Introduction John Milton’s Paradise Lost is one of the most controversial and discussed epic which has only one female character who is Eve. Apart from religious point of view, many critics declared it as a misogynist text or represented Even as a female version of Satan etc. Analyzing different opinions of critics and considering many factors, this paper is a...
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The late 1800s to the early 1900s was a time in America where revolutions occurred and where the foundations of feminism were laid. This statement is proven through evidence found in movements, conflicts, politics, and literature of the time period. In particular, when analyzing the author Kate Chopin and her writing, it becomes clear that she played a crucial role...
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Norway's Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, published in 1879, is a play about Nora Helmer, who has committed a crime of forgery to repair her husband to good health. As a dramatic play, A Doll's House inspects the relationship between Torvald, her husband, and Nora, especially the limited social choices available to women and the roles and expectations placed on...
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Introduction Portia’s character in The Marchant of Venice plays a significant role in how the story goes on to the extent that we can consider it as the main character of the play. She is the one who does different things to alter the destiny that befalls Shylock towards the end of the play. Thus, this play and Portia’s personage...
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The play A Doll’s House written by Henrik Ibsen in 1879 is one of the first plays featuring feminism, which contributed to the spread of feminism. Using a visual form of text made it accessible, where feminist ideas could be spread thoroughly in the society. The play is an important work in terms of understanding concepts which of feminism; hence...
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In the fairy tale Snow White by Jacob Grimm, a girl named Snow white is taken in by a group of dwarves after getting lost and to be honest they were pretty messy. I chose a feminist lens because women should be seen as people not objects and this story is a perfect example of how they do end up...
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At the time of its release, A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen was both radical and influential with respect to both society and storytelling. Ibsen’s controversial work was often associated with gender politics, with it opening a dialogue on whether feminist ideals had a place in theatre. Because of this, my production of A Doll’s House aims to further highlight...
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Art is not therapy. As a young artist, expressing grief and trauma through art, this is what I was told by an art teacher. In order to examine, unpack and refute this comment, this narrative exploration will define the use of art as a therapeutic tool, the differences and links between art and art therapy, storytelling from the female perspective,...
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Beatrice is one of the main characters in the play “Much Ado About Nothing” by Shakespeare. She is a strong, rebellious character who shows both independence and vulnerability which makes her more realistic and relatable. She is a complicated character who develops as a person throughout the play. Beatrice stands out from the rest of the characters due to her...
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Back in the days the female population in France wasn’t treated equally as the male population and there were a lot of inequalities which disadvantaged women in front the mans. In the book Candide, wrote by Voltaire, during the whole story women are getting treated like objects and have no rights. The book shows Voltaire’s point of view towards the...
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In her Prologue of “The Canterbury Tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer, The Wife of Bath gives readers a complicated picture of a medieval woman. As it explains how the Wife of Bath is shameless about her sexual exploits as she makes use of her sexual power to get what she wishes. In other words, it is a way of doing exactly...
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Wide Sargasso Sea is a novel that was written as a response to the text Jane Eyre in 1966. The novel was written by Jean Rhys, who wrote the text to give a voice to Antoinette Cosway, and provide a background to her story before she became ‘the mad woman in the attic’ in Jane Eyre. As such, one of...
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Both The Handmaid’s Tale, and The Scarlet Letter written by Margaret Atwood, and Nathaniel Hawthorne respectively are novels that explore self-development within a dystopian society through a feminist lens. They also examine the idea of having self-consciousness under an extremely controlling and oppressive environments. Both of the protagonists, Offred from The Handmaid’s Tale and Hester from The Scarlet Letter derive...
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Bell Hooks, a renowned cultural critic, feminist theorist, and author, has left an indelible mark on contemporary thought through her prolific contributions to discussions on race, gender, and social justice. One of her celebrated works, "Our Glory: The Politics of Black Self-Love," delves deeply into the intersections of race, identity, and the transformative power of self-love. This essay seeks to...
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Women have always had to fight for their safety, the only difference now is that they get to be more open about it. The fight for feminism can be a bit difficult to understand when one has not personally experienced trauma or helped a loved one through it. The world in which feminism and law enforcement come together can be...
