Societally, we are approaching a crossroads in terms of the rights of women -- one side leads back to a draconian patriarchal society, and the other leads towards a freer world. In her novel The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood provides a glimpse of what the future may look like were we to choose the former. Atwood’s use of different colors...
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The novel, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” by Margaret Atwood, is based upon a totalitarian society that treats women as property and takes their civil rights away from them, forcing them into sexual servitude to replenish the population. The book has been turned into a Hulu original series that shows a view of a totalitarian society within the United States. However, the...
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The sequence I have chosen to analyze starts when the handmaids file into the salvaging and ends with the man accused of rape, kneeling, and surrounded by the Handmaids. This is a turning point for the character of Offred, as we see her understanding her terrible situation with increased clarity throughout the extract and this makes the viewer recognize the...
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In The Great Gatsby, a major issue recurring theme in that of morality. Each character in the novel exemplifies their various immoral contributions at least one point in the novel, and each character falls on a different portion of the spectrum of morality. These different actions, performed by different characters, help to place each character in their respective place among...
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The Nature vs Nurture debate has always been important to the growth of one’s personality and character. In this essay, we will focus more on the nurture aspect. Here, we will analyze the impact of the male characters in the growth and development of Celie’s personality from the novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker. One of the most prominent...
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Eager for any kind of improvement in their lives, the Black women supported their men in their struggle to find their way into mainstream society only to be left in the abyss of darkness. They met a similar fate when they supported the white women’s struggle for equality. Both the factions it stood for mercilessly neglected the Black women, the...
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Buck was transformed from a pampered dog to a wild animal. Buck was deceived by Manuel and sold to an in a red sweater in the wilderness. The best way to understand Buck’s major transformation is by looking at the time with Judge Miller, his time with the wild dogs in the wilderness, and his time with, Charles, Hal, and...
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In Call of the Wild, a woman named Mercedes becomes the owner of a sled dog team along with her husband Charles and brother Hal when a Scotch Half Breed decides to give them up. She becomes a problematic figure throughout the journey and has no idea how to survive in the wild. Although she is the only woman in...
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Legacy is an essential trait that all people have in themselves. It is what makes families of all ethnicities unique from each other. But as James T. Patterson points out, during the Civil Rights Movement, African Americans had it worse than people of all other races. During the times of the Civil Rights Movement, society was changing for the better...
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.... Mama is the personification of the super-ego. The reader judges and labels the personality of her two girls through her eyes because she is the story's narrator, and this is dependent on her own acquired morals. Maggie's self-conscious spurs Mama's superego to reject Dee's identity not because Dee is wicked or observant but because she's given up so much...
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The Taliban ruled over Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. Among all the worst things to happen in the world, this was one. With the Taliban in control, this gave every man the right of power to control their wives, but sadly also took almost everything from every female. For every female once had a choice of their own and a...
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There is regret born from a life destined to be a hostage of ideals that deter free will. In “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khalid Hosseini, taking on a feminist perspective, the way women suffer under an oppressive culture asks the reader, just how does patriarchy affect the lives of women? The answer is fault and blame. The women introduced...
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Following Hosseini’s original best-selling novel The Kite Runner, a novel exploring the journey of self-discovery of a young boy named Amir, A Thousand Splendid Suns pictures the stories of Mariam and Laila, two young women who live in the country of women and face heavy discrimination for being women throughout the novel. The country of Afghanistan is portrayed as a...
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For years, sociologists have been developing various theories as to when and how an individual becomes an adult. In sociology, the topic of adulthood is very contradictory, as it can be perceived in different ways. Many sociologists believe that an individual must face psychological, biological, cultural-sociological, and environmental factors that will influence a person's development. The author Khaled Hosseini, uses...
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This paper aims to cover the topic of African American Literature and literacy about the 1982 epistolary novel by African American author Alice Walker. The paper will shed light on literacy and African American education and intellect as well as Alice Walker’s intent behind making the theme of literacy a main one. The paper will also discuss many related topics...
