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    “ Little Red Cap” by Grimms brother and the story of “The Little Mermaid” by Hans Christian Anderson have a hidden meaning about sexual curiosity, which is observed by the adult readers. Little Red Riding Hood is a story about women loosing her virginity, which is marked as loosing her innocence. On the other hand, The Little Mermaid is about women sacrificing her sexuality and repressing her identity for love. Female sexuality is used in fairy tales in the way of making female aware of their…

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    Vestal Virgins

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    her recognized virginity, a Vestal’s blood was considered sacred and any assault to their person was an offense punishable by death. Because considered inviolable, Vestals were accompanied by lictors, the emperor’s armed guards. For instance, when Vestals traveled, they rode in special carriages surrounded by lictors who carried with them long poles with bulbous ends (ancient-origins.net). The most important obligation the Vestals were supposed to uphold was to keep their virginity intact. If a…

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    her virginity before marriage, leading to the murder of her accused perpetrator, Santiago Nasar, by her twin brothers. Santiago's death exemplifies machismo because the Vicario brothers are required to kill Santiago to maintain family honor. In Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Márquez, the author illustrates the oppression of women through Angela Vicario's limited independence designated by her family, in order to display how the…

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    The Rashomon Effect

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    A modern plot technique which Gabriel Marquez utilizes in his novella, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, is the "Rashomon Effect". This literary device makes reference to the 1950s’ film Rashomon, which used a distinct plot device, “involving various characters providing the alternative, self-serving and contradictory versions of the same incident” (Wikipedia). Use of that device allows the author to present divergent points of view of the same event. The story leads its reader to ask, “Who is…

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    God. He helped Christina preserve her virginity by teaching her the words of God. One day she went with her parents to St. Albers. While she was there she saw how monks lives and then said she wanted to live like one. The next time the family went to church Christina brought a penny with her. With that penny she went up to the priest and said, “For to thee in surrender of myself I offer this penny. Deign to grant me, I beseech thee, purity and inviolable virginity” (Life, 6). However,…

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    The Bell Jar Essay

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    above the rest, women are expected to learn multiple languages, as advised by Jay Cee, such as German and French, and are also expected to know shorthand, mainly in order to take dictation from men. Women are also expected by society to keep their virginity safe until marriage and also only have one sexual partner, while men can have as many as they please. Lastly, women were required to stay home after marriage and tend to the children and their husbands needs all day despite how qualified or…

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    portrays teenagers are worthless, lazy scumbags who won’t get off of the internet and spend too much time procrastinating, but they've got it all wrong. Adults have their brain fully developed, and they know who the right person is to lose their virginity to. Teenagers brains are developing, but even they can figure out who the right person is, and who isn't. That's why the legal age of consent in the UK is 16, because they know that teenagers are smart. They're intelligent, kind, and loving.…

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    with them long poles with bulbous ends (Pomeroy 213). A Vestal’s virginity was viewed with such significance; it was believed that as long as she remained “unpenetrated” so would the walls of Rome (Parker 568). In this way, a Vestal’s virginity was a double-edged sword, allowing her support of the Republic and the veneration of the people, while never allowing her to have proper control of her own body. Nevertheless, it was her virginity that allowed a Vestal Virgin to relieve herself of the…

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    goes back to the town where Santiago is brutally murdered by the Vicario brothers, in search for truth about guilt or innocence. Bayardo San Roman, Angela’s ex-husband, returns Angela for losing her virginity before marriage. The Vicario brothers murder Santiago to regain the honor of Angela’s lost virginity. Xius is a widower, who sells his house to Bayardo. This house contains all of Xius’ belongings, which he keeps after his wife dies. Bayardo pressures Xius till he finally accepts the offer…

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    The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath is not the first novel that would come to mind when thinking of a coming-of-age story. However, when looked at closely, it truly is for quite a few reasons. Esther spent what is normally considered one's formative years locked in a stagnant world, without enough experience to consider questioning the expectations placed upon her and women in general. Even though Esther is not a teenager, The Bell Jar is a coming-of-age novel because it explores her attempts to find…

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