The dragon that The Woman Warrior encounters symbolizes the role of women in society. ... In response to this stereotypical judgment, The Woman Warrior faces the dragon and defies expectations. ... The dragon itself symbolizes power, dominion, and harshness. ... She has acquired the ability to understand and harness the harmony of nature, giving her some control over the dragon. The Woman Warrior refuses to give in to the dragon's demands, she refuses to be conventional to reality. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Demons Don't Dream by Piers Anthony The story begins in a small house when Dug, a young teenager, had a phone call from his friend ED. In the call he told him on his new idea of a bet. The bet is about a new computer game, if Dug will like these computers game his friend ED will go out with Dug's...

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By associating women with flowers such as the dragon's-mouth that will "bark" and "bite" she disrupts the tameness associated with botanicals and allows for a different way of perceiving the woman in her social construct. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Name all of the female geniuses, for example Marie Curie. Now, name all of the male geniuses, such as Isaac Newton. A huge difference in numbers exists with males dominating the charts for centuries. This is because women are brought up to maintain an altered version of reality than men. When that p...

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When the reader is first introduced to the character of Iseult, a princess, her father is offering her as a reward to the man who kills a ferocious dragon that had been terrorizing Ireland, the land her father reigns over. ...

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A significant change has occurred in the representation of women in the two texts, A Gathering Light and The Devil Wears Prada. Discuss this statement about the two texts remember to comment on the techniques used to represent women in the texts. As time and context changes, significant developments...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Gone were the days when Maria Clara used to nest in home and sweat for her family needs in day-to-day life. Now, she brings her armor out from her closet and fights a battle even risking her life to death. In the Disney movie, "Mulan," the role of feminism reflects what kind of women the present soc...

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• Grade Level: High School

Compare and Contrast the representation of female characters in Snow White and Mulan. To what extent can Disney be said to have moved with the times? Disney is an international film company that dominates full-length feature animations. Two feature long cartoons, Snow White (1937) and Mulan (199...

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• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate