The Friar's Tale

Pygmalion is a play written by George Bernard Shaw, based on the Greek mythology of the same name. It features a poor, uneducated girl, Eliza Doolittle, who is taken on a journey to become a duchess, to open up a flower shop. She is mentored by a professor, named Henry Higgins. By the end of the play, it is unknown if Liza ever marries Higgins, or a young man named Freddy Eynsford-Hill. As mentioned, as the story comes to a close, it leaves the reader something to think about. Does Eliza…

The Wizard of Oz is a story of a girl named Dorothy and her pet dog named Toto. The two become lost when a cyclone carries them away, from their home in Kansas, to the beautiful, enchanted, magical land of Oz. Dorothy and Toto need help in getting back home. Along the way, and in so doing, they make enemies with the Wicked Witch of the West. And they make friends with the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion. The friendship helps the five to survive many adventures, and to make each…

/ Regular Bobbsey Twins. / That story. //” (107, 108, 109). “That story” just so happens to be Cinderella, who society has allowed the world to believe is tale that everyone should strive for in real life. Sexton asks why do we strive for this unrealistic Cinderella story that is so full of problematic events? Why would the world fall into the trap of happily ever after, where we don’t see what happens after…

Mique also designed a frivolous Chinese inspired structure built in 1776 called the ‘Jeu de Bague’. This was a small red and silver coloured merry-go-round, which had carved wooden seats in the form of peacocks for the ladies and dragons for the men. As it turned on its axis sounds would emanate from small egg-shaped bells suspended from under its cupola. In 1781 Marie Antoinette had a semi-circular pavilion built behind the Jeu de Bague to provide better shelter from the elements for her guests…

This magazine article describes the effect that punishment has on children. This article also teaches parents the best methods to discipline their child. Bettelheim explains to the parents that by using physical punishment the parents are inspiring their children to use their power to intimidate other. Bettelheim also tells parents that inflicting punishment on their children does not deter their children from committing the action, but it can cause their children to become “devious” or…

The life of Offred In the dystopian novel, titled “The Handmaids Tale” by Margaret Atwood, we see the time when the totalitarian society of Gilead took power over the country, how it controlled the people that lived within its borders, and the difficulties they experienced through the use of characterization. The life of Offred and other handmaids just like her are made miserable due to the rule over their bodies, and they have no easy way to escape it. The society of Gilead can be labeled as…

advancements in women’s rights before the existence of the feminist movement, leading to the definition of feminism to be moulded over time. There have been arguments in favour of the Wife of Bath — one of the protagonists in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales — being one of the first feminist characters in literature as she breaks the mould of a typical feminine figure with her her unique insight and opinions. While the Wife of Bath herself believes she is empowering in her ideas and actions…

Doing the visual literary analysis assignment was worth doing. It was worth doing it because I learned that conveying a message to the audience is tricky. The way me and my partner decided to do it on Feminism is by first reading our essays that we had to write about the book. We both wrote about how women don’t have any right in Gilead, we wrote about how women suffer knowing they are only value if they can be pregnant. We both realize that we had a lot of points in our essay on Feminism. Then…

The Wrongful Extinction of Sensuality In Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, she creates a dystopian society where women are valued for their sexual functions instead of their attributes. Her novel is set in a post-United States era in a time where men control everything, from the jobs to women’s bodies. Offred, previously married, is a handmaid of a powerful Commander and his wife. It is her job to provide the couple with a child. Society has been trained to believe that all eroticism is…

Super Smash Bros. Peach vs. Pauline Gian:Go Peach!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Giana:PAULINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lauren:They forced me to choose. :/ One day in the Smash Hotel, Mario was watching the entrance,as usual. Then outside was a beautiful girl with long brown hair. Gian:She ain’t pretty (read in sassy voice) Giana:She so pretty!! (also sassy voice) Lauren:Ganondorf is the prettiest princess of all. Ganondorf:Thank you I guess? Lauren:I was kidding. Ganondorf:Oh :( Giana:Oh stop let’s finish…