"Feminist perspective on the play trifles" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 20 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Good Essays

    Feminist Bio

    • 977 Words
    • 4 Pages

    multi-layered piece of literature with many overarching themes. One of the least thought of themes in the modern conception of Frankenstein is feminism. However‚ feminism subtly pervades the entire novel. The story of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley explores feminist themes through the characters of the story‚ plot development‚ and the setting the novel. Frankenstein is riddled with passive female characters who suffer throughout the novel. Not one female character throughout the novel ever exhibits behavior

    Premium Frankenstein Feminism Mary Shelley

    • 977 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    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

    Premium Susan Glaspell Gender The Play

    • 983 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Feminist Movement

    • 1510 Words
    • 7 Pages

    Feminist Movement In the aftermath of World War II‚ the lives of the women have changed dramatically. Women spoke their minds out and wanted to be heard. World War II brought them a new outlook on how they should live their lives. It encouraged women organize social movements such as boycotts and public marches pushing for their human rights and protect them against discrimination. Alongside‚ they formed their own organization representing them against the federal government like the NOW or National

    Premium Feminism Women's suffrage Women's rights

    • 1510 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Feminist Contributions

    • 939 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Assess the usefulness of feminist contributions to our understanding of society today. (33 marks) Feminism is a conflict theory which views society as male dominated and it seeks to describe‚ explain and change the position of women in society. Feminism is therefore a theory of women’s subordination and also a political movement. There are different types of feminism‚ which I will be evaluating in this essay; Liberal‚ Radical‚ Marxist‚ Black and Postmodernist feminist. Feminists criticise mainstream

    Premium Feminism Feminist theory Gender role

    • 939 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    A Doll House Vs Trifles

    • 937 Words
    • 4 Pages

    crimes were hidden from the government whether or not they were justified. Although the government plays a huge role in determining certain actions as crimes‚ one’s conscience is the real determining factor. In “The Trifles” by Susan Glasbell and “A Doll House” by Henrik Ibsen‚ both of the main characters commit crimes that they feel are justified. Mrs. Wright is accused of killing her husband in the play and justified by her neighbors for suffering through her emotionally abusive relationship. On the

    Premium Woman Gender Murder

    • 937 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Feminist Theory

    • 344 Words
    • 2 Pages

    because mostly women work indoor not like the truck driver or other where their job would provide the opportunity for theft and other illegal activity. There is a theory which supports the above paragraph that is Feminist theory. Most of the deviant theory is meant for everyone but feminist disagree by state that is applicable to men behavior only nevertheless for the female. About the Merton’s strain theory‚ it state that people are inclined to make every effort for material success but is true for

    Free Sociology Gender

    • 344 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    A Feminist View

    • 506 Words
    • 3 Pages

    A Feminist View of “Everyday Use” Tracy Huffman ENG1002 January 22‚ 2011 South University In Alice Walker’s Everyday Use‚ Walker focuses on the mother‚ the narrator‚ and her two daughters‚ Dee and Maggie. The two girls are very different in personalities and identities. They both have different views of their heritage. I think it was clever of Alice Walker using the quilts to show how each girl felt about their heritage. Walker did a fantastic job at describing the mother. The mother

    Premium Girl 2003 in film Alice Walker

    • 506 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Feminist Stereotypes

    • 1854 Words
    • 8 Pages

    The word “Feminist” has become a word many try to avoid nowadays because of the misconceptions it comes with. Whether it be‚ “feminist hate men‚” “women don’t want equal‚ they want superior‚” or “they’re all rude and annoying.” Society has broken down what once was a beautiful movement fighting for the ability to vote in America‚ or even having a position in the workplace‚ to becoming hated if they say anything remotely close to women’s rights. If a woman is aggressive they are sought out to be rude

    Premium Feminism Women's rights Women's suffrage

    • 1854 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Feminist Theories

    • 775 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Contemporary Feminist Theories Cultural feminism is a feminist theory that is based on the biological differences between women and men‚ such as: reproductive capacity‚ female communication style‚ women’s lower level of aggression than men‚ ethical judgment‚ etc. Although society rejects it‚ cultural feminism proclaims those attributes to be differences that are distinctive and superior virtues in women. This approach permits feminists to avoid rather than confront conflicting issues posed by

    Free Gender Feminism

    • 775 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    The Feminist Movement

    • 888 Words
    • 4 Pages

    The Feminist Movement Feminism can be defined as the promotion of women’s rights in the areas of political‚ cultural opportunities‚ social‚ and economic standing as men’s equals. The feminist movement was a social movement that was aimed gaining equal rights for women in society. The feminist movement is categorized in waves. The first wave was during the 19th and early 20th centuries focused on women’s legal rights‚ such as the right to vote‚ education‚ employment and marriage laws.  During

    Premium Women's rights Women's suffrage Feminism

    • 888 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
Page 1 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 50