Intersectionality

“Lamb to the Slaughter follows Mary Maloney from a normal day with her husband, but goes a different direction after Patrick Maloney basically divorces her. She then proceeds to retrieve a leg of lamb from the cellar, and kills Patrick. In Trifles, a team of investigators come to the scene of a murder with their wives, Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale. Peters and Hale are retrieving a few items for Mrs. Wright, the wife of the victim. The wives find multiple pieces of evidence that could be used to…

The men’s inability to empathize with women’s situations and their ignorance to the women’s values cause female characters from both stories to lose important aspects of their lives and personalities, resulting in a deterioration of their states of mind. In “The Yellow Wallpaper,” Jane’s husband John, in a poor attempt to “cure” her, restricts her freedom and puts her on a “scheduled prescription for each hour of the day” and “hardly lets [her] stir without special direction” (Gilman 75).…

The Yellow wallpaper, by Charlotte Gilman, has long been considered one of the most psychological and symbolic texts ever written. In the story, Gilman uses the main character Jane to represent herself in her own life. The story of The Yellow Wallpaper is symbolic for the treatment of women in the late 1800’s. The way Jane 's character is treated in her marriage reflects the way Gilman felt she was treated by her husband. It 's a piece, that is written by a feminist, meant to show readers what…

Although Karen Ho, Cathy Davidson, and Azar Nafisi all talk about different societies, the amount of hegemony is directly proportionate to the amount of transgressors. Davidson focuses mainly on the society of children going to school in the United States, Ho speaks for the people who go to Ivy Leagues, and Nafisi 's society is that of the Islamic Republic. While the first two seem more closely related, it is interesting to see how the effects of control being imposed on students at such a young…

(Chopin). This quote emphasizes Mrs. Mallard’s realization of her long awaited independence and individuality. Louise finally is casting off the old shackles of her oppressive relationship. Mrs. Mallard’s emotion is a highly unusual one, and is challenging to identify. Louise’s fit of sadness, until this point in the story, ends once she understands the weight of the situation and finds her true emotion for what has happened. It is natural for the reader to question Louise’s feelings towards…

Aisha: Aisha is the wife of the Prophet Muhammed. She can be seen as symbol of empowerment because her life served as a guide for Muslims on how to raise pious children and how to have a good marriage. Aisha also had freedoms that most Muslim women did not have, like the ability debate with men and go to the mosque. Aisha can also be seen as a sign of oppression because even though she had many freedom, she was still subjugated to life in a harem and sharing the Prophet with other wives (Power,…

At first when the professor mentioned in the beginning of the semester that we would have to write a paper highlighting our growth, I was skeptical with how much one could grow in a single semester. If anything I thought that one might grow but not significantly that it is so obvious. I was quite mistaken of course, and found myself reflecting on real growth. One that stands out to me is when I looked for a sexism article. I found myself looking for articles telling me what I wanted to hear.…

According to the sad person chart Juan is experiencing high amounts of depression. He scored seven points which encourages me to hospitalize the him even if it is involuntary. The way I concluded the sum of points was by the chart. Juan is male which makes it a higher risk that resulted in one point. His age falls between 18 years and 55 years that also makes him a higher risk, and another point was added. In the first sentence it states that he is depressed adding another point. Although, he…

Gerda Lerner was an influential figure in the development of women’s gender history since the 1960’s. She was one of the founders of women’s history and played a key role in developing women’s history curriculum. She was a rebel and didn’t believe in following the rules or conforming to society from her teenage years. In her early career she became an author and also became a national leader in the Congress of American Women where she worked with poor black women where she began to understand…

And Justice for All: How Do We Deal with Oppression? It may seem foolish and nonsensical to compare two texts coming from such wildly different contexts as Douglass’s and Shakespeare’s times. Values change along with the times, and a cross-examination of the two works can lead to nothing but “apple-to-orange” type claims. When taken separately, Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure and Douglass’s “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” may seem completely unrelated to each other. But perspective…