Daystar By Rita Dove And The Secretary Chant By Marge Piercy

Feminist Literature Draft In many instances, the works of feminist literature use characters to examine and address the issues in the way society treats women. The poems “Daystar” by Rita Dove and “The Secretary Chant” by Marge Piercy do that by focusing on the female identity, more specifically the lack of it their characters are experiencing. By introducing readers to the attitude of the female characters toward their situation, the poems portray daily life from a new perspective that challenged the society’s image of that time. The poem “Daystar” paints the marriage through the sober eyes of a housewife. Her entire day is occupied with housework and taking care of the children, leaving her with only one hour of free time which she spends