The Great Depression was a time where the working class began to feel a great hostility towards the privileged aristocracy of the upper class. ... The play revolves around the circumstances and actions behind four characters: Blanch Dubois, Harold Mitchell, as well as Stella and Stanley Kowalski. ... For the viewers themselves, Stanley is a character who is easily empathized with at this time when memories of the Great Depression are still fresh. ... But as the play progresses further and further, Stanley's character becomes more volatile and suspicious. ... She fears that she will never...

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Both of these characters, as well as others such as Helen Burns are all females who are constrained by societal conventions, yet subvert them, and arise with great force. From Jane's early ordeals with the Reed family, it is evident that she is a fiercely passionate character, who at times struggles to deal with the oppressive patriarchal society she lives in. ... Furthermore, another character with teeming passions is the young Helen Burns, who is constrained by her Calvinist religious views, particularly the ideas of absolving sin, and suffering for salvation in the afterlife. ... Despi...

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Nora, as a woman, also has many expectations she must try to live up to. ... Yet even though the weakest characteristics were attributed to women, great responsibility was put on them as regarding the raising of their children. It was commonly assumed that fatal flaws in the characters of men were adopted from some defect in the mother's own character. ... the expectations of society to try to be true to themselves (Meyer 1567). ... He uses the set, scenery, characters, and character interactions. ...

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The play revolves around two characters, Nora and her husband Torvald. Nora is a spirited young woman whose compassion and intelligence must be masked by her childish and supplicating behavior, thanks to the expectations of the society. ... This play was a great start in women's rights. ...

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Nora's pampered lifestyle is at great odds with Mrs. ... Through these two vastly different female characters, Ibsen juxtaposes the idealistic and at times nave view of independence that Nora holds (in Mrs. ... Female characters in 19th Century texts also need intellectual freedom. ... Female characters in 19th Century texts also need sexual independence. ... There are also female characters in 19th Century texts that opt for fiscal security, marrying in order to ensure a protected future for themselves. ...

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Upon deeper inspection the story has strong notes of feminism in the central character Elisa Allen. ... The drifter feigns great interest in Elisa's chrysanthemums and asks her many questions about them. ... Steinbeck makes it very easy to relate to this woman's struggle for strength and contentment in a life that does not meet her expectations. ... She sadly realizes that she can never live up to the expectations she places on herself....

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A Doll's House 2003 Assignment Explain how a playwright employs minor characters to establish the dominant values of a society in which the central character is marginalised. ... You and Papa have done me a great wrong. ... She had a self described joy in her life, her love of work, "All my life as long as I can remember, I've worked-that's been one of my one great joy." ... No character demonstrates this better than Linde and eventually Nora as she follows suit. ... This nonchalant acceptance of an unwanted marriage is owed to her education and understanding of the societ...

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Two characters in Chekhov's "The Lady with the Dog- fell in love. ... He had too high of expectations of a woman. ... His character in Lermontov's "Princess Mary- was able to seduce any woman at will. ... They put it before their marriages, before their children (Dmitri's, maybe Anna's), and before society's expectations of them. Because of that, they are the only genuinely happy characters discussed here. ...

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Its no wonder that Cather describes the scenery so extensively, with quotes such as "The red of the grass made all the great prairie the colour of wine-stains, or of certain seaweeds when they are first washed up." ... This allows the character of Antonia to evolve away from the traditional roles of women in society. ... Then there is Antonia, growing up away from all these social expectations, away from the cities and stuffy aristocrats. ... The character of Antonia is put on a pedestal; she is portrayed as a woman of strength, a person to look up to. ... Antonia is an unusually strong cha...

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Daisy Miller's character is unlike many of the Americans' living there. ... She is young, unsophisticated, chatty, and brags about all the society, especially "a great deal of gentlemen's society- that she had in New York (285). ... These words clearly demonstrate her flirtatious character. ... However, this shows her new knowledge, the knowledge of a woman who acts as she believes and feels, not on expectations. ... Yet, another way that Daisy's character exceeds the boundaries of her character type is through her independence and confidence. ...

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Her story is one that, while giving some insight to the lives of Roman women during her time, mostly shaped the expectations of women. Livy introduces Lucretia as a woman of outstanding character. ... Her virtuous character gave her power. ... While the events are not necessarily true, this drastic act reveals men expected women to go to great lengths to preserve their family's name. ...

