In The House of Mirth, we are introduced to Lily Bart who is considered the "heroine" of this particular tale. ... In describing her, Lawrence Seldon sees Lily as "at once vigorous and exquisite, at once strong and fine" (Mirth 7). ... Lily shocks most of the people in her circle, and puts one of many nails in her social coffin when she is displayed in the tableaux vivants. ... Once again, Lily had withdrawn from an ambiguous situation in time to save her self-respect, but too late for public vindication" (Mirth 276). ... Lily is too afraid to stand up for herself an...

• Word Count: 1146
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In Virginia Woolf's modernist novel To the Lighthouse, she explores various themes, and the theme of female gender role is just one of them. Through her deployment of the stream of consciousness style, Woolf dives into the inner world of her characters and expresses these themes through their though...

• Word Count: 1474
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Lily Allen is one musician drawing attention to feminism, as she sings about the stereotypes and discriminations in place against females through her song "Hard Out Here," in a way that is easily understood by the public. ... "Hard Out Here," is a song by Lily Allen with a clear goal: to draw attention to sexism affecting women and promote change. It has an overwhelmingly sarcastic tone as it addresses females' traditional domestic roles, and according to Lily Rothman, "the double standards that affect women when it comes to appearances" (Rothman). ... Lily A...

• Word Count: 2131
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Stereotypes have long identified what is "male" and what is "female". These stereotypes, designated by society, determine what type of role each gender fulfills in society. But male and female roles change over time, and as traditional stereotypes begin to fade, so do gender roles. Today, women experience freedom and opportunities that were thought unattainable by their female ancestors. Stereotypes and gender roles had a strong hold on society in the late 1800's, and because many women silently desired independence above all else, their wish for equality was a common theme in literature...

• Word Count: 2223
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Men have always found ways to control women. In both "Female Circumcision: Rite of Passage or Violation of Rights? " (Althaus) and "Footbinding " (Fairbank) the authors explain two especially gruesome methods of female mutilation that have been and still are used to dominate women. Female circumcisi...

• Word Count: 894
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate