Pretty Woman

visited Mrs. Wright when she was in such a state, and both the women go to folding her clothes, fussing over her preserves, and ready to pack a quilt that Mrs. Wright had been working on along with knitting supplies in order to give the imprisoned woman some peace of mind as she worked on it. This is only the more evident when they finally find the motif - a dead parakeet in a small box. When Mrs. Hale stated that Minnie Foster herself was that like a bird, the women seem to have found the…

report the crime. Instead the innocent person is likely to withdraw from society, scarred with the thought of a person to whom they did not give consent touching them in the most intimate ways possible. Perhaps even more worrying (which is actually pretty impressive, takes a lot to beat that statisitic), is that 97% of cases reportably do not reach a conviction for the perpetator. So even if the victim musters up the courage to go to a police station, relive the experience though explaining the…

I chose from her to write about is The Widow, from War (1921-22), published in 1923. This piece is in black and white like most of Kollwitz’s pieces. The woman has her head tilted down; she looks sad and possibly depressed. Her hands are worn and rough and one can tell she has worked hard during her life. Her belly is large indicating the woman is pregnant. The title “The Widow” leaves us to believe her husband has passed away. The Widow is pregnant and alone. She is going to have to have her…

to address men and women in particular and social viewpoint toward each gender. The value of a woman is based on how attractive she looks, while a man is valued for his physicality and accomplishments. In the article, she points out the most common phrase that people would describe each gender role, which is "Women are sexy; men are successful." Evidently, the first thing that people would look at a woman is her body, is she sexy enough or does she has a glamorous body, etc. As if she has done…

he has some leeway with his actions and demonstrates his "masculinity", which in those times was associated with freedom, by choosing not to consult the town with his marriage. Although the man seems fairly confident about his choice to marry the woman, there are several instances that he appears worried that the marriage will challenge his masculinity in the eyes of his peers. Crane writes, "His friends could not forgive him. Frequently he had reflected on the advisability of telling them by…

dictionary says that it can be “a thing of little value or importance” or as a verb in third person says “treat (someone or something) without seriousness or respect” (Webster 1966). Both of these book definitions are relevant to in this story. The woman and the men in the play Trifles, have reverse stereotypes. Male characters are typically they ones who pay attention to detail, clues, and keep a watchful eye on anything that looks out of the ordinary.…

world, conservative look. She is probably set cooking in her kitchen and sporting her staple piece: an apron. This woman, however, is more than a chef. As a mother and a wife, she is the caretaker, the cleaner and the shopper. She tends to the house during the day, takes care of her children and waits for her breadwinner husband to come home from his oh-so tiring day at work. Any woman who did not uphold this image was looked upon as less. Fast-forward a few decades, and we see that the 1950s…

The influence of belief systems greatly effects the ability for gender to be perceived and acted upon as equal, as it puts a forced perspective and expectation on each party. With strong, widely accepted belief systems, a specific outlook or paradigm can travel quickly and be looked at as "the way its supposed to be" very easily. With this in mind, one can clearly see how this could cause a huge problem with gender rolls and equality over the course of history. While we could go on forever on…

preconceived notion that a woman has to be “perfect” to be beautiful. Piercy uses the title, diction, and repetition to show that a woman is not perfect nor should she be expected to be. Piercy uses the title “Barbie Doll” as a way to bring the image of a stereotypically “perfect” woman to the forefront of her audience’s mind. The use of the title juxtaposed against the “girlchild[‘s]” (1) own body in “you have a great big nose and fat legs” (6) paints a picture of a woman striving to achieve…

“Go ask Daddy if he thinks you look pretty!” my mom would tell me daily, my scalp throbbing from a tight french braid, every piece of my hair perfectly set. I grew up in a house that expected nothing other than pretty. As long as my long blond hair was still in place, and my dress was free of stains, the price of living on this planet as a “girl” was being paid. I also grew up in that same house having to feel ashamed of that femininity. I was trapped- longing nothing more than to be able to…