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    person. Throughout her introduction of the tale‚ and the story itself‚ we see the Wife of Bath as an experienced‚ intellectual woman‚ who despite in a world of patriarchal power‚ she provides for herself financially‚ emotionally‚ and physically. As a feminist icon‚ she confronts serious social issues‚ that illustrate the subjugation that women faced. During her prologue and her tale‚ it is very clear that the Wife of Bath is proud and not ashamed of her sexuality. She views sex as a good ideal‚ and argues

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    that inner strength and weakness are functions of being human‚ not functions of gender‚ expressing Ibsen’s ideas of humanism. However‚ many people view A Doll’s House as a feminist play in the Victorian Age because it primarily focus’ on the issues of women trying to establish their identity in society. In defense of the feminist critiques Ibsen quoted at a

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    The one to blame for gender inequality is men. From the beginning of time men have been the ones that come before women‚ women are just the ones in the background‚ there ready to help them. While watching The Taming Of The Shrew written by Shakespeare (1594) and made into a movie directed by Franco Zeffirelli (1967)‚ the main character Kate‚ played by Elizabeth Taylor‚ not married and the little sister‚ Bianca‚ can’t date/marry anyone before her sister is set up. So what do these men do‚ they make

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    Free Will‚ A Source of Strength: An Analysis of Choice in The Giver Free will is crucial to an individual’s life‚ a source of strength for all humans. Lois Lowry’s The Giver (1993) is about sacrifice‚ rules and order‚ the consequences of peace‚ and ultimately‚ the significance of free will. Jonas‚ the protagonist‚ lives in an intended “Utopian society”. It is a society without passion nor apathy‚ independence nor enslavement‚ created in attempt to produce an orderly community where pain is nonexistent

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    Feminist theory shows the ways of a gender structured life. This culture is also displayed in Crime and Punishment by Sonya and Dunya. Feminist criticism is a type of literary criticism that was well known in the 1970’s. Women would begin taking apart the classics and analyzing how the author portrayed women. The women in Crime and Punishment ‚ especially Sonya and Dunya have a stronger state of mind and are able to handle the pressures and struggles of life better than the men in the novel.

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    already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength” (Anderson‚ n.d.). According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary‚ Feminism is defined as “the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities.” Many feminist today‚ such as actress‚ Emma Watson‚ fight for equality between men and women‚ such as equal pay. Why should a woman be seen as lesser than a man? Alice Walker’s The Color Purple displays the idea of feminism through strong and inspirational female

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    During “The Awakening” by Kate Chopin‚ women were viewed as the property of their husbands and possessed very little influence in society; responsible for keeping their house in prime condition‚ doting over their children‚ and being the perfect well-behaved housewives. In the time period in which the book was written; the end of the 19th century‚ the upper-class women were expected to be unemployed and were not allowed to vote; if they were to go outside of societal norms they were looked at with

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    In Shakespeare’s play‚ Hamlet‚ I have noticed that Hamlet and other male characters in the play were anti feminists. I choose this topic because it is different‚ and I dislike the way the two most important females in the play were treated throughout the play. I would also like to draw your attention to how Hamlet would consider his mother as a women who just wants love and affection and‚ shows no mercy for her son. One example would be how Hamlet felt displeased with his motherś wedding. He felt

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    The Wizard of Oz was a powerful movie made in the thirties. It did not just tell a simple story of a girl who gets lost‚ but also brought many different ideas about current events of that time to the surface. The Wizard of Oz was released on August 25‚ 1939‚ a time where women did not play a big role in society. It tells a story of a young girl who magically appears in the Land of Oz after a powerful twister comes through Kansas‚ her home state. In Oz‚ Dorothy goes on a journey to find the great

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    reportedly dead husband coming into their home. Mrs. Mallard suddenly dies‚ which doctors attributed to her heart troubles. Although at first this story seems simple‚ but surprisingly “The Story of an Hour” is a deep and symbolic story‚ full of irony and feminist themes of freedom and self awareness. At the start of the story we see a major ironic element of

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