To Janie, he represented these dreams and was her opportunity to fulfill them. ... All those hopes and dreams that Joe once represented faded back to the horizon which nearly disappeared from sight. ... Janie is no longer suppressed and finally has the opportunity to be free and pursue her hopes and dreams. ... Hurston continually contrasts Janie's interior to her exterior as to show her rebirth within while maintaining a solid appearance to please those around her. ... After two unhappy marriages, Janie's dream is realized. ...

• Word Count: 1219
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In the film, a 17-year old girl's dreams are deferred but, her dreams do not dry up like a raisin in the sun. ... The strength of this black family, immediate and now extended, is the foundation for positive images within the black community and thus the culture. ... First, Shantell dreams of becoming a doctor. ... Surely, a dream fulfilled. ... The lesson of endurance and faith helped one black family achieve their dreams, even though it may not have been done the traditional way. ...

• Word Count: 740
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• Grade Level: High School

Within this assignment I will look to use class material as well as videos to answer the question that is "what influence does the male gaze have on the argument of personal empowerment?... Two other really important things about male gaze that I took out of the "dream world" movie which was shown in class were the topics of male aggression and racial stereotyping. ... In what is called the dream world (often music videos) women never say no to male aggression and often as explained in "dream worlds 3" that it is often a sexual turn on's and often lead to steamy ...

• Word Count: 837
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

"Madame Lantin seemed the perfect example of the virtuous woman to whom every sensible young man dreams of entrusting his life". (1034) She was pure and innocent, or was she? ... Madame comes off similar to these characteristics but within the story she turns into a different character. ... "Madame Lantin seemed the perfect example of the virtuous woman to whom every sensible young man dreams of entrusting his life". (1034) She comes off gentle and caring but slowly turns evil and conniving. ...

• Word Count: 559
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• Grade Level: High School

(Parker I 1) She becomes accustomed to trading sex for security, a characteristic exchange it appears to her, within her society. ... Hazel dreams of the relief that death will bring. "She dreamed by day of never again having to put on tight shoes, of never having to laugh and listen and admire, of never being a good sport. ...

• Word Count: 523
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• Grade Level: High School

Hedges: A Challenger Appears from the Confines of Disabled Femininity Throughout The Street Ann Petry thematically examines the possibility of coexistence between the maintenance of personal virtue and morality with the achievement of the capitalistic successes of the American Dream. ... She is constantly portrayed in a dual manner, as she is the embodiment of the achievement of the American dream and the degradation of women, virtue and community. ... Hedges" lucrative success in conjunction with her money-lending partner Junto is unmistakable within the community and she has therefore atta...

• Word Count: 1175
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

There are very few female characters within classical English literature who are in control of their own lives. ... These doe-eyed, fragile women are puppets in a web woven by the dominant male characters within each of Shakespeare's plays. ... However, these women, as hated and immoral as they are, do exist within Shakespeare's plays. ... Lady Macbeth, a prime example of a powerful, independent female faces rejection within her respective society. ... It is in this hope that I dream to change the stereotype against women of all ages, and prove to the world, that I, as Lady ...

• Word Count: 911
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Susan Faludi paints a beautiful picture of this world and the interrelations within its boundaries by putting a woman in the center of her story. ... The essay gives an excellent example of how, sometimes, especially in the past centuries, traditions shaped people's life and narrowed the scope of people's dreams. ... Within the society a man is expected to think, act and live in a masculine manner. ... But everything is a cadets` secret kept within the Citadel. Cadets do not worry about what family or friends will think of them, for their secret is kept within their peers. ...

• Word Count: 942
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

When he wakes up he turns to his wife and sees her "smiling at some dream." Under the night domain, the man suffers a nightmare, while it can be seen that the woman is having the same dream but enjoying it. ... However, Harwood furthers this idea by describing the woman "as pale as death" suggesting that working within the confines of the domestic domain has slowly robbed the woman of her identity and life. ...

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He said, Within myself, I had sustained, from my babyhood, a perpetual conflict with injustice... His years of dream  dream which he had been cherished since he was humiliated by Estella  came true. ...

