Stowe gives strong roles to her female characters and uses this as a symbol of maternity and strength. By giving motherhood strength, Stowe is saying that mothers will be the ones to end the evil of slavery, and the family will be saved through the power of motherly love. ... Stowe represents the mothers in Uncle Tom's Cabin as strong willed, with deeper Christian family values than their husbands because she believes that the reader will identify with these strong mothers who are capable of keeping the family united and overcoming the evils of slavery. ...

• Word Count: 425
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

In A Doll House, a dramatic play written by Henrik Ibsen at a time where men where seen superior to women, the main character, Nora, is seen as a symbol of woman's rights. ... Krogstad symbolizes evil for trying to jeopardize Nora's perfect life: "Mrs. ...

• Word Count: 949
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Crossroads are a traditional symbol of choice in literature which makes sense. ... Also, referring to the dialog of the second messenger from the excerpt on page 73, he said "Evil not done unconsciously, but willed. ...

• Word Count: 1032
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Each character represents the concept that God and earthly possessions are unrelated and that there's a thin line between good and evil; who a person wants to be and who they really are. ... What was first thought up to bring a halt to his wife's mockery was now a symbol of fear placed on Parker's back, a fear that Parker was still unwilling to accept. ...

• Word Count: 1910
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Having read the two ethnographies of C. K. Meek and his follower F. Rehfisch I have decided to write about three aspects of Mambila's life; marriage and death and the belief in their ancestors. As we will see there are many disagreements between Meek and Rehfisch of various aspects of Mambila's l...

• Word Count: 3177
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales in the era known as the Middle Ages, an era resembling kings, castles, and knights. Behind the famous kings, magnificence castles, and shining armor were the women. In the shadows, a step behind, and not as enchanting, one can find the tale of the medieval woman. C...

• Word Count: 2959
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography

The Ideal of Womanhood in Kate Chopin's The Awakening Throughout most of history women generally have had fewer rights than men. The Women's Rights Movement began in cities of the northeast in the early to mid-1800's and soon emerged in cities of the Midwest and western states. It was not ...

• Word Count: 3206
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Only about 5% of the Ju marriages were polygamous, this is usually done among males who have a great reputation as strong healers and multiple wives are seen as a symbol of their strength (Lee, pg. 85). ...

• Word Count: 3645
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School