However, in traditional India, the woman is restricted in a patriarchal society as her existence is confined only to her relationships with the man; a daughter to her father, a sister to her brother, a wife to her husband and a mother to her son. ... A daughter is to become a mother, and her upbringing is to prepare for that. ... The story of Savitri is held up as a prime example of the lengths to which a wife should go in aiding her husband. ... She is the daughter, the wife of Nathan and though at first begets only a daughter, Irawaddy and no sons, ultimately becomes a real woman, with the ...

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They call these men the Founding Fathers of America. ... But least you should imagine it too burdensome to a girl at my early time of life, give me leave to answer you: I assure you I think myself happy that I can be useful to so good a father, and by rising very early I find I can go through much business"" (Roberts (1), p.2). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

She is the hero, or heroine, of this story in more than just a single way. ... Matthiessen talks of Hester clinging "to the hope that her girl has capacity for strong affection, which needs only to be awakened by sympathy" (4) but Hester wants so much more for her daughter. Never did it occur to me that Hester wanted to keep Pearl from her father though it may appear that way at times during the novel. ... Not only would she witness the ridicule and social downscale of her mother but her father's persecution would have also taken its toll on her. ... Any woman who can provide that fo...

• Word Count: 3565
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Pekarik's example was that "the daughter of an emperor would properly be the object of a formal marriage- (219). ... In the story Genji met a woman by the name of the Akashi Lady. ... At this point Genji's father became very displeased with his life style. ... This relationship was a stressful and difficult one because Fujitsubo was the emperor's daughter. ... Kaoru is a character in the story who was the complete opposite of Genji. ...

• Word Count: 2745
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Feeling Poetry Linda McCarriston shapes feelings of anger, rage, contempt and healing in her poetry through narration, metaphors with detailed sensory language as she unfolds the painful story of sexual abuse and family abuse at the hands of her alcoholic father. ... Any woman reading her poems feels the brutality, shame, and humiliation inflicted upon her and her mother by her father. ... The poet then metaphorically compares the hand of the father to a digging tool that recreates the violent act. ... A man is king in his own castle, he can still say, having got what he wanted: in a...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The first part is the story about Leonte's jealousy which brings the destruction to his royal family. ... The love between Florizel and Perdita, the reunification of Leontes with his lost daughter and wife bring to the play a perfect ending. ... Under the superficial story of adultery and husband's jealousy, we conclude it is about conflict between men and women. ... Besides, we notice the relations between father and son, king and officials are all on friendly terms. ... As Hermione's daughter, perdita is almost a copy of hermione. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the play "Othello," Shakespeare presents us with another male dominated society where women are inferior. Desdemona, Emilia, and Bianca are rejected by their partners, but love them completely and unselfishly. All three women are in unbalanced relationships, feeling more for their self-centered m...

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