What themes and ideas does Gwen Harwood explore in her poetry and how does she communicate her ideas to the reader Gwen Harwood poems such as The Glass Jar and Prize-Giving illuminate concerns fundamental to human experience including life‚ death‚ spirituality and human fall from innocence explored abstractly through the prism of childhood experience. The use of binary opposites‚ metaphors‚ similes‚ musical motifs and biblical allusions allow for a multiplicity of responses and readings highlighting
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Dear Mother and Father‚ I am writing to tell you how I feel about the fight that we had over my betrothal to Count Paris. I felt that I have always been I very obedient and loving daughter to both of you‚ although the Nurse has treated me more like a daughter then either of you have. I respected you so much that when you asked me if I liked Paris I didn’t say no because I did not want to contradict you‚ but instead said that I would try to like Paris. I even went as far as to say that I
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Dillard admires many personal qualities in her mother. Although there was many she favored one out of them all. This quality that stood out to Dillard the most was how her mother made a life lesson out of everything she did. One way her mother would try to teach them a life lesson was by having them spell hard words. For example‚ in the book it says‚ “Spell ‘poinsettia‚” Mother would throw out at me‚ smiling with pleasure. “Spell ‘sherbet.” The idea was not to make us whizzes‚ but‚ quite the contrary
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begin to change. They realize that marriage is hard and after having kids it’s even harder. Hope Edelman‚ in her essay “The Myth of Co-Parenting: How It Was Supposed to be. How It Was‚” feels frustrated with her husband because of his lack of participation in their marriage. On the other hand‚ Eric Bartels in his essay “My Problem with Her Anger‚” is frustrated with his wife because she is angry with him all the time. Though these essays address marriage from both a male and female perspective
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Attitude to Her Career is Different to that of a Man”. Discuss In a society full of diversity‚ why should a woman’s attitude differ to that of a man’s? Especially when it comes to a career? Of course‚ in the 1960’s‚ women didn’t really have a choice. Simple stereotypes of a 1960’s housewife…cook‚ clean‚ look after children. A woman‚ who experienced the life of a typical 1960’s housewife‚ shared her daily routine with the World Wide Web. Diane M (Yahoo‚ 2010) stated that her and her husband
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story “Bernice Bobs Her Hair”‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ has a happy ending. In the 1920s‚ Bernice‚ a pretty‚ quiet‚ and reserved girl came to stay with her wild‚ fun‚ and popular cousin Marjorie. When Bernice was staying at her cousin’s house‚ she went through a lot of‚ what could be considered‚ bullying. Marjorie‚ and her friends constantly talked behind her back saying things like: “So many people have told you how pretty and sweet she is‚ and how she can cook! But what of it? She has a bum time. Men
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Men’s roles in relation to reproduction and the family have in recent decades been increasingly dismissed‚ rendering the traditional institutions of marriage and family obsolete. Proponents argue that men are not needed in a family unit‚ providing the mere genetic code for their children‚ thus are replaceable and “obsolete”. I believe that this can be best explained by developments in reproductive technologies and the gender revolution – its effects on marital satisfaction and meanings attached to
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A Character in Her Own Right Behind all the great men of Shakespeare‚ there is a women close behind‚ who is often over looked. These women are just as crucial of a character as the men they follow. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ Macbeth is a mere tool‚ there to carry out orders for his wife‚ both of whom desire nothing more than to rule. Together they will do anything‚ including murder‚ achieve their goal. Lady Macbeth proves to be a tragic figure and possess every capability that a man
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Emily Dickinson wrote "The Soul selects her own Society" in 1862. It is a ballad with three stanzas of four lines each‚ or three quatrains. Dickinson uses slant rhyme‚ with each stanza rhyming ABAB. The theme of The Soul selects her own Society is that individuals in society often live in seclusion‚ only maintaining communication with a select few and how their decisions are generally incontrovertible. Throughout the poem‚ Dickinson uses an extended metaphor‚ stating that the soul physically "shuts
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Author to Her Book In 1650‚ Anne Bradstreet had her first book of poems‚ Tenth Muse‚ unknowingly published by her brother-in-law. Once she saw her work in print‚ she instantly criticized it‚ as can be seen in this poem. She uses a metaphor comparing her feelings for her work to an unsatisfied parent for a child. Bradstreet uses and irritated tone to display the discontent theme of The Author to Her Book. Because the “rambling brat” belongs to her‚ she declares it “irksome in my sight”. If she could
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