Oz Perkins

“A Worn Path” was published in February of 1941, by Eudora Welty. Some other works written by Welty are “The Optimist's Daughter”, “Death of a Traveling Salesman”, and “The Robber Bridegroom”. Common themes and symbolisms seen throughout her short stories are racism, the deep south, journey, and lots of indirect characterization. Welty is from Mississippi, and most of her stories are set down south. “A Worn Path” is a short novel set in the south and introduces the journey of a young African…

In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”, there is a constant gender dynamic present between the female narrator and her husband, seen in their antagonistic interactions. This dynamic sets up a hierarchy which restricts the woman’s agency and dismisses her concerns. This constant dismissal and subjugation of the female figure denies her of authenticity and agency, driving her to the brink of madness. However, the madness inflicted as a result of stifling patriarchy becomes a tool of…

Issue of Identity in Charlotte P. Gilman’s ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ Research Objective The Yellow Wallpaper is a semi autobiographical short story by Charlotte P. Gilman. It was first published in January 1892 and is regarded as an important early work of American feminist literature exploring the role of women in America at the time. The story is about a woman who gradually begins to lose her sanity when she is made to live in isolation and not allowed to engage in any activity other than taking…

Conner St. Laurent Advanced English 10 Journal Entries for The Secret Life of Bees Chapter 1-2 Quote “People who think dying is the worst thing don’t know a thing about life.” (2) Lily said that in the beginning of the novel in the exposition. This very important quote explains how Lily’s life has been immensely affected from her mother passing away. The quote pretty much proposes that living with someone’s death can be more painful than dying yourself. She also claimed that dying couldn’t be…

In both novels, the mothers fail to play their roles respectively. For Kambili, although present, Mama fails to be this model as she lacks the “propensity to protect [herself] from Eugene’s incessant battery” (“Trying” Okuyade 15). Due to the oppressive environment, Mama’s character is flat and weak and serves nothing but a nurse for Kambili in desperate times. Thus, Kambili needs a strong and influential role model to guide and support her in the male-dominated patriarchal society: Aunty Ifeoma…

ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT 4 ANALYTICAL ESSAY ”Everything she had dreamed for herself faded away, like fine mist on a breeze”. This strong quote incapsulates the feeling of a failed dream, though in its original context, the quote also tells a story of 1970’s America and society’s gender roles. The quote comes from Celeste Ng’s 2014 novel ‘Everything I never told you’, which deals with the suicide of a mixed-race child. However, this is hardly the story that Celeste is trying to tell with her novel,…

Quotation Response We learned to lip-read, our heads flat on the beds, turned sideways, watching each other's mouths." (4) Context: The narrator describes her way of communication towards the woman that are trapped just like she is. (R) – Based on this passage I can infer that the woman trapped here are not allowed to speak to one another at all, it seems that “no speaking” is a rule they are reckoned to follow. These rules ably them to find their own way communication by “Lip reading”…

I am writing with my greatest concern on the article written by Sarah Vine “Body art? No, tattoos are hideous self-harm” published by Daily Mail in 11th of June 2014. I am worried about the safety of Sarah Vine, because the truth is, a patient and kind-hearted person like me will be delighted to send her to the asylum. Firstly, In the title “Body art? No, tattoos are hideous self-harm” Sarah Vine claims tattoos as hideous self-harm other than body art. The word hideous “extremely bad or…

As a result to the eighteenth-century cultural view of women, which definitely influenced Johnson’s approach, Rasselas is full of gender inequalities. When Rasselas and Nekayah, for example, decide to separate to observe the Egyptian private life, and when they are back, Nekayah says that she approaches “the shades of humbler life,” while Rasselas is to observe “the splendor of the courts” (110). Besides, women in the novel are always men’s assistants and not their equal, and their greatest…

Jane Austin uses her book Pride and Prejudice to make a statement about how unfairly women were treated during the 19th century. She explores the ideas of feminism and equality in the context of society and social classes through the daughters of the Bennet family. During the time that the protagonist Elizabeth Bennet grew up, society viewed women as weak, passive, and inferior to men. Nevertheless, Elizabeth refused to submit to the social norm and the idea that women are solely useful for…