Final girl

There are many themes in this New York Times bestseller How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent by Julia Alvarez, though one stands out from all the rest. That is, that happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have. Throughout the novel, this theme takes its place in character development, setting and thus affects the overall plot. This theme has a massive effect on the characters in this novel. One example of how this theme effects the characters is in Part 3 in the chapter…

My friend, who is a girl, spent four years to learn about her couple before deciding to get married. She told me that her husband is very gentle and do everything for her such as doing housework, cooking, etc. Her husband is very nice even though he might not look handsome…

There is a little girl in kindergarten; she is wearing a pretty flowered dress, with pink tights. Most of the human population would expect her to be playing with dolls because of the gender roles they were taught in the society and culture we grew up in. Well this little girl is climbing a tree and most likely going to rip her tights. She loves wear dresses and loves the feeling of looking down from the tops of trees. Little does she know that as she grows up her parents, culture and society…

Kim Possible is a crime-fighting heroine who takes down evil villains while being a normal teenage girl in High School. Kim Possible performs these generous acts out of the sheer greatness of her heart. She does not need any reward for her incredibly brave actions because she is REWARDED with people' thanks and gratitude. Kim Possible's personality resembles what every individual should strive to achieve in terms of traits. She displays all five-personality traits in the Big Five, which are…

Progressive and The Dancing Girl through male and female perspectives. Within these stories, traditional stigmas and unequivocal prejudice is placed on Thai woman causing conflict and a reevaluation of gender equality. Although humorous, Grandma the Progressive focuses on an aristocratic and traditional idol for the granddaughters to become. Grandma dwells on the past and uses her matriarchal position to impose her traditionalist stigmas to her future generation. The Dancing Girl uses a unique…

Many audiences are interested in watching Miss Representation which reflects how the media perpetuate stereotypical problem on women in today’s society. Through “Miss Representation” documentary, people understand why girls are always connected to pink and light colors, and women are assigned to be beautiful and submissive to keep their husband and their marriages. Many time these feminine stereotypes make women vulnerable and defenseless. Miss Representation is very persuasive to make…

Becoming an Apache Woman, Something Only a Girl Can Do In some cultures, an adolescent’s transition into adulthood is celebrated with an extravagant soiree, while other’s are expected to recite religious scriptures. Meanwhile for the Apaches, a native American tribe that lives in the southwestern United States, the leap into womanhood is marked by a symbolic four-day Sunrise Ceremony. The young Apache girl’s physical endurance is tested during this event, where it is believed that she will enter…

Matched by Ally Condie is a young adult novel about how a 17 year old girl named Cassia, breaks the rules and goes against what she has always been taught. Cassia lives in a society where she is constantly being told what to do, where to go, what to wear, she is even told who she will marry, where she will work, and the day she will die. She rarely gets to make her own decisions, and she is consistently being told what to do. But when it comes to love she is taking that aspect of her life into…

Tales From Aizawl The first story describes a young girl who eats a great deal of food and grows fat, and her subsequent reconciliation with the idea of beauty. This story was created by two girls and comprised seven picture slides to which the girls added narrative texts. Slide 1 depicts a girl eating food with a spoon. In the second slide, three young children are laughing, playing and dancing in circles . The third slide shows the picture of a girl standing before a mirror, gazing at herself.…

expressed that boys should show more characteristics of leadership, masculinity, and the capability of being logical. Each of the jobs, that the boys were expected to do, have placed a large emphasis on these traits. The example “Boys are policemen. Girls are meter maids.” showed this opinion well. Men were expected to put their lives in danger and use their muscles and brain to catch bad guys, while women would not be heard of doing such a task. They were expected to just put tickets on cars.…