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In Mark Haddon’s novel The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, Haddon writes about a boy named Christopher Boone who tries to solve a murder mystery. He is met with different challenges such as an unspecified form of autism that holds him back from understanding other’s feelings and why they are feeling the way they are. He also...
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Sexism against women and girls is most commonly rooted in gender-based social norms and gender stereotypes, which ultimately perpetuate a system of patriarchal ruling. In the Afghan male-dominated society, the bonds of subordination and discrimination against women are often strengthened by a woman’s family members. In Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns, protagonists Mariam, and Laila both endure hardships and...
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Throughout history, women have traditionally been perceived as fragile caretakers who belong in the house, as opposed to men who dominate the household and provide income. However, these conventional beliefs have since then been disproved and continue to be today. Franz Kafka’s novella The Metamorphosis presents the significance of the female character through his underlying feminist criticisms. He originally sets...
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Throughout the novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” readers can learn the increasing limitations the patriarchy places on the female identity through the experiences of the protagonist and the first-person narration Offred delivers along with her flashbacks to the society that preceded, conveying both the initial lack of opposition in the past and providing context to, the increasing support of the patriarchy...
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There are all kinds of oppression affecting our society today. Most of these problems occur when one person exercises authority or power over another. An example is exploitation, which falls under the category of social oppression. I chose this type of oppression because it is a problem that isn’t often talked about so through this report I want to raise...
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Control over sexual independence, social expectations, and even what is deemed as “sane” behavior can be taken away from women in a patriarchal society, leading to a struggle for women to understand their roles and to forge an identity. There are common themes between the two texts The Color Purple (1982) and The Yellow Wallpaper (1890) that explore this territory....
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The Crucible was a book about the Salem witch trials. In the book, possibly any sin made could cause anyone to be considered a witch. Many people in life make mistakes and we typically learn from them. While people go through these trials, they usually deal with internal and external conflicts. In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, John Proctor undergoes several...
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The Handmaid’s Tale, a television series based on the original novel by Margaret Atwood, directed by Mike Barker and aired in 2017, is set in a dystopian world whereby a theocratic totalitarian government of Gilead establishes its rule in the United States. The society is organized into power-hungry leaders and authorities along with a new, militarised hierarchical regime and a...
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“A good book is an event in my life.” - Stendhal Through every challenge or setback human faces, their outlook on life changes. One’s principles and beliefs are affected by the environment around them this includes the human family, friends, and relationships they create. It is often helpful to delve beneath the literary surface and do research on the author...
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Introduction The "Harry Potter" series, penned by J.K. Rowling, has often been categorized as children's literature due to its magical themes and youthful protagonists. However, this classification belies the depth and complexity of the narratives, which offer profound insights relevant to adult readers. From its exploration of ethical dilemmas to its portrayal of the struggles of identity, the series provides...
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Introduction In Homer's epic poem The Odyssey, Hermes plays a vital yet understated role, acting as a divine intermediary and a facilitator of Odysseus' journey home. As the messenger god, Hermes' interventions are pivotal, impacting both the narrative's progression and the thematic development of divine intervention in human affairs. Through Hermes, Homer explores the complex interactions between gods and mortals,...
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By choosing an unconventional narrator for his text, Haddon provides his audience with a refreshing insight into the different ways people communicate with one another The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Discusses how Haddon’s perspective on personal challenges is conveyed in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. In your response, make detailed reference to...
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In Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple”, the novel depicts a black woman named Celie, who had been raped many times by her father. The author also makes it clear that this man fathered the two children she neared from this rape. Throughout the story, Celie is unfortunately abused many times and the only people who come to her defense are...
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Themes Mortality becomes ever-present in the Salmon family ever since Susie’s elbow was found, and she was declared dead. It is because now they can see how ephemeral life is that they start making choices for themselves and their own lives individually, and no longer for the family. Dad engages in a battle for justice, while the mother goes away...
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Setting and themes are an important part of any kind of story such as a short story, paragraph, or even a novel because they will bring an effect and atmosphere to the story. Firstly, the common meaning of setting itself is the time and place of the story in which the moments or scene happens and is usually introduced during...
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