In connecting and separating two stories and a speech, one must analyze the themes exemplified. Raven’s Song, “The Progress of 50 Years,” and A Widow’s Burden relate and differ in themes presented throughout the two novels and speech. The three elements of quest for power, change, and oppression of women are alike and incommensurable in many ways used throughout the three incongruous stories.
While evaluating the theme of quest for power, one must deeply elucidate to find the crux. First of all, all three documents relate to the quest for power. ¨Stone continued to fight for equality for women throughout her career. . . If a woman earned a dollar. . . her husband had a right to take the dollar,¨ (Stone 207). Consequently, Mrs. Stone was explaining her longing for as much power as men. …show more content…
First, Raven’s Song depicts the literary theme of oppression of women because Raven cannot hum and boys are always first to admonish her humming. Second, “The Progress of 50 Years” shows oppression of women because Mrs. Stone’s entire speech is about women not having equal rights as men. A Widow’s Burden evinces oppression of women because Sarah is losing her property due to the fact that she is a woman. “As a woman, she wasn’t legally entitled to keep it” (Ingram 209). Consequently, because Sarah was a woman, she had no right to her husband’s property after he died. Although Raven’s Song, “The Progress of 50 Years,” and A Widow’s Burden relate because of oppression of women, they differ as well. For instance, Raven’s Song does not focus on calamity of women as much as the other two documents, “The Progress of 50 Years” is about all women being oppressed, and A Widow’s Burden is about oppressing just the main woman character. Oppression of women is a literary theme that connects and lacerates the two stories and one
While evaluating the theme of quest for power, one must deeply elucidate to find the crux. First of all, all three documents relate to the quest for power. ¨Stone continued to fight for equality for women throughout her career. . . If a woman earned a dollar. . . her husband had a right to take the dollar,¨ (Stone 207). Consequently, Mrs. Stone was explaining her longing for as much power as men. …show more content…
First, Raven’s Song depicts the literary theme of oppression of women because Raven cannot hum and boys are always first to admonish her humming. Second, “The Progress of 50 Years” shows oppression of women because Mrs. Stone’s entire speech is about women not having equal rights as men. A Widow’s Burden evinces oppression of women because Sarah is losing her property due to the fact that she is a woman. “As a woman, she wasn’t legally entitled to keep it” (Ingram 209). Consequently, because Sarah was a woman, she had no right to her husband’s property after he died. Although Raven’s Song, “The Progress of 50 Years,” and A Widow’s Burden relate because of oppression of women, they differ as well. For instance, Raven’s Song does not focus on calamity of women as much as the other two documents, “The Progress of 50 Years” is about all women being oppressed, and A Widow’s Burden is about oppressing just the main woman character. Oppression of women is a literary theme that connects and lacerates the two stories and one