Curley’s wife is portrayed as being a whore – but this is only due to the way she dresses, her provocative ways and the way she acts around men, as if she is aware of her femininity. This could suggest that she is only like this because she is bored, like it is something to do – something interesting for a change. She is constantly trying to get people to notice her. But, because of Lennie’s purity and innocence, he doesn’t see her in the way other men do – a sexual object. When Steinbeck quotes “And because she had confided in him, she moved closer to Lennie and sat beside him”, it is clear to the audience that Curley’s Wife is using her sexuality as an object to create some sort of excitement for herself.
Yulia Vassilyevna knows that her employer is mistreating her but she does not complain. In the end the employer gets upset with her because she did not stand up for herself and pays her the eighty rubles that he had owed her. The conflict in the story is character vs. character in which the employer is tricking the governess, Yulia. There is also an
In the times John Steinbeck lived in women were not held in high regard but they were just present to serve men. However, they still tried to yearn for a better future by exploiting men. The character Curley's wife in the novel is a victim of society and her dream. She is married to Curley who neglects her and so because of her loneliness she is always seeking attention. She wears too much makeup and dresses like a "whore"
Porphyria is a youngish woman with 'yellow' or blonde hair who though she doesn’t say much in the poem, has the power to block out the storm outside. She manages to change her lovers gloom demeanour into joy. She first takes quite a dominant role in the relationship with her and her lover. He sits around quite, waiting and moping around, until she arrives and lights up the mood & atmosphere in the room. I think porphyria is quite controlling and maybe a bit selfish.
The book "Cheap Amusements: Working women and Leisure in Turn-of-the-Century New York," by Kathy Peiss focuses on the gender relations issues and by how they spent their leisure time. Most of the factors that restricted the leisure activities of the working class were the long hours of labor that they had to do to make ends meet. The common forms of family recreation were mostly free. In addition, the streets served as the center of social life and, for men, leisure was formed through activities such as baseball teams or going to a shooting gallery or a gymnasia. As well as, the saloon being a place of camaraderie for men.
Everybody might think she’s crazy but I think she’s a legend, from blue lipstick to glitter cannons Ke$ha has it all, but most importantly she knows how to be herself. - If there is someone that has ever done the craziest things ever imagined I think that person would most likely be Ke$ha. - Would you ever write a dollar sign in your name to symbolize how poor you once were and make a joke out of it? Most people think that if you act like something you’re not more people will like you, I love Ke$ha because she doesn’t care what people think of her and if they like her or not, she’s always herself no matter what. Everybody might think she’s crazy but I think she’s a legend, from blue lipstick to glitter cannons Ke$ha has it all, but most importantly she knows how to be herself.
King Creon states that “a sharp tempered woman, or for that matter a man, is easier to deal with than the clever type who hold her tongue.” Medea is, in fact, clever enough to hold her tongue and stay quiet. She says, “those who live quietly, as I do, get a bad reputation.” Medea shows her intelligence repeatedly, first in her negotiations with Aegeus. Her cleverness is shown most prominently, though, as she is consistently subtle to the public about her despair and her hatred of Corinth and society. If she spoke out, she could be punished or called a criminal, but instead she is just socially ostracized and must be allowed to continue her daily life. Because of her intellect, Medea is seen a threat to society.
Griffin 1 Griffin Sabrina Mrs. Joni Jameson AP Language Arts 1st period 18 September 2013 Class Wealthy class Americans tend to overlook the lower class. Barbara Ehrenreich in her book, Evaluation, addresses the observation of how the lower class are invisible to their economic superiors. The rich are seen by the poor quite easily, but it is very difficult for the rich to see who makes up the lower class. The poor tend to be able to disguise themselves so they blend in with the middle class. They tend to do this by talking like others, buy knock off brand versions of what the rich buy, and go to places where the rich go.
“Six hours like this for a few francs.” Nude art has been praised in the past as an admiration and celebration of the human body, whereas in this case it is seen by the model herself as a chore rather than a privilege and an honour as we would think it to be. It also provides us with some context on the model herself, for her to be modelling for only a few francs, allows us to interpret that she is someone not highly held in society, and may be having to model nude in order to survive financially. “Belly, nipple, arse in the window light, he drains the colour from me.” For the colour to be draining from her represents the lack of emotion and power she holds after being exposed in such a way that leaves her completely vulnerable to not only unfair criticism regarding her body but also judgement from those who may be financially stable and not have to resort to such an option as this. The judgement of those around her also fits into; “I shall be represented analytically and hung in great museums.” As a model she is not very high upon the social ladder, yet she is still below the person painting her as he holds the power to shape her body to whatever he pleases, and can do so without being judged or told his work is not
Even to this day men approach woman, depending on how they show case themselves. Her appearance is very important, because what men think of her she believes it. A women is painted naked, and the spectator’s mind can start to wonder of what can happen. However only the women in the painting can be the only one who makes the decisions of what happens to her by other. Men painted women.