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    she stands out against the old-fashioned Lady Markby‚ the embodiment of an older group of society wives. On the other hand‚ Lady Chiltern is frank and always in earnest‚ the witty and ambitious Mrs. Cheveley is characterized by a sort of two-faced femininity. As described in Act I‚ she is a unnatural‚ horrible‚ evil and a dangerous combination of genius and beauty. Having revealed her capacity to manipulate in Act I‚ the play dramatically unmasks her as a villain in Act III. This monster however represents

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    "Femininity is thus not the product of a choice‚ but the forcible citation of a norm‚ one whose complex historicity is inassociable from relations of discipline‚ regulation‚ punishment” (1993‚ Butler‚ 232) Butlers theory addresses the problem of society controlling women in regard to how they perceive gender. Butler explores how women are taught to value the "regulatory schemas” “ which produce and vanquish bodies that matter" (1993‚ 14). Butler explores the way women undergo conditioning

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    1% of the world´s property and take home 10% of income‚ they perform 60% of working hours and provide 80% of refugees. This demonstrates gender inequalities‚ the socially learned behavior and expectations that distinguish between masculinity and femininity. The author Sandra Whitworth introduces the feminist theory and examines gender and international organizations. The way that people organize themselves within international institutions reflects gender relations. The triad of institutions

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    would start leading to his fall down‚ he kills the boy which called him father although the clan’s leader and the authorities told him not to. Okonkwo loved Ikemfuna but he still killed him because he resembles any feelings with femininity and for him any sign of femininity is being weak. Feeling weak inside‚ Okonkwo would do actions to make people feel down. Insecure people insult others because they think that‚ by making someone else down; it will make them feel better about

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    protagonists into the moral centre‚ while most of the male characters either remain apathetic or indulge in destructive violence. In patriarchal social set up masculinity means superiority while femininity means inferiority. Masculinity implies strength‚ action‚ self-assertion and domination‚ femininity implies weakness‚ passivity‚ docility‚ obedience and self-negation. Through narrator Lenny the Bapsi Sidhwa lends weight and validity to the feminine perspective on the nature of surrounding reality

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    preferring a darker‚ less feminine environment. This behavior supports the idea that she is less feminine than the other women in this story. In a world that values femininity‚ Hedda is a misfit. As critic Richard D. Altick explains “a woman was inferior to a man in all ways except the unique one that counted most [to a man]: her femininity

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    ! Essay  2   Question  4   “Fay  Weldon’s  The  Lives  and  Loves  of  a  She  Devil  is  a  feminist  revenge   fantasy  run  riot  but  it  scarcely  opens  up  any  credible  and  liberating  spaces   for  the  re-­invention  of  female  identity.”  Discuss.   ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Fay  Weldon’s  The  Life  and  Loves  of  a  She-­Devil  [SD]  is  not  a  feminist  manifesto‚

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    the brains out‚ had I so sworn as you Have done to this” to later being shown as possessed by nightmares of guilt. As Janet Adelman writes‚ "In the figures of Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth‚ and the witches‚ the play gives us images of a masculinity and a femininity that are terribly disturbed." This is true in the way that Lady Macbeth subverts social norms at the time‚ patriarchal society encourages Lady Macbeth to invest herself in the role of mother‚ her transgressive behaviour is seen as selfish and abnormal

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    In the beginning‚ Mamzelle is described as "a good strong figure‚ ruddy cheeks" and "a determined eye". She wears "a man’s hat" and "a blue army overcoat". and even sometimes "top-boots". From her brief description‚ it is clear that there is no femininity‚ nor does there appear to be any desire to become more feminine. Before meeting the children‚ there was no desire to become more feminine‚ until realizing what she had been missing out on. She is forced to play a feminine role‚ by cooking‚ sewing

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    frequently modeling nude women‚ the embrace of physical distortion highlights his genuine obsessiveness and adoration of women in contextual society. In contrast‚ Liepke’s paintings reflect women caught up in intimate moments highlighting themes of femininity‚ cultural symbolism and issues of ideologies from a postmodern perspective. It is the exploration of each respective artist’s intentions and processes that demonstrate

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