The ideal role of a man or the qualities of a 'real' man would be defined by a man having a well paid job and him driving a Cadillac, and any man lacking these qualities is less of a man. ... The role of woman was confined to the walls of her house with woman not having a voice of their own. ... The same morals and values of having equal rights did not apply to the black women. ... Body In the black patriarchal society, the role of women was not limited to their households for most black women would have to work and earn a livelihood to feed and clothe their families. A black woman ...

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• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School

Hugo depicts the true strength of this little girl when he states, "any other child would have long since been in tears.... Although Eponine is thrown into a setting where she seems to have little to no autonomy, she eventually rises up and plays a significant role not only in her own life but in the life of the revolution as well. ... Eponine despite having no place else to go turns away from her father and away from the evil she has known since birth. ... Eponine is clearly infatuated with Marius and she distraught over the idea that he will never love her, yet she does everything in he...

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• Approx Pages: 11