These difficulties were because her husband traveled often due to responsibilities that took him away from home. Her husband always traveling, and scarcely being home is what sparked many to believe she had the potential of challenging Puritan ideals. ... Another instance where Bradstreet spoke her mind like this presents itself in, The Author to Her Book. ... The offspring she speaks of is none other than the book she wrote, and she states this because even though people may think her book is crap because she is a woman it is still her book and she loves it much like she would her own child. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Aphra Behn lived through what has been called by many as "the most conflict-ridden period in British history" [ CITATION Ken l 1033 ]. ... An example of this stems from a scene in the book where Prince Oroonoko stands amongst all of the slaves looking just as them and wearing the same clothing, yet people still treat him as a person of power [ CITATION Ken l 1033 ]. ... The Rover focuses on the sexual desires that limited Behn's gender to convents, brothels, or homes and the societal double standard that presented itself during this time [ CITATION Goo10 l 1033 ]. ... The only t...

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Both females had large families, lived in ghetto neighborhoods and were deprived of a "real home.... While at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, Cisneros felt out of place and did not like the work of her peers so she resorted to developing her own style. ... By allowing Esperanza to be her spokeswoman who asked questions and called attention to issues Cisneros could not express herself, Esperanza was ultimately operating as a fictional substitute for Cisneros. ... You stay at home. ...

• Word Count: 2834
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate