Women's writing in English

norms and social beliefs. For instance, “the two Confucian ideals ruled for women, first, the Three Obediences: “When a girl, obey your father; when a wife, obey your husband; when a widow, obey your son,” Second, the Four Virtues, which delineate women’s behavior, speech, carriage and occupation: “Be chaste and yielding, calm and upright in attitude; be quiet and agreeable in words; be restrained and exquisite in movement; be perfect in handiwork and embroidery” (See 24). This quotation shows…

in the history of India will render it incomplete.The introduction of the British army, institutions, hospitals, schools, colleges, economic structures, architecture, technologies, administration, education, Christianity and above all the use of English language—the full panoply of the British presence in India altering the physical, economic, social and even the domestic landscape of rural and urban people across the subcontinent rendered India very lame.The Indians also witnessed the…

In this article I have presented a critical study of three feminist utopias written in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century viz. The Palanquin Tassel (1889), Sultana’s Dream, (1905), and Herland (1915) from a comparative perspective. All these three works provide significant feminist critiques of the society of their times. They are therefore, I argue, significant contributions to the utopian ideas of nineteenth and twentieth century as well as to feminist theory. It is surprising,…

The Good, The Mad, and The Ugly In today’s society, mental illness is a frequently discussed topic in the media and in American homes. The awareness of mental illness has increased dramatically over the past few decades and is becoming increasingly relevant in today's conversations. However, this modern awareness and understanding of mental health didn’t exist in victorian England and because of this lack of knowledge, the character of Bertha Mason arose as a pioneer in the mental health world,…

B.Ananda Rao M.A,M.Phil,(Ph.D) Asst.Prof, of English Sri Vasavi Engg College, Tadepalligudem. “A study of tradition and culture in the selected plays of Wole Soyinka and Girish karnad”. INTRODUCTION Wole Soyinka is the first African writer to win the Nobel…

reformations and illuminate the underlying problems that women faced in the nineteenth century, certain women took up a pen and wrote stories pertaining to female subjugation. Thus, the world saw the genesis of the feminist movement. Two trailblazers for women’s rights and literary figures in the Victorian Era feminist movement were Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Kate Chopin. In their feminist works, “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Stetson and “The Story of an Hour” by Chopin, the writers confront the…

vastly different social climates. Macbeth was born from the beginning the English renaissance, as King James took the throne after the long reign of “The Virgin Queen,” Elizabeth I.. Dracula was written during the tail end of the Victorian era, a time of rampant social anxiety and unrest stemming from the Industrial Revolution and new ideological movements such as women’s suffrage. Despite the differing circumstances of their writing, Macbeth and Dracula exhibit many commonalities: both utilize…

are portrayed as lovers, Zeus disguises himself as Artemis so as to lure Callisto to his embrace. Sexual relationships were also evident in the mid-19th century among women. This attribution was due to very strict gender based roles that widened women’s’ social circles for emotional help. These relationships were majorly formed basing on socioeconomic status. Since lesbianism was not well defined during that time, this kind of relationships were often seen to be homosocial. Although this kind of…

had on the issues that they were expected to solve. Mothers were very quick to improve and adapt when presented with a better way on how to do things with their prenatal or newborn, all for the health and wellness of that child. One mother, while writing the Bureau about her child’s diet, said, “I want to know if you think (the doctor) is right or not.” (Ladd-Taylor 1986, page 97). Another mother said the similar, “The doctor here told me he’d outgrow his anemia and coated tongue but I doubt…

Katy Waggonner Professor Megan Fischer English 1302 23 October 2017 Taking a Second Look at Charlotte Perkin Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper The short story The Yellow Wallpaper was written in a time of women’s suffrage in the late 19th and early 20th century. In this time period, women were deemed to be inferior to the opposite sex; Women were sought to do everything that the man would suggest without refusal. The author of The Yellow Wallpaper, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, uses various attempts…