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    Actions Speak Louder Than Words In the exhilarating play‚ Proof written by David Auburn and directed by John Madden‚ there were a few visible character traits of Catherine that were exposed in her eulogy which are hidden in her rant with Harold in the play. Mr. Madden’s directorial decision to mold Catherine and Hal’s intense and intimate act into a scene that involved an audience‚ had transformed the viewers’ perspective of Catherine’s character to a young women with a higher level of commitment

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    Caged Birds Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour touches upon numerous aspects of the struggles women face in their daily lives. At the time it was written in 1894‚ women were governed by their husbands. They were the homemaker‚ the mother‚ and the wife. The expectations of women did not permit them to be much else without being an abomination to their communities. Chopin provides a woman’s perspective way ahead of her time‚ enabling her readers to contemplate the freedom or lack thereof which women

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    By looking at this and recognising the ideal woman I can already see how Edna rebels against Victorian norms. Chopin use of symbolism is exquisite in this novel‚ in way it presents Edna’s character through the; sea‚ birds‚ clothing‚ as you can see it is a lot of nature and this presents freedom and this is what Edna lacks of and is fighting to gain such thing and

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    The Main Character Many individuals disagree with the role selfishness plays in society. Selfishness is defined as being concerned primarily with one’s own interests‚ benefits‚ and welfare‚ regardless of others. In the novel The Awakening by Kate Chopin‚ the main character‚ Edna‚ experiences a realization of the unsatisfactory life she has been living. This awakening leads Edna to reject her marriage‚ family‚ and other relationships she has acquired. Some people believe Edna’s selfish actions should

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    Kate Choplin in her story‚ “the story of an hour‚” tries to give a brief introduction of the era when men were considered the supreme power in the household and the wives were there to love‚ trust and embrace their husband. Mrs. Louise Mallard‚ the protagonist‚ “She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same‚ with a paralyzed inability to accept its significance…."(Choplin 3)‚ feels the euphoria of freedom‚ when she comes to know about her husband’s death rather than sliding down in

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    and "quadroon" children were fairly prevalent. Nevertheless‚ racial tensions rose preceding the Civil War and all people of color‚ free and enslaved alike‚ experienced considerable amounts of prejudice. Such tensions were realistically captured in Kate Chopin’s short story‚

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    but what if someone actually dies from a heartache? The short story‚ “The Story of an Hour” written by Kate Chopin examines female oppression and emancipation during the nineteenth century. This idea is shown through gender roles‚ marriage‚ and power. During the nineteenth century a woman’s job usually consisted of cooking‚ cleaning‚ and taking care of the children. In the story Kate Chopin gives examples of how the main character Mrs. Mallard feels about gender roles. A good example from the

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    pressured him to practice more “elegant” arts like karate and painting‚ and activities as cutthroat as wrestling were certainly off-limits. This type of paradox often boils down to whether one should feel obligated to conform to societal morals. In Kate Chopin’s novel The Awakening‚ the author discusses the potential of societal standards becoming an encumbrance to an individual’s pursuit of happiness. The plot revolves around a young married woman striving to live her own life in spite of cultural

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    “Story of an hour”‚ happiness or tragedy? Kate Chopin‚ an American writer born in 1850‚ is best recognized for her short‚ but meaningful stories for children and adults. Although Chopin was way ahead of her time‚ her work was well criticized for the experts across the country. Chopin was considered a leader writer with “a native aptitude for narration amounting almost to genius.” (Garrett) Chopin was married‚ and after her husband passed away‚ she was into a deep debt. The implications and consequences

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    Technology Essay In this essay I will state why I think technology makes my life more simpler . Some researchers have other opinions‚ as you will read in this essay. After reading the essay Fallen in Late by Kate Zernike‚ I saw that some researchers made some good points on how cell phones have enabled more people to fall behind schedule‚ and have provided a new crutch the chronically tardy. James E. Katz‚ a professor of communication at Rutgers University‚ says “the cell

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