The Woman Warrior

I examined the eponymous character’s monologue from Euripides’s dramatic play “Medea”, first performed in Athens in the fourth century B.C. This work serves to lay out the reasons for a woman in Ancient Greek society to resent her role in it. In discussing marriage, it speaks of the “excess of wealth” or dowry needed to be provided by a woman’s family in order for her to marry, the social cost of not marrying, and the husband’s control over his wife’s body. It then discusses a woman’s need to…

fought for nearly ten years because of a woman who was “stolen” away from the Greeks by a Trojan prince. Although this hardship is quite immeasurable, it is impossible to tell whether Helen went with Paris because she chose too, or that she was forced. We can infer that she was forced due to the way she is treated throughout the poem. Essentially, it is hard to believe that a war that spans nearly ten years is one fueled solely by a woman. No singular woman can cause that much destruction. The…

Establishment As Jane throws the wheel to the side, she hears an impact on the side of the van and knows that she didn’t miss the woman in the road. She feels a sick, dreadful weight in the pit of her stomach as she throws open the door and runs to where the figure had stood. A roaring in her ears rises to a level that drowns out anything Erik and Darcy say. Her world narrows to the prone figure on the ground as every step takes an eternity and her fluttering, frightened heart beats a deep bass…

In every culture and time period, people are expected to adhere to certain expectations. For a woman, living in accordance with one’s cultural values often meant accepting societal mistreatment. Because most cultures have a system of mythology that includes women, in much of ancient literature, there is representation both of the actual role that women played, as well as the presence and role of mythical women in a specific culture. Through this juxtaposition , a discrepancy can be seen between…

bravery to go into war, and by her cleverness in the actions she took during the battles against the Huns. She had lots of bravery being a female and dressing up as a male to go into war. When she was in the war, she was very brave. According to “Woman Warrior,” the text states, “...she [Mulan] sweats her way through basic training until she gets good and strong, and when she faces an enemy too big to fight she outsmarts them” (Brown and Shapiro, 1). This shows how Mulan never showed…

In the critically acclaimed film Mulan, Disney portrays a brave young woman who feels obliged to serve for her father in the war against the Huns. However, in the development of the story, a strong stigma against females is revealed. Mulan’s status as a female affects the way people view her. An official of the Chinese army states, “You will teach your daughter to hold her tongue in a man’s presence”. This act immediately reveals Mulan’s slant toward deviance early in the movie. She goes on to…

Rufus and Zhao bring to question why women can not study philosophy but are expected to behave in a chaste and virtuous way. Philosophy is described as the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. Woman in these cultures were expected to be constantly aware of themselves and their roles in the household. These two women make compelling arguments for the future of all other women and the rights they should have. Gaius Musonius Rufus was from Rome and she wrote “That…

Disney has continued the Star Wars trilogy with a spin-off from the earlier spectacular adventures. Fans got a glimpse of what was in the 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' when the debut was released last week on Good Morning America. The plot here in not a continuation of 'Episode 7: The Force Awakens,' but is set in a time between 'Episode 6: A New Hope' and 'Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith.' The plot narrates the story of Rebel Alliance and how they overpower the Galactic Empire, as the rebels…

process of partitioning someone’s mind causes a huge strain on any individual. I believe that always focusing on one side causes them not to accept themselves as who they are. We see double consciousness in Asian American culture through “The Woman Warrior” and we see it in Dominican American culture through ‘Oscar Wao” Double consciousness is a term first coined by W.E.B DuBois in In “The Souls of Black Folk”. The term is used to describe an individual whose identity is divided into different…

higher power in their own way throughout the story. Wealhtheow occurs first in the poem at the feast of Heorot, in addition to being the wife of King Hrothgar. Wealhtheow happens to be a hostesses in the poem that makes sure her husband and all the warriors are happy and enjoying their time in the hall. Wealhtheow takes on the role of a hostess or server which embodies a stereotype for the queen. Wealhtheow like many of the other women in the male centered world of Beowulf , falls into the…