The movie‚ ‘Easy A’ is set in present day in Ojai‚ California. It tells the story of Olive Penderghast‚ a high school girl whose situation mirrors the novel‚ ‘The Scarlet Letter’ which is a reading assignment for her English class. She tells a lie to her best friend‚ Rhiannon‚ that she had sex with a boy from community college. This lie quickly spread throughout the school causing classmates to treat her differently; the boys wanted to date her and the girls treated her unkindly. Olive decided
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differently...” Have I got your attention yet? There are many who would easily dismiss this post because it is not quick‚ it is not simple‚ it does not conform to their thinking. They are missing out. This is a quote from the book “We Should All Be Feminists” that a recently reviewed on “Goodreads”. I understand that not all of my Facebook friends are Goodreads members. Hence‚ I thought it appropriate that I write some of my thought about just how powerful this little book is outside
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tons of people ask me‚ why I’m prolonging this feminist “nonsense” They say its high time people accept that men and women are equal. They have the same opportunities‚ same rights. I wasn’t really keen on the ‘feminist’ name tag either. Mostly‚ due to its association with single‚ angry women burning bras and holding sign boards saying “We don’t need men to dictate us.” It took me a while to reflect upon my purpose for calling myself a feminist. It involved intensive googling at 3 am and long
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Frankenstein: A Feminist’s Perspective Frankenstein by Mary Shelley During the time period of the 1800s‚ men usually were favoured more than women; it was a male- dominated society. In Frankenstein‚ Shelley constructs a novel in which Victor plays the role of God by messing with the dark arts‚ a crime no being should do. In addition‚ Victor‚ upon creating his creature‚ cannot behave like a mother to him as he is not a woman. Shelley characterizes Victor in this way as she would like to tell others
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overtly feminist themes; because this is not a story about her marriage or her motherhood but instead a story about the woman herself and her thoughts about life. Thoughts which are sometimes radical‚ sensual and certainly autonomous and separate from her role as a wife or mother‚ an idea as yet unexplored in English literature and quite challenging of the Chopin’s patriarchal society . This is an excellent piece of literature to explore through the lens of feminist criticism. Feminist criticism
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While traditional therapeutic approaches can and are helpful‚ feminist therapy is distinct in its addressing the role of gender in psychological distress. Gender is a reality that shapes our behavior. Our world is organized through its influence. Feminist therapy recognizes that environmental pressures affect a woman’s identity. Women live in a world dominated by males and masculine patterns of thought and behavior‚ or the patriarchy. Until recently‚ studies of human behavior were almost always
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The Little Mermaid – Feminist Analysis When interpreting The Little Mermaid from a feminist theory perspective‚ it becomes clear that a beauty of a female lies in her appearance and matters above all else. In the fairy-tale‚ the little mermaid falls in love with a prince‚ but she cannot be with him because he is human and she is not. The little mermaid cannot be with him until she makes the modifications needed to achieve her desired look‚ which is done by sacrificing what she had previously valued
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The Feminist Movement (aka The Women’s Movement‚ Women’s Liberation) brief history Source: Wikipedia OUTLINE: (complete this as you read) 1. Define FEMINISM (as bell hooks’ defines it): Feminism is a collection o movements and ideologies aimed at defining‚ establishing‚ and defending a state of equal political‚ economic‚ cultural‚ and social rights for women. 2. the 1st Wave (19th-early 20th centuries) FOCUS: The 1st Wave focused on the efforts of many fighting for gender equality‚ race equality
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Gabriela Rasuk English Composition II Melissa Juchniewicz Feminist Criticism 2/23/13 Hide the Hood Little Girl Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault is a story every child learns that is about a young girl with a red riding hood who goes into the woods to deliver some food to her very ill grandmother and in her journey she encounters a wolf who in the end wants to trick her into believing he is her grandmother. However children only enjoy a simple fairy tale for the fact of being
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identity‚ my sister found much of her place of solace in feminism which resulted in her adopting and subsequently became a firm believer and annoyingly vocal supporter of the movement‚ preaching the messages and beliefs of it constantly. My sister’s feminist ideology would most likely align with how Remigiusz Rosicki described it in his piece about gender‚ feminism‚ and society‚ “Public Sphere and Private Sphere - Masculinity and Femininity.” “Feminism assumes that socio-biological approaches strengthen
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