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
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He remarks "You and I have different role to play-, likening the situation to a literary scenario where the characters have clearly defined roles that evidently supports his behavior. ... Brian, the only male character to defy prejudices, reveals his homosexuality to Ellen challenging the roles of customary males. ... When Kate slowly becomes an invalid, the inadequacy of fixed roles is revealed, as imbalance becomes evident and a characters assurance is uncovered by Quindlen to be misguided. ...

• Word Count: 844
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He remarks "You and I have different role to play-, likening the situation to a literary scenario where the characters have clearly defined roles that evidently supports his behavior. ... Brian, the only male character to defy prejudices, reveals his homosexuality to Ellen challenging the roles of customary males. ... When Kate slowly becomes an invalid, the inadequacy of fixed roles is revealed, as imbalance becomes evident and a characters assurance is uncovered by Quindlen to be misguided. ...

• Word Count: 834
• Approx Pages: 3
• 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
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Taming of the Shrew is a literary exploration of marital issues presented explicitly and implicitly by Shakespeare's characters. The characters demonstrate and allow insight into the preferred behaviour of men and women in marriage, their appropriate roles and duties, and each person's expectations in a partnership. These messages of accepted and traditional understandings are explicitly expressed and easily understood through the characters" statements and speeches. The implied meanings in dialogue, character development and outcomes allow insight into the underlying messages...

• Word Count: 1366
• Approx Pages: 5
• 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
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate