Wonder Woman

Hair- Janie’s hair symbolizes her identity, femininity, individuality and strength. In the beginning of the novel, it was socially unacceptable for a woman of her age to wear her hair down but Janie proudly wore her hair down. The fact that she refused to tie up her hair makes her unique and she doesn't seem to care what others think about her and what is the “norm”. But when Jody makes her tie up her hair, she agrees just to make him happy and no longer jealous. Horizon and the Pear Tree- The…

elegy. Therefore, she wonders why the kinsmen took away her husband, leading her in need to search for him. The first section shows the depth of “sorrow” (1) and “pain” (5) from losing her one true love. The wife expresses how depressed she is. She is left in confusion, on why her husband is gone. Compared to Anglo-Saxon, women never knew what was going on when their husbands left. Furthermore, the wife wanted to leave on a mission, which is unusual to Anglo-Saxon woman to do.…

known for their work in the war, but in 1940 the myth of men doing war work changed. Woman started to do what men did. Over six million women answered the call to serve their country in war, but to be able to do this work they had to sacrifice kids and male love. This was a chance to change the history. “I felt like I was doing something for my country” said women who worked in the war, but before the war woman didn’t work and weren’t encouraged to work because of the depression. For America,…

three figures in the sculpture connect with one another. In doing that, it provides a more realistic sense to the piece. To me, it is obvious that the artist wanted to show off his unique skill in creating this sculpture. The horror in the face of the woman…

Supernatural and Religion's Oppression on Medieval Woman The roles of woman throughout history are different than they are today. Today, women can be entrepreneurs, doctors, astronauts, and anything else. They are not tied down to a man's expectations like they were in medieval times. Back then, women were victims to the whims of men and the beliefs of the time, which were largely influenced by religion and belief in the supernatural. There was no clear distinction between what was magic, and…

of this woman. Additionally, the words Gascoigne's uses creates a theme of agony and distress. Using phrases such as “hold my louring head so low” and “blazing eyes my bale have bred” all conveying the…

the story, the author characterizes the characters with specific aspects of human nature. Human nature is defined to be the sum of qualities shared by all humans. The short story, ’The Story of an Hour’, written by Kate Chopin was about a married woman who has a heart condition and just learned about her husband’s death. The story takes place within the first hour of her grievance and about her thoughts about the rest of her life. Though there are many signs of human nature, such as love for her…

knot the pieces together, when suddenly the men stumble in on their conversation. The men thought the women were taking the task of finding clues seriously, until overhearing "they [were] wonder[ing] whether she [Mrs. Peters] was going to knot it or quit it” instead (14). "There was a laugh for the ways of woman," Mrs. Hale, Mrs. Peters, and Mrs. Wright, included, and their constant attention to household chores…

I toyed with the rusty coin and thought of the woman on its face, my finger tracing the word Liberty. It was a rare coin that my grandmother had given to me. Worth way more than what was written on it. I wondered about the woman on it. What was her name? Curiosity overcame me, and I started to research her more and discovered that her name was Susan B. Anthony. A woman that had led a women’s voting rights movement. I did some more research and found out that she was a teacher before she made an…

feel guilt and shame by not meeting the expectations 'laid on us by our families, churches, and our culture' (chapter 1 pg. 6) and not to mention the famous proverbs 31 woman. It talks about how we feel 'unseen, unsought, and uncertain' (chapter 1 pg. 6). This is the reason woman have a feeling of failure, and that cause's us to wonder if we are 'too much' or 'not enough'. It goes into talking about a woman's…