Jesters‚ knights‚ kings‚ queens‚ damsels and monks‚ these were all part of the medieval and renaissance era in Europe. The Renaissance was a time period of rebirth and revival of classical art. Similarly‚ interest in classical learning and values of ancient Greece and Rome increased during this time period and it was a time to rebuild for many countries. Historians refer to the monarchies as “New Monarchies” or “Renaissance States” because Spain‚ England‚ and France were trying to build their authority
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Professor Planer Arts & Ideas November 8‚ 2010 An Analysis of Romanticism of Atala The Romantic Era brings to the mind of an uneducated person of a time of idyllic pleasure‚ carefree and light. If asked to picture it some may say a damsel in distress rescued by her knight riding in on a white stallion. However‚ the Romantic Era was more of an era of rebellion as the world moved away from the “correctness” in literary art and religion. It was an era of artistic movement‚ in literature‚
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FAIRY TALES & GENDER ROLES Some things about fairy tales we know to be true. They begin with "once upon a time." They end with "happily ever after." And somewhere in between the prince rescues the damsel in distress. Of course‚ this is not actually the case. Many fairytales omit these essential words. But few fairytales in the Western tradition indeed fail to have a beautiful‚ passive maiden rescued by a vibrant man‚ usually her superior in either social rank or in moral standing. Indeed‚ it is
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The ideology that gender is socially constructed is a view that has been present in a number of philosophical‚ sociological and psychological theories. This view shares the understanding that gender is a result of enculturation through a prescribed ideal‚ and that society deems what is considered socially appropriate behaviour. Carol Vance‚ a feminist scholar‚ argues that gender and sexuality are not to be understood as “natural”‚ but rather as a socially constructed truth (Grewal‚ Kaplan 29). This
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The movie ends with us thinking that the Movie Coraline is about a Heroine who saved her parents using her own bravery and smartness; however we missed very small details that change Coraline from being the savior without a rescuer into a damsel in distress. Though it’s not clearly seen‚ Wybie’s presence in the movie changes Coraline independent characteristic. Some examples would be when Wybie saves Coraline when she was trapped inside the mirror‚ and helps her get back to her world. Also in the
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In Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale‚” the dystopian world is the concept of using women to conceived‚ without the revival of intimacy. Offred‚ the narrator‚ tells the readers about the conditions she experiences in Gilead‚ the theocratic and totalitarian world which has replaced America. Everything about the novel is a direct assault to the feminine perspective‚ wherein common women‚ such as Offred‚ is used as conceiving vessels without the freedom to love‚ make relationships‚ and make their
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“Looking at Women” by Scott Sanders was first published in spring of 1989 in the Georgia Review and was later reprinted in Sander’s essay collection titled “Secrets of the Universe” (1991). In this work‚ Sanders tells us his thoughts on how men look at women‚ hence the title; he explains to us that he feels that men turn women into things rather than people by objectifying their bodies. He goes into great detail about how a lot of women feel their role in today’s society is to exist for the pleasure
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The misogynistic depiction of women on television When watching scripted television series‚ the lack of strong female characters immediately becomes clear. The women portrayed are essentially the same as they were in the fifties and sixties‚ as is the underlying message of most scripted series. The misogynistic and anti-feminist portrayals of women on television are a problem‚ because television is a major influence on how people see the world in general‚ and women and feminism in particular. By
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mainly influenced the vampire we see today in movies. The vampire seen in movies of the 20th century differs from the vampire in folklore because he has become an attractive‚ heroic and more than a highly sexual figure falling in love with the damsel in distress. The vampire in folklore was described as being a hideous creature almost demon-like‚ like “ a “revenant” ‚ a being from beyond the grave‚ which destroys life in order to continue its own unholy and unnatural existence (Bartlett‚ pg 1).
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Nathan Herz Kara Beary English 105 24 September 2014 Cinderella Makes Them Good Girls Go Bad When I was a young boy‚ I loved all the Disney movies. Whether it was Woody and Buzz going on a rescue adventure in Toy Story‚ or the Seven Dwarfs in Snow White; I thought they were great. As I’ve grown‚ I have noticed a trend in girl’s attitudes. The attitude most girls have who have watched the so called‚ Disney princess movies‚ lies somewhere between self-centered and bratty. In the short story
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