... John Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums." At first glance John Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums" seems to be a story about a woman whose niche is in the garden. Upon deeper inspection the story has strong notes of feminism in the central character Elisa Allen. Elisa's actions and feelings reflect her struggle as a woman trying and failing to emasculate herself in a male dominated society. Elisa is at her strongest and most proud in the ... husband. Steinbeck smartly narrates this woman's frequent shifts between femininity and masculinity over a short period of time. In the opening of the stor...

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... not believe a woman should enjoy creative expression, mental stimulus, or access to things that fulfill her. These beliefs influenced the husband's decision to confine his wife physically which also lead to her psychologically imprisonment. Further evidence of John's sexist and psychological ignorance reveals itself when he refers to his wife as "little girl- and repeatedly coos such phrases ... and decisions, and Harris believed that transactional analysis would free up the Adult, the reasoning voice. The Adult in us prevents a hijack by unthinking obedience (Child), or ingrained habit...

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... not believe a woman should enjoy creative expression, mental stimulus, or access to things that fulfill her. These beliefs influenced the husband's decision to confine his wife physically which also lead to her psychologically imprisonment. Further evidence of John's sexist and psychological ignorance reveals itself when he refers to his wife as "little girl- and repeatedly coos such phrases ... and decisions, and Harris believed that transactional analysis would free up the Adult, the reasoning voice. The Adult in us prevents a hijack by unthinking obedience (Child), or ingrained habit...

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... for return to real news will have been squandered, maybe forever..." (qtd. in Hickey 39: 5, 15) Initially the program had outstanding ratings, beating out many of their competitors in the first month, but their time in the spotlight was short. Ratings began to fall drastically. Tim Jones, reporter for The Chicago Tribune commented in this article, "WBBM thought it had nowhere to go but up ... women anchors from 1991 to 1998 by 100%. When FAIR investigated these statistics they found that the statement in TV Guide was true, but misleading. The clear truth was that ABC had gone from havin...

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... Colley using Marsh's book as a source for her biography, arose some controversy. In Elizabeth Marsh's writings of her travels, on no account did it contain any detailed notes compiled at the time of her journey, and no information about the society she was involved with.11 It was also written thirteen years later and submitted anonymously.12 This brings up ... Elizabeth Marsh's actions should be recognized for creating a society that is inclusive towards all categories of social history. Works Cited Colley, Linda. The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh. A Woman in World History. New York: Anchor...

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... for a woman to ambitiously seek knowledge was revolutionary. In her poem "Prologue" Anne Bradstreet argues unmistakably in favor of female intellect, and challenges the views of the day that women couldn't write: I am obnoxious to each carping tongue Who says my hand a needle better fits. A Poet's Pen all scorn I ... or else it was by chance. (Bradstreet 549) This line in particular highlights her radical views; she looks honestly at her own abilities and then notes that the culture she lives in will disregard her success by calling her a thief, which is slander, or saying she just got l...

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... p.1). As for the gap in the earnings of various races, the figures aren't much more promising. In the early 1990's, African Americans earned 20 percent less than Caucasians. Many employers believe that minority groups are "less dependable" than whites are. Some employers seek minorities as workers solely to improve their image as a "diversified and cultured" business. Although numerous companies claim to be indifferent to ethnicity ... , most still ask job seekers to identify their race on employment applications ("Earnings Inequality Between Black and White Men", p.1). While women make ...

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... Women and Structures of Exchange in The Merchant of Venice, focuses on the structures of exchange as they exist Karen in Shakespeare's play. The play, she argues is told in the rhetoric of the commercial world, even, she notes, in Belmont where life is generally free of direct commercial involvement, but the love alliances forged there are a representation of exchange in the commodity of women. Before examining ... exchange in the play, Newman takes time to discuss the idea of exchange as it relates to ... of Portia's father and as it is precluded by financial agreements between Antonio...

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... More interestingly, Gorski's finding applied to the sexual orientation between males and females. That particular group of cell is known as the medial preoptic are has been involved in the sexual behaviors typically displayed in males. For instance, if there is a male rat has a injury medial preoptic area, he apparently couldn't indifferent to sex with another female. From the study of Gorski and his co ... -workers, we now know the androgen is the typical male hormone and the estrogen is the female hormone played a ... major role in bring about dimorphism during the fetus development. (...

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... of inanity he was tall, his eyes prominent, his skin shriveled, his manner cringing and childlike- (Nicholson, 224). Here, the first image of man is reduced to a child, unable to comprehend and survive for himself. If the ability to comprehend was still intact, often the men were indifferent and disheartened with their situation; "[t]he men smoked, with their hands in their pockets, listening to ... the old crones talking, and only now and then grunting out a reply when a question was directly put to them" (Mayhew 111 ... ). Although it is a possibility that these men were never interes...

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... , I decided on analyzing the first image as it holds the most connotative and denotative meaning for me. In fact, that picture caught my attention for it symbolizes pure masculinity. How many women in this world can claim to be indifferent to royal, affluent, and sexually as well as intellectually virile men? The image drips with the symbolism of royalty. The crown-shaped background with Prince ... William at the top is denotative ... of the fact that he is heir to the British kingdom. The three stages of age: boyhood, adolescence and middle age are captured beautifully ... ...

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... 's premise was that sexual identity was determined by the effects of environmental influences rather than by the genetic makeup of a person. Dr. Money felt the John/Joan case provided the perfect variables to support his hypothesis of "nature vs. nurture." By the time the Twin's mother had sent Dr. Money her letter, she was so desperate, she was willing to trust just about anyone who would listen ... , were two healthy identical twin boys, being raised by the same two parents, in the same environment. If John's transformation to Joan was successful, it would be the direct result of nurtur...

