Melanie Konzett London‚ 2006 BA English Literature with History How and why has the Gothic been of importance in writing by and for women? The Gothic genre arose with the publication of Walpole’s Castle of Otranto in 1764‚ and achieved instantly a high popularity. It was particularly associated with female writers and readers (Markman 2003: 48). The Gothic novels of the first wave consist often of a formulaic plot around a hidden crime that feature stereotypical characters in a medieval
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The Confining Role of Women In the context of late nineteenth century marriage‚ men played the dominant role and exercised control‚ which placed women at the mercy of their husbands. If a woman’s husband was kind and compassionate‚ she was likely to be content and happy‚ but often that was not the case. Husbands often had a habit of being overprotective and harsh which clearly made their wives feel trapped in marriages that completely compromised their freedom and happiness. Women were expected
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The ‘Gothic’ elements in Frankenstein One of the first novels to be recognized as a Gothic novel was Horace Walpole ’s Castle of Otranto (1765). This text as well as others such as Matthew Lewis’ The Monk (1796) was seen as being linked with what were traditionally considered Gothic traits: the emphasis on fear and terror‚ the presence of the supernatural‚ the placement of events within a distant time and unfamiliar setting‚ and the use of highly stereotyped characters/villains/fallen hero/ tragic
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The Role of Women within Orthodox Judaism 1 Since the beginning of the Jewish religion‚ women have had what seems to be a marginalized role that encompasses almost every facet of life. In many cases within the body of Jewish texts‚ clear misogynist statements and commentary are made dealing with every aspect of what it means to be female. Within the Orthodox movement‚ these restrictions appear to be the most prevalent. Through examination of the role of women within the key
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Jasmine Espinal Ms.Milliner EES21QH-03 10/18/16 Women are most known for their ability to give birth. In the novel The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood women are used for the need of reproduction. In the novel there’s a totalitarian state named Gilead. In Gilead women are not able to have jobs‚ read or write‚ vote‚ have their own property‚ and are mostly worshipped because they can conceive. Women don’t receive the right to be independent‚ because men are considered the one’s in control. The
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Some may view the female gender as weak and may also think that women do not do enough for their husbands and children. This makes the roles of women look unnecessary. This is proven otherwise by how each female character in the book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe contains. These roles of the women are very important in order to carry out the traditions of the Ibo culture. These roles came out in activities such as preparing meals‚ cleaning the house to even telling their children stories to
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few years down the road. At this time‚ women had the right to vote‚ but they were still viewed as only housewives. Harper Lee accurately portrays thr roles of women in the 1930’s in her book To Kill a Mockingbird through her depiction of the characters Aunt Alexandra‚ Calpurnia‚ and Miss Maudie. One example of an accurate portrayal of women in the 1930’s is Aunt Alexandra. She is shown in To Kill a Mockingbird as being the prime example of
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“Women Empowerment” is a government slogan. There is a ministry for Women and Child development. There are laws against female foeticide‚ domestic violence and sexual harassment in the workplace. Determined women are carving their own niche in every field including those which were entirely male dominated till 1947. Despite all this they remain second class citizens in almost every sense in rural areas across India. Crime against women continues to increase‚ female foeticide is very common among
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theme within this story line‚ and that is how women fit in in society. The entire story is focused around a certain women‚ who is not happy with her place in society‚ so therefore she decides to change her role in society. Within the story it is easy to see that women are automatically placed in a certain role in society‚ simply because of their gender. Women are not given the option‚ but rather forced to settle for the only role society feels women are capable of. So therefore when Nora decides
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Texts are inclined to represent their historical and social context as differing zeitgeists provide varying understandings of the repercussions of the desire for control. Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley initially in 1818 and Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott in 1982 both make complex comments on the consequences of desiring control. Shelley reveals this through her emphasis on what is it to be human whereas Scott focuses largely on the impact of scientific advancements on society. However
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