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Introduction Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story, The Yellow Wallpaper, published in 1892, serves as a compelling critique of the patriarchal structures that governed women's lives during the late nineteenth century. The narrative, written in the form of a personal journal, details the descent into madness of a woman confined by her husband in an effort to cure her supposed hysteria....
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Bell Hooks response to Beyoncé’s visual album, lemonade, contains five main charges on why she is not an ideal role model and does not deserve the title feminist. In this essay, I will be analyzing bell hook’s charge that the album over-sexualizes women and contributes to the unachievable beauty standards thrust upon people and is not an attribute of equality...
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‘Thelma and Louise’, written by Callie Khouri and directed by Ridley Scott, is a drama and mystery film released in 1991. It was a remarkable film at the time, given that it had two strong female leads. It is very representative of the second and third waves of feminism. Although this was not the only film or show displaying feminist...
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Revolutions begin with a collective shift in public perception. “The 1960s was a decade of rapid change” (Watson, 2019). This period set out to re-establish the founding pillars and perspectives of contemporary society, which became the catalyst for social change. This shift in societal attitude inspired the women's liberation movement, which was a collective protest that embodied notions of equality,...
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Based on the discussion about theory, I choose feminist ethics, because feminist ethics is focused on advancing women’s interests and correcting injustices inflicted on women through social oppression. Also, feminist ethics is not only concerned with women’s interests. However, feminism is about working against the systems built to keep certain groups of people oppressed and striving toward equality for everyone....
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Introduction "The Chaser" by John Collier is a thought-provoking short story that explores the complexities of relationships and the power dynamics between men and women. From a feminist perspective, the story offers an opportunity to critically examine the portrayal of gender roles and the societal expectations placed on women. By analyzing the characters, their actions, and the narrative structure, this...
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Should gender identify the bases of one’s capability? There should be no limit to who you can and cannot be based on what you identify as. The basis of one’s capabilities should not be limited to the identity that they are given at birth or what they are seen by society. An individual’s values are not based on their gender...
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Introduction In Judy Brady's thought-provoking essay, "I Want a Wife," she articulates the various roles and expectations placed on women in society. While her essay raises important points about gender inequality and the traditional role of wives, it is crucial to broaden the discussion and emphasize the need for a partner, rather than just a wife. In this persuasive essay,...
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Ibsen made the primary 'ladies' extremist' character all through the whole presence of theater. Nora is a fragile and tormented creature who attempts to be seen as an individual essentially like each other individual. She promises her qualification to life while understanding her interminable state of deficiency. Nora states, 'I think I am an individual before whatever else. I was...
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Introduction In the realm of sociological and feminist discourse, controlling images are potent tools that shape societal perceptions and reinforce systemic inequalities. These images are stereotypes that serve to maintain the status quo by perpetuating certain ideologies and power structures. One significant archetype within this framework is the "matriarch," a controlling image often ascribed to women, particularly women of color,...
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Ariel Levy's "Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture" offers a compelling critique of contemporary feminism and the paradoxical behaviors and attitudes that have emerged within it. Levy's work confronts the phenomenon she terms "female chauvinism," a trend where women, under the guise of empowerment, adopt and perpetuate behaviors traditionally associated with male chauvinism. This essay provides...
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The feminist perspective argues that the oppression of women is morally wrong and structural changes need to be adopted to stop the oppression of women (Francis, 2000 p. 20). It tries to end oppression through structural reform and challenging unfair social structures (Morley & Macfarlane, 2012, p. 689). Feminist theories have helped identify ways to remove oppressive practices in many...
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'When motherhood and childhood are free, we then can go hand in hand with man, to remake the world, for the glorification as well as the emancipation of the human race.' Margaret Sanger ended her passionate speech debating birth control against Winter Russell with that quote. Sanger, born in 1879, was a revolutionary woman who spent her lifetime defending the...
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In this assignment I will be talking about enlightenment and how sociologists discard women and their main focus is on the man, then I will include how feminist theorists challenge enlightenment representations with their theories about inequality and power. Also including how this affected women throughout. The Enlightenment period was a movement that dominated the world in Europe during the...
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Abstract Social inequalities—from racism to sexism—are not aberrations, but rather are deeply embedded in society and reinforced by state power and market systems. Therefore, the current social order stands as a fundamental obstacle to social justice. A logical conclusion of this observation is that social change movements may be better off thinking and acting beyond the state and capital as...
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