1 Study Questions 1. What is the symbolic importance of the lady in black and of the two lovers? These characters often appear at the same points in the novel; what is the significance of this pairing? Answer for Study Question 1 >> The lady in black represents the conventional Victorian ideal of the widowed woman. She does not embark on a life of independence after fulfilling her duties as a wife; instead‚ she devotes herself to the memory of her husband and‚ through religion‚ to his departed
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Alissa Christine Roush December 15‚ 2010 Ms. Allen Hour 1 Pygmalion and The Awakening Metamorphosis is a classic staple in story-telling‚ perhaps the most popular and effective. While accompanied by several other themes‚ we see Eliza Doolittle of Pygmalion and Edna Pontellier of The Awakening transform dramatically. Comparably‚ these women are quite opposite in almost every way but their stories posses many parallel threads. Bernard Shaw and Kate Chopin affectively apply the struggle for
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Louisiana and is about a woman’s desire to live fully within her true self. At the beginning of the story Edna Pontellier is a devoted wife and mother who is vacationing at Grand Isle with her family. While there Edna meets a young man named Robert Lebrun. Before they act on their mutual romantic interest in each other‚ Robert leaves for Mexico. To her misfortune things did not work out with Robert but she then meets a new man shortly after her return to New Orleans named Alcee Arobin. Although she
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Elisabeth’s style of art was very different from the abstract and pop art we’re used to seeing today. She was a Neoclassic painter who specialized in the high royalty and actresses who lived during the French Revolution.Neoclassicism either captures an image of someone posing in a still space‚ or gives an image to old Greek or Roman legends. Neoclassicism has often been called just the style of portraits‚ but that is far from the truth. Portraits can be done in pretty much any style‚ from Pop to
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learns to freely express herself and be unreserved in her behavior and speech. Through the Creole women‚ Edna becomes free from the chains that bind her to societal expectations. Adele initiates Edna’s arousing as does the local flirtatious man‚ Robert Lebrun. It is at Grand Isle that Edna feels most alive: engaging in idle talk‚ flirting unabashedly‚ receiving loving attention from a man‚ paints‚ learning to swim‚ an awareness of independence‚ and becoming conscious of her sexuality. Edna’s awakening
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quotation tell you about Léonce’s attitude toward his wife? He looked “at his wife as one looks at a valuable piece of personal property which has suffered some damage.” (Pg. 12) 4. Who is Robert Lebrun? 5. Discuss the use of the following sounds in Chapter I: the other birds‚ the piano‚ Madame Lebrun‚ the children‚ Edna‚ and Robert. 6. How do these sounds indicate something about the setting of the novel? 7. What indications are there that the Pontellier marriage is strained? Chapter II
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An Analysis of Workplace Harassment and Bullying in Today’s Society Introduction Workplace harassment and bullying occurs when an employee subjects another employee to degrading behaviour‚ whether verbal abuse and threats or actual physical violence. It is an inappropriate expression of power that affects workers and their productivity in an unfavourable way (Spry‚ 1998). Management‚ and other types of employees‚ who occupy high-status roles sometimes believe that harassing their subordinates is
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ARTS 1301 Exam 1. Question 001-18 (Points: 1) The drawings from Ardèche Gorge are located in southern France at: a. Chauvet cave. b. Lascaux cave. c. La Villedorphe. d. Nomadic cave. Save Answer 2. Question 007-18 (Points: 1) The "Toreador" fresco was created by the ________ culture. a. Neolithic b. Roman c. Minoan d. Greek Save Answer 3. Question 011-18 (Points: 1) Neolithic culture developed quickly in the world’s fertile valleys. By 4000 bce‚ urban societies had developed
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protagonist‚ Edna‚ was a very interesting character. During the Pontellier’s vacation to Grande Isle‚ Edna’s freedom from Leonce due to his working schedule‚ Edna befriends quite a few people. She takes a quick liking to Madame Adele Ratignolle and Robert Lebrun. She spent most of her time with Robert and ultimately falls in love with him. Edna begins to experience and learn new things that enable her to believe she can be more independent. Her new freedoms‚ which she enjoys‚ only briefly as the orders
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devotion. To Leonce‚ Edna is a possession‚ an expensive commodity "’You are burnt beyond recognition‚’ he added‚ looking at his wife as one looks at a valuable piece of personal property which has suffered some damage." Mattie Silver in Frome and Robert Lebrun in Awakening play crucial roles in their respected stories. They are interlopers in
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