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Critical readings of Chopin's works often note the tension between female characters and the society that surrounds them. ... In the "The Story Of An Hour-, Chopin illustrates freedom in the character Mrs. ... Mallard feel free, free from oppression, and free from the burden of society's expectations. ... The Storm, another great story written by Kate Chopin expresses yet again the theme of a male dominated society. ... You also see rebellion of the female characters against the status quo. ...

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In my talk I will be discussing psychological phenomena and disorders that are particularly prevalent among females as well as overview how sociocultural views and expectations have influenced and continue to influence today the mental health of women; affecting their overall physical and psychological well-being. ... Being a teenager is difficult because society tends to put a lot of pressure and expectations that are impossible for one to keep up with. ... " We know that the characters shown on TV are far from real, but this is something that our teenagers seem to not understand. ... I...

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In these works, each character represents a woman trying to come to terms with, and find a solution to her depression and anxiety. ... Though she attempts to defy these expectations by cutting off her "great big nose" and "fat legs," in her death, the woman is displayed in her casket with cosmetics painted on and a beautiful turned-up putty nose. ... They went to great pains making themselves look perfect, hoping to attract a male. ... Each character in each story is left to fill the void with high self-esteem, so they can thrive as individuals. ...

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The education of The Woman Warrior illustrates the empowerment of women by developing the protagonist's character and by putting her through difficult situations that she must overcome. ... Unlike what is expected of her, the character has a voice. ... The Woman Warrior proves her great determination and daring power as she struggles for her own survival. ... In response to this stereotypical judgment, The Woman Warrior faces the dragon and defies expectations. ... Kingston puts defiance to the test and allows her character to overcome her tasks. ...

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Wilkins Freeman best represented a woman's struggle for independence through the character of Louisa's relationship with Joe Dagget. ... The character of Joe Dagget has many characteristics that a typical woman would desire in a man. ... The fact that Louisa willingly released the hand Joe Dagget, who was undeniably husband material and considered a "catch" for any single woman, reinforces the point that she was rebelling against the norms and expectations of society. ... "(661) What is interesting is that Freeman describes death as something great which happened to Louisa. ... ...

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Therefore, he will not be able to be intimate with those women who he has great respect and affection for, since they will effectively remind him of his mother. ... I stated above that a man chooses to marry someone whom he has great respect and affection for. ... This results in a great overvaluation of his wife. ... (Nietzsche 147) These things result in the woman once again feeling as if she has done something wrong, when really all she has done is conform to the expectations set forth by society. ... Yet as wonderful as this rebellion from the norms of society sounds, it is very diffi...

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Receivers observe the behavior of characters in the media and then internalize these behaviors as norms. ... In modern media, we are seeing a change in how women are represented and I guess it could be said that the way in which women are portrayed in modern media is a great stride in comparison to the roles that they once had. ... Some might argue that Wonder Woman is a great feminist icon as she is strong, independent and her life does not revolve around the dictates of a man. ... Men will continue to have unrealistic expectations of their female counterparts as they will expect them to ac...

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Through his main character, Dmitri Dmitrich Gurov, Chekhov is able to show how a man can be held back from the very freedoms in life by society and its laws and institutions. ... The depression of being with a person who you neither love nor care about took a great toll on Gurov. ... This shows how Gurov had high expectations of himself to become something greater in life, to obtain a deeper purpose in his life, yet he was held back by society where he had to conform to becoming a banker, an every day job position. ...

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Indeed, Bertens describes how "thinking in terms of gender stereotypes" has brought about men with female - and therefore "weak" - attributes, "whom everybody automatically assumed to be 'masculine', to positions of great power"[4]. ... Mrs Fairfax's actual position shows that she is far from it – "this affable and kind little widow was no great dame, but a dependant like myself". ... The presentation of Blanche also demonstrates her to be a negative character, "Blanche, an accomplished lady of rank" (spoken by Jane wit...

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Furthermore, Sylvia Plath's imagery is used to help paint the picture of just how determined Esther is to meet her own expectations as well as societies. ... I felt part of a great tradition"" (Plath 229). ... It's here that Esther's, not only physical but psychological conflict, is addressed as she strives to meet the expectations of a typical 1950's woman. ... Additionally, Plath uses the imagery of internal conflict to confront the demons that her fictionalized characters, including Esther, face. ...

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the heat of Nature and the heat/stress/pressure imposed upon them by the male-dominated culture, social expectations and lifestyle. ... Lessing reveals the character of the woman here. ... I believe these men could not accept the fact that a woman should not be the way she was, all hard and cold in her character, somewhat like a man. ...

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