One way Edna's behavior changes throughout the novel is with her struggle for her own happiness while trying to live up to expectations of society. ... One that is not shaped by expectations given to her but by her own free will and choices. ... Art is shown to be a great element in the novel, it represents the way Edna grows as an individual and seeks her own choice. ... It also appears that he has expectations of his own, even if he thinks they're valid, Edna doesn't come to an understanding of them because she has already shaped mind into the idea that she deserves what she w...

• Word Count: 1575
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

An examination of the books I read, I found literature to be like a mirror to a great extent in many ways. ... In the country where I was born, China, males are believed to be superior to females due to gender roles and expectations that has resisted through time. ... Since Sommer was born and raised in America, her understanding and expectations of men in society is d...

• Word Count: 1988
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Aphra Behn is a complicated figure within English theatrical history. As the first woman in England to classify herself as a professional writer and playwright, she wrote to support herself and to prove a point during a time when women were deemed subordinate to men. She was a commoner among royals...

• Word Count: 2238
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate