Penelopiad has successfully empowered those who were once marginalized through the employment of two literary agents: the subversion of the Grand Narrative and integrating Feminist Theory into literature. This essay will explore and evaluate the literary devices Atwood has used to effectively subvert Homer’s ’The Odyssey’ into a modern‚ feminist critique of those who are suppressed in a patriarchal context. The ’Grand Narrative’ is considered to be an overarching story which pertains to the widely held perceptions
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That is‚ one is constantly recognized by the people and by oneself with his name‚ and the name consciously and unconsciously keeps influencing one’s identity as the name directly relates to how one perceives the world and oneself. In a novel‚ The Namesake‚ by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ this power of name is well depicted through the identity crisis of the son of an Indian immigrants family‚ the Ganguli. Gogol Ganguli‚ the son of Ashima and Ashoke Ganguli‚ struggles with his dual identity due to two different
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Examine the ways in which feminist sociologist have contributed to our understanding of family roles and relationships. Feminist believe that women in society are oppressed and exploited by men‚ they are not seen as equal purely based on their gender. Women are therefore are expected to be subordinate to men resulting in women being disadvantaged in life. Radical feminists believe the family oppress women by patriarchal structures and the family itself. They believe the family benefits men as
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Describe the Influence of the Feminist Movement on the Status of Women in Society From 18th Century to Post-War Britain. Feminist social movements demanded radical change and an end to the oppression of women in society. From the 18th century through to post-war period the role of women in society has changed in the public and private sphere and the journey that the feminist movement encountered‚ is of great interest to sociological theorists studying the changing status of women in society.
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How do the ideas espoused by Mary Wollstonecraft and other feminist writers of her time relate to women today? In A Vindication of the Rights of Woman‚ Mary Wollstonecraft presented and developed ideas that were groundbreaking and new for her time. She believed the only way women could view their social roles objectively and differently was through education. Her ideas were “unambiguously feminist‚ although by modern standards‚ they may seem outdated” (“History of feminism”). But I believe
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THE ANALYSIS ESSAY OF ASHPUTTLE The tittle of the story is Ashputtle; retold by the brothers grimm ( Jacob and Wilhelm ). Ashputtle was a daughter of a rich man who married another woman with two daughters after Ashputtle’s mother had passed away. She faced a series of mistreatments from her step mother and sisters. Her father was heedless and not skepetic to find out how Ashputtle’s dairy life flow in absence of her mother. She was strong enough to endure all hardship and ended up in the loyal
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How would you respond to a collision in culture‚ would you completely change your original culture‚ modify it to a certain extent‚ or not make a single altercation to your identity? In The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ Gogol is caught in the midst of colliding cultures and responds by adapting to the host culture‚ the American culture. Throughout Gogol’s life‚ he faces an identification crisis and a crisis in balancing between the Bengali and American culture. Gogol slowly moves to the American culture
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America‚ a country in which John F. Kennedy referred to as “a nation of immigrants”. The protagonist of our novel‚ Ashima‚ is an immigrant from India who experiences the abnormal‚ the strange‚ the uncomfortable feeling of being suddenly immersed in a new and completely foreign culture. Through out the chapter I made a connection to the 2 poems‚ A New Colossus and Amphibians. “metamorphose: gills in early stages. On land‚ amphibians develop lungs”. Legaspi. In this quote I found a connection to Ashima
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The Namesake showcases a boy named Gogol who culturally different from the rest of society‚ and undergoes numerous life changing situations. A namesake is a person named after another. The namesake in this novel being Gogol and the author of the Overcoat‚ Nikolai Gogol but to why his father chose this name and this namesake is a mystery to Gogol Ganguli. Symbolism‚ something used quite commonly throughout the novel‚ in which it shows two major symbols. These being the name “Gogol” and trains‚ all
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The title The Namesake reflects the struggle of Gogol Ganguli‚ son of Ashoke and Ashima‚ Indian immigrants to the U.S.A. to get identity in the culture where he is born and brought up with his unusual name. Names do have some meaning in India. A lot of practice is done when a child is named in India. An Indian child generally carries two names‚ a pet name and an official one. Pet names are for the family and neighbours and acquaintances. They carry or may not carry meaning. But official names are
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