Hester's Heroinism in The Scarlet Letter Thinking of books read in most schools across the nation, most of the heroes in the stories are male. ... Without her mother's unselfish love Pearl may not have lived the life she did. ... She spent her spare time sewing clothes for those who could not afford them. ... What she did want was for Pearl to be able to live a life of joy. Had Hester told her lover's identity from the start of the ordeal, Pearl's life would have been much more complicated. ...

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From the time of her birth in Japan, a women, will have a much different religious experience than one of her counterparts from another society. ... Several other researchers also seem to felt the same admiration for these women as I do because of the vast number of books and articles I came across during the course of my own study. ... These books helped me form several ideas about the factor that the traditions of Japan play in the lives of the women who live in the country. ... And ultimately it is part of what life is about, rooting yourself in society but more importantly your family. ...

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They bartered with each other for goods and services, creating an off-the-books economy entirely run by women. " (Roberts (1), p.12) Wives were the foundations that made families work. ... But least you should imagine it too burdensome to a girl at my early time of life, give me leave to answer you: I assure you I think myself happy that I can be useful to so good a father, and by rising very early I find I can go through much business"" (Roberts (1), p.2). Eliza worked hard to make her life on the plantations a good one. ... Martha Washington led a slightly different life than Eliza. ... Ab...

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According to Penguin Puntam books, it is a number one best seller, and a critic's favorite on both sides of the Atlantic. ... Rob Blackwelder of Spliced Wire says, the movie, like the novel, "will stand the test of time because it captures this generation's most common relationship foible so amusingly" (http://www.splicedonline.com/00reviews/hifi.html). ... A closer look at how Honrby accomplishes this will give readers a better grasp of the writing style of a contemporary author whose works may be considered classics in due time. ... Don't you know how sweet and wonder...

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For some time, she was even ashamed of her situation. ... Hence, in an interview with Martha Satz, Cisneros admits "I was going through some traumatic experiences at the time, I chose to write about my past-my childhood experiences, my mother, and especially the women in the community" (3). ... Cisneros had a different account of what barrio life was for women then her contemporaries when she says, "To me barrio life was a repressive community. ... If you do get somewhere, you take your life in your own hands" (Satz 2). ... They did not want their daughters to live a domes...

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The common assumption of women, in the past, is that they are inferior to men, that their role in life is to cook, clean, take care of children, sew, and knit "housework. However, in Canada, as time passed, the roles of women have changed considerably; their role in society has grown from being trapped in the house to stronger and more powerful positions in society. ... She had a strong career as a well-known author under the pen name "Janey Canuck- and she wrote many books and articles for magazines and newspapers mainly about Canadian life. ... Under Section 24 it stated that: "The Go...

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For a long time, the woman has assumed a secondary role in the first generation of Indian English male writing such as R.K.Narayan, Raja Rao, Mulk Raj Anand. ... Even woman in life and literature herself voluntarily surrendered to the ideal of self-sacrifice. ... Rukmani is reconciled to the vagaries of her life. ... "It is as you say a long time ago," I said wearily. ... She accepts the blow and moves on in life. ...

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Chaucer refutes popular misogynistic perspectives propagated by the religious authorities of his time, such as those of St. ... In her words, the aim is not to rescue the humanist Chaucer, but to see in what ways his stories might enlarge our perceptions of human life and its possibilities, even though they were written during and for a very different historical context (xviii). ... She needs them because she is fallen, fallen through Eve, whose punishment was to be subordinate to her husband, as are all her daughters to their husband in their turn, to the end of time" (9). ... "As WB knows fr...

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Despite the encouragement of the house overseer, Frank Crawley, and Maxim's sister, Beatrice, the heroine struggles in her new life at Manderley. ... Manderley traditionally hosts a costume ball each year, and it is soon time for the gala to take place. ... Rebecca - In life, Rebecca was the beautiful, much-loved, accomplished wife of Maxim de Winter, and the mistress of Manderley. ... Ben - A harmless man, mildly retarded, who spends much of his time on the beach near Manderley. ... Pieces of a vanished life float vaguely about: the heroine misses her dog, Jasper, and remembers how meal...

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