Joan Holloway

diction patterns that objectify Joan, and, in turn, Joan’s actions and dialogue show that she is willing to objectify herself; the emphasis on her sexuality allows Joan to gain power in the workplace. There are many different examples of objectification throughout “Babylon”; the male character’s objectifying diction patterns displays the level of superiority men of the 60s believed they had over their female colleagues. These objectifying diction patterns the men used are often viewed as sexist/in a sexist manner. A specific example of objectification is seen in the dynamic between characters Roger Sterling and secretary Joan Holloway, who are having an office affair. This relationship is an example about how men in the workplace used their female colleagues…

Collaborations from Royal Holloway University of London, the Central European University in Budapest and Radbound University Nijmegen in the Netherlands to analyze the implicit racial biases of 34 Caucasian participants and subject them to the “Rubber Hand” illusion2. The test consisted of the subjects watching a rubber hand being touched by a paintbrush as they felt their own hand being stimulated out of sight2. This illusion creates the sense that the fake hand is part of the subject 's body,…

What Does the Term Empowerment Mean? ‘Empowerment’ began with the concept of ‘conscientisation’ coined in 1968, by Paulo Freire, a Brazilian academic. Defined as process to which an oppressed person perceives the structural conditions of oppression. Subsequently, through conscientisation, groups are able to take action upon oppressors. In other words, groups and people become critically aware and awareness turns into action. The term empowerment took its origins from conscientisation in the 70s,…

Freedoms such as being able to vote, express them-selves, and gain a sense of respect from others. Not only was fashion a piece of material back in the 1920’s, but also a form of movement. With the turn of the decade and fashion, women were able to speak for them-selves whether their voices were seen or heard as negative or positive. The Flapper image became negative for the elders but the image allowed young women to be able to grow out of that stage into mature women. Wanting to move out due…

Life Gone Downhill For Holden J.D. Salinger is an American who was born in Manhattan, New York. When he was younger he wrote short stories in secondary school, then he started writing for a magazine. His final original was in 1965 and it appeared on the, ‘The New Yorker’. In 1951, his novel, The Catcher In The Rye portrayed many different symbols representing isolation, depression, and comfort. Statistics show that combination of Depression and Isolation can negatively affect a person 's mental…

in the book is women’s importance in war. War has been going on for many centuries seen as a last resort to resolve conflict. Women have played important roles in winning wars. Some of the Queens even fought with their kings. These women are brave, smart and heroic proving themselves as worthy warriors. Joan of Arc was woman who embodied all these qualities. When Joan was twelve she began to her voices from saints saying she needed to get England out of France (Bennett Pg. 326). At age 17…

The Connection between Holden and Allie Caulfield While reading D.J. Salinger’s, The Catcher in the Rye, I realized how much of the world along with the people Holden assumes is fake and phony. Basically everything. A clear reason to why he thinks this is not mentioned. The world is fake and phony because it no longer holds that innocence. The deep connection between Holden and Allie is affecting Holden in a negative psychological way as a result of Allie no longer remaining in Holden’s world. …

“ Course he ain’t mean. But he gets in trouble alla time because he’s so Goddamn dumb.” (pg. 41). Lennie Smalls, in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, is the pathos of this story. This line was said by George Milton describing Lennie, which makes sympathize him because he’s a nice person and a hard worker, but he gets into trouble a lot. Lennie’s too dumb to know what’s right and what’s wrong, he just does what he just told to do. “He ain’t bright. Hell of a good worker, though. Hell of a nice…

In coming of age stories, the protagonists often experience a grave or dramatic moment in which they take a step into adulthood through a mock heroism - in this moment the reader realizes that who someone claims to be in their imagination is different from who they are in reality. In the story, The Intruder, a boy named Kenneth represents the grave moments in coming of age stories when the protagonists realize they live covered by a mask of heroism. The story starts off with Kenneth is in…

The Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger, objects the academic and social norms of the time period. Salinger expresses his disapproval through Holden Caulfield, a reckless teenager, who feels a strong sense of hatred for adult society in the book. Holden Caulfield was also supposed to give an insight of what he thought were the right methods of dealing with children being rushed into the corrupted adult world. Holden poses as an excellent example of how children can be disturbed by the unethical…