In both “The Storm” and “A Respectable Woman”‚ The main female protagonists exert control over their sexuality and play major roles within their marriages. By playing these major roles‚ consequently‚ the male protagonists are respectful‚ of the female protagonists and value their thoughts. They do not dismiss what the women say because they are female‚ as many men did during these time periods. With the women engaging in sexual acts and/or having sexual desires without feeling guilty‚ Chopin challenges
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remembers her teenaged self‚ both attracted and repelled by the man she will so disastrously marry: He was a ride. It was the best way to describe him‚ from the first time I heard of him to the last time I saw him. He wasn’t‚t gorgeous. There was never anything gorgeous about him. When we made love the first time in the field when we were drunk‚ especially me‚ and I didn’t really know what was happening‚ only his weight and wanting to get sick@ I felt terrible after it‚ scared and soggy‚ guilty and
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“Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou is an inspiring poem which embraces such a strong message of Maya Angelou being proud of whom she is that all women ought to read over and over again. Maya Angelou (1928) is a talented African American. She mostly writes from experience‚ and this poem falls perfectly in that category. First published in 1978‚ “Phenomenal Woman” is an anthem of women’s strength in their own womanhood. It tells us about how the inner beauty makes a woman respected by the others. The
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The life of the Indian Muslim woman is shaped by her dual identity as an Indian and a Muslim. The just and fair tenets of Islam as a religion often do not come to the aid of the Muslim woman‚ posited as she is within the hierarchical Indian tradition and the male dominant Muslim community. The minority status of the Muslim community in India leads to the privileging of community identity over gender identity and basic human dignity is often denied to the woman. The Muslim male orthodoxy rigidly and
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In this day and age‚ many are led to believe that Pocahontas was a beautiful‚ mature woman who saved John Smith’s life and married him out of pure munificence and love. A good amount would be surprised if they were told otherwise. In the movie‚ Pocahontas was portrayed as a beautiful‚ mature woman at the time of her marriage with John Smith. However‚ she was married to John Rolfe at a very young age. Disney’s Pocahontas certainly did not help the cause of correctly informing the children and adults
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A Virtuous Woman Proverbs 31:10-31 is the bible’s description of a virtuous woman; a universal truth of what it means to be the best woman in the eyes of God. Although quite literally discussing motherhood and marriage‚ this verse does not mean that it is imperative to be a part of this demographic. However‚ opening up to these things and preparing for them can make room for God in life as a woman. In the novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ written by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester is a representation of a
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mass media‚ the standards of beauty have narrowed dramatically leaving little room for error. The influence media has over woman is simply undeniable. Things as innocent as a barbie doll can have an impact on girls at young ages. She ’s portrayed as the "perfect" woman‚ with the perfect body and face. Too bad shes a piece of plastic; the reality is if she was a " real" life-sized human being she ’d be far from perfect. Her waist would be 39% smaller than that of an anorexic woman.About
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POCAHONTAS AND THE MYTHICAL INDIAN WOMAN: REFORMING THE IMAGE THROUGH NATIVE AMERICAN FICTION Pocahontas. Americans know her as the beautiful‚ Indian woman who fell in love with the white settler John Smith and then threw her body upon the poor white captive to protect him from being brutally executed by her own savage tribe. The magical world of Walt Disney came out with their own movie version several years ago portraying Pocahontas as a tan‚ sexy Barbie doll figure and John Smith as a blond-haired
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In this book‚ “The Woman Warrior”‚ by Maxine Hong Kingston‚ wrote about her life as Chinese-American. This is focus on what makes a woman a warrior‚ by taking control of your life without anyone controlling you. Kingston also refer her mother stories to make this book focus mostly on making a woman a warrior. The focus on making a woman a warrior is there are many ways Kingston explained. There were many action‚ and attempt to show that she show bravery and being a very experienced fighter. That
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The dominance of men over woman has been around for centuries. Most men in the 19th century thought that woman were supposed to be this feminine obedient housewife‚ and obey anything that their husband demands of them. When woman are profound to biased and unfair relationship it makes them crippled from what they could or want to be. While many writers have described the effect of an unequal relationship and feminism‚ John Steinbeck shows us in “The Chrysanthemums” how woman crave for more adventure
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