1. The Modern Nora
Algernon is a perfect example of a Wildean character; sketched out to be a rebel, speaking against the fundaments of society, including marriage, and yet doing so in such a flamboyant, humorous way that the criticism itself becomes embedded in a matchless web of humor. ... It pokes fun at the aristocracy, the literary world, marriage, English manners and customs, women, men, love, religion and all sorts of other staples in modern society. ...
He describes her very precisely as being afraid to omit any perfect feature: "I examined the contour of the lofty and pale forehead - it was faultless ( ), the skin rivalling the purest ivory ( ), the gentle prominence of the region above the temples" The speaker portrays his perfect spouse almost like a ghost : "She came and departed as a shadow. ... And in some spheres she knew even much more than her husband: "In the classical tongues was she deeply proficient and as far as my own acquintance extended in regard to the modern dialects of Europe. ...
Lady Brett as a "Modern Woman- "Brett was damned good-looking. ... Hemingway's condemnation of the "modern woman- is first exemplified when Cohn asks Brett to dance. ... Brett simply needs an anchor to hold her down and keep her in one place and Mike is the perfect person to fulfill this role for her. ... Sex and control are the most important things in a "modern woman's- life. Hemingway creates a character to have all the markings of a "modern woman."" ...
As modern as romance is today, it is hard to fathom someone giving their parents the decision of whom they will spend their life and mate with. ... Friends team with other friends or partners in an attempt to conjure up a more perfect union between people they know. ...
Fatima Mernissi, the well-known Moroccan writer, states that, "If women's rights are a problem for some modern Muslim men, it is neither because of the Koran nor the Prophet, nor the Islamic tradition, but simply because those rights conflict with the interests of the male elite" (ix). ... Prophet Mohammed said, " The most perfect believers are the best in conduct and the best of you are those who are best to their wives" (qtd. in Badawi 19). ...
Literary Response: It is a modern poem written by a married woman, and every single word in the poem reveals her deep emotion inside about her husband and her family. She "hated" him, (he was not a perfect person, or he was like what he used to be) simply just because she loved him, and that was true love. ...
Set in a time when women had already established themselves as a force within the arena of equal rights, she somehow lags far behind this quite modern era. ... "The Sorrowful Woman" gets help from the perfect young lady, and for some time she delights in it. ... Mallard as sub-servient to her husband punctuates a distinct and opposing setting from that of "A Sorrowful Woman" which is obviously more modern. Mrs Mallard's experience most probably was set in the early 1940's while the protagonist in "A Sorrowful Woman" is more modern probably around the late sixties to early seventi...
Love and marriage- in today's modern sense when we think of a wedding we often associate these two terms together. ... Views of marriage and social class in the society of nineteenth century England were very different from views in modern American society. ... In our modern sense, the way that this book deals with marriage and courtship seems foreign and unbelievable to us. ... Pip dreams of one day marrying her and perfecting his station in life. ...
Daisy seemed to be the perfect girl as she was growing up. ... Throughout the whole book, Daisy is made out to be this perfect girl who gets caught between two men, both of whom she swears she loves. ... In modern times, she would be considered a "gold-digger." ...
In Postwar America, therefore, the nuclear family was hailed as modern. ... Families could get homes with modern appliances, individual bedrooms, garages, and lawns for as little a $6,000. ... He Of course not all families were as perfect as the Cunningham's and not everyone had a friend like Arthur Fonzerelli, but the fifties were a time where family was the most important thing and changes took place. ...
The preamble of the constitution proclaims, "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."" ... Just as Romeo and Juliet could not be blamed for their relationship, neither should a homosexual couple in these modern days. ...
That even in our more modern time era women are not suppose to have "sexual urges-. ... This is enforced, when Alcae tries to deny his intense sexual attraction to Calixta, by trying to be a perfect gentleman by staying outside during the storm. ...
Where as his knowledge that knights were often far from perfect is evidenced in the beginning of Alison's tale where the "lusty" soldier rapes a young maiden; King Arthur, whom the ladies of the country beseech to spare the life of the guilty horse soldier, offers us the typical conception of knighthood. ... Modern Critical Views on Geoffrey Chaucer. ...
Marriage should be for those that love each other and truly plan on spending their lives together because they are perfect for each other like a horse and a carriage so denying anyone the right to marry their significant other would truly be unethical. ... Given the prevalence of modern and ancient examples of family arrangements based on polygamy, communal child-rearing, the use of concubines and mistresses and the commonality of prostitution, heterosexual monogamy can be considered "unnatural" in evolutionary terms causing the definition of "traditional marriage to be historical...
That is, marriage existed sometime before the modern religions and had some benefit other than religious purposes. ... The Sacrament of Matrimony is the holy service through which a man and a woman are united and given the divine grace which sanctifies their union, makes it perfect and spiritual like the unity of Christ and Church, and gives them strength to abide by the contract which mutually binds....
Women were supposed to play a role in which they supported their husbands, took care of their children, and made sure everything was perfect around the house. ... Nora serves as a symbol for women of the time; women who were thought to be content with the luxuries of modern society with no thought or care of the world in which they lived (Bradbrook, 57). ...