In its time and place of publication, 19th century Victorian London, England, Bronte's novel of female heroism and defiance of social hierarchy was a glimpse of what was to become a controversial and hugely influential movement. ... Throughout the novel, Jane's search for true love and friendship often crossed paths with men who were just the opposite. ... There is a power struggle that is apparent throughout the novel. ... Bronte's novel becomes the amplifying voice that speaks for the oppressed. A novel that, in terms of the above mentioned perspectives, sheds a light on gende...

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• Grade Level: High School

But when the editors decided to make this novel into a movie they must have decided that Bridget's homosexual friend just wasn't as important to a movie as he was to a novel. ... This scene would have made the book closer relate to the novel. ... The novel was very well written and fine as just a novel. ... The relationship of Bridget and Tom was the heart of the novel. ... They ruined the brilliancy of the novel. ...

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Tsitsi Dangarembga's novel, Nervous Conditions, was perhaps the most captivating, poignant novel that I have ever read. Her brilliant style of writing was perhaps the most noteworthy aspect of the novel; not to detract from the content of the novel. ... In the opening lines of the novel, the narrator, Tambudzai, says to the reader: "I was not sorry when my brother died. ... In direct opposition to Achebe's depiction of women in African socities, I found Dangaremba's novel to be a celebration of women. ... Later in the novel, however, Maiguru stands up to Babamukuru when he ...

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Tsitsi Dangarembga's novel, Nervous Conditions, was perhaps the most captivating, poignant novel that I have ever read. Her brilliant style of writing was perhaps the most noteworthy aspect of the novel; not to detract from the content of the novel. ... In the opening lines of the novel, the narrator, Tambudzai, says to the reader: "I was not sorry when my brother died. ... In direct opposition to Achebe's depiction of women in African socities, I found Dangaremba's novel to be a celebration of women. ... Later in the novel, however, Maiguru stands up to Babamukuru when he ...

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Their world is enveloped by social forces that seem to exist and even breathe independently of time and space governs the New York of the novel. ... The author maintains her presence throughout the novel. ... Ellen moves with a cloud of mystery that makes a very intriguing character with more depth and perception than the other women in the novel. ... He begins the novel content with his role in society but undergoes a drastic change in which he longs to be free from tradition. ... The Age of Innocence is known as a novel of manners because people live the way society expects them to and not a...

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While reading this novel, the reader can encounter some features of it which are typical of Victorian novels: the plot is quite realistic, the characters belong to the middle class, and some of them can be described as typical Victorian characters (for instance, Tom's and Maggie's aunts). On the other hand, the fact that the novel was written by a woman is crucial itself, and says a lot. ... In keeping the Victorian mindset, the novel encompasses many stereotypes of gender roles for its main characters. ... Phillip, born with a deformity of the spine, is considered weak throughout th...

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• Grade Level: High School

The novel follows an idolized monk, Ambrosio, who struggles between maintaining his monastic vows and fulfilling personal ambitions after he is tempted by a young woman. ... Antonia's virtue prevents her from having the knowledge to properly protect herself and causes her to be one of the novels weakest characters. ... The women in this novel are raised in a masculine world, and their personal lives and ambitions are controlled by those around them. ... One of the most significant themes of the gothic novel in this century were the shifts in gender roles and the debate of the role of wome...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

She also points out the fact that the fantasy element was not totally eliminated from the novel. ... I like this view of the novel and strongly agree with it. ... This novel shows society, at the time, how much room there is for improvement and how much better things can be for everyone. I think this novel did have an impact on how people viewed women and helped changed the way in which women were treated in society. ... I also feel the same way Helene does regarding the presence of a fantasy element throughout the novel. ...

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She also points out the fact that the fantasy element was not totally eliminated from the novel. ... I like this view of the novel and strongly agree with it. ... This novel shows society, at the time, how much room there is for improvement and how much better things can be for everyone. I think this novel did have an impact on how people viewed women and helped changed the way in which women were treated in society. ... I also feel the same way Helene does regarding the presence of a fantasy element throughout the novel. ...

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This will prove to be significant for determining the course of action each character will take as the novel progresses. In a clear, concise essay, respond to this statement using quotes and examples from the novel. ... The three major characters that continue to evolve thus far in the novel are Mr. ... From the beginning of the novel, Mr. ... In this period of the novel, Mr. ...

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It is presented in such a way that the novel flows with pace and does not impend on the book. ... Another topic that has importance in the novel is a womans rights. ... Esquivel has tied all these concerns into a novel that questions and challenges the reader. ... Child abuse is often unnoticeable to an observer and Esquivel has imitated this in her novel. ... Esquivel has fashioned a novel that is deeply challenging and explores profound issues in out society. ...

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The novel "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Attwood tells the story of a near future oppressive society governed by an elite group - men. ... The first epigraph, before the story starts, is taken directly from the Old Testament in the Bible, and sets the patriarchal context into which the novel is put. ... The novel challenges how far a woman is prepared to go in order to achieve her freedom. ... The novel is written in a first-person view through the eyes of a German named Paul Baumer. ... The novel is written in a first-person view through the eyes of a German named Paul Baumer. ...

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This battle is delicately illustrated in Kate Chopin's novel, The Awakening. ... The controversial ending of the novel is Edna's final step on her road to individualism. ... Kate Chopin chose to end her touching novel with death. ... At the same time the novel took place women were expected to marry, even if not for love. ... Kate Chopin's novel, The Awakening, follows a young woman on her journey to autonomy. ...

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The fear of women is one of the novel's most central features. ... In the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, the author, Ken Kesey has put women into two opposite categories. ... Candy's role in the novel is to help Billy reach manhood. ... In the novel, Nurse Ratched also becomes a surrogate mother to the Chief and to Billy; to Harding, she becomes a surrogate wife. ... More explicit images and references to castration appear later in the novel, cementing Kesey's idea of emasculation by the frigid nurse. ...

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Racism is a main issue in the novel. ... Sexism is also a problem in the novel. ... Sofia always stands up for herself through out the novel. ... There are many female relationships in the novel. ... The men in the novel are given no last name. ...

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In the novel "The Wild Geese," Ogai Mori successfully shows to the reader the role of women in the late 1880s. ... And along the novel Ogai Mori successfully accomplish to show the role of women in that time. Maybe the first and the most important example of women role in the 1800s in the novel is Otama. ... The second example of how the author let the reader know the role of women throughout the novel is Otsune. ... The context is strongly connected with the novel because reading the novel the reader can get to understand with the use of literary devices such as symbolism the main purp...

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Thesis statement: Eva Luna by Isabel Allende is an example of a novel that depicts a great variety of women characters that come together in their struggle to survive in a politically torn and male-dominated country. ... Eva Luna was my introduction into the world of Isabel Allende's novels and I have to admit that in the beginning I had to struggle with the stereotype of "romantic pulp novels- to get myself through the first twenty-five - thirty pages (Wilson). I think that a reader, in this case me, starts to appreciate a novel as soon as he or she finds something in thi...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

From The Paper "The African woman in the novel serves another purpose. ... This African woman shows the men of the novel what a woman can do, and because of that, they find her "barbarous" and frightening, and would kill her if they get the chance. ... The fact that she appears so briefly in the novel shows how Conrad ultimately dismissed her, and by dismissing her, he dismisses all women everywhere."...

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It is only through the advent of the rise in fiction by Indian women writers that the woman has been able to assume a major role in the novel. ... In her novel 'Nectar in a Sieve', the central consciousness is that of a woman. This novel is characterized by a fine feminine sensibility. ... Indian womanhood and all its facets are portrayed significantly in Kamala Markandaya's novel 'Nectar in a Sieve'.This image of the unsullied, selfless Indian woman is primary in this novel. ... In the novel, Rukmani is seen to fulfill all the roles of the Indian woman. ...

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At first glance, Hester is considered to be a contemptible adulteress, but as the novel progresses, the scarlet letter on her chest takes on a new meaning. At the beginning of the novel, Hawthorne explains how women have become more feminine throughout generations: Morally, as well as maternally, there was a coarser fibre in those wives and maidens of old English birth and breeding, than in their fair descendants, separated from them by a series of six or seven generations; for, throughout that chain of ancestry, every successive mother has transmitted to her child a faint...

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The novel, O Pioneers!... Cather's characters, through the main character Alexandra, and everyone she interacts with is evident demonstrations of the type of historical context the novel entails. Through her novel, Cather can demonstrate challenges Americans faced during the late 1800s and the early 1900s, particularly in situations such as isolation and inevitable loneliness, and about gender roles. Throughout the novel, Alexandra is continually abandoned through the death of her father, fleeing neighbors, Carl's departure, her brother's endeavors, and his eventual death. ......

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She wanted to write novels but she didn't have enough perseverance to do so. ... Characterization- The main character of the novel is Esther Greenwood. ... Setting- The novel sets around the time of 1953 in New York in a hotel called the Amazon. Point of View- It is made obviously clear from the first sentence that the novel is in first person point of view. Theme- The theme of this novel is to try to live life as normally as you can. ...

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The female characters of the novel are vindictive, cunning, powerful, and intelligent. ... In this empowering novel about Japanese women, it becomes evident what would become of men when women prevail in a Japanese society. ... She is not only the protagonist of the novel but also the pinnacle example of how a woman would be in a man's position. ... Yasuko, the daughter-in-law and muse of Mieko, is the key pond in the novel. ... It is also key to point out that in this novel the main players are the women, and the men are the ponds. ...

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In the Anglo- Saxon time period in which the novel, Beowulf, was written, women were seen to have specifically only one role that was what made them who they were. ... In one important scene in the novel, Grendel's mother's violent ways come out in a fight between her and Beowulf. ... During this time period of the novel, women were shown to have gross- like actions, which is not what a man desired in a woman. ... The author could have used a male figured instead of Grendel's mother but wanted to portray how women were belittled compared to men during the era of the novel. In ...

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Silas Marner In George Elliot's novel, Silas Marner, the author illustrates three different types of women through her characters. ... In this novel the character of Nancy depicts the dependent and dutiful wife. ... Through Nancy, Priscilla, and Dolly, George Elliot illustrates three different types of women in her novel, Silas Marner....

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• Grade Level: High School