Through establishing gender roles as one of the primary motifs in the novel, Frank Norris projects Laura as a historically distinctive character. This is evidenced through both the diction surrounding the manner and the uniqueness of her actions, comparatively. At the mere mention of approaching ...
It will focus on the diction, figures of speech and rhetoric, tone and form that appear in the poem and how Donne used these tools to convey his intended message. ... By using diction, figures of speech and rhetoric, tone and form Donne conveyed his intended message to the reader successfully. ...
Defining Respect In reading "A Respectable Woman" by Kate Chopin it is apparent that she is very much a realist. Her works are all fictional stories but they represent the stark realities of life. She does not dramatize or make her characters appear heroic, but simply portrays them as everyday peop...
"Mirror" by Sylvia Plath shows the shallowness and superficial concerns of women through the personification and the description of a mirror reflecting a woman's life and her character. The poem is narrated by the mirror, which doesn't provide an unbiased and impartial view on its character contrar...
To be a womanist is to have or express a belief in, or have a respect for women and their talents and abilities beyond the boundaries of race and class. A womanist should not be confused with the term feminist. A feminist is a belief in social, political, and economic equality of the sexes and in ...
The Lady of Shalott by Alfred Lord Tennyson tells of a woman cut off from society and human interactions - the simplicities of life. A feminist reading can be applied to this poem, as Tennyson explores ideas of deprivation, passivity and male dominance through diction, symbolism and characterisatio...
Throughout The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne touches upon the progression of women's status in society. According to Puritan beliefs, women are supposed to be tough and hard working individuals. Women are strong, unrefined, broad shouldered, and insensitive. However, Hawthorne's use of symb...
Dear --------- ----------, I write to you with the expectation and full understanding that I may not receive a response from anytime soon. If the turmoil and instability of your country renders you incapable of responding to this letter, I'll know the reason why. However, I wanted to write this to...
Imagine, for a moment, love without gender. Is it possible? Some see love as sexual feelings attached to sexual attributes. For these people, love is very much dependent on gender. It is the driving force which sparks an initial interest and paves the way for love to develop. For others, tho...
Often literature can be used as a historical reference, illustrating the ways of life in a culture though stories set in a particular time period. Although the stories in the Canterbury tales are fictional, they represent many social issues and provide an intimate view of life in Medieval Europe. Al...
The poem "The Choosing" by Liz Lochhead tells the story of young woman who runs into her childhood best friend. Seeing her best friend, Mary, causes the speaker to question her decisions in life. The speaker chose to attend high school and then college, while Mary married young and is pregnant. A...
Pretty Woman is an appropriation of the play by Bernard Shaw called Pygmalion, because it's characters, plot and central theme can all be closely linked. Both Vivian Ward's and Eliza Doolittle's transformation into society's "ideal women" undertakes the same central journey, with pivotal moments in character development similar to each other. Both women come from disadvantaged backgrounds, and through the help of their male counterparts, in the text, achieve confidence and self worth. Through the women's evolution of self, the narrative also enables the reader to see t...
