Instead of a recognizable genre, lesbian literary narrative, is in reality, a disputed form, dependent on various interpretive strategies." ... Cather's clever insertion of her initial as the snake "was lying in long loose waves, like a letter 'W'" forms a literary technique she perhaps used to inform her readers on her lesbian position. ... Farwell notes how "Feminist literary theory has been eager to recognize the possibility of disruptive plots and spaces that position women as subjects of their own stories." ... Antonia therefore, is given a higher positi...

• Word Count: 2062
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Literary and historical scholars agree that women did not enjoy political, economic, or social parity with men during Shakespeare's time, and this historical reality is important to keep in mind when analyzing the variety of female characters in the plays of Shakespeare. ... Theseus, clearly invested in maintaining the prevailing social order because it advances his own interests.In other words, gender roles and expectations are being stated to this strong female character in no uncertain terms. ... Also like Hermia, Olivia is determined to love who she wants and on her own terms; for th...

• Word Count: 2208
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

A few critics consider the imprisonment in terms of gender. For instance, Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar affirm in The Madwoman in the Attic that "the predominance of confinement is a recurring phenomenon in the works of nineteenth-century women writers that indicates their feelings of confinement in a literary world ruled by men"1. ...

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A few critics consider the imprisonment in terms of gender. For instance, Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar affirm in The Madwoman in the Attic that "the predominance of confinement is a recurring phenomenon in the works of nineteenth-century women writers that indicates their feelings of confinement in a literary world ruled by men"1. ...

• Word Count: 1541
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography

Some stereotypical roles that women will often fulfill in literary works are, what I will be naming, the passive female, the unsympathetic woman, and the new woman. ... This role, in terms of a female, is often referred to as the "new woman" and this term is also considered to be a type of heroine. ...

• Word Count: 1599
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Once Andrew is able to come to terms with his past, he accepts his hybrid identity and gender. ... The Vietnamese's respectful opinion of the magnanimity of prostitution is grounded in the country's literary cultural epic, Tale of Kieu. ...

• Word Count: 2179
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate