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    The 1950’s and the 1960’s and the American Woman : the transition from the ”housewife” to the feminist Vanessa Martins Lamb To cite this version: Vanessa Martins Lamb. The 1950’s and the 1960’s and the American Woman : the transition from the ”housewife” to the feminist. 2011‚ pp.106. <dumas-00680821> HAL Id: dumas-00680821 http://dumas.ccsd.cnrs.fr/dumas-00680821 Submitted on 2 Apr 2012 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents

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    The passage demonstrates that Junior is determined to get hope using literary devices such as contrast/comparison‚ repetition and simile. Therefore more broadly Native Americans are portrayed in negative ways compared to white people. They have been raised to believe in the mindset that white people are superior. The author uses contrast/comparison in the passage to compare not only Native Americans and white people but also Junior. In the passage it states‚ “I was the only kid‚ white or Indian

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    In the second stanza‚ Sexton takes the reader back to the stone ages. She thumbs her nose at the exaggerated propaganda which claims that American mothers and wives are thriving. The home is reversed to “caves‚” the use of “skillets‚” and carvings” (9) mirror that the role of a woman has been limited to the kitchen and to the monotonous routine of everyday life. The analogy between rocky deserted caves and the witches’ homes is revealing. It decodes the early dwellers of such places. Primitive people

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    Foreshadowing “When he was nearly thirteen‚ my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.”(3) Parallelism Simile “…his head was like a skull lookin’ at her.”(13) “By the time Mrs. Cat called the drugstore for an order of chocolate malted mice the class was wriggling like a bucketful of Catawba worms.” (18) "...Popped me like a cork onto pavement." (50) Metaphor “I wanted you to see what real courage is‚ instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand”. (149)

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    4 sentences: There was once a mischievous green frog who lived with his mother. He would always do the opposite of what his mom said. She got sick and was going to die‚ so she told him to bury her in the opposite place that she actually wanted to get buried. Her death inspired her son to do right by his mom so he ended up burying her at the river and she floated away‚ leaving him in misery and regret. 3 sentences: I think the theme is to be good to your elders. Now a days kids don’t care about being

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    Still considered one of the greatest songs of all time‚ the Bohemian Rhapsody graced the ears of people around the world in 1975. Not only does it feature musical genius‚ the lyrics possess considered weight and meaning‚ something many modern-day “top hits” often lack. Although the song seems extremely depressing to anyone who actually listens to the lyrics‚ rather than the catchy melody‚ it features ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos‚ as the narrator pleas for his life after committing a murder. The song

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    sorrows and difficulties. It was filled with deaths of close family members and many friendships. In his poems and other pieces of work he uses many literary devices to convey this. Edgar Allen Poe uses rhyme‚ repetition‚ and symbolism to show his different emotions and produce poems with themes of sorrow and regret. Poe’s use of structure emphasizes the way he uses repetition and rhyme in his poems and creates a mood of sorrow. For example‚ in the poem “To My Mother‚ it says‚ “Therefore by that dear

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    ​ “The Farmer’s Children” Literary Essay Draft      In  modern‚  civilized society we believe that children should be nurtured and cared for by  not  only  their  parents  but  by  the  adults  responsible.   The  story of Cato and Emerson told in “The  Farmer’s  Children”  by  Elizabeth  Bishop  shows  that  in  some  cases‚  vulnerable  children  are  held  responsible  to  take  care  of themselves. The young boys are sent by their parents out into the cold  to  do  the  job  that  was  originally 

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    Canadian Women in the Workforce: 1940’s to the 1970’s The 1940’s to the 1970’s were 30 short years‚ but resulted in a huge revolutionary change to Canadian women and their place in the workforce. The women who lived during this time period fought for the rights that working women have today. Women went from working in their homes to working in stores‚ factories‚ and running the farm. There were plenty of things women had to overcome during this time‚ such as; filling in the job market during WWII

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    Chapter Pg The quotation How she is represented Language devices used Deeper analysis Two 34 ‘Little bouquets of red ostrich feathers’ As a lonely‚ isolated and un-wanted Connotations‚ imagery‚ metaphor and In this quote we can identify that Steinbeck is portraying Curley’s wife as an ostrich. Unable to fly‚ meaning CW can’t leave or escape the ranch. This represents that she is stuck and will never be able to leave. This goes back to portraying her as a lonely woman. It can also portray

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