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    Onto the actual title of the poem, “Power.” Is power a force for good? Can it be possible, or is it corrupt by nature? Whether power is good or not depends on who holds it. As Rich illustrates in her poem, power can be good for others but could be damaging to oneself. Power, however, cannot be possessed–but instead it can posses. With the words of Michel Foucault to back this up, power is not a possession, rather, it is the relationship between entities that determines knowledge and discourse to…

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    artwork is of remembrance of the author’s daughter. Poet and radical feminist, Adrienne Rich, entitled her poem “Mourning Picture” where she uses the voice of the dead daughter Effie to narrate the poem. The poem set the same dismal tone as in the artwork. In the poem, the voice of Effie is used as an observer of the many aspects of the artwork focusing mostly emphasizing mourning loss and remembrance of the life with…

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    “Diving into the Wreck” is a poem that is an experience, rather than a poem about an experience. The diver has read a book of myths and decided that she must go on a journey alone to discover the past, whether it is her own past or everyone’s past. Adrienne Rich uses a book of myths, a ladder, and the ocean as symbols to illustrate the quest an androgynous narrator who ventures off to discover the truth. The book of myths is the first and last image of “Diving into the Wreck”. It is given the…

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    the property of men, and were there to pleasure him, bear his children, and relieve him of the domestic duties. Throughout time the role of women in society has evolved; however, women still struggle to have full control of their own bodies. As Adrienne Rich said (Of Women Born):"Women are controlled by lashing us to our bodies." The theme of women being lashed to their bodies has been evident in America from the 1800’s until the 1970’s, as women have fought to gain the right to their own bodies…

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    Adrienne Rich originally wrote an essay entitled “Compulsory Heterosexuality”. Her essay “Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence” builds on the first by taking a close look into lesbian visibility and the lack of lesbian existence in feminist literature. Rich’s main arguments in regard to “compulsory heterosexuality” is that contrary to popular belief, she does not see heterosexuality as “natural”, but rather as a socially constructed institution. She believes that this construction…

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    out particular social expectations such as marriage, having children and not pursuing a career. Women writers, have learned to grow out of these societal expectations by finding their own voice, embodying a feminist point of view. Alice Walker, Adrienne Rich and Miles Franklin are all examples of women writers who have surpassed societal expectations by writing stories about what it means to be a woman. Firstly, I will introduce Rich’s essay, Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence by…

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    The Melting Pot was written by Adrienne Rich in 1968. She was an American poet. Taken from poets.org, she wrote poetry collection like The Diamond Cutters (Harper & Brothers, 1955), Snapshots of a Daughter-in-Law (Harper & Row, 1963), Leaflets (W. W. Norton, 1969), and the others more. In that 1960s poetry, the content of her poem explores about women’s role in society, racism, and the Vietnam War. One of that is The Melting Pot (1968), its content is about racism. On each stanza, this poem…

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    equality in everything especially education that helps us move forward in the world. Adrienne Rich’s "Claiming an Education", Toni Cade Bambara’s “The Lesson", and John Dewey’s from "Experience and Education" challenge that idea based on what actually happens in the world of education by voicing issues, giving evidence of how that is not being displayed and produces unequal relations of power. Adrienne Rich's "Claiming an Education" discusses the relationship between the student and…

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    Domination Over Oppression Women are constantly suppressed by the nature of society, that is, the need for “domination of males” (Rich 1) exceeds the lives of millions of women. The feminist nature to awaken another human being to the realities of the world and its brutalities can be “confusing, disorienting, and painful” (Rich 1). However, female oppression has been apparent throughout history as well as through the lives of millions of people. In the novel, The Scarlet Letter, written by…

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