Definition: Feminism comprises a number of social‚ cultural and political movements‚ theories and moral philosophies concerned with gender inequalities and equal rights for women. In its narrowest interpretation‚ it refers to the effort to ensure legal and political equality for women; in its broadest sense it comprises any theory which is grounded on the belief that women are oppressed or disadvantaged by comparison with men‚ and that their oppression is in some way illegitimate or unjustified
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The comparison of character between Scarlett and Tess ----character determines destiny By Katy Tam Abstract Tess of D’Ubervilles isThomas Hardy’s famous work‚ Gone with the Wind also is Margaret Mitchell successful novel‚ both two novels have an impact on literature study.Tess and Scarlett are the heroines of Tess of D’Urbervilles and Gone with the Wind. From the angle of character‚ many scholars have their own views on them. This paper
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Access Provided by Orta Dogu Teknik Universitesi at 12/05/12 9:22PM GMT “Girl with a pen”: Girls’ Studies and Third-Wave Feminism in A Room of One’s Own and “Professions for Women” Tracy Lemaster Although Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own ([1929]1989) is a foundational feminist tract for theorizing women’s social and artistic roles‚ it relies on stories‚ metaphors‚ and rhetorics of girlhood. I am the first to recognize Woolf’s stylistic pattern of using the term “women” when theorizing
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Corey Hartman English 112 Feminism There are different notions of femininity studied throughout the semester in Cat in the Rain‚ Bernice Bobs her Hair‚ Leila‚ and Girl from Paris. During the semester many different aspects of woman are seen through the main characters of all the stories we have seen. From being traditional and shy‚ to letting your husband walk all over you‚ to being an independent worker‚ all these women are different. The Cat in the Rain is the story about a wife‚ wanting
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Tess- a victim of her family One does not decide what family one is born into. The innocent child‚ Tess‚ cannot be blamed for being born into a poor family. Tess is a victim of her upbringing‚ the situation of her father and mother as well as the knowledge of her ancestors‚ who were rich and prosperous. The fact that they had existed did not help Tess. However‚ it would have been a different story if she had been born into a wealthy family. Tess is the eldest of the family’s children and being a
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figures in society; they are both from a fairly respectable and high class‚ but they symbolise different aspects of high society. Alec is the "evil" side of society‚ he doesn’t care for anyone else’s well being‚ not even his own mother’s‚ he seduces Tess not because he loved her‚ but because of his own need. He doesn’t even apologize for it until he "reforms" when he has a "calling from God". He is described in great detail; his lips are described as "badly moulded"‚ even though they are red and smooth
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Explore Hardy’s attitude towards industrialisation in phase the fourth. Industrialisation became a growing presence amongst the Victorian Era and had an elusive yet undeniable impact on the population. Within the novel Tess Of The d’Urbervilles and in particular phase the fourth‚ Industrialisation is heavily focused on and explored. However Hardy establishes a balanced and ambivalent viewpoint towards the implications and presence of Industry as there is evidence to suggest both positive and negative
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After picking Tess up in the town‚ Alec rapes Tess while she is sleeping‚ symbolizing her transition from an innocent girl to a jaded woman. Through her experience of being raped and getting pregnant as a result‚ Tess learns that the world is full of “snakes‚” people who do not have her best interest in mind‚ that will attempt to take advantage of “sweet birds‚” innocent young girls. The segment of the quote stating “She could not bear to look forward into the vale” is an allusion because it alludes
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dominant. In ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’ when Alec feeds her the strawberry‚ Tess protests that she would “rather take it in (her) own hand”‚ then Alec “insist(s)” and ‘in a slight distress‚ she parted her lips and took it in’. This is the first example of the repeating cycle of Tess not wanting to do something but consenting reluctantly due to Alec forcing her. The use of the adjective ‘distress’ demonstrates how Tess must be submissive under the dominance of Alec. Moreover‚ Tess is forced to follow
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emotional bonds‚ is evident in both the novels‚ Tess of the D’Urbervilles as well as The Great Gatsby and in the poetry collection ‘Rapture’ as we see all three protagonists experience a volume of intense feelings towards the object of their affections; from the passionate love that they feel for their other half to sheer desperation of their others approval. However there are many physical obstacles that stand in their way‚ such as Alec and Tom who touch Tess and Daisy physically and materially but not
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