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A Woman’s Worth "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid reveals the overwhelming pressure on young women to look and act in certain ways in order to please men and society. Through the use of literary elements such as style, tone, and characterization, Jamaica Kincaid is able to place the reader into the shoes of a young Caribbean girl as her mother describes to her what she must do in order to protect her reputation and grow into a respectable woman. While there are many cultural topics specific to…

Radium Girls Take-Home Quiz 1. Radium Girls displayed some very interesting signs throughout the show that helped signify crucial moments of the play. One such scene that demonstrated a very powerful and important part of the play was when Grace and Tommy picked out wallpaper. This scene signified that these people were not particularly special, but rather regular human beings from the time. The scene ended with Grace’s jaw starting to hurt; this showed how the downsides of capitalism can hurt…

brings to the light the way girls are viewed in this society. The commercial particularly targets the phrase, “like a girl” that is normally used as an insult in today’s society. #LikeAGirl shows several girls and some boys being questioned about the phrase “like a girl”. #LikeAGirl clearly shows how a girl’s self-esteem diminishes as she hits puberty and is subjected to society’s views on the female gender and how wrong that is. In the beginning of the commercial, older girls and a few boys…

A theme is the central topic a text treats like the authors message to the reader , ¨Themes can be divided into two categories.´´ there can be many themes in a story. In the Book that i read ´´The girl on the milk carton´´ the theme is that Not everything is as it seems Also the theme of fantasy and versus reality. I think these are the two themes because in the story Janie had always thought that the family that she had been with was her family the whole time when it wasn´t and she had been…

story gives all girls the advice needed to become a successful girl. The thematic significance of this short story explicitly reports the knowledge and experiences of someone older. The character of this story is a young girl evolving over time with advice from someone she admires. I felt this short story resembles more than just what the title says, but actually how to be a girl. Using a magnifying class on the character, I found the character to resemble the girl I once was. The girl…

As I am a young girl, I know that the world is all about the media and technology. I also know that beauty is a common topic when it comes to the media. This society created beauty standards in which many girls my age wish to change their image, whether it be by makeup or by going under the knife. And when girls do change their appearances, people assume and badmouth them. Nevertheless, media makes it difficult for girls to love and celebrate themselves no matter what features they have.…

Barbie girl, Is a great example of many things we have studied this semester in sociology. It not only represents, the middle upper class, it also identifies with white privileged as well as what it truly means in doing gender. With a strong sense of the demands of what society puts on females, and even a glimpse of the males role, through Ken. The song starts out with Ken picking up Barbie, and having her get into his car, an act what is still considered to be appropriate in many upper class…

Cara, I’d have to agree with you about how sad it is that young girls feel the need to conform for society even though their family members are trying to teach them to be themselves. I think that social media sites, tabloids and other popular media sites have taught young adolescent girls that if they look, dress, and act a certain way (and even weigh a certain amount) then they will be accepted. So, they spend more of their time trying to conform and less time trying to find their sense of self…

Trouble Girls: The Rolling Stone Book of Women in Rock, I found her view in music to be more complicated than just simply sexist. Underneath the sexist disposition there was a window into the life of the idols and empowerment in whatever way the females could get it. For example, the Shangri-Las expressed a more rebellious side of females that was oppressed. They may not have written their music, but they knew what really resonated with most young girls. Gaines explained them as, “…the…

(For someone who cares. The untold story of a teenage girl.) I have never seen a more corrupt place than this. I have never seen the power of a community grow eminently. I have never seen a devotion for someone so compelling. But more importantly, I have never seen a battle worth fighting for until today. One always says to keep patience, yet some say do not wait for closure. It is amusing to perceive all the secrets behind a door, but not reveal them all at once. I thought I was brought into…