Little Girls

Overshadowed, objectified, and devalued, in a sundry of circumstances, young girls are often born solely to serve and breed. The prose poem “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid, serves as an accurate depiction of the monotonous day to day life of a girl, as well as a bold wake up call to the ignorant people of society. The brilliant and seemingly neverending stream of so called “words of wisdom” are structured in a series of independent clauses, which is one of the most elusive yet obligatory grammatical…

In the story “The Open Window”, a mischievous teen takes advantage of a mans gullability and has a little fun. The short story is filled with many plot twists. Deciphering these twists can be confusing, but isn’t impossible. Mr. Nuttel is a man of an unknown age that is for some reason moving to a rural environment without any knowledge of anyone who lives there. He has some sort of condition noticed when he states “ The doctors have ordered me complete rest, an absence of mental…

“The best accessory a girl can own is confidence. (Anonymous)”, this is a quote that clearly defines Matilda and Kari in “Jack-Jack Attack” and Matilda. That quote describes Matilda when she uses her magical powers and Kari when she was sure of her babysitting abilities. In the movie Matilda, the main character, Matilda, used her magical powers to help people at a school with an evil principal by the name of Mrs. Trunchbull. Kari, from “Jack-Jack Attack”, babysat a little baby named Jack-Jack…

popular streets, so my day could be a little more exciting than usual. But of course I was disappointed yet again and was placed on H street. H street is also known as the girl street. Only girl guards get placed there with the occasional man. And when a man is placed there it is usually a punishment from our bosses and our fellow male co-workers who will tease them endlessly for the…

to college in the United States. In China, people of the elder generation always have such kind of prejudice that they prefer boys to girls. My grandma and grandpa had been living in the countryside, so their prejudice was deeply rooted, so they did not like me. They thought my parents don 't need to spend too much money for me to study abroad, because I am a girl. They said to my parents don 't let me go abroad and said my grades don 't get into college, let me go…

certain person; that being a girl. Furthermore, when I came to be that age I realized that my family also helped me become the girly girl that I am today, as well of what girls are expected to do. Family Messages I am sure that my mother and father were taught about gender roles from their parents. However, I think that their upbring was very different from what I was exposed to. For starters, I would just like to mention the time period in which they were little kids -- late 50’s and early…

heard of, but had never seen. My wife was in the cabin, I called her to see it. “Gretchen, come up and see the moon.” She didn’t answer, but a child’s voice startled me. “Help!” A young girl was clearly visible in our wake. I yelled louder for my wife and she hurried up the companionway, “What, Alec?” “There’s a girl in the water.” Gretchen grabbed the spotlight, “How far away?” “Three…

Girls showing their strengths Benjamin Franklin once said, ¨You can do anything you set your mind to.¨ Well in this case that is exactly what these three strong courageous women thought. One woman named Jen Welter wouldn´t let the fact that there has only ever been male football coaches drag her down. According to press, Welter will be helping coach the linebackers for the Cardinals. Jen will only be there for the first four preseason games but this marks another big barrier for women in…

Gone are the days of simple bed sheet ghost costumes. In today’s society, Halloween is becoming more of a sexual repression release. It’s becoming a reason for normally modest women to dress more risque, and walk around with their four year-old. “Slut-o-ween,” by Liz Emrich, goes in depth on her opinion on the inappropriate sexualization of Halloween. Emrich sets her stance by stating that she’s “never understood it,” and that she’s “perfectly happy to flaunt what she’s got – to a point.” Emrich…

‘Victorian discipline’ gave way in the 1920s to a deviant social norm, exemplified by Carmen and to a lesser extent Vivian. Right before Marlowe expresses how much he dislikes the rich, he gives this reason for it: “A pretty, spoiled and not very bright little girl who had gone very, very wrong, and nobody was doing anything about it” (Chandler 70). Before we move forward, it will be beneficial to discuss the portrayal of women in the novel and especially Carmen. Women in the novel are highly…