The character must return to the true self and break free from the boundaries established by society. ... Edna is also free from the burdens of all labor, as she has servants to carry out any necessary tasks. She is free to bask in the glory and luxury of being a respectable upper class woman. ... He is young and free and accepts Edna's independence and respects her free will. ... Edna notes that it felt good to wake up in a bed that had a "sweet country odor of laurel."" ...

• Word Count: 4173
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

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

Note the word "control-. ... Nadel (1952) notes that if there is a case of witchcraft where there is a death or something unimaginable, it is said, "a few evil individuals among the men (whom no one can name) have betrayed their own sex and become the helpers of a woman witch [and] men are never blamed or accused of witchcraft- (p.19). ... As well, when a woman chooses this career, she is usually reluctant to have children, and if she does, she is often found to be "leaving their children once they are four or five years old; more importantly, women also refuse to have children, practici...

• Word Count: 3282
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

As he begins to interact with the people in his surroundings, they are able to tell he is a gentleman, as the bystander notes "he's a gentleman, look at his boots". ... As Edward notes the influence of wealth when taking Vivian shopping, "stores aren't nice to people, they"re nice to credit cards". ... Further evidence is supplied when he "hires" Vivian to be his "employee" for the week, she responds with "I"d love to be your Beck and Call Girl but you"re a rich good looking guy, you could get a million girls for free". ...

• Word Count: 3802
• Approx Pages: 15

In One of Ours the main character, Claude, is confronted with life changing decisions in his social and personal lives. He does not conform to many of the ideals, which his family lives by and therefore has become an outcast at home. However, Claude's personal struggles do not reside strictly within the confines of his household. His troubles carry on through the story and become especially apparent in his sexual life. At times, Cather portrays Claude as man who is crippled in his sexuality and is this act is demonstrated with the way he handles himself with women. ...

• Word Count: 5298
• Approx Pages: 21
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

It has made it possible for the women writers to set the conditions of existence, free from the direct interference of men. ... We note that Rukmani is prepared at an early age to accept her role as a wife, which is evident in the gay response she makes to her mother, "I shall have a grand wedding". ...

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• Approx Pages: 14

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 men who appear unable to reciprocate. Nevertheless, these women display genuine feelings toward each other unlike any of the male-male friendships. Desdemona and Emilia are both married to career military soldiers. ...

• Word Count: 4504
• Approx Pages: 18