Paragraph 1 We get our first description of Curly’s wife from the old ranch hand Candy, who is also a huge gossip. Candy perceives her a ‘purty’ but also as a ‘tart. He then goes on to mention the fact that after only 2 weeks of being married to Curly she has already ‘got the eye’ for many other men on the ranch. This description gives the readers the impression that Curley’s wife is a flirtatious ‘tart’ and this is how we continue to think of Curley’s wife until later on in the book when we see her develop further into a more complex character. Paragraph 2 Candy’s first description of Curley’s wife is reinforced by Steinbeck’s description of her on page 53.
In Their Eyes were watching god Zora Neale Hurston presents numerous examples of irony, several metaphors and much symbolism. Irony is used many times throughout the story such as when it is revealed that Nanny wanted Janie's mom to become a teacher even though a teacher rapped Janie’s mother. Irony is also used when Joe shows Mrs. Tony concern even though he never really shows any to his wife. Dramatic Irony is used in certain chapters when life is depicted as on the muck which is better than what Janie had before. Finally irony is represented in Tea Cakes death because he is the one that taught Janie how to shoot.
Mountain Wolf Woman recalls picking blueberries with her mother on the riverbank, but also remembers when she was made to go to boarding school. Although Winnebago Indians were much like many other tribes and were more nomadic in their lifestyle, Mountain Wolf Woman was still able to go to a day school, which was part of the boarding school systems. As she grew up, she used the knowledge she had gained from the changing of her culture and put it towards raising her children and later her grandchildren. The life of Mountain Wolf Woman is extraordinary and encases the life of a woman during a time of great change in her culture. Many Winnebagos went through this change due to the increase in white settlement in the area.
Now stop and think about how you should treat your heritage. Do you simply think your heritage is something to just remember, or do you believe you should apply the things inherited from heritage to everyday use? In Alice Walker’s short story, “Everyday Use,” Mama, Maggie, and Dee, three very different characters, have controversy over this topic. Mama is a tough and robust woman, who has worked all her life to provide for her family. Mama’s always had a soft spot for her daughter, Dee, but when Mama finally stands up to her, she sends the message that the things you inherit from your heritage should be applied to everyday use.
Women in the Romani culture have faced social discrimination for hundreds of years. These women are seeking a way for their voices to be heard, and, similar to the character Zoli in Zoli by Column McCann will go to extreme measures to be given better opportunities in education and gender relations. The character Zoli’s life is reflected correspondingly to the life of a Romani woman. In the novel, Zoli’s life from early childhood to mature adulthood reflects the same struggles that the Romà and Gypsy culture face to this day. In the beginning of the novel, six year old Zoli Novotna and her grandfather, both of whom are a part of a nomadic Gypsy family, escape from the Nazi Hlinka guards during the days before the violent World War II.
In Anzia Yezierska’s novel entitled Bread Givers, she confronts the integration of both traditional Polish roots and the American life her protagonist has come to know. This novel itself is without a doubt autobiographical of Yezierska’s own experiences. Sara Smolinsky, the protagonist, finds herself in a new country seeking the American Dream with a traditionally dominate, patriarchal, Jewish Rabi father. Sara and her sisters struggle to find their way in this land of opportunity as they continue to be reminded of their heritage. One such struggle is the difference of opinions of a daughter’s role.
In the story, Helga is constantly struggling to find herself as a woman of mixed race who can fit into the early 20th century society in which she lives. She desires to find a place where she is understood and welcomed as a woman of mixed race, however, through her journeys she finds that such a place does not exist. She is too nonconformist and broadminded for a time when race and gender “norms” follow a conventional perspective. This outlook is expressed when Helga meets Mrs. Hayes-Rore, her new employer, and they discuss Helga’s heritage. After Helga tells Mrs. Hayes-Rore she comes from “race intermingling and possibly adultery”, Mrs. Hayes-Rore advises Helga, “…I wouldn’t mention that my people are white, if I were you.
Having to go through these hardships affect a women’s identity as it is created. Throughout this novel and poem, gender within the Chicano culture plays a large part in determining the roles men and women are expected to follow and the injustice they deal with in their everyday lives. In the story Juana Ines, by Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Juana Ines struggles with trying to accept who she really is. In the Chicano culture, men go to school and receive an education, while women stay home and take care of the household. Juana is the opposite of the “normal Chicana woman”; she is intelligent and independent, which is frowned upon by her society.
In any given roller derby league you will find that the skaters regularly consist of women that range from occupations such as stay at home mothers, artists, lawyers, doctors, students and the list goes on. Within the diverse crowd you will find mothers, fathers, kids, grandparents, co-workers, college students sitting side-by-side and cheering on their favorite skaters and teams. "It’s official – You girls are nuts." Matt Lauer, Today Show, NBC Some Roller Derby Facts and Figures: Roller Derby’s Explosive Growth Rates Based on a National Survey of the WFTDA: Number of roller derby leagues at the end of 2005 – 50 Number of roller derby leagues at the end of 2006 – 108 Number of roller derby leagues at the end of 2007 – 235 Number of roller derby leagues at the end of 2008-379 Demographics: Who attends a roller derby bout? • Target age: 20-45 years old • Male: 65%, Female:
Chopin calls them “the mother women” (9). These women are the kind that is “fluttering about with extended, protecting wings when any harm, real or imaginary, threaten their precious brood. They were women who idolized their children” (Chopin 9). The third role women portray is the artistic type of some sort. There is the pianist Mademoiselle Reisz, and Madame Lebrun who is sort of in charge at the resort cottages where everybody is staying and is always busy sewing one garment or another.