The work itself exhibits elements of the recent provoking occasion as well as of the old memory" (Freud, Day-Dreaming 151). ... Cisneros states, "I couldn't trust my own voice. People saw a little girl when they looked at me and heard a little girl's voice when I spoke. Because I was unsure of my own adult voice and often censored myself, I made up another voice, Esperanza's, to be the voice and ask things I needed answers to myself" (Cisneros, Introduction xxiv). ... I found it frightening and very terrifying for women. ...

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The Ideal of Womanhood in Kate Chopin's The Awakening Throughout most of history women generally have had fewer rights than men. ... As Warren notes, "In the American Dream, woman figures not as the dreamer but as an object in the dream" (6). ... She was described as "the sensuous Madonna", the "embodiment of every womanly grace and charm", the "bygone heroine of romance", the "fair lady of our dreams" (Chopin 272), the epitome of what a true wife and mother was expected to be. ...

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What the three women have in common, however, is a type of control over Paul. ... Morel's tools to make her dream and ambition come true. ... Morel's support, Paul's dream could not come true. ... "Everything seemed to have gone smash for the young man. ... Keep me from loving him, if I ought not to love him ". ...

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Edward must have had a privileged childhood as his "first car was a limousine" and his money earns him respect and power with his peers, such as Phillip Stuckey who says "I have pledged my life to you". ... , obviously indicating that she dreams of a better life for herself. ... Both have had bad experiences towards women, with the former having an almost misogynistic viewpoint of the "fairer sex". Edward has had troubled relationships, what with having an ex-wife and an ex-girlfriend. ... I say who, I say when". ...

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Baker - A London doctor who saw Rebecca the day of her death Frith - The butler at Manderley Clarice - The heroine's maid Jasper - One of Maxim's pet spaniels, and the heroine's favorite Chapter 1-4 Summary Rebecca begins with the sentence, "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." The heroine, dreaming, sees herself as a ghost, flitting through the charred ruins of the once-beautiful mansion Manderley, where she once lived. When she awakes, she resolves not to speak of the dream, for "Manderley was ours no longer. ... The only person to whom she could speak of ...

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By definition, these safe women tend to be older in age, unattainable and have mother-like qualities. ... Wheeler might have done something favorable for his wife and Claude. ... The Judge is a very well dressed, well-spoken and well-respected man and he was able to succeed in life despite having a piece of him cut off. ... Claude does not have intentions of hurting the couple, but he feels rather intrigued by the couple believes that he has an obligation to watch over the two of them. ... He can remember his father, but not his mother; doesn't know if he has sisters or not, -can remember...

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Representation is a very important idea when looking at films that portray women in different societies, because they therefore have different ideologies to live up to. ... Roxie Hart, who has dreamed of fame and life on the Vaudeville stage all her life and Velma Kelly, a seductive club singer on the Vaudeville stage. ... The tabloids go crazy for this "good girl- idol and Roxie has suddenly got all the fame she dreamed of. ... The scene shocks the audience by the way the women don't seem to care about the murder they have committed. ... When he first meets Amos to discuss money it ...

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It is disgusting that women have to fight for rights to be equal to men as well as fight for reproductive rights which should already have been a right controlled by women because only women have the power to reproduce. ... I remember Dr. ... We never have seen god in person but the image we have of god is as a man. ... As I read this story I remembered my teenage days and how girls would get certain repetitions simply off of sexual behavior. ... I highly doubt that when a female dog has sex with various male dogs the other female dogs ostracized her from their group. ...

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The whole world might have turned upside down! ... Septimus represents a "lost generation' of men following the end of World War I. ... Septimus was a successful, intelligent, literary young man before World War I. ... Young women usually have their hearts broken all the time in Shaw plays. These characters usually have their hearts broken not once but twice. ...

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I believe Lessing wanted to emphasize the characteristics of men of the construction class. ... Women, have tried to make themselves heard and seen in society without being discriminated against. ... Tom, I believe was under the impression "hey, I saw it all! This sight was especially for me, I mean something to her, that's why I was the one to see her naked". ... On the other hand Stanley may have very high regards for his wife. ...

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All of these notions have brought on many debates and arguments for hundreds of years on what exactly is a woman. How women behave, their roles in society, their roles in a marriage, what types of freedom they have, how they spend their time, the education they receive, and many other things have been debated for hundreds of years. ... The sensualist, indeed, has been the most dangerous of tyrants, and women have been duped by their lovers, as princes by their ministers, whilst dreaming that they reigned over them. ... It leads back to the idea that men really do not want women to have an educ...

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