Anonymous Literary Analysis Final 2/12/13 The Circuit Nomads There are lots of great books out there‚ like the Gene Scene by Jordan Brown‚ Nobody’s Perfect by David Fischer and Hurricane Heroes by Thomas Fields-Meyer. But “The Circuit” by Francisco Jiménez is the story of the day; I love how the narrator’s perspective makes the story interesting. While Panchito was working outside in the boiling 100° heat with his brother and father. At school were Panchito had a hard time reading‚ and lastly
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Feminism is a significant theme addressed in many literary works of the contemporary period. In the 1800’s and early 20th century‚ many women were oppressed and denied the right to equal opportunities that men were granted. However‚ after the active and significant role women played in World War II‚ a drastic change occurred. Women began to play a more respected and crucial role in society. Many women abandoned their expected roles as housewives and mothers and looked for other valued opportunities
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Literary Analysis At the Gym‚ written by Mark Doty; has no relation with being at the gym at all; metaphorically speaking it pertains to attending church. The narrative provided is from the author’s observation of other people in the church. The primary metaphor of this poem is religiously based in the sense people have determination to release their burdens with the desire of overcoming tribulations through prayer. Many smaller metaphors inside the poem leading the reader to believe there is
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The femininity in The Chrysanthemums Men have been known to be superior to women. Women try hard to get passed this irrelevant stereotype. It is unfair to say that women cannot be independent and take control. There have been many critics that apply feminism to this story. “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck reveals Elisa Allen’s desire to have a more passionate marriage and secrets of expressing her gender. Elisa Allen realizes that she acts totally different around her husband. When
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“In a Mans World” #In John Steinbeck’s‚ Chrysanthemums‚ he generalizes the spirit of a woman and delivers to the audience her thoughts and underlying emotions of being a woman in a “man’s world.” The chrysanthemums reflects Elisa’s character and her dreams of being free to grow‚ make decisions‚ free to travel‚ make her own money and most of all the desire to be attractive. Elisa feels closed in and secluded from the rest of the world‚ just as Steinbeck describes the atmosphere at the introduction
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David Van Nostrand Professor McRaniels English Comp II 13 September 2006 The Chrysanthemums Essay In his short story "The Chrysanthemums‚" John Steinbeck writes of a married couple and examines the psychology of the unhappiness in their marriage. It is a good depiction of marriage in the 1900’s which followed traditional roles‚ where the man is the chief breadwinner and the wife tends to household duties. The setting and the story’s protagonist‚ Elisa Allen‚ offer similar traits after his
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My Interpretation of “The Chrysanthemums” “The Chrysanthemums” is one of John Steinbeck’s popular short stories. “The Chrysanthemums” represents inequality of gender‚ limitations‚ and feminism. The story is about a married woman living in the early 1900s who longs for a more exciting‚ meaningful existence. Elisa Allen is intelligent‚ accomplished‚ attractive‚ and ambitious. Yet she feels confined in her life and marriage. Steinbeck uses the world around Elisa to give the
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Literary/Analytical Essay "Romeo and Juliet is a play about two silly‚ immature teenagers who lack common sense. Therefore‚ the play expresses the danger of a love in which two people become the whole world to one another." To what extent do you agree or disagree? The story of Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy. The two lovers go against their families and against their hate to be together but they don’t think about the consequences‚ which in the end are devastating. Romeo and Juliet engage
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The More Uneducated‚ the Easier to Control “Four legs good‚ two legs bad.” page 50. This statement‚ exclaimed by the sheep in Animal Farm‚ analyzes how they willingly stated anything they were taught to say with little education of what it meant. Animal Farm was written by George Orwell‚ whose real name is Eric Blair. He was born in 1903‚ and during the Russian Revolution‚ was a part of the lower-middle class; anti-stein. Blair‚ being in the lower-middle class‚ realized how Stalin took advantage
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Feminist critics invented the word “gynocritics‚” which was “developed shoulder-to-shoulder with the Female Aesthetic‚ attempted to resolve some of these problems‚ by agreeing that women’s literature lay as the central concern for feminist criticism‚ but rejected the concept of an essential female identity and style” (Showalter 1981‚ 185). In other words‚ critics have started to accept and admire feminist literature. On the other hand‚ readers have also started perceive feminist literature
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