But when viewed from both a critical and emotional standpoint, children's literature occupies a very dense subgroup of the Literary Canon. ... Such is the complexity of children's literature. ... So while unimaginative critics can dump children's literature into a category of the insignificant, it is quite evident that the genre holds an important position in literature. ... Little Women, by teaching young girls the lessons of maturing into women, and the joys and problems that come along with such a process, succeeds in playing a noteworthy role within children's litera...

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From this poem we take out that in the 50's middle class women are beginning to make careers on their own without the help of a male figure. ... (Rich 632) In this statement, we find that Rich's desire to have equal roles in society and especially literature is flawed. ... With women already being admired and influencing human literature at this very moment, why would the journey be dangerous anymore? ... It is apparent that in the past there have been notable unequal differences in male and female roles in society and literature. ... From a male perspective, the literature migh...

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Although both readers and writers of literature have failed to give heroines the recognition they deserve, this does not mean that the heroine does not exist. ... Another stereotypical, female role found in literature is that of the "unsympathetic woman". ... Poh-Poh survived this discrimination, brought up a son, and helped to raise her four grandchildren. ... There has always been a rebel in literature. ... Throughout literature women have generally taken on some fairly stereotypical roles. ...

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In literature, women have been presented as ornaments, prostitutes, sexual promiscuous kinds of characters, and mad creatures with irrational thinking. ... In this piece of literature, there isn't a mere conflict between the new generation and the old generation, or between the female gender and the male gender. ... In this piece of literature, the women were presented as gossipers. ... Thus, they contacted her extended family in Alabama to help her. ... More recently, in literature women are presented as licentious individuals, mentally ill, mad creatures with irrational thinking, and tr...

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These patterns or methods are often found in film and literature, usually for the purpose of persuasion and comedy. ... From beginning to end the use of stereotyping helped create the characters Duke Alexander and Dorethea Sturm to help portray his anti-Semitic views to the public. ... With the help of Oppenheimer, a hackneyed, money-hungry, con artist with a long beard and great wittiness, the Duke begins to gain everything a man of power could ever wish. ...

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She continues to help the soldiers gather straw and take it into the loft where they sleep. The soldiers began to think that this was unusual; she later explained that this would keep them warm they helped her. The soldiers more or less helped dig their own graves without even knowing it. ... (http://www.online-literature.com/maupassant/ Literature Network) As is evident with the short story of Mother Savage, the author was greatly influenced by the war. ... Many pieces of literature published after that tragic day, make reference to many of the heroic stories demonstrated by our country&...

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(Kingston53) She talks of the "words at our back" meaning that she has this whole superstructure against her and that her only revenge is to make these stories up that help to reveal what she wants to do to her boss and how the ideology of gender roles holds her back from making this a reality. ... Yet she reveals her lived experience as a way for the reader to understand the superstructure that is set up which favors the men's role in society and helps to oppress women. ... Meaning that Kingston's literature is not a reflection of the ideology, but she uses it to distance the ...

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Besides various marches, women wrote books and other types of literature to state the ignorance of women in society. ... Family and work coexisted and this blending of their family and work life helped achieve their desired balance for a wholesome lifestyle. ... Crosby, who published a novel, The Unexpected Advantages of Balancing Career and Home for Women and Their Families, affirms in her literature that, "intricate experiments by researchers say that children from affluent homes cared my mothers and nannies still displayed significant insecurity in their attachments."" ... I wanted to see ...

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Before proceeding to the woman characters in Markandaya's novel 'Nectar in a Sieve', let us define the characteristics of the stereotypical womanhood in Indian culture and tradition and as it has been portrayed in literature over generations. ... This image of virtuous goddesses devoted to their husbands is the ideal image of Indian womanhood and it has persisted in culture and literature over the years. ... Even woman in life and literature herself voluntarily surrendered to the ideal of self-sacrifice. ...

