Category: Feminism

Modern culture is still very much affected by folk tales even though nowadays standards of morality undergo significant changes. It is no wonder as the sources of eternal wisdom can be found in fairy-tails. People have always been in a search for entertaining, interesting, creative, easy and engaging ways of implanting important truths into their…

Feminist activists have given society an alternate attitude toward what we characterize as governmental issues. It tends to the fundamental suspicions that make governmental issues a male-ruled control and looks to advance the situation of women inside it. Feminist activists have questioned the norms of human society, exposing the patriarchal nature of the world (Hirschmann…

The Holy Spirit refers to Gods activity within followers. That is, if the Incarnation of God the Son in Jesus Christ can be spoken of as objective, then our appropriation of it is subjective. While God on the one hand does something for us, on the other hand, He does something within us. One aspect…

Table of Contents Introduction Anne Sexton Sylvia Plath Lorraine Hansberry Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The rise of feminism in the twentieth century has brought a slew of literature from women who felt empowered by the ongoing changes in society. The struggles of the poets of that time are apparent in the works of many women…

Table of Contents Introduction Critical review Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Aint I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism is a book that was written in 1982 by Bell Hooks and was titled after the Sojourners Truths speech, Aint I a Woman. The writer is a feminist theorist, a cultural critic as well as a writer.…

Table of Contents Early Feminist Works Chopins Short Biography Chopins Short Stories Analysis Conclusion Works Cited There are many early feminist writers who wrote prolifically in the late 19th century up to the early phase of the 20th century. In this study the focus will be on early feminist writers that came from the South.…

Throughout history, fairy tales have served a variety of purposes; however, the earliest examples represent the common beliefs and values of specific groups. After becoming a literary genre, fairy tales started to include various social classes, leading to changing ideologies. The Bloody Chamber, the collection of re-written stories by Angela Carter, illuminates the underlying content…

Almost every joke contains a hint of truth. For this reason, comedy can be the perfect medium to effect social reform. Clearly, Aristophanes understood this concept quite well when he penned his farcical-humored play Lysistrata. Lysistrata focuses on the story of a young woman of the same name who attempted to better her community by…

Table of Contents Thesis Statement The First Journal Article The Second Journal Article Works Cited Thesis Statement This paper proposes to explore female characters and their contribution to modern feminism based on works by E. Pauline Johnson and Naomi Hirahara. The characters described by these authors highlight the aspiration to be respected, obtain equal opportunities…

Table of Contents Abstract Summary Frame of Study Background of the Novel Theoretical Framework Writing as Feminist Practice and BildungsRoman Works Cited Abstract This essay focuses on Alcotts Little Women as a feminist novel and explores the representations of feminism in the text. In that, my exploration is on three areas to showcase Alcotts feminism…