Damsel in distress

Have you ever felt like the underdog? Have you been treated like you were less than a person? Well take a lesson or two from Freak the Mighty. Our main characters, Max and Kevin, are a dynamic duo. We have Max, the Mighty, who is considered to be stupid and a strong youth that is going to turn out to be...eek, eek...his father, Killer Kenny Kane. We also have Kevin, Freak, the uber smart, crippled kid that moves in next door to Max at the beginning of their eighth grade year of school. Due…

Though gay rights have only recently been legally approved nation-wide, discussions on gender awareness, definitions, and queerness are not new. Whether these topics have been around for thousands of years or just in the last hundred, they have been sighted in many ways over time. One such way is in pop culture: the accumulation of materialistic things, such as fashion, songs, and objects, and the non-materialistic things, such as ideas, beliefs, and values, of a population. Society and pop…

Katniss uses her hunting skills to take down other tributes like she would the animals around District 12. Her feminine identity is all but forgotten in the face of the Games and its brutality. “Katniss is confronted with various forms of physical distress…but she goes through…

The subsequent essay aims to discern the fundamental components of feminist media studies. Additionally, it intends to demonstrate how two particular critical essays respect and adhere to this specific form of media-based criticism. In order to do so, first, the essay will introduce the general characteristics of feminist media studies. Second, the two articles will be compared to distinguish the similarities and diverging points between the two pieces of criticism. Third, the essay will be…

she goes to a former ex boyfriend Desi’s house, for refuge. He gladly takes her in, especially with her abusive and convincing accusations of what Nick has done to her. So she stays and Desi’s house and gets spoiled by playing the innocent damsel in distress. Then one day she is watching the news and she see’s Nick is almost getting arrested. Then she realizes she can’t be happy with Desi, and she decides she wants to go back to Nick. Which is exactly want Nick wants “because [He] was fucked…

In Arabian Nights, the theme of power runs throughout the entire book as a back bone for many of the stories told. Demons are conquered by man and kings rise to power in many stories. The power of women, however, is a theme that differs greatly from the power of men in the book. Arabian Nights tells tales of women that are depicted as dependent and powerless in many stories, and their autonomy and power is used as a device in a story where they are given it. They are also given power when they…

Haley Morgan Pre-AP English 9 Mrs. Jackson 23 Feb. 2018 Penelope the Patient Greek Mythology has had a profound impact on the world of literature and art. Tales such as The Odyssey are created to teach moral lessons. For example the story of The Odyssey was developed as a tale of loyalty to one's significant other. Penelope’s husband leaves for war and is not seen again for twenty years. Eventually suitors tried to win her heart so that they may become king.The suitors are constantly offering…

Greek myths, and their archetypes, are an important aspect in ancient and modern literature. These myths have had a great influence on ancient and modern literature. Each Greek myth follows an archetype that explains the type of story, the hero of the story, and the conflict that the hero has to face. These archetypes appear in every type of story, ancient or modern. Archetypes are one of the most fundamental part of a story. In Greek mythology, the titan Prometheus helped the gods win a war…

The greatest influence in today’s image conscious society is media. This collection of images is often a tool for society to learn about the world around them. From Sesame Street to the local news, Television in particular in its wide range accessibility has become a mass messaging tool, depicting all parts of life, for both men and women. The portrayal of each sex can have a profound effect on how viewers develop their understanding of gender. With statistics year after year pointing to a lack…

Comparative Essay Today saying that women are property of men would come as a shock in present times, but the gender roles that Petruchio and Torvald had in their time, it would be expected. In both The Taming of the Shrew and A Doll’s House, Petruchio and Torvald do an excellent job of showing the roles they had during their time. Petruchio and Torvald show the role of men during this time by gaining sovereignty, creating their perfect spouse, men’s misogynic attitudes toward women, and the…