Jane Austen

In the story "Hills Like White Elephants" I feel as though the American treats Jig like he loves her but really don’t and I feel as though it is the same thing with the story "The Girl with Bangs” how the narrator treats Charlotte. The reason I say this is because in the story "Hills Like White Elephants" The American clearly see that Jig wanted to have the baby. He sees that she wanted them to be a family and be “okay”. But yet he makes it seem as though she has the choice to choose to keep…

Lady Mary Wroth, “Sonnet 9” explores the profound impact of the patriarchal and religious control over people, specifically women’s personal lives and desires in Elizabethan England. It highlighted gender inequality in love and marriage, as social pressures were on women to confirm to the existing patriarchal model of society. The speaker used the words pleasure in “Bee you all pleas’d, your pleasure grieve not me” to highlight the wealth and power that the patriarchal and religious system…

A Not So Innocent Age “There is no female mind. The brain is not an organ of sex. Might as well speak of a female liver” (qtd. in Steson). Women of the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century were treated as if they were lesser in mind and other aspects of life. The societal code, an unspoken guideline for proper behavior, dominated the daily lives of the upper-class in New York. Women and men put up facades as appearance was often valued over reality in this era. The Age of…

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sije embodies China’s revolution carried out by Mao Zedong. The harsh time period, were cruel restriction were implemented in regards to the limitations on western cultures are highlighted by the author when he adds “Balzac” to the title. Honre de Balzac, a French novelist and playwright during the French Revolution, exemplifies the restraints on Chinese society during the Chinese revolution. The fact that his work is western and he is in…

In the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Gawain learns many life lessons such as the following: always doing the right thing even when nobody is watching, never make a deal with someone might regret later, also doing the right thing are always worth it at the end. First, Gawain learns to always do the right thing even when nobody is watching. Gawain has a hard time dealing with the lady from the castle. Gawain says “Go help me, thought the knight, I can’t let it happen!” (Line 77).…

For my question I chose what is Shakespeare saying about traditional gender roles? I think he is trying to show that women should have a say in their lives and community he is throwing the traditional gender roles away I'm multiple creative ways that aren't necessarily saying that the traditional gender roles are stupid or not important just that they should be changed a bit to give women more choice in what happens in their lives. Shakespeare shows this I'm plenty of ways but the most notable…

First off ask yourself, does Tally live in utopian or a dystopian world? Where Tally is soon to become a so called “pretty.” Unfortunately for her best friend shay doesn’t feel the same way. Never the less Tally finds a way to escape this dystopian world of hers, even if only for a moment. Throughout the text Tally reveals characteristics that assisted her best, in which were cunning, tolerance, and last but not least adventurous. To start, Tally’s wit can be compared to that of a con. For…

This is revealed prior to his failed wedding when he is conversing with Jaques. He replies to Jaques’s questioning of his marriage by saying, “As the ox hath his bow, sir… so man hath his desires…” (3.3, 56-58). Thus, his love is transcending societal boundaries, and is based solely off of his animalistic desire for sex. His rational for getting married in the woods and not officially in a church also plays in to his motive for marrying her. “I am not in the mind but I were better to be married…

The human mind experiences many ultimatums regarding ethical standards throughout life. The numerous available approaches as demonstrated in the article “A Framework for Thinking Ethically” and put to the test in the short story “Bread” demonstrate that the issue at hand must be recognized before facing these treacherous decisions. When evaluating an ethical issue, the individual must find the correct approach by carefully observing the many possible outcomes. In Margaret Atwood’s short story…

Sense and Sensibility is the show about Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, sisters who separately speak to the “sense” and “sensibility” of the title. To make the show realistic light play vital role. If there is not any changes of lighting, Sense and Sensibility would not have powerful impacts on viewers. To have powerful impacts, we need to know how light function and how we can control the qualities of light. For the scene one, starting of show with costume dropping it was great to know how light…