... the encoded meanings and forms in lesbian writing that are not clearly placed across a fictional tale. It is with this type of reading perhaps that a lesbian narrative space is created by Cather in "My Antonia." Cather illustrates a story of Jim Burden and his relationship with Antonia within a backdrop of events that can be appropriated as forming a lesbian narrative space. Cather's characterisation, with effective use ... to men or heterosexual relationships in this particular line in the novel. Farwell notes how "Feminist literary theory has been eager to recognize the possibility of d...

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... trifles," seems to be old fashion. Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters have a lot to offer for the investigation. The Author Susan Glaspell shows an obvious stereotypical attitude by men towards women in her story, A Jury of Her Peers. The men don't understand women enough to ask the ladies to help them to uncover where a women might conceal her murder evidence, and it seemed ... the bird had obviously belonged to Minnie, and it was obvious that the bird, which had a neck that had been wrung by someone else, did not die of natural causes. Then there was Mr. Wright who obviously did not died of na...

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... Francis' self-esteem and then gets passive-aggressive to remind him of his place. Unfortunately, Margot cannot even be aggressive correctly. Male aggression is seen throughout the story as hunting, direct behavior and Wilson's cold indifference, two things Margot is incapable of. Passive-aggression is the cheap feminine knock-off of true aggression, supported by the fact that both Francis and Margot use it. Margot ... when he tries to confront her about the cheating, she demonstrates that she feels completely in control of her relationship. Margot knows she's trapped with Francis, and w...

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... you may not do it. Forget you. This is about waiting, shifting from one foot to another."" Thus Levine begins his poem by throwing the reader into the midst of an un-employment line and does so very bluntly and confrontationally. It is obvious that his feelings towards those who do not work, ... not journeys. Society, family, etc. have taught the speaker that it just doesn't matter what has to be done to get a stable, worthy job. Judging by the expression, these men don't necessarily want to be where they are. (Both literally and figuratively.) However, some notion has been placed in the...

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... only one book came to my mind that would show the exact opposite, How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents. In this story Yo, the oldest of the four girls, would not give into male dominance and peer pressure. This in the end made her life miserable and she was even driven insane because of it. Yo was from ... whore. Society says it is ok, in most cases, for men to have numerous partners. This is another way that gender roles are greatly affected by society. The narrator of Lust is from an upper class family. This is obvious when she says,On vacations, we went skiing, or you?d go south if...

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... out on opportunities to mingle with the opposite sex. Interactions between single sex high schools are common and really develop students' social and communicational skills. It is a gradual process but by the time one graduates from high school they are ready to be released into the real world, especially if choosing to attend a coed University. Through high school years there are ... never had to wear make up to school and it gave her the chance to feel much smarter in the classroom. My male cousin also went to an all boy school and he said he prefers the teaching styles of his high sc...

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... As Butler argues, "Gender is constructed (...)" (8) and this is exactly what Winterson wants to deconstruct. The story is told by a genderless and outsider narrator, since we do not know any trait of him or her, and also we cannot enter the issue of cliches of gender identity. The author refuses to categorise this narrative voice in a specific gender. Through this ambiguity, she forces ... . "They were not marvellously upright, the kind women wear as epaulettes, as a mark of rank. Neither were they pubescent playboy fantasies. They had done their share of time and begun to submit to grav...

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... utilize this method because it only deals with the reader's opinions and the reader's thoughts about the work. From my point of view as a reader, I think that Mrs. Mallard was struck off guard by her husband's death. She loved him at one point in her life and she can't deny it. At first, that feeling causes her to start sobbing. Then when she realizes ... me, is a big deal that can't be entered into very lightly. After knowing that she wasn't happy with the marriage, divorce should be the solution. From what I understand and what my grandparents and other senior citizens have told me, m...