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It has been tested that given the same emotional stimuli women tend to react only a little more physiologically than men, but tend to show a lot more facial recognition to the stimuli. For the most part, this holds true today. This can be attributed with evolutionary psychology due to a child mimic...

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The narrator is discovering her fellow woman (herself) imprisoned in the pattern of men, she determines to tear off the paper and free her: "As soon as it was moonlight and that poor thing began to crawl and shake the pattern, I got up and ran to help her. ... Many interesting characters in literature are conceived from the tension women have faced with men. ...

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Symbolism and Representation In the nineteenth century, women in literature were often depicted in a position that was dominated by men. ... The use of symbolism in the story helps to create a vision to show how the narrator feels. ... John believes that focusing on the scenery will help her forget the nervous depression. ... Therefore, the narrator feel obligated to help free the woman from the wall. ...

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This is exemplified when he asks Aunty to help with the kids but would not allow her to fire Calpurnia, as stated "Alexandra, Calpurnia is not leaving this house until she wants to." Atticus looks to Calpurnia to help with the children's well-being many times throughout the novel, showing that he does not abuse the stereotype of a male in the family. ... Gender stereotyping is immensely present within Harper Lee's timeless and eloquent masterpiece of literature....

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Sherezade had read books on literature, philosophy, and medicine. ... In most of the stories, honesty is the best policy and more likely helps the characters achieve an end. ... a Muslim herself, Islamic Sharia does state that women should be educated so that they may help their husbands. ...

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She began to read a medley of books now from Darwin to Sarah Orne Jewett, she felt it a necessity to help mourn the loss of her husband. ... Edna realizes this, but she cannot help the way she feels for Robert and has a great passion for him. ... Edna Pontellier's determination and strong-will transform this story into an outstanding piece of literature. ...

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Vincent Millay, who wrote during the Jazz Age, created pieces that changed the way society approached literature. ... This necessity to "go alone", as she puts it, left Millay feeling as though there were few people in the world who could understand or help her. ...

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The women would study different areas of interest such as "literature, art, history, education, and, increasingly, civic improvement." ... Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr founded Hull House in 1889 in order to help improve the lives of single women and mothers. ...

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The strategic concept of struggle centers the stage of both the piece of literature, "The Loss of the Creature," and A Room of One's Own. ... But Percy clarifies instantly saying that the educator can be, not an entrepreneur of creating the package, but a helper of the student in becoming a sovereign individual, not a consumer of experience. ...

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One of Ibsen's most important contributions to literature or to drama is the throwing out of the kings and their courtiers. ... Torvald does not immediately offer to help her rather he waits until after he discovers that his social status will suffer no harm. ...

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To Literature 24 February 2004 Prof. ... The narrator was high and drunk when he helped Robert draw the Cathedral that there was no way he could have benefited emotionally or spiritually from the experience. ...

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Meyer's Thinking and Writing About Literature remarks, "Her professional life and three marriages helped to shape her keen insights into modern love and women's lives" (Meyer 162). ... It is used to help the reader understand that the male is dominant in all respects of the relationship. ...

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Meyer's Thinking and Writing About Literature remarks, "Her professional life and three marriages helped to shape her keen insights into modern love and women's lives" (Meyer 162). ... It is used to help the reader understand that the male is dominant in all respects of the relationship. ...

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"Gurov could not help feeling bored as he listened to her; he was so irritated by her nave tone of voice and her repentance - (Chekhov 539) It sounds like something Pozdnyshev or Pechorin would feel. ... After reading all these stories about the vices of mankind, it can be concluded that true love does not exist, at least in Russian literature. ...

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During the period in which Bradstreet published her works, males were the driving forces in literature. ... This emotional plea with herself helps the readers see her dedication and passion for her writing. ...

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World is made of men and women. They are the two pieces of a puzzle without which life would be impossible. What is it exactly that makes the division between men and women? Scientifically, one responsible factor is a proper chromosome. But the truth is that it is not so much the matter of physical appearance as the matter of one's psyche. ...

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• Grade Level: High School