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. ...

• Word Count: 1558
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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. ... ...

• Word Count: 2223
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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...

• Word Count: 1911
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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...

• Word Count: 1797
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The play opens with three female characters whose stories dominate the play throughout, each striving to break from their prescribed outcomes. ... Throughout the plot, these three women abandon their roles and express their sexuality beyond their society's expectations. ...

• Word Count: 2238
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Despite being a fictionalized character, Esperanza's life greatly resembles Cisneros' upbringing. ... As the author, Cisneros, "sits inside the mind of the hero[ine] . . . and looks at the other characters from the outside," while the heroine, Esperanza "plays a very small active part; [s]he sees the actions and suffering of other people pass before [her] like a spectator" (Freud, Day-Dreaming 149-150). ... Both Cisneros and Esperanza's mother wanted their daughters to be something more in life than just adopting their position in the kitchen so they placed a great importance on...

• Word Count: 2834
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

She offers that female characters add nothing or very little to actual elements of plot and character but rather are subjected to male scopophilia, the fetishistic and voyeuristic, due to phallocentricism and psychoanalytic fear of castration. ... From a tertiary level the female characters seem to gain more respect and authority as the years progress, but these scopophilic elements still persist through all the narratives. ... At the end of her essay Mulvey establishes three 'looks' in which this scopophilic dialectic can take place: between the camera and what is being shot, betwe...

• Word Count: 4301
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Abstract Leadership is erroneously seen as possessing the authority and social charm needed to influence others to reinforce and support the completion of tasks. However, leadership isn't solely a matter of authority or talent, but a requirement to invest and inspire people. A leader's calling inclu...

• Word Count: 1954
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate