Each protagonist in her own way attempts to debunk the dominant anti-feminist notions which defined her respective social environment. Social Empowerment and its Relation to Sexual Liberation In his Case Study Introduction to The Wife of Bath, Peter G. Beidler states that the uniqueness of the Wife’s tale “is due in large part to the fact that it is narrated by a woman” (Beidler 1996, p. 27.) Written in the ‘iambic pentameter’ format which Chaucer helped establish as a standard poetic convention, The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale tells the story of Alisoun of Bath, a woman who dares to speak frankly about her previous five marriages, as well as sexual experience in general from a female perspective. She describes the events of her marriages with outrageous details in her ‘Prologue’; then she proceeds to educate her audience with a Tale about a Knight who raped a young maiden and was ultimately punished by being forced to marry an ugly old hag when he failed in his quest to discover what women desire the most.
As an example two influential short stories will be discussed in depth in order to shed light into the lives of the two authors and their stories. The short stories by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860–1935) and Angela Carter (1940–1992) both sideway the same idea; the confinement of women in particular roles and positions in both personal and professional lives, posed on them by patriarchal figures. Toril Moi quotes in her examination of feministic criticism, Sexual/Textual Politics (2002), Elaine Showalter’s idea that “women writers should not be studied as a distinct group on the assumption that they write alike, or even display stylistic resemblances distinctively feminine” (Moi, 2002: 49), which comes across when reading the two stories which are stylistically already very different. It might be so that a feminist reader of both times (there’s some 80 years difference between the two stories) did not only want to see her own experiences mirrored in fiction, but strived to identify with strong, impressive female characters (Moi, 2002: 46), and looked for role-models that would instil positive sense of feminine identity by portraying women as self-actualising strong identities who were not dependent on men (Moi, 2002, 46). The two stories bring out two female characters, very different by position and character; the other a new mother, scared and confused of her own role, and the other a young newly-wed girl, still a child, being fouled by a much older man, mainly as a mark of his authority over women in general.
The author prefaces her own reading of the Odyssey with an analysis of the issues posed by the earlier feminist readings on which she builds. Should the Odyssey be read as a "closed" text, that is, as one whose meaning is highly determined, or as an "open" text whose contradictions and ambiguities undercut its overt meanings? Siren Songs presents a feminist critique of the Odyssey in an accessible manner aimed at a more general audience. All Greek is translated, and critical terminology is clearly defined. Lillian Eileen Doherty is Associate Professor of Classics, University of Maryland, College Park.
The Handmaid’s Tale written by Margaret Atwood is a valuable text which can be classified into different genres. It is a speculative fiction, yet it can also be defined as a dystopian text, post–modern novel or a fictive autobiographical cautionary tale. To interpret The Handmaid’s Tale as a cautionary tale creates opportunities to respond in different ways. Atwood as a feminist warns about the loss of women’s individuality and freedom. As a critic, Atwood cautions to raise self – awareness therefore blocks the path which leads to totalitarian regime.
As a result, those people found themselves a little expose and decided to tell their own side story about her. Thus, Yo is described from point of views of different narrators in each chapter creating a unique personality and character of her and providing the readers a unique insight about Yo, the protagonist. The author successfully created a protagonist “who never tells her own story yet one who comes to life vibrantly through the miscellany of impressions and observations that people make about her” (Shuman, “¡Yo!,” par. 2). In this novel, Julia Alvarez manages to capture and express the true feelings of women which deconstructs the stereotypes through Yo.
However, my finding with regard to pornography may run against those accepted as fact in the feminist movement. To supplement the above perspective I have chosen cultural perspective. This prospective will allow the exploration of societal values and moral interpretations. This will allow me to balance the critical analysis of a mad man weighted with social structures and restrictions. This concludes my preliminary findings in the Ted Bundy saga.
Description of the Assessment *Miss Frances is a pseudonym for the purposes of service user’s confidentiality and in line with the NMC Code of Conduct (2008). If readers of this essay are able to figure out the service user and the place where she was given this episode of care, the author kindly requests that readers keep such identities to themselves. Miss Frances*, an 18 year old lady was assessed by a senior nurse with a student nurse present as an observer. She was referred by her G.P following a sexual assault. She was reported as having a previous history of anxiety and depression.
Third, the criminal justice system is sexist. Fourth, only extraordinary measures will counteract men’s patriarchal power and violence, women’s weakness, and the justice systems sexism. (Grauwiler and Mills 2004) In the article by Grauwiler and Mills they state that restorative justice can be used to help the battered women. The restorative justice practice in domestic violence cases can be based in a vivid set of principles and values that coincide with the feminist in serving the needs of these battered women through victim safety and choice, and through offender accountability along with system accountability. Through the restorative
The Role of Women in the Odyssey and King Lear This essay will examine Homer’s epic, The Odyssey and William Shakespeare’s tragedy, King Lear in order to explain how the female gender is constructed in relation to the protagonists in each of the texts. It will demonstrate how the denial or acceptance of the common female role makes an important statement about the relationship between masculine and feminine identity. The texts assert that a complete balance of masculine and feminine qualities is needed to ensure that the protagonists Odysseus and King Lear remain successful in their endeavors. This will be supported using the primary archetypes of the unconscious mind characterized by psychiatrist Carl Jung: the anima (female self) and the animus (male self).Both texts present the ideal female role as a motherly figure that is nurturing, caring and graceful. In doing so, the texts serve to make the cautionary statement of how the deviation of the female from this role may allow the male protagonist’s plans to go awry.
Here’s an example: “Caitlin called and said, “My Mom’s dead!” Dialogues are important because they help your readers visualize your experience. Good job, Andrea! *Andrea 6568721 has requested that you respond to the Main Idea/Thesis: You can still work on developing your main idea by making sure that it expresses clearly what your narrative is about. Remember that the purpose of a narrative is to tell a story. It is about a series of events, but you have to remember that those events must revolve around a single idea.