20th-century women writers

When the topic of childbearing is presented, women are the ones who have the biggest decision to make. “‘ Surely, if there is any personal question which an individual has a right to decide, the woman should have a voice in the matter of childbearing. She has to endure the pains, penalties and responsibilities, both before and afterward, and she can best judge of her fitness and her powers of endurance’”(Yalom 301). Men believe that women are inferior to them, therefore the decision of having…

interpretations with the Sharpeville massacre. The government tried to apportion all of the blame on the blacks because they knew that the whole world was watching this historical event. The purpose of source C was that it was the 'chronicle of the 20th century ' so it was there to inform and provide factual information not to give opinions. Source E was from an encyclopaedia, which is the same as the chronicle, it was there to provide factual information. Source H was an account from…

Prince Hamlet plays the title character and also the protagonist in the tragedy Hamlet play by William Shakespeare. Born in and brought up in Stratford-upon-Avon, in Warwickshire, England, he was one of the greatest and most renowned writer in the English language. He was often referred to as the national poet, other than that he was also a playwright, an actor, and a poet. His works and collaborations consist of approximately 38 plays, 154 sonnets, some few narrative poems and a few verses.…

In Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf and in A Streetcar Named Desire, Edward Albee and Tennessee Williams use fear and anxiety to present social criticism. Through symbolism, subtext and stage direction, high emotional tension becomes a focal point which allows audiences to question the morality of both the characters’ choices and their own. Symbolism in both plays demonstrate fear of reality. In A Streetcar Named Desire, “delicate beauty” (1. 5) Blanche DuBois uses darkness as a method of…

A. One of the various groups to form during the Progressive movement was the “muckrakers.” Journalists and writers collectively came together intending to expose problems in American society. These writers and journalists used their talents to exploit critical social problems and encourage the public to join and act. “Ida Tarbell, perhaps the most well-known female muckraker, wrote a series of articles on the dangers of John D. Rockefeller’s powerful monopoly, Standard Oil.” (Corbett, 21.1 The…

Do you think I am trying to weave a spell? Perhaps I am; but remember your fairy tales. Spells are used for breaking enchantments as well as for inducing them. And you and I have need of the strongest spell that can be found to wake us from the evil enchantment of worldliness which has been laid upon us for nearly a hundred years. Almost our whole education has been directed to silencing this shy, persistent, inner voice; almost all our modern philosophies have been devised to convince us that…

Psycho and Texas Chainsaw Massacre were both based on the crimes of Ed Gein. Some common themes in these films are paranoia, apocalyptic thinking, and family values. Films from 1950-1980 can now be seen through a historical lens that shows what 20th century Americans were truly scared of. The main difference between horror and other genres, such as fantasy…

Existentialism is a philosophy that rose in popularity in the 20th century. Two consecutive world wars turned the world upside down, and people lost their grasp of life and humanity. Thus, this philosophy, utterly concerned with human existence, influenced writers such as Franz Kafka and Milan Kundera. The latter’s novel, ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’ shows clear traces of this philosophy in Czechoslovakia during the Prague spring. The characters struggle to define their lives amidst harsh…

Mallard suffers from a heart condition. She is a woman from the late 1800s, so when we reflect on that time period, we recognize that woman struggled with being treated as “Functional wives”. Oppressed, lonely, emotional, and with no rights, many women of that era did not have much of an independent existence. Therefore, when Louise Mallard learns of her husband’s death she weeps, but not out of typical sorrow and grief. Ironically, she actually sheds tears because she finally feels that she is…

children, African-Americans, and Women of all races were able to push past societal boundaries and build better lives for themselves. The first World War was started because of the assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand. The assassination was executed…