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... women found around the house one could see the pressure in always being the "perfect" woman and wife. The sacrifices, demands, and lack of social interaction in Mrs. Wright's life could be enough to drive a sane woman to lash out. The nice commodities Mrs. Wright, formally Minnie Foster, possessed as a young adult ... with an apron as her only accessory. It seems she also lost her identity. Her spirit and her love to sing and laugh have been muffled by responsibilities. She became only a housewife and nothing more, just as she was expected. Mrs. Hale recollects that she never visited Mrs...

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... by blame and humiliation. Kingston also wrote "White Tigers," which she uses her storytelling as a way to live out her possibilities within her storytelling. She is able to use her storytelling to do things that the gender ideologies constrict her from doing. After her heroic story of the great swordswoman, Fa Mu Lan, she leads into a story of her own life ... and an incident she had with her boss. He wants her to write invitations that are racists and she refuses. In turn he terminates her employment, ""you will be paid up to here," he said. "We"ll mail you the check." If I took the swo...

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... third day after fertilization, when the embryo has reached the 8 cell stage, a single cell may be removed and tested." (reproductive.org/sex-selection/) The idea of demanding a certain gender is a controversial issue. Other's go as far as considering it ethically wrong. I personally concur and find this to be wrong and unethical. ... and India, the cultural preference for boys is well-documented and parents for years have been using ultrasound and amniocentesis, followed by abortion to avoid giving birth to girls." (Ravitsky, 2011) For people in those countries to select the gender and h...

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... queen who killed her lover, a priest named Kallikrates. They, too, successfully fight natives who attempt to kill them ritually and manage to find the queen in the wild, surrounded by a nation of mutes who attend to her. After finding her, both Holly and Leo hopelessly fall in love with her. They remain in her control and are, too, freed only after she ... about an adventure fiction story has it that the male characters show their power over the passive female. The contribution of this thesis lies in providing a different view on the alleged passivity of the female. It aims to draw atte...

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... the woman in this example civilize Enkidu, but also she is able to help make her society stronger by making Enkidu involved with Gilgamesh, showing the fact women are truly the backbone of this society. This influence is seen in many other parts of the story as well. When characters are examined, Gilgamesh's actions seem to amount to little in comparison with his mother ... towns' women, he sacrificed soldiers, and has to guarantee that he is with grooms' brides prior to the actual groom. Without the source of domestication and civility that are so important and represented in the setti...

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... and told my mother not to call me Marietta but Miss Marietta- Her mother raised her by giving her all the confidence in the world that she could eventually leave Pittman and not end up like all the other females, pregnant by the age of 16. This turned out to be one of Missy's goals in life which she reached when she graduated with very few ... completely blind and Mrs. Parson helped her get along from day to day. This portrays how women can get along just fine independently even with a disability. All of these above mentioned incidents in the story show the ability for a woman to surviv...

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... time for the rest of her life. By giving the power to his mistress to make the choice, she is freed from a spell that was put on by her evil stepmother (Grower 3). Overjoyed and extremely happy the couple lives happily ever after. The moral of the Tale of Florent is neatly summed up by the words of the priest at the end of the tale. "Therefore, my son, if you ... a way that can be interpreted as evil and corrupt. The knight is faced with a choice just like the knight in the Tale of Florent. His mistress asks him to choose whether she be "Old and ugly for the rest of [his] life, but a fa...

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... Act at least could give women hope for justifyably equal rights, and the social opinion and acceptance that discrimination is wrong. 'Legislation is also likely to influence the attitudes of the group suffering discrimination by making clear that equal treatment is a right, and not a privilage or an exception'. (April Carter 1988) However, many loopholes are to be found within the Act. One ... trials, ignoring constraints imposed by the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1976, along with humiliating questioning undermining the credibility of the victim, and suggestions, such as the victim ...

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... attraction. This article gives decent background information about Kate Chopin and can assist the reader to better understand the intentions of her works. The article is informative in biographical facts and well written. My Literary Criticism: "The Role of Women in the Works of Kate Chopin" Growing up in an era where women were expected to "behave properly," Kate Chopin ... was aware of the double standard between men and women (Abderrazak 1). She observed the fact that men were freer while women had ... go to bars. Mrs. Mallard is expected in the story to run a house and devote her l...

