With deliberate echoes of the Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, and books such as "1984" and "Brave New World", Pleasantville makes clear that the rigid controls of both religious and political authority run contrary to human nature. ... One scene is even devoted entirely to the "picking of the apple" when Bud and his new girlfriend first drive to Lover's Lane. ... Thrown into a 1950's suburban utopia, she sows the first seeds of discord and introduces a newfound freedom that literally changes the way the world looks. ... Afterward, a similarly bright, apple-red rose appears i...

• Word Count: 846
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Any woman noticed pushing the domestic convention of the period was harshly ridiculed and always reminded of her inferiority within the "man's world". ... Several brave female writers came forth during this period, to speak out against their oppression through the means of poetry, the application of atypical female characters, and the use of symbolism embodying monarchy and oppressive patriarchy. ... In Just a Housewife by Glenna Matthews, a housewife life is defined as "suburban housing patterns (which) reinforced a woman's isolation from most of the world of adults. ...

• Word Count: 2160
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Today, during these democratic transformations, women are becoming more active in many spheres and trying to compete with men and take their rightful place in a new society. ... During a new era of forming a labor market, discrimination tendencies still concern women and thus their competitiveness falls (Boshman 1998: 45). ... Children, from the time of coming to this world, absorb all the information, situations and all around them quickly and therefore, being an adult they are very conceptual about their behavior and roles (Ibraeva 2003:11). ... Many large cities arose in the middle of ...

• Word Count: 5989
• Approx Pages: 24
• Grade Level: Undergraduate