Feminist Reading of Hardy’s The Return of the Native Most of Hardy’s novels or better to say all of them are considered to be modern. In fact‚ one can notice so many features of modern novels in his fiction. By referring to Robert Schweik’s article (1994) pertaining to the idea that Hardy has influenced so many modern novelists such as D.H. Lawrence‚ one of the key critics of Hardy novels‚ chiefly in the notion of feminine and treatment of women which is one of the distinguishing features
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Two views of Mississippi In "Two Views of the Mississippi" by Mark Twain‚ the author recounts his ability to recognize and appreciate beauty in his surroundings early in his career as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River‚ in contrast to his perceptions later in life. He recalls a specific sunset journey where he is able to revel in the brilliance of the river surrounding him‚ taking note of the small details including the distant golden glow of the water; the simple‚ yet remarkable passing
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Yellow Wallpaper.” In both stories‚ the characters seem to love the men that controlled their lives‚ but in they suffer from mental illness due to the restrictions that are placed on them by their lovers and society. These two stories also focus on a feminist perspective. In “A Jury of Her Peers‚” Minnie claimed that she didn’t know who killed her husband but she was arrested. Minnie’s husband abused her. Several symbols in the story led the women to believe that Minnie killed her husband. In “The Yellow
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Symbolism of a Feminist Poem in Sylvia Plath Some literary critics have linked Sylvia Plath’s poem‚ “Daddy" (524)‚ as a confessional or autobiographical poem about the relationship with her father. Undoubtedly‚ she references her own personal life‚ however‚ “Daddy”‚ should not only be read in a narrow sense‚ as her intentions are to convey a more significant theme. The tone of the poem expresses a strong disdain towards not only her father and husband‚ but towards the male gender. It is arguable
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ranjayvardhan@yahoo.com Feminist Research: Challenges before Male Researchers Feminist research has emerged as a legitimate‚ relevant and popular research model. The quality and the validity of its findings are beyond contention‚ and over the years it has produced a significant output that has provided guidelines for policies central to modern societies (Roberts‚ 1981). Its domain is wide and diverse‚ and so are its basic methodological principles. The foundations of feminist research are those
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Feminist gender theory Biological and psychological approaches to gender have been extensively criticized by feminist researchers for their essentialist explanations of gender. According to feminist approaches‚ gender is socially and culturally defined‚ in that it is related to social‚ economic and cultural status‚ and power in society (Richardson‚ 2008). From a feminist point of view‚ female development is shaped and maintained by the socio-cultural context of patriarchy (Impett‚ Schooler‚ & Tolman
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The exaggeration of male power in A Midsummer Night’s Dream appears to hold less comedic weight in a feminist reading than it would have at the time of its debut when shakespeare’s intentions would have been clear and fit the niche in which the comedy is tailored towards. A Midsummer Night’s Dream presents male superiority not only through the two females
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Feminist Response to “To his Coy Mistress” In the beginning of the poem the speaker explains to the woman about his desire for their love‚ and how they will travel the world and enjoy its exotic riches. It seemed as if the speaker was really drunk in love with his mistress “Had we but world enough and time/Love you ten years before the Flood.” This demonstrates the power of love a man and woman can bring together‚ when they respect and admire each other equally. Marvell wrote this poem in a way
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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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Compare and contrast three types of feminist theory Feminism first began‚ when women felt they were being done injustice by their male counterparts. Feminist theory is a conflict and gender inequality theory that studies patriarchy‚ gender and the oppression of women‚ there are three waves of feminism‚ with each one having its own agenda and ideologies. The first wave beginning in the nineteenth century focused on the struggles of the suffragists and the suffragettes‚ a women’s movement whose aim
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