The opening sentences interlace the governmental strands of patriarchy, property and empire: "He- for there could be no doubt of his sex, though the fashion of the time did something to disguise it- was in the act of slicing at the head of a Moor which swung from the rafters Orlando's father, or perhaps his grandfather, had struck it from the shoulders of a vast pagan who had started up under the moon in the barbarian fields of Africa; and now it swung, gently, perpetually, in the attic rooms of the gigantic house of the lord who had slain him". Potter's adaptation of Orlando very m...

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For me, such a segment of the novel was the variety of characters of women depicted by Allende throughout the story. ... La Senora was fond of Eva, a little girl that came into her life from nowhere and fascinated her with stories. ... But hiding away and even leaving the country with the help of her powerful friends did not take away the only stir of feelings that La Senora was to have in her life: imprisonment of Melesio did not let her sleep at night or carry on her revolutionary activity in the sex-care industry during the day. ... Without her patronas knowing this, Eva in a way exploited ...

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In the stories opening chapter McIlvanney takes a non-traditional approach to crime literature as he reveals to readers the novel's killer. ... While it is certainly not my belief that suppressed homosexuality was a common theme amongst Irish men in the 1970s, I am of the mind that the anxiety, confusion and utter uncertainty surrounding the subject are feelings members of both sexes at the time would strongly relate to. ... While we are meant to understand Lawson as "one of life's vigilantes, a retribution monger" (8-9), as the story progresses we begin to see him as a man...

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That being said, the story of Frankenstein was postured as a thrilling one, and permitted countless examination of horror theme in general. ... The three repugnant adjustment, gore, violence, and sex have been added into the movie Frankenstein. ... The story is mainly said to be invented from the well-known Greek myth of Prometheus, which can be known as the context for certain reflective moral ideas. ...

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Heckerling's Clueless is indeed a clever film, transforming a 200-year-old story and making it relevant to today for a modern screen audience, despite radical social changes. ... However, even though sex before marriage is assumed in most social circles and prevalent in current film, Cher herself steps out of social expectations and admits to remaining a virgin despite friends whom "say it like it's a bad thing-. ...

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