In addition to polygamy, secret romances were best suitable for noblewomen of middle rank or class. ... Obviously this was one relationship that was not kept secret. ... They shared this place equally and according to Pekarik there were no signs of jealousy between them. ... He also had to protect his public image by keeping these relationships secret. ... They never wondered or even thought that just maybe these women didn't want to share their man with someone else. ...

• Word Count: 2745
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

As a mother, Rukmani fulfills her every duty, amassing Ira's dowry, educating her children and sharing their joy and sorrow at such a point that she accepts Kuti's death rather than see him suffer with starvation. ...

• Word Count: 3535
• Approx Pages: 14

He needs her by his side to face the Puritan community and God himself when he confesses openly of their shared sin. ... Up to that point, Hester had kept the identity of her lover a secret taking on the ridicule of the community by herself to protect his reputation. ...

• Word Count: 3565
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

(p.21) In their need for control and the frustrations of being considered the lower of the two sexes, the Nupe man can only find superiority on the "fantasy-realm- where "the main collective weapon against witchcraft lies in the activities of a male secret society which, by threats and torture, cleanses' villages of witchcraft [and] the men alone have the secret power of defeating female witchcraft- (Nadel, 1952p. 19). ...

• Word Count: 3282
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In One of Ours the main character, Claude, is confronted with life changing decisions in his social and personal lives. He does not conform to many of the ideals, which his family lives by and therefore has become an outcast at home. However, Claude's personal struggles do not reside strictly within the confines of his household. His troubles carry on through the story and become especially apparent in his sexual life. At times, Cather portrays Claude as man who is crippled in his sexuality and is this act is demonstrated with the way he handles himself with women. ...

• Word Count: 5298
• Approx Pages: 21
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School