Mansfield’s " The Doll’s house"‚ the main theme is on the injustices and cruelty associated with class distinctions. Set in New Zealand sometime after it becomes a colony‚ Mansfield shows how the differences among social classes are closely adhered to. She also explores themes such as how the high class people take deliberate pleasure in being cruel to the lower classes‚ and how innocently born children who are brought up in this atmosphere can become easily influenced. Mansfield uses symbolism‚ particularly
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Analysis of “The Grave” by Katherine Anne Porter “For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God‚” (The Holy Bible English Standard Version‚ Romans 3:23). This verse is stating that everyone has fallen from grace‚ no one has maintained holiness. This idea is exactly what Katherine Anne Porter is trying to convey in her short story‚ “The Grave.” Porter is “known for her use of religious allusions and symbolism because of her Catholic background” (Rooke‚ Wallis 269). Because of this‚
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novel‚ The House on Mango Street‚ Sandra Cisneros’s narrator‚ Esperanza‚ gradually learns there is no real correlation between a physical structure and a home; rather a home is made from things such as love‚ family‚ culture‚ tradition‚ and memories‚ not bricks and mortar. The opening vignette of Cisneros’s novel‚ introduces the reader to Esperanza’s intense feeling of displacement. Throughout the book‚ she feels as though she has no place to call her home. Although they have a house‚ she is embarrassed
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Katherine Dunn’s Geek Love is the tale of an oddly sensational traveling freak show called the Binewski Carnival Fabulon. The show‚ run by Aloysius (Al) and Crystal (Lil) Binewski‚ ultimately is hit with hard times due to some of the performers shortcomings so Al “decided to breed his own version of freaks” (Dunn 7) in order to insure they would not have any more issues with such behaviors. Or as Al so loving recalled: “before I even dreamed you‚ my dreamlets!” (Dunn 6). Not only was the creation
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indication that the home in ‘A Doll’s House’ could be shown as being either a sanctuary or a prison is in the title. When we think of a doll’s house‚ we think of a model house which has been reproduced in minute detail which is very realistic almost to the point of perfection. With this in mind‚ the title immediately conjures up the image of a perfect home which could be seen as a sanctuary to its inhabitants. The reader may also reflect on the scaled down proportions of doll’s houses and the feeling of claustrophobia
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Katherine Dunham was born in Chicago‚ Illinois on June 22‚ 1909 as the youngest child of Albert Millard Dunham and Fanny June (Guillaume)‚ with an older brother‚ Albert Jr.‚ as well as children from her mother’s first marriage. Her heritage included Indian‚ French Canadian‚ English‚ Malagasy (Madagascan) and African ancestry (Aschenbrenner 7). Dunham’s mother passed away when Katherine was only four and their father left the children with their aunt Lulu‚ where Katherine faced multiple instances
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Kelly Broussard Seay English III Honors February 19‚ 2010 Katherine Anne Porter Here is a woman who put things straight through the will of God. Katherine Anne Porter did it all‚ and chose perfection of life and of work. She worked as a critic‚ a singer‚ an actress‚ and most importantly of all a writer. Through numerous marriages‚ divorces‚ deaths‚ and personal crises‚ Porter established herself as accomplished author. Porter’s collection of
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The Unconcernéd World: Public Conformity and the Private Grief of Katherine Philips In May of 1655 little Hector Philips was buried in London just days after his birth. Katherine Philips’ epitaph in his memory‚ On Her Son H.P. at St. Sith’s Church was published on his tombstone: a mother’s narrative of her son’s brief life‚ death‚ and resurrection in Heaven engraved in stone. Particularly striking are the following lines: Therefore‚ as fit in Heav’n to dwell‚ He quickly broke the prison shell
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In high school Katherine joined Terpsichorean club. Their she began to learn the free movement style that modern dance had to offer. Her parents wished for her to have a job teaching like her brother Albert Dunham Jr. Katherine went to the University of Chicago where she became one of the first African American woman to attend the school and get a bachelor‚ masters and
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The Doll House Backlash: Criticism‚ Feminism‚ and Ibsen Author(s): Joan Templeton Source: PMLA‚ Vol. 104‚ No. 1 (Jan.‚ 1989)‚ pp. 28-40 Published by: Modern Language Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/462329 . Accessed: 04/10/2011 23:11 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars‚ researchers‚ and students discover
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