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... athletes to percentage of females in the student body. Even when a team is self-supporting, receiving only minimum funds from the school, it needs to be removed because having the team creates a percentage gap. Exactly this happened at Marquette University. Andy Berglund, a staff writer for The Wrestling Mall, tells the story well: In the early 90's Marquette was going to eliminate the ... left with no option other than to cut male programs. Women have every right to fully explore their potential in educational programs and activities, including athletics, but the lofty ideals of Title ...

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... at the time. This play is definitely a unique story written by a very intelligent, complicated writer. He may have written the play in a manner that would lead every reader to draw his or her own conclusions. He has us to find our own interpretation of the play in context with our personal lives and experiences ... the conclusion that she must leave her home and family. As Nora states "My first duty is to myself."" Her husband, Torvald, treats Nora more as a possession then an equal partner. He uses her and molds her to fit perfectly into his life. Krogstad, a morally diseased man who wo...

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... , hands larger than the wives whole head, and "powerful knuckles and the veins engorged by the pressure on his arm" (Meyer 164). By describing him such as big and powerful with hair on his hands and arms, the author portrays him as an animal of sorts. At one part of the story, the wife even remarks on this when she says, "It's as if I were ... to this startling discovery, this disgust. It regrouped its forces- (Meyer 164); the male becomes defensive because he knows he is guilty of the act, but does not accept responsibility. In this way, the hand symbolizes all dominating relationships....

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... endure the condescending and unconsciously demeaning remarks from the male side. The gender bond shown here foreshadows Mrs. Peter's and Mrs. Hale's understanding and support of Mrs. Wright' s so-called sin at the end of the story. But what separated the men from the women was when the sheriff decided that there was nothing but "kitchen things" in the kitchen which lead them ... . Peters said, " "I know what stillness is", "When we homesteaded in Dakota, and my first baby died-after he was two years old -and me with no other then-" " (308). The canary, the preserves, and the quilt are al...

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... dramatic claims of death by simply stating, "You very eloquently tell me you shall die if I continue unkind; but I very plainly tell your Lordship, that I must perish if I prove otherwise: since I know it will be impossible for me to live after the loss of my honor" (146). Violenta reiterates the conventional belief of the time: the notion that the value of a woman's life is linked ... her sin claiming to be "unworthy to live, after being stained with blood; though that blood was shed to wash away my stain". She tells her story to the justices, "without either rage or passion" and moved...

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... the younger generation to war, due to what she feels is pride-lead stupidity. World War I was a severe and terrible war, marked by young men dying in some of the most horrible conditions ever possibly imagined. These women, being ambulance drivers, saw this on a regular basis. They saw their own friends die ... Tosh dies Smith writes, "Tosh lies in my arms dead, soaking my overcoat with blood. Dead. " (160). It is no wonder the characters in this book would start to question if fighting this war was right. Smithy has to also wrestle with the idea of her absolute resentment toward her mot...

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... pretty much the same abusive man from every after school special and info-mercial we see during primetime, doing terrible things to a defenseless family. Then there is Jamie, who by my estimation is one of the meekest male characters I have encountered in a children's book. Finally we have Earl, who is such a hollow character that I truly believe he is merely Coman'sout? for this ... as equal or intelligent. I was surprised to see this image so obviously presented until I realized it was necessary for the character to function properly within the story. However it is still obvious that ...

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... , hands larger than the wives whole head, and "powerful knuckles and the veins engorged by the pressure on his arm" (Meyer 164). By describing him such as big and powerful with hair on his hands and arms, the author portrays him as an animal of sorts. At one part of the story, the wife even remarks on this when she says, "It's as if I were ... to this startling discovery, this disgust. It regrouped its forces- (Meyer 164); the male becomes defensive because he knows he is guilty of the act, but does not accept responsibility. In this way, the hand symbolizes all dominating relationships....

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• Grade Level: High School