• Word Count: 1079
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Tess's dream of becoming a teacher had to be put on hold due to her accommodating the wishes of Joan and John. ... Within minutes of her arrival he insisted on feeding her a strawberry, a sexual act, and she soon gave in. ... Her future, dreams, and hopes were ripped away from her because of one single action, from one selfish man. ...

• Word Count: 1060
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

This severe family disharmony is something that is implicitly challenged within the text by Aboriginal values. ... As a result of her marriage to Quick and attaining the love and support of another family, Rose finds that she can begin to forgive her own family and embrace Aboriginal values of family unity within the "tribe". ... Rose's sense of belonging within the Lamb family as a result of her marriage to Quick enables her to be able to see the importance of family and forgive her mother. Previous to her marriage Rose is encompassed by a bitter hatred for her mother and her opportunity...

• Word Count: 948
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

She felt as if "a certain light was beginning to dawn dimly within her, - the light which, showing the way, forbids it" (17). ... Robert understands that what he's doing is not accepted by society, and he even says to Edna, "I realized what a cur I was to dream of such a thing, even if you had been willing" (142). ...

• Word Count: 625
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Different countries and the cultures within them have different beliefs on what a woman's status should be. ... No one would even dream of a woman being president or making important decisions for the country. ...

• Word Count: 848
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Overall, the rights and status of women have improved considerably in the last century; however, gender equality has recently been threatened within the last decade. ... In her autobiography, A Dream Deferred, she recalls the reaction of her father when she brought up the idea of college to him: I found a scholarship for veterans' children and asked my father to sign and furnish proof that he was a veteran. ...

• Word Count: 785
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

She felt as if "a certain light was beginning to dawn dimly within her, - the light which, showing the way, forbids it" (17). ... Robert understands that what he's doing is not accepted by society, and he even says to Edna, "I realized what a cur I was to dream of such a thing, even if you had been willing" (142). ...

• Word Count: 671
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

There are several symbols within the story as well, the rose in the title, the house, and the smell that is mentioned. ... This story tells a sad tale of a woman destined to be alone in life, never have the love of which she dreamed, and never be the wife she wanted to be. ...

• Word Count: 755
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Without appropriate parental guidance, honesty, and explanation Milkman has trouble finding the authentic individual within himself. The inner turmoil within both Ruth and Macon Dear sr. reflects negatively upon Milkman, leaving him lost and unfocused. Morrison writes of this hole within Ruth, " because the fact is that I am a small woman. ... Through Pilate, Milkman discovers a past that seems lost within his father. ... With mystical dreams and mystical characters she envelops the reader in a world intriguing and powerful, painting an irreducible picture of a time long past. ...

• Word Count: 1145
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Without appropriate parental guidance, honesty, and explanation Milkman has trouble finding the authentic individual within himself. The inner turmoil within both Ruth and Macon Dear sr. reflects negatively upon Milkman, leaving him lost and unfocused. Morrison writes of this hole within Ruth, " because the fact is that I am a small woman. ... Through Pilate, Milkman discovers a past that seems lost within his father. ... With mystical dreams and mystical characters she envelops the reader in a world intriguing and powerful, painting an irreducible picture of a time long past. ...

• Word Count: 1122
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Set in a time when women had already established themselves as a force within the arena of equal rights, she somehow lags far behind this quite modern era. ... She welcomes the news of her husband's death to fulfill her dreams of freedom. ...

• Word Count: 969
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

She talks about how she tries to show them love because she understands that they're forced to enter her and then moves on to talking about the other women how some decide to hate then men, some don't acknowledge them within the act and how some cry constantly. ... She dreams about her after the guard took the woman away. ...

• Word Count: 948
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The dream-like tone that fills the story continues with the idea of the rocking horse helping Paul to find the winners of the races. ... Many writers, like Susan Keating Glaspell, deconstruct gender roles by giving female characters knowledge that empowers them within the women's sphere. ...

• Word Count: 969
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Within the story there are three defining ironic moments. ... Her brothers attempts to make her assume a traditional female role is reflected in the feminist strains of her writing, glorifying heroines who dream of economic independence and celebrating the "wicked" sexuality of women (Classic Notes 1). ...

• Word Count: 1202
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School