The Piano, set in 18th century colonial New Zealand, shows the patriarchal system of life which Ada tries to break free from. ... Her piano empowers her, allowing free expression and 'breaking the symbolic order of the patriarchy and abandoning their language to preserve her subjectivity through her own language (the piano)' (Li, 2014, 82). ... Later on the piano is traded to Baines where he offers sexual exchanges for return of the piano to which Ada asserts her control by consistently bargaining with him. ... Initially in The Piano Ada is the object of Baines gaze, as he watches...

• Word Count: 1029
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

While listening to Adele's piano playing, Edna envisions the following: " there came before her imagination the figure of a man standing beside a desolate rock on the seashore. ... It is important to note that Edna calls the piano piece "Solitude", for this leads the reader to believe that the man is isolated and alone. ...

• Word Count: 594
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

While listening to Adele's piano playing, Edna envisions the following: " there came before her imagination the figure of a man standing beside a desolate rock on the seashore. ... It is important to note that Edna calls the piano piece "Solitude", for this leads the reader to believe that the man is isolated and alone. ...

• Word Count: 594
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School