While the way in which the female characters in The Song of Roland and The Romance of Tristan and Iseult differs, the status of the women seems to change little in the century and a half or so that separate the two works. ... When she does speaks, Brominade tells her husband and those close to him that she sees they will be defeated by Charles. ... Her character exemplifies the notion of women's undying love and devotion to the man whom they have given their heart to, and the depths to which that love will take them. ... This, however, does not mean that the women of Tristan had gained ...

• Word Count: 1420
• Approx Pages: 6

In Guido, she realizes that women are to be adored as Guido states, "They do not talk to women, they pray to them - as men did in the dawn of the world."" ... Indeed her character was altered after she joined the shouting and crazy women in the procession, however, it sounds impossible to undergo such change overnight. ... Never could carry a tune. ... "Dee wanted nice things."" ... There is this conflict between the ones who know, and do not know. ...

• Word Count: 1260
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

I as a reader know that Huberto does care about Eva and he obviously trusts La Senora, but why does he consider La Senora's place the safest harbor for Eva considering the nature of La Senora's business? ... 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. ... Melesio knew exactly what was the best for him and in him, and I do not thin...

• Word Count: 2213
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When they separate and Paula tours around the East she writes him letters, "When he saw a man's name in her letters he felt more sure of her and a little disdainful- he was always superior to such things."" ... (p.207) Paula's death is not important to Anson, for it does not concern him. Anson's lack of respect for women makes him unconcerned about anything that does not have a connection to himself. ... She is not given a name because it does not matter what her name is. ... Anson does not change throughout the story, and his confidence is what attracts the girl in the red t...

• Word Count: 1512
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Ruskin believes the wife must stay at home and "shut yourselves within" and let the man do the fighting, she must support him and rule their minds rather than in physical way, the husband must do the fighting because it is in "their nature". ... Ruskin's tone of voice changes from didactic to moralistic, in paragraphs 15 and 16 where he takes on a more poetic mode, " the harebells should bloom, not stoop,-, he refers to flowers in the garden rather than her husband and sons, (para 15). He tells us that with the woman's protection and her constant love of all that she cherishes ...

• Word Count: 1599
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The colonizers changed the Arabs way of life, the language, the countryside, the women, etc (some of the most sacred things). ... What did he do to her? ... "I would do everything possible to entice a woman to my bed. ... "(33) Are the encounters between the characters therefore unavoidable. ... Are these characters merely playing out the only roles they can, given the circumstances? ...

• Word Count: 2060
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Many women characters throughout American literature reflect the same conflicts and attitudes of Nora in Ibsen's play A Doll House. ... Spend this time on just those things which will be most profitable to yourself. ... The men not only spoke to their wives in a belittling way, but they also spoke of their wives in a demeaning manner to others (Longford 22). ... On their journey to a new home, James is speaking to a neighbor when he says the following about his wife when he is asked to carry the baby and not allow her to carry the burden alone: "...She makes the children so cross, tha...

• Word Count: 1949
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

The story is broken into 5 different parts, told in first person, and although the narrator is not the main character, he lends significant importance to the symbolism that takes place throughout the tale. ... In the fifth paragraph he describes himself as "a young and sick boy with rheumatism" (23), and then in the next sentence depicts her carrying a heavy pack on her back- one that he could probably not manage on his own. ... It is in this part of the story that the narrator's understanding of the old woman is changed. ... The butcher that she visits in town does not understand her ...

• Word Count: 1944
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Vivian on the other hand is a beautiful and kind-hearted woman who is independent and assertive; refusing to have a pimp and fiercely reserving the right to choose her customers and what she would do and not do when with them. ... I find this very repulsive because as a society we should not put wealthy and good looking people up on a pedestal because they have money. ... She lost all of her values that she once carried and became the typical nonexistent woman. ... Mostly all women now days have their own sort of income and have their own stable jobs and do not need men to help them get ahead ...

• Word Count: 1499
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography

Nanny does not want Janie to have to live a hard life like she did. ... Logan does not provide Janie with the romantic and dreamy lifestyle that she envisioned that day under the pear tree, he instead treats her un-affectionately, like a possession. ... When yo pull down yo" britches, you look lak de change uh life." ... Not even a year after Jody's passing, Janie decides to marry Tea Cake and together they move to the Everglades where they work together harvesting beans during the season. ... Janie has changed though, instead of taking offense to the snide com...

• Word Count: 1946
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School