Both Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, and Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle, are multi-faceted stories with central themes that repeat themselves throughout. The strongest and most repeated theme is that of control, especially when shown through the eyes of each book's main character. Whether it is showing control by the controlling of others, or the desire and need to control others, or the lack of control people can have over themselves and the world around them, the issues of control are shown in every form. .
In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie, the main character, is shown in her middle age returning to her hometown. She is immediately met by quiet judgment from the locals. They believe at 40 years old she was much too old for Tea Cake, who was around 25. They pass judgment over her appearance, "What she doin coming back here in dem blue overalls? Can't she find no dress to put on?" (Hurston 2) They even go as far as making jaded comments about her hair and how she carries her body, as evidenced in this quote, "What dat forty year ole "oman doin" wid her hair swingin" down her back lak some young gal?"(2) The townspeople seem as if they would be very happy should Janie do as they please. Janie finds that everyone has an opinion on what she should do. Janie finds her old friend Phoeby and tells the story of her life to that point. Her tales are nothing less than a lifetime of being controlled by others. She speaks of the stories her grandmother, Nanny, told her, about how she once was a slave, and how her child, Janie's mother, was the result of a rape. This story of the rape is very significant to the aspect of control, rape is quite possibly as controlling an act as a human can perpetuate on another, with a close second being slavery. So the two most heinous acts of controlling another human being are shown working hand in hand to control Janie's grandmother.
Birth Control Birth Control is defined as various ways used to prevent pregnancy from occurring. Birth Control has been a concern for humans for thousands of years. ... It should be considered a permanent method of birth control. ... Depo-Provera is an even newer method of birth control. ... Condoms are the oldest form of birth control used by men. ...
Birth Control is defined as various ways used to prevent pregnancy from occurring. Birth Control has been a concern for humans for thousands of years. ... It should be considered a permanent method of birth control. ... Depo-Provera is an even newer method of birth control. ... Condoms are the oldest form of birth control used by men. ...
Population Control Many people believe that that the resources of the Earth are enormous that population growth can continue and that there is no danger that we will ever run out of anything. ... Population control is also a question of individual rights. ... To control rapid population growth, the Chinese government launched a massive campaign in the mid-seventies to encourage young people to marry late and to have few children. ... The planet urgently needs population control. ... Birth control, abortion and quotas need to be supported, if the planet is to remain habitable in the long te...
Birth control has always been a major concern since earlier times during the 1500s. ... These laws banned the use of "sexually explicit speech" that had anything to do with birth regulation of any sort, ideas that would be in favor of using birth control as a means of controlling births other than abstinence would also be forbidden (The Last Battles section, para. 23-25). ... Sanger's plan to bring birth control into fruition ended up being a reality where her plan was brought to the court in New York in 1930 and the sale of some of her contraceptives like the diaphragm for instance were...
Moreover, people feared that birth control would reduce the rate of fertility in America. ... The birth control pill was introduced in 1960 with a product known as "Enovid". ... Men were no longer in charge of birth control (via condom). ... The introduction of birth control pills has led to the development of other ways of family planning. ... In summary, the society has reaped some great benefits of using birth control methods. ...
The answer to all the young girls out there who are sexually active is birth control. Birth Control is any act, drug, or device that is intended to prevent pregnancy. ... Another form of birth control is the pill. ... Using the patch is a very effective form of birth control. ... One of the most effective forms of birth control is the shot. ...
The answer to all the young girls out there who are sexually active is birth control. Birth Control is any act, drug, or device that is intended to prevent pregnancy. ... Another form of birth control is the pill. ... Using the patch is a very effective form of birth control. ... One of the most effective forms of birth control is the shot. ...
For example, thanks to birth control in schools, teen pregnancy is down twenty-seven percent in New York City. ... However, easy access to free birth control just by walking down a hallway or two is working. ... The cost of raising a child is much more expensive than providing free birth control. ... All in all, while controversial, I think that giving birth control to high school students is a good idea. ... One way to keep this trend down is by making birth control more available. ...
Today, the demand for birth control pills has risen over the years, and this has become very important for many women. With this point, getting birth control pills with parental consent is a debatable topic. Discussed in this paper, are reasons teenagers should not seek consent from their parents before getting birth control pills. ... Furthermore, the use of birth control pills reduces the rate of abortion in teenagers. ... This also includes the right to obtain and make use of birth control pills. ...
There does exist a real possibility for us to learn to control accurately, reliably and humanely on our own population size. This possibility is through Population Control. ... If the government were to take control of a the situation, as Population growth does, the situation could be controlled. ... There does exist a real possibility for us to learn to control accurately, reliably and humanely on our own population size. This possibility is through Population Control. ...
