Definition This brings us to the definition of feminist literary criticism. ... The feminist reader should identify with female characters and their concerns. ... (i) "Feminist critique," - examining how women characters are portrayed, exposing the patriarchal ideology implicit in the so-called classics, and demonstrating that attitudes and traditions reinforcing systematic masculine dominance are inscribed in the literary canon. ... Its subjects include the psychodynamics of female creativity; linguistics and the problem of a female language; the trajectory of the individual or collective ...

• Word Count: 1975
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In "Kiss the Girls and Make Them Spy," by Mabel Maney, the characters exist in a reality where sexual preference plays no role as to whether they"re accepted in society. ... Maney cunningly utilizes many literary elements to present her readers with more insight on the unfairness of the way homosexuals are treated today. ... The main character in the novel, Jane Bond, ironically, does not feel uncomfortable or uneasy by indulging in public displays of affection with her female partner. ... Another example of paradox can be seen when Agent Pumpernickel, a character who can identify himsel...

• Word Count: 330
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Instead of a recognizable genre, lesbian literary narrative, is in reality, a disputed form, dependent on various interpretive strategies." ... Cather's clever insertion of her initial as the snake "was lying in long loose waves, like a letter 'W'" forms a literary technique she perhaps used to inform her readers on her lesbian position. ... Farwell notes how "Feminist literary theory has been eager to recognize the possibility of disruptive plots and spaces that position women as subjects of their own stories." ... Jim's masculinity is masked by such ev...

• Word Count: 2062
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Victorian Age marked an era where a rise of oppositional creations ruled literary and social exemplifications of gender. ... A woman, deemed as a fallen one, showed signs of disregard of the set norms, expressed sexual aggressiveness, and ignored the need to be submissive to the men in her life (Gilmour 18).The theme of a fallen woman became a popular topic in literary circles during this age. ... This idea of the ideal Victorian woman was widely witnessed in various literary works of the Victorian Age. ... Even though the title of the poem alludes to the fact that it will center upon the ...

• Word Count: 3387
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Diane Di Prima presents a female character that contorts the patriarchal female gender role. ... Diane Di Prima presents feminism through the use of her female character living out the unique, atypical female life of a bachelor in her autobiographical short story "Dinners and Nightmares" and "What I Ate Where". ... Di Prima goes against the traditional female position as a housewife by enveloping a bachelor's lifestyle yet placing this role upon the main female character. ... Di Prima uses her average character to show a life that is not traditionally suited for a twen...

• Word Count: 2160
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

" Aside from degrading a depiction of women with vulgar language and aggressive tones, much of this genre's content implies that, depending on the women, different women deserve different amounts of respect and value depending on their character; however, all women deserve respect because every woman is valuable. ... Similarly, in Virginia Woolf's excerpt from A Room of One's Own, Woolf explains how the Elizabethan woman is not notably mentioned as a an accomplished literary writer, although her time called upon many accomplished writers (the only accomplished authors durin...

• Word Count: 1035
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate