storm itself is personified, described as "the monster" which "trampled over the roof of the house" and "roll[ed] in his bed." Hurston uses this personification to further emphasize the great magni...

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... she tries to show them love because she understands that they're forced to enter her and then moves on to talking about the other women how some decide to hate then men, some don't acknowledge them within the act and how some cry constantly. Agnes, takes a different approach. She kisses their necks she always surprises them with that because I can only imagine ... the men are no longer used to genuine intimacy. She mentions her memory loss between a "Beautiful man" and an "Ugly man" ... Indian women. Agnes recounts a time she was involved with another Indian woman who had climbed i...

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Bryan M. Smith The Spy Wore Red: My Adventuress as an Undercover Agent in World War II. By Aline Romanones. New York: Random House, 1987, 304 pages. Have you ever felt that ... Have you ever wondered what it must have been like to be in a country where you"re the enemy and you have to sleep with a gun underneath your pillow? Aline Romanones did. She tells the story of how she made it as a secret agent and survived. In The Spy Wore Red, Aline gives her own personal account of how she served our ... mission was to find out who was Heinrich Himmler's top spy, and where their secret radio station...

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... is a Powerful Woman The story " The Rich Boy-, by Francis Scott Fitzgerald, is not merely a battle between the rich and the poor, but also a struggle between the male and female genders. The main character, Anson Hunter, the rich boy', thinks he is socially above the few women that appear throughout the short story. His belief ... that women are below him causes Anson to be arrogant and conclusive about the women ... In this passage Anson admits of his arrogance towards Paula's feelings because he admits his belief of superiority over women and other men. On the contrary, when Paula la...

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