Running Head: “THE AWAKENING” FROM A FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE In Kate Chopin’s novel‚ “The Awakening”‚ Edna finds herself in a society where women were socially confined to be mothers and wives. This novel embodies the struggle of women in the society for independence along with the presence of women struggling to live up to the demands that their strict culture has placed upon them. A part of Edna wants to meet the standards of mother and wife that society has set‚ however her biggest desire
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Female voices in classic literature are rarely allowed to be heard as they should‚ especially in a society like Shakespeare’s‚ where women are expected to make children and hot meals and not much more than that. While Shakespeare does take drastic steps forward in allowing such prominent female characters as Gertrude and Ophelia‚ he fails to make them strong or independent‚ and therefore an example for women everywhere. If it were not for the horrible mistreatment of Ophelia and the horrible misunderstanding
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“I want to do it because I want to do it. Women‚ like men‚ should try to do the impossible. And when they fail‚ their failure should be a challenge to others.” Amelia Earhart was a revolutionist‚ daring to go where women were usually shamed from going. It was‚ and still partially is‚ a man’s world‚ but Amelia didn’t let that stop her from chasing her dreams. Amelia Mary Earhart was born on July 24‚ 1897 in Atchison‚ Kansas. Her father was an alcoholic and her mother didn’t want her around that
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During the spring of 1692‚ a group of young girls in Salem Village‚ Massachusetts claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft. These claims of witchcraft soon led to events known as the Salem Witch Trials. At this time‚ there were many other things happening in America‚ such as the harsh realities of life in the Puritan community of Salem Village‚ the after-effects of the British War with France in the American colonies‚ and the epidemic of smallpox‚ that contributed
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Angels and Monsters in Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad’s varying depiction of women in his novel Heart of Darkness provides feminist literary theory with ample opportunity to explore the overlying societal dictation of women’s gender roles and expectations in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The majority of feminist theorists claim that Conrad perpetuates patriarchal ideology‚ yet there are a few that argue the novel is gendered feminine. Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar claim “Conrad’s
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its perpetrators‚ and its causes; and‚ relatedly‚ an interest in its prevention‚ and in the deterrence‚ treatment‚ and punishment of offenders‚ (The Oxford Handbook of Criminology‚ 2012). Feminist criminology specifically suggests addressing crimes committed by women. According to Burgess-Proctor (2006) Feminist criminology or the development of female crimes as a mature theoretical orientation gradually became an accepted theory during the 1970s as a pioneering generation of women insisted that
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(McCullough‚ p6). Many people engage in conversations that discuss various oppressions such as racism‚ sexism‚ heterosexism and classism‚ but rarely do we discuss how these oppressions interact with each other. In the Combahee River Collective’s “Black Feminist Statements” the women write about the importance of identifying connections among various kinds of oppression; “The most general statement of our politics at the present time would be that we are actively committed to struggling against racial‚ sexual
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The Feminist View: Beauty and the Beast The Disney film Beauty and the Beast was released in the year 1991 the film is a well known story that portrays the love between two completely different characters. This motion picture takes place in the mid 1700’s in a quaint French Town and focuses on the crazy inventor’ daughter Belle‚ who does not fall under what is expected from a young woman at the time. The film portrays Belle with a peculiar character‚ with an interest in her education and her nose
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Fat‚ it is a word we all know very well. It is a simple word‚ but yet the definition is so complex. In today’s society “fat” has an extremely negative connotation. We criticize and fat shame individuals who do not fit the ideal body type. Recently in a video title‚ “Dear Fat People”‚ so-called comedian‚ Nicole Arbour argues that obese people should be fat shamed because they choose to be that way. Logically‚ if we make them feel bad about themselves‚ they will surely be motivated to get skinny and
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