Category: Feminism

Feminist formal criticism of Guy de Maupassants The Necklace is the advocacy of equality between males and females arising in conjunction with sociopolitical feminism, criticism patriarchal language and literature by exposing how these consider masculine ideology. When he depicts Matildas a middle-class housewife, fantasizes about leading a life of wealth. She is proud of her…

Introduction The focus of the investigation is how social class and feminism is presented in both Charlotte Brontes novel and the magazine article titled Feminism and Class Consolidation. Jane Eyre was set in the 1800s where society was changing slowly and steadily. The setting is a key part of the novel as it is used…

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a timeless classic in feminist literature because it features many crucial themes that deal with issues women of that time and often times even today face such as the importance of self-expression, mental illness being misunderstood or even ignored, and the danger that gender roles pose to…

Abstract Euripides’ Medea challenges the dominant views of feminity in the patriarchal society of Greeks. While pursuing her ambition Medea disregards many of the feminine characteristics of the patriarchal Greek society. By focusing on the character portrayal of Medea, this paper argues to prove Medea a feminist text. And such tragedies represent Euripides feminist and…

What is feminism? It cannot just be called a political ideology but a mixture of social, economical and social equality for women. It’s really hard to put the definition of feminism as ‘the movement against the patriarchal society’ because the level of suppression and anxiety which were faced by women was immense. Initially, the feminist…

Introduction John Miltons Paradise Lost is one of the most controversial and discussed epic which has only one female character who is Eve. Apart from religious point of view, many critics declared it as a misogynist text or represented Even as a female version of Satan etc. Analyzing different opinions of critics and considering many…

Aphra Behns Oroonoko is commonly seen as narrative that reinforces the immorality of slavery practiced by the English. Following the story of the enslaved prince, this message of injustice is clear within the text, serving to mask a feminist agenda that is encrypted throughout the work. While the tale of Oroonoko serves as the forefront…

Through the Extension Two English course, I have produced a podcast – Fairytales: The Feminist Makeover – that explores the interplay between contexts, fairytales and female expectations. The concept of my podcast emerged through a process of independent investigation with my understanding of the concept developing deeply throughout. Although guided through the Preliminary Extension 1…

Introduction Portias character in The Marchant of Venice plays a significant role in how the story goes on to the extent that we can consider it as the main character of the play. She is the one who does different things to alter the destiny that befalls Shylock towards the end of the play. Thus,…

This essay will examine the literary styles and the cultural influences in The Little Red Riding Hood. The essay will describe the background on Little Red Riding Hood and its origins to get an idea of where the story came from and how it was brought up. Next, it will identify the literary styles in…