Analysis of The Astronomer’s Wife In the "Astronomer’s Wife" by Kay Boyle‚ something as simple as a conversation with a plumber about a stopped elbow is enough to trigger an awakening in Mrs. Katherine Ames. When Mrs. Ames realized that the plumber was talking about something she understood (the stopped elbow)‚ she realized that her marital problems were not the result of a division betwwen the sexes; instead‚ she realized that some men‚ like the plumber‚ are as practical as she is‚ and that
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and enter a zone where conscious itself partakes of a flux of forms’ . Moreover‚ in his novel Murphy‚ Beckett attempts to articulate the inner workings of Murphy’s mind by subduing coping mechanisms of the body as well as the spaces that contain it . The novel recalls the life of an Irish expatriate male who lives in London and is excessively preoccupied with his own conscious whilst avoiding the demands of his body . The novel thus becomes thematically concerned with the connection between the
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The Other Wife Analysis The Other Wife is a short story written by Sidonie Gabrielle Colette. Colette is credited for challenging rigid attitudes and assumptions about gender roles. “The Other Wife” is about a French aristocrat and his second wife has a brief encounter with his ex-wife in a restaurant. The story’s point of view is 3rd person omniscient. An analysis of how France 20th century gender roles influence the multiple personalities of a husband‚ wife‚ and ex-wife. Gender roles have played
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In his essay” What are we fighting for‚” Rex Murphy discusses what he sees as the most compulsory reasons Canadian troops are in Afghanistan‚ to support some form of democracy that can resist malevolent influences and provide for its citizens‚ basic civil opportunities. Murphy begins his discussion with recapping the events leading up to our involvement in the Afghanistan operations‚ primarily 911‚ and supporting our ally‚ the United States in removing a government that supported such atrocities
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Curley’s wife and I will be discussing the ways Steinbeck presents her appearance‚ personality‚ dreams and the ranch worker’s views her. Steinbeck presents Curley’s wife as a flirtatious woman and attention seeking towards other men. This is shown on (page 53) “She wore a cotton house dress and red mules‚ on the insteps of which were little bouquets of red ostrich feathers roughed lips‚ wide spaced eyes‚ with red fingernails”. This quote foreshadows and signifies that Curley’s wife will have
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Despite the fact that they were held to higher expectations in regards to their duties around the house‚ as a mother as well and as a wife‚ the value of a wife is unequal to that of a husband; no matter how many of their duties outweigh those of their significant other. Or so author Judy Brady believes. Brady addresses marital inequality in her 1970’s article “I want a wife” by approaching the subject from the perspective of a 1970’s bachelor. Upon first glance of the article‚ something that stands out
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Homophobia in Media In the article "Identity Sedition and Pornography" by Pat Califia‚ she talks about‚ how as a female-feminist-leather-dike when she writes‚ she is more inclined to write gay sex stories. She states that even within the queer community people try to limit themselves to the things that should classify their identity‚ so she challenges the idea of getting out of our own gender boxes and cross the "boundaries of identity that challenge those limitations" (105). For Califia‚ her erotic
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from the beginning chapters when we hear about Curley’s wife‚ and his glove full of vaseline. In the book‚ the only females ever discussed are Curley’s wife‚ and prostitutes. The characters make women out to be sexual objects‚ and in general hold bad attitudes towards them. Curley’s wife is definitely the female character with the largest role in the book‚ and she is also the most disliked character in the book. Everyone dislikes Curley’s wife‚ and although some of the reasoning behind that is unjustified
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The themes of the Drover’s Wife The short story‚ the drover’s wife portrays a strong and independent female in the bush. Her husband is out with sheep‚ leaving her alone with her four young children. She has to face many changes and difficulties in life all by herself. The story is told from the perspective of the woman and is mainly about the process of beating a snake and her recall of the hard past. Though the story is very short‚ it covers several themes. They are respectively equality‚ responsibility
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Brady’s I want a wife In Judy Brady’s essay‚ “I Want a Wife”‚ she explores why she would like to have a wife. Brady’s style and structure contribute to her theme of female repression. Various style techniques‚ such as repetition and irony‚ are used along with the structural technique of using levels of intimacy. One of Brady’s main style techniques is the use of repetition. She is constantly describing what she wants in a wife and the duties that the wife should take care of: “I want a wife who will not
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