Lady Brett as a "Modern Woman- "Brett was damned good-looking. ... Hemingway's condemnation of the "modern woman- is first exemplified when Cohn asks Brett to dance. "The music started and Robert Cohn said: Will you dance with me, Lady Brett?' ... I've promised to dance this with Jacob ' How about the next?' ... Sex and control are the most important things in a "modern woman's- life. ...
Nora pretends that she needs Torvald to teach her every move in order to relearn the dance. ... After he teaches her the dance, he proclaims "When I saw you turn and sway in the tarantella-my blood was pounding till I couldn't stand it"(1009), showing how he is more interested in Nora physically than emotionally. ... On the rare occasion when Torvald gives Nora some money, he is concerned that she will waste it on candy and pastry; in modern times, this would be comparable to Macauly Culkin being given money, then buying things that "would rot his mind and his body" in t...
As her audience grew with her, she changed her identity to meet the expectations of modern pop culture. ... Most male musicians have exposed women dancing in a sexualized way in their music videos. ... The audience wants to see this because it has become a norm in modern pop culture. ... By wanting more of these artists, it feeds into norms of the modern record industry. ...
Nora's life represents the tragedy and comedy of most modern day (or what was at the time modern) marriages. ... She is also a prize for Torvald because of her beauty and dancing skills. ... According to Ibsen's "Notes for a Modern Tragedy," a woman cannot be herself in modern society. ...
In fact the first campaign began in 1915 in Harper's Bazaar read "'Summer Dress and Modern Dancing combine to make necessary the removal of objectionable hair.'"... Another example that is more modern is men and women in the early 1900's (1900-1918). ...
In fact the first campaign began in 1915 in Harper's Bazaar read "'Summer Dress and Modern Dancing combine to make necessary the removal of objectionable hair.'"... Another example that is more modern is men and women in the early 1900's (1900-1918). ...
Sex appeal is one of the most effective forms of advertising in modern popular culture. ... This androcentric view of a woman, measured only by her ability to stimulate and satisfy the male's sexual appetite, continues to perpetuate three specific aspects of our modern Western society: male's dominance over females, the phenomenon of eating disorders among women and the increased amount of violence against women. ... One ad in particular, for Revlon nail polish, shows a man and a woman grinding on each others hips and grabbing each others bodies, like they are having intercourse ...
A woman must have a thorough knowledge of music, singing, drawing, dancing, and the modern languages, to deserve the word; and besides all this, she must possess a certain something in her air and manner of walking, the tone of her voice, her address and expressions, or the word will be but half-deserved"" (Austen23). ...
