The relationship is regarded as within the Creole social convention of an adoring young man expressing his love for a married woman, who remains faithful and chaste. ... The archetype feminist rebel, Edna Pontellier, even defies the traditional definition of a Victorian woman within the context of a romantic relationship. ... Rejecting the time-honored perception of the women being the romantic fixation, Edna instead chooses to seek out romantic partners herself, contrary to the popular belief of men being the ones that court and pursue. ... Edna's awakening, initiated during her summer a...

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While grief is a heavy and debilitating emotion, the convention remains that one shows an emotional response to the death of a loved one and this typical response is represented by the character of Thomas Perez, "fainting (like a dislocated dummy) " (Camus 12) at the funeral. ... If the other characters did not impose the social tags of "fiance'"" and "son"" on Meursault, he himself would not seek to initiate or sustain those ties, explaining why he continuously acts as the passive agent in both a filial relationship and a romantic relationship. ... (Camus 75), demonstrating his unorthodo...

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To illustrate this, I will use a visual sign: if a young female character walked onto the stage wearing a lacy negligee, the different social implications are obvious; on a general level, most would appreciate that the it was evening time and that the character had retired to bed, whilst some may assume that she was having a "romantic encounter". To a younger, more idealistic audience this connotation would be romantic, erotic and mysterious. ... Yet, to a lonely widower, the connotations could cause painful reminiscence on her lost love and companion. ...

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Egeus doesn't choose the court on a whim; rather, he is hopeful that by taking Hermia to the literal and symbolic seat of the highest authority of the land, she will recognize and honor masculine authority and, by extension, will comply with traditional gender roles, which dictated that a woman should marry to either preserve or advance social ties and familial goals, not to gratify her own romantic or sexual needs or desires. ... Also like Hermia, Olivia is determined to love who she wants and on her own terms; for this reason she invents the excuse that she is mourning for her deceased ...

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