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    Joy Luck Club

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    Directions: Each section of The Joy Luck Club begins with an anecdote that symbolizes the main ideas that are to follow in the women’s stories. For each section‚ you will analyze the anecdotes by answering the questions below. You can refer to each section’s lessons/experiences to provide details that support your analysis. Part I: Feathers from a Thousand Li Away: a. In the space below‚ bullet point words/images/lines from the anecdote that stand out to you (it’s okay if you don’t know the

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    Hester Prynne and Feminism Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ showcases Hester Prynne’s struggle as a single mother with an illegitimate child in Puritan society. Examples of her successes are discussed in “Hester Prynne: Sinner‚ Victim‚ Object‚ Winner” an NPR interview‚ and the essays‚ “A Representative of the New Female Image––Analyzing Hester Prynne’s Feminist Consciousness in The Scarlet Letter” and “When We Dead Awaken: Writing a Re-Vision”. Hester Prynne’s ability to rise above the

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    In The Scarlet Letter‚ the many townsfolk make assumptions about Hester Prynne. They assume that Hester Prynne is not fit to raise her daughter‚ Pearl‚ the right way. They make these assumptions against Hester because she wears a scarlet letter upon her bosom‚ which stands for adulterer. For example‚ in chapter eight Governor Bellingham brings up the people’s concerns about Hester raising a child. He says‚ “The point hath been much question concerning thee‚ of late. The point hath been weightily

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    The Magnificent Hester Prynne Female inferiority is prevalent in Puritan society. However‚ in The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester Prynne exemplifies the ethics‚ independence‚ and beauty that defy typical feminine standards in the 17th century. Thus‚ Hester becomes a feminist champion in the novel through her exceptional characteristics and her support for Arthur Dimmesdale. To begin‚ Hester Prynne’s good looks‚ talent‚ and untainted principles

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    The Joy Luck Club

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    Many women find that their mothers have the greatest influence on their lives and the way their strengths and weaknesses come together. In Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club‚ the lives of four Chinese mothers and their Chinese-American daughters are followed through vignettes about their upbringings and interactions. One of the mothers‚ An-Mei Hsu‚ grows up away from her mother who has become the 4th wife of a rich man; An-Mei is forced to live with her grandmother once her mother is banned from the house

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    Letter Essay In the Novel‚ “The Scarlet Letter”‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester is a woman who was punished for committing adultery. The Novel mostly focuses on how she lived and how her life was affected and changed after spending time in prison for her sin. It also focuses on her daughter‚ Pearl and the man she committed her sin with‚ Dimmesdale‚ and how their lives were affected by their sin. This essay will focus on Hester Prynne and her main problem and its resolution. Also how she grows and

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    In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ two individuals are caught after having an affair through the resulting pregnancy of Hester Prynne. Throughout her punishment‚ Hester refuses to reveal the identity of the child’s father. Hester Prynne‚ after her husband disappeared many years ago‚ has been charged with adultery. Fact is proven by her otherwise unexplainable pregnancy. The mother and child were put in the public eye on the scaffold merely yesterday where Mrs. Prynne refused to disclose

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    The romance novel The Scarlet Letter‚ written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1850‚ highlights a female protagonist named Hester Prynne who lived in the 17th century. She is portrayed as a strong feminist character throughout the novel by showing resilience‚ despite the lack of social equality during the Puritan times the novel takes place in. This novel displays acts of feminism as Hester Prynne lives her life with the stigma of adultery with the scarlet letter.

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    The Joy Luck Club “The elements were from my mother’s own vision of organic chemistry. Each person is made of five elements‚ she told me. Too much fire and you had a bad temper. That was like my father‚ whom my mother always criticized for his cigarette habit and who always shouted back that she should keep her thoughts to herself. I think he now feels guilty that he didn’t let my mother speak her mind. Too little wood and bent to quickly to listen to other people’s ideas‚ unable to stand

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    humiliated people to make them think twice before committing a sin. For example‚ they made her wear a letter A on her chest for seven years. Hester didn’t hide from her shame or run from her problems. I felt that she dealt with it in a helpful servant type way. Hawthorne stated “So strong was Hester Prynne‚ with a woman’s strength.” Hester dealt with her guilt wisely and in an unselfish way. For example‚ she donated the excess of her wages to the needy people in her town. In addition

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