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... has presented generations with a unique perspective of the desire for equality that the female class advocated for as an outcome of the establishment of a new government and country through the writing and ratification of the Constitution of the United States of America. This position is clearly articulated by Abigail Adams to her husband John Adams, the future second president of the United States, in a series of letters ... at that time and why it was not addressed by our counties founding fathers. The excerpts from the private correspondence between Abigail Adams and her husband John ...

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... everything a man said was always correct and a woman's voice went unheard, she developed "a habit of deliberately misreading..." and overlooking the oppression of "her surroundings." (Korb) Rather than confronting the idea that John was being controlling, she abandoned her own ideas: "I think sometimes if I were only well enough to write a little it would ... she wants to, without being dependent on John's direction. The narrator unable to express her creative and intellectual capabilities eventually begins to associate herself with the woman inside the wallpaper. The bars that contain t...

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... a man can significantly affect a woman's life. Gilman successfully portrays this point in her article. The story starts out with a young woman (the narrator) and her husband (John) traveling to the country for overcoming her "temporary nervous depression" (page 595). The narrator is not allowed to do anything but stare at the yellow wallpaper, which pushes her deeper into madness. She tries to convince her husband but ... he does not listen and just tells her to go to sleep. It is true that men play the dominant roles prior to the twentieth century. Throughout the story, we can see John...

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... treat women. In "The Yellow Wallpaper" the role of the man, John, is clearly that of dominance, while the role of his wife is very domesticated and submissive. It is their coherence to these roles that eventually drive the narrator to insanity. John, the narrator's husband, plays the male role in the story. John is treated respectfully. John shows his dominance over the author. He is portrayed as the decision maker. "John is a physician," and ... not just a physician but a "physician of high standing"(92). In addition to providing for the family, John is also "very careful and loving" t...

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... believes she is ill although her physician husband believes otherwise. John, her husband, seems to be more of a father than a husband, and takes on the role of the dominant male which is common for this time period. Although the narrator feels desolate and frantic about things, John tells her that there is no reason for her feelings. ... a child, but inside she suffers. She begins to feel inadequate. She feels that she should be "a good girl" and appreciate the protective love John offers to her. "He takes care from me, and I feel ungrateful not to value it more." In telling her to keep w...

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... out there. As her breakdown approaches, she locks John out of the room. She does this to prove to John that he is wrong about her; she wants to drive him away. Her isolation led her to tear the wallpaper off the wall, freeing the trapped women. John faints after seeing the wallpaper and his wife crawling around the room. Perhaps John fainting shows how he couldn't deal with his ... wife's condition. However, having seen her in that state made him faint from the reality of her illness. The man fainting at the end shows the strength of a woman. Ironically, fainting is ... from her husban...

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... 're told. Men are much more privileged since they can acquire an education, hold a job, and make the majority of the decisions. John, the husband and a physician, represents society. Like society, John controls and determines much of what his wife can or cannot do. John's nature can be accredited to the fact that he is a man and also a "physician of high standing" (205). He tells his ... opposition. Most of the narrator's suppression could be based on the fact that John truly does not listen to her all the time. By the end, the narrator is insane, convinced that there are many creeping w...

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... way as to not have their own independent intelligence. As harsh as the restrictions are for the men in this novel, just imagine the limitations thrown onto the women. Liberty, as well as the others, does not have a say in anything, nor does she have the ability to think and do without restraint. Men have the varied living styles and jobs, even if they do not get ... big blunders or just simple little slip-ups. "As if it defined men to restrain it", Equality cannot keep his eyes off Liberty and "for the first time did [he] know fear, and then pain" (Rand 39). Equality knows that he canno...

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... his masculinity. Hemingway presents a concept of male stereotype through Jake's personal struggle with insecurity, feelings of inadequacy, and a lack of masculinity. The stereotype of the qualities of a real man are constantly running through Jake's mind and he finds himself trying to belong to this set of characteristics that he ... view and he does not feel that it is possible to express his emotions to others without coming off weak or girlie. The only time the reader sees Jake openly cry is when he is alone in his apartment after seeing Brett that night. "I was thinking about Brett ...

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... also says she understands her place is beneath men in society's standing. This is expressed in the lines, "It is but vain unjustly to wake war; / men can do best, and women know it well." (39-40). Bradstreet is aware of her domestic duties, all she wants is to be recognized as ... a writer and be respected for her writings. Bradstreet does not understand why people do not give her credit for her work when she deserves it. In the final stanza, Bradstreet iterates ... poets and historians set these forth; / My obscure lines shall not so dim their worth" (5-6). She was stating that her w...

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... Shalott" 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 demonstrates the seclusion of the Victorian woman using her ... death is the punishment for this fallen woman who chose to break the Victorian ideals and look into public space and thus be a "home for fallen women would be a...

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... out and worked. John's sister, Jennie, who represents all that is right with the women of that time period, took on this gender role of a good "housewife". The theme of freedom reveals itself at the end of the story when the narrator started tearing down the wallpaper in the room. In the story the narrator is physically ripping the wallpaper apart. The wallpaper symbolizes that restraint that John has on her ... . As the narrator rips off more and more paper she feels herself escaping her husband ... ...

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... . For instance, we are told that Louise was looking out the window at the "tops of the trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life" (Chopin 635). She could also hear the "notes of a distant song which someone was singing" as well as smell the "delicious breath of rain" in the air (635). These images associated with Louise's sensory awakening ... indicate a new birth. We can also see how Chopin is presenting the outside world as lovely and refreshing. Clearly this imagery indicates that ... was enough to kill her. This is a powerful statement. We are led to believe that means of...

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