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    In The Canterbury Tales‚ written by Geoffrey Chaucer‚ feminism plays a major role. The tales told by female narrators display “absolute obedience as the ideal‚ it also acknowledges the terrible demands that can be made in its name and their irrationality‚ and above all ... the price of obedience‚[and] the suffering it can entail” (The Cambridge 192). Chaucer doesn’t directly speak about feminism‚ however throughout the novel numerous female characters in the patriarchal society were taken advantage

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    Medieval Britain‚ women were traditionally viewed as prized possessions; therefore‚ the knight’s answer is a resounding contradiction to the common perception of women as insignificant members of society. In The Canterbury Tales‚ Geoffrey Chaucer’s positive view of women is conveyed through his use of characterization‚ diction‚ and symbols in order to alter his society’s perspective on women. Chaucer utilizes characterization to express women’s confidence in “The Wife of Bath’s Tale.” On their pilgrimage

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    This implies that Winterbourne sees Daisy as an object rather than a person‚ as a simple formula can’t be applied to humans; they are much too complex to be reduced to a single formula. Also‚ the objectification of Daisy is furthered by Winterbourne calling her “a pretty American flirt”‚ demonstrating that the motive of impressing Daisy is because of her beauty‚ as if that is the feature of most importance of a woman. While conversing‚ Winterbourne and

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    In his essay‚ The Fairy Tale May Say Best What’s to Be Said‚ Lewis discussed his intentions to incorporate Christian mythology into fantasy works in order to make religion more appealing to the younger generation‚ “I thought I saw how stories of this kind could steal past a certain inhibition which had paralyzed much of my own religion in childhood. Why did one find it so hard to feel as one was told one ought to feel about God or about the sufferings of Christ? I thought the chief reason was that

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    Fernandez” Literature I WOMEN IN “THE WIFE OF BATH´S PROLOGUE /TALE” AND “THE CLERK´S TALE/ENVOY” Tutor: Alejandra Simari Student: María Alejandra Amui Azize 2013 INTRODUCTION Chaucer´s portrayal of the two characters under analysis is clearly a study of opposites. The Wife of Bath and Griselda are as different as it is possible to be. The reader perceives that both characterizations are caricatures or at least extreme characters and not real women and wonders at the

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    made woman out to be seen with an evil inner core. He almost made women seem like theifs‚ as he talked about all they would take from men. They were shown in many circumstances to be vain‚ often like caricatures and not portrayed as real humans‚ selfish‚ and very untrustworthy. Chaucer had very opinionated views of the manners and behaviors of women and expressed it in a matter that was quite strong in The Canterbury Tales. In his tales‚ he showed specific version of woman that were very stereotypical

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    the objectification of women that is occurring in society today. Though the world has only recently taken a stronger stance surrounding the objectification of the human body‚ there are many authors that have been expressing their opinions about the issue for quite some time. Through their writing‚ these authors delve into details about the objectification of the body and the affects it has‚ or could have‚ on individuals and groups within a society. Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” and

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    Two Women What might someone think about a perfect woman versus a bloodthirsty woman? In the novel‚ A Tale of Two Cities‚ the author gives the reader plenty of characters to dwell on. Lucie Manette‚ being the perfect woman‚ significantly compares to the “bloodthirsty” Madame Defarge. These two female characters face differences because of their personalities‚ their life experiences‚ and their difficulties. The young beautifully striking Lucie Manette gives off the image of a perfect woman. She

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    The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood is a dystopian novel centered around the protection and imprisonment of women in a society named Gilead. Although‚ there are many differences between modern society and Gilead‚ the most significant difference is the type of freedom given to women. The contrasting aspects of the two types of freedom is best described by Aunt Lydia‚ who believes‚ “There is more than one kind of freedom. Freedom to and freedom from. In the days of the anarchy it was freedom to

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    INNAZ The weather outside was raining‚ The classroom inside was freezing‚ I saw you at the corner of my eye‚ Sitting there‚ without​ a care‚ I saw where our futures lie Terrible poem‚ I know. I wrote it after I heard Let It Snow‚ the Christmas song. Even the first line is almost verbatim‚ I just changed ‘frightful’ to ‘raining’. I’m not much of a poet but I never really knew how to start a story. I definitely wasn’t going to start with “Once upon a time…” because this isn’t an old fairytale love

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