traditions of the part of the world it comes from. In the same respect‚ American Literature has focused on our own‚ American values‚ such as freedom‚ honor and the different rights of men and women. In "Trifles" and "The Inheritors" both written by Susan Glaspell‚ we observe different qualities found in women and men and how are depicted in different light. The strong feeling of women being the caretakers at home is the first that we see. In both pieces of literature‚ we see the women always
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Cherishing someone does not always involve traditional ways of affection. “Wordsmith” a free verse poem by Susan Young‚ scrutinizes the relationship between a quiet‚ caring father and his daughter. The maintenance of the house metaphorically describes the developing kinship between the two that has eroded over time and the attempt to reconstruct this compelling bond. The daughter addresses her father as the “Pollyfilla King” establishing that he is trying to rectify his relationship with his daughter
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In Trifles‚ by Susan Glaspell‚ the plot focuses on a single moral choice. That choice is doing the wrong thing for the right reason. “The play addresses the abiding issue of justice and contemporary issues of gender and identity politics.” (Moe). Throughout the play‚ Glaspell interweaves these issues until they are impossible to separate. In the first part of the play‚ Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters enter the now abandoned house of John Wright‚ Mrs. Wright’s husband (Glaspell 330). They are there
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Susan Minot’s short piece Lust‚ is about a girl reminiscing on different experiences with past relationships while she was away at boarding school‚ as well as what “every girl” goes through when encountering the opposite sex and sexual intercourse. Minot believes that there is no significant difference between writing a novel or a short piece. Minot says the process of putting words down on the page whether there will be 300 pages or 10‚ is the same process for her. It’s one draft then another‚ throwing
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Susan Orlean‚ a contributor to the New Yorker‚ writes about real people. In a Orlean piece one feels her subject’s enthusiasm for their craft bleed into her own enthusiasm for reporting it. Simply put‚ her writing makes the passions of others accessible to all. She makes it look easy. But how does she do it? Orlean writes to “startle” and “seduce” her audience (Boynton 289‚ 276). She writes to convince her readership to care about the passions of her subjects‚ whether they be surfing‚ inventing
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believes that introverts can do things extroverts do‚ like being a public speaker or a leader for example. Susan Cain is living proof that introverts can be great leaders and great public speakers. Susan Cain is an introvert but she does not let that stop her. She overcomes things people tell her she cannot do‚ even though there are bumps in the road. In the TEDx Talks “The Power of Introverts” by Susan Cain‚ she said that she once felt like she had to “prove to myself that I could be bold and assertive
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Masculinity is the properties characteristic of the male sex. Characteristics include strength‚ toughness‚ brutality and many more. All of which are the characteristics of the boys who attended The Citadel in hopes of leaving the school as men. Susan Faludi‚ author of The Naked Citadel‚ writes about the problems within the prestigious school‚ the major problem‚ being sexism. The Citadel’s problem can be almost clearly supported by Malcom Gladwell’s Power of Context argument from his book the Tipping
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in large amounts and contradicts Cain’s statement that introverts create a well matched atmosphere for conversation. Since the study done at Duke University is recent‚ it may seem more credible‚ but Cain’s statements were created with many different case studies that increases its reliability. Furthermore‚ another opposing view against Cain is from a persuasive piece that conveys extroverts as “more competent” and fighting against a person’s introverted nature is preferable than learning to embrace
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The Capable Women Ain’t Triflin’ Around Susan Glaspell's play Trifles was written in 1916 after she‚ as a reporter‚ covered the court case and conviction of a woman accused of murdering her abusive husband. Based on these events‚ her play is a social commentary put into the form of a murder mystery. In it‚ a man‚ John Wright‚ is strangled to death in bed next to his wife‚ Minnie Foster Wright‚ who had allegedly slept right through his murder. The neighbors begin searching for clues‚ but it becomes
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The author‚ Susan Lepselter reasons that human beings from all walks of life have very different ways of dealing with the struggles of everyday routine. She follows that the reactions to these troubles heavily depends on the individual’s mental state or in some cases mental illnesses. In dealing with the frustrations of life‚ humans have a range of emotions and reactions that we are free to utilize but certain reactions can be viewed as a negative or debilitating in which mainstream society might
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