Birdcage

In the early 1900s, in the eyes of many, women were considered unequal to men. Many men did not believe women deserved to have power or rights. Many men believed that they were the superior gender and even considered women as unintelligent. In Susan Glasspell’s story, “A Jury of Her Peers,” the author shows the audience just how unfairly women were treated during this time period in history. Glasspell, however, does an incredible job at using this story to portray that women are just as capable…

murdering her husband. The women then find a quilt that brings suspicion about Mrs. Wright, although the men tease them for pondering about the quilt as they enter the room on their way to inspect the barn. Meanwhile, the women discover an empty birdcage with a dead bird in Mrs. Wright 's sewing basket. The bird has been strangled in the same manner as John Wright was found in bed. Although Mrs. Peters is hesitant to disobey the men, who are following the law, she and Mrs. Hale decide to hide…

It is said that everyone at one point in his or her life is in search for something, whether that be money, fame, a relationship or identity. The characters in the novels that were read in the course were also in search for something. What that the characters longed most for was their identity. The two novels that best exemplify the search for identity are The House of Mirth and Light in August. In these novels each of the leading characters were uncertain of who they were supposed to be. The…

1. In the structure of slavery, blacks had entirely no rights at all and were closed into a sealed system of exploitation. It was race-based and not eliminated until the Civil War. It was represented by extreme and erratic violence. Jim Crow laws were passed in Southern states after slavery was eradicated in order to reduce former slaves, who were theoretically equal citizens now, to a place of subordination. “Throughout much of the United States ex-offenders are expected to pay fines and court…

Robin Williams: An Icon As an only child, Robin Williams regularly played by himself with his toy soldiers in the attic of his family’s home; he did not know then that one day he would become an American icon. He grew up to become one of the greatest celebrities of our time. In the 1970s, he was credited with leading San Francisco’s comedy renaissance, and became an award-winning comedian, actor, and humanitarian. He was known for his improvisational skills, keeping a vast array of quips and…

A middle class mother of two daughters, a sister of seven siblings, a philosopher, an author, a translator, a feminist, a victim of depression and family abuse, and an outspoken advocate for women’s education are just a few ways to describe the impactful, inspirational woman that is Mary Wollstonecraft. Mary was born in 1759, in London before the Romantic Era started. From the beginning, Mary lived an impractical life. At 15, she announced she would never marry after growing up sleeping outside…

Deriving Power from Injury Evaniya Shakya Eastwood, a small neighborhood in Chicago, is weighed down by the world’s view of them; poor, predominantly black, violent and in need of “help” (9). In Renegade Dreams, Ralph tells the story of activists, gang leaders, patients and teenagers while constantly refusing to portray them as victims. He does not want our judgments clouded by statistics like “57% of all Eastwoodians were involved in some way in the criminal justice system” (10). He…

in the cage, she and her canary were independent. They found happiness from singing. Nevertheless, Ms. Wright's life has been bound in a low light house after marriage like a bird trapped in a cage. Mrs. Wright lost her freedom and joy. Also, the birdcage with a broken door, which is discovered by Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters, symbolizes the domestic violence in this situation. Since some of the acts of emotional abuse include threatening or hurting pets or forcing other people to do things that…

Those are a few examples of the internalization in society. It’s sad to say that people are being oppressed and marginalized today, like right now. It’s bad enough that these issues exist, but it’s worse when it comes from your own people. But this isn’t just on a race or ethnicity scale. It’s much broader than that; ranging from gender, age, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and the list goes on. How does marginalization and oppression occur? It can come from subtle prejudice, structural…

After his death, the narrator of “Jealous Husband Returns in Form of Parrot” by Robert Olen Butler does just that. After falling from a tree in a failed attempt to catch his wife having an affair, he finds himself to have been reincarnated in the form of a parrot and now resides within a pet shop. He is found by his former wife and her new lover while on display, and she decides to take him home with her. He now stays within a cage in the den of his former home watching what happens there now…