In the book‚ “Speak” by‚ Laurie Halse Anderson‚ we are taken on a journey through the life of a young girl‚ named Melinda Sordino. We quickly learn that Melinda is a rape survivor that becomes mute after encountering sexual violence at a party during summer break‚ right before the start of her freshman year of high school. Melinda carries the burden of this secret with her in shame and in silence‚ from the hallways of her school to the doors of her home; internally isolating herself from everyone
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Virginia Woolf is an English author and journalist known for her unique nonlinear prose style. She was born into an English household in 1882 and wrote her first novel in 1915 called The Voyage Out. Woolf spoke at many colleges and universities throughout her career. She delivered moving essays and short stories during her time there. She suffered from depression and committed suicide in 1941 (“Virginia Woolf Biography”). Professions for Women‚ an abbreviated version of a speech delivered by Woolf
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“It’s a monster‚” Eponine whispered‚ staring at the doll that the Child Care teacher‚ Madame Fantine‚ had placed on the table in front of her and Enjolras. Indeed‚ the… thing was unsettlingly lifelike‚ with smooth flesh stretched over its bulging skull and creasing around its serenely closed eyes. It looked like it was asleep. Or waiting. Enjolras tentatively pressed a button on the wireless remote he was holding‚ and the doll’s eyes flew open. Blank green-rimmed pupils stared at Eponine as robotic
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Charlotte Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper‚” is a very interesting story of a woman defeating domination by the man figures in her life. Gilman reveals to the readers how a woman going through postpartum depression feels loneliness and isolation from the outside world‚ and suppresses her own interests. Gilman discloses how men used to treat women‚ and how women’s needs and interests were suppressed at that time. The central idea of this story is that women‚ who are going through any kind of health
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The Yellow Wallpaper was published in 1862‚ by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. When it was published‚ it became a very controversial piece because of its atypical storyline. The topic of this story revolved around a woman losing her state of mind which was loosely based on the author; Gilman. Gilman shared a similar experience allowing me to criticize this story sociologically. The role of women during this time was known as feeble and needed a male dominant figure to keep them in line‚ this can be shown
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Equality between men and women in the nineteenth century America was still an inconceivable reality to think of. Society at this time was male-ruled and consequently women were dependent on men for everything. Women were almost treated as objects. Nothing was expected from them except being wives and taking care of their husbands. Women had no rights‚ they were not there to think and even less to create‚ instead their main goal was to procreate. This is going to be reflected in many works written
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Realties to face Stephen Crane‚ author of The Red Badge of Courage‚ was born on November 1st 1871 and died on June 5th 1900. He was born into a progressive family‚ making him identify with the poor because he had rejected social and religious traditions. Like many writers‚ Crane was a contradiction because for someone who had big interest in war and violence he was a gentle man. No matter how good of writer Crane was he did not excel academically; however‚ he did excel in his literary career in
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In “The Yellow Wallpaper”‚ it is understood that the narrator is a woman who has a mental illness but cannot overcome it due to her husband’s controlling ways. Charlotte Perkins Gilman illustrates the ideological victimization of many women of the early 19th century through a gothic tale of humor where women suffering from post-partum depression is isolated. “The Yellow Wallpaper”‚ written in 1892‚ metaphorically illustrates the captive and oppressed state of women during those time period through
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In the nineteenth century‚ women were expected to stay home to raise the children and clean the house. Women were supposed to live their lives in the “domestic sphere.” This way of living is the way that John‚ the narrator’s husband‚ expected her to live. The narrator of “The Yellow Wallpaper” was not happy or willing to live this way and became ill. The yellow wallpaper used in the narrator’s room symbolizes female imprisonment. The narrator uses a horror-themed tale in order to show the position
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Normalcy is the conforming to a standard created by the expectations of society. People are demanded to conform to social norms. The more emphasis placed on norms‚ the more behavioural changes to become closer to the norm; however‚ when this is not attained‚ it has social ramification for the individual‚ such as being destroyed‚ stigmatized and attacked by society. The views and standards of society can lead to one becoming mad. In the text‚ “The Yellow Wallpaper”‚ by Charlotte Gilman‚ the narrator
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