Travis and Barlowe (1995) make note of the fact that in the "original" myth of Ovid, Perseus "seeks the power of Medusa's evil eye, which is the ability to arrest, immobilize, and make statues of others" (pp. 47). ... It is worth noting the conclusion made by modern scholars Travis and Barlowe who point out that by using the Perseus-Medusa myth as the "context of analysis" (pp. 50) in terms of the "academic and cultural demonstrations of the simultaneous claim/failure of dialogue and as a cautionary tale for feminists, our particular interrogation can remind us all of the oppressive disc...

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Chris Soares Soares 1 20 April 2002 English 12 Wheeler Metaphorical Metamorphosis What is human condition? Every person is a part of human nature and contributes to it. But seldom time...

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She includes many themes that relate back to religion in her literature pieces. ... In the story, O'Connor notes that she is always wearing a dress or a skirt so people in public would know she was a woman. ...

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