was there used to describe young girls‚ still somewhat awkward in movement who had not yet entered womanhood 15. Flappers broke away from the Victorian image of womanhood. They dropped the corset‚ chopped their hair‚ dropped layers of clothing to increase ease of movement‚ wore make-up‚ created the concept of dating‚ and became a sexual person. They created what many consider the "new" or "modern" woman. While the economy was booming‚ and society was growing‚ there also came the revival of
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Louise Glück: Vita Nova Surely spring has been returned to me‚ this time not as a lover but a messenger of death‚ yet it is still spring‚ it is still meant tenderly. (Last stanza of “Vita Nova’’) This first poem “Vita Nova‚” in her book introduces the theme: loss‚ and hopelessness‚ “with the pathos of suffering” as Tony Hoagland’s complex depictions of Glück’s poetics indicate. Even in the appearance of spring‚ there is no happiness; it comes as a “messenger of death.” In “Unwritten Law‚” we
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“Fleur” Literary Analysis “Fleur” by Louise Erdrich was written to encompass a cursed Chippewa woman‚ Fleur Pillager‚ as she struggles against the oppressing binds of men‚ race‚ and society. Since a young age‚ she was considered dangerous because of the thought that the lake monster of Lake Turcot‚ Misshepeshu‚ wanted the girl for himself. Ever since‚ she’s been out casted not only for her “curse”‚ but for her ethnicity and her gender. This story is very much like “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty
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Chapter 1‚ Nanapush Summary Nanapush talks about the conditions of his Native American tribe in North Dakota. He is considered an elder although he is only fifty years old. Nanapush is talking to someone he calls Granddaughter about how he saves her mother‚ Fleur Pillager. Fleur recuperates and bonds with Nanapush over their dead families. When the weather permits‚ Fleur and Nanapush bury the dead Pillagers. Nanapush makes the clan markers‚ which is the symbol of a bear. Back at Nanapush’s place
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Cited: luck‚ Louise. Terminal Resemblance. Making Literature Matter. Scipione. 3rd EditionBoston‚ MA: Bedford/St. Martins‚ 2006. pg 318-319.
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Louise Bourgeois was born in Paris on December 25‚ 1911 and was the second of three children. Her mother restored tapestries‚ brought back by her father during trips which unfortunately kept him away from his family. Louise had a painful youth. As a young child Bourgeois‚ claimed that her father would criticize the sexuality of children in a cruel manner. She was angry with her father because he would tease and make fun of her often‚ and who at one point called her a mistake. The treatment received
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“The Red Convertible” by Louise Erdrich Lyman is a young successful entrepreneur who is fortunate enough to not have ever experienced the horrors of battling in war. His brother on the other hand‚ Henry‚ is not so lucky and gets drafted into the military to fight in Vietnam. In “The Red Convertible” by Louise Erdrich describes the relationship between these two brothers and how the effects of war tore them apart. This red convertible is a car they shared together and it symbolizes their bond as
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and Estelle Louise enter the empty Diner‚ and as they head to their favorite booth‚ they leave a water trail behind them. Shortly after they sit down‚ Estelle Louise excuses herself and rushes to the public toilet. Ruby ambles over and says‚ “Clemmy Sue‚ on this dark and gloomy night you’re a breath of pure sunshine. How about some hot coffee?” “Yes‚ ma’am‚ please and thank y’all.” “I’m curious Clemmy Sue‚ besides my good cooking‚ what brings you and Estelle Louise here in the
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Left in the Darkness Many stories have underlying and unsolved mysteries that are intertwined into minute details of the plot line. “Gretel in Darkness” is Louise Glück’s poetic interpretation of the Gretel’s emotional aftermath in the Brothers Grimm classic tale‚ Hansel and Gretel. Although Glück’s poem strongly relates to Hansel and Gretel‚ she only vaguely mentions the major events that have harnessed such strong emotional consequences in “Gretel in Darkness.” Omitting these critical
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A road movie consists several characteristics. Starting off with the idea of an escape‚ Thelma and Louise were persistent in embarking their fishing trip journey as a sense of liberation from the domineering and uncommitted men in their lives. The scene where Darryl told Thelma he does not care about special dinner and might not be home for dinner clearly shows how Darryl is dominant over Thelma‚ causing Thelma to be scared of asking her husband’s permission for the trip. Whereas when Louise’s received
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