Comparing The Dominant And Feminist Readings Of...

Comparing the Dominant and Feminist Readings of...
Comparing the Dominant and Feminist Readings of King Lear
Shakespeare's King Lear has been the source of much contention as to the way in which the text can be read. The play originally was written for the
Jacobean audience of Shakespeare's time, but since then has taken on many other readings. These new readings are produced to comment on issues in
the society in which it is explored. Readings encompass a wide range of ideas – from the Dominant reading, the manner in which Shakespeare's
audience would have perceived the text, to feminist ideals. The various readings are influenced by the context in which they are discussed. In particular
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This is further evident throughout the play with views of fate, the stars and the gods role in the life of man "As flies are to wanton boys are we to
th'gods; they kill us for their sport." The good rise on the chain of being, whilst evil descends to a level of basic animalistic stature, having violated
the laws of nature. The characters of Gonerill and Regan are portrayed as evil in their treatment of the king and lust for power. They are often related
to serpents by other characters, as well as "unnatural hags", or "Tigers, not daughters". The Jacobean audience relates this comparison of animalistic
nature to their beliefs of the characters lust for power, creating an imbalance in the great chain of being.
The dominant reading focuses on Lear as the main character in the play, as his journey through chaos and order is explored, such as Act Three Scene
Two. Shakespeare utilizes the technique of soliloquy to emphasise the chaotic nature of the universe caused by Lear's downfall. Lear rages against the
power of the storm and his own reducing power. This storm scene shows a rapid decline in Lear's sanity. The product Lear's downfall is madness– the
fear Lear dreads most. However through this madness Lear receives insight. This juxta positioning of sense and madness, as well as the reoccurring
motif of insight and blindness, creates the moral
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Socialist Feminist Criticism
Socialist Feminist Criticism: You Dropped the Bomb on Me, Baby
Feminism and gender studies have been described as having the ability to "challenge literary and culture theory to confront the difficult task of
assimilating the findings of an expanding sphere of inquiry" (Contemporary Literary Criticism 567). This area of study has taken center stage during
the last fifty years, not only in our society, but also in literary criticism. Although the terrainFeminism traverses can hardly be narrowed down to one
single definition, the exploration of the genre can, at times, be the most intriguing feature of the criticism itself. While feminism has undoubtedly
changed the way women and gender roles are considered in society today, it has ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
This definition of feminism situates sex and gender alongside the subjects of focus of the Marxist theory, even going as far as to intertwine the two.
While I, myself, have been trying to determine how much I agree with the points that each individual theory makes, I have found that Socialist Feminist
Criticism has had the greatest impact on my writing, reading, and understanding of the world.
It has been noted that "in literature the languages of class, race, and gender are fused." This, throughout history, and in our society specifically, is true.
Every role that is developed in literature is "not natural or self–evident butВ… is always articulated within a system or relationshipsВ… predicated
upon exclusions of gender, race, and class" (CLC 592). Every character is described within a system of a culture that is based on stereotypes, specific
gender roles, and societal issues. Cora Kaplan makes her most significant point when she suggests that "We must redefine the psyche as a structure, not
as a content, so that we can move toward a fuller understanding of how social divisions and the inscription of gender are mutually secured and given
meaning. Through that analysis we can work towards change" (Kaplan 609). An understanding of the issues that Socialist Feminist criticism tackles
can help a reader determine why the literature they are

Essay on A Feminist Reading of John Updike's A&P
A Feminist Reading of A&P
Gone are the days that humans could live impulsively, only taking physical pain and pleasure into account when making decisions. Or so one would
like to believe. In a display of sheer innocence and ignorance, Sammy, a grocery clerk at the A & P, managed to revert back to the original behavior
patterns of his ape–like ancestors. One cannot possibly predict the future of Sammy, given his own illogical and irrational behavior. But one can,
through a careful examination of Sammy's life, determine that Sammy is just a naive, young man whose impulsive acts, partly as a consequence of his
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He had only one goal: do everything in his power to impress the girls, making sure they would not escape the hallowed A & P without having
awe–filled reverence for the grocery clerk named Sammy. However, from the beginning, Sammy's idealistic dreams of renown had a sour taste to them.
Sammy began his grocery clerk glory days as a victim of his own parents' over watchfulness. His parents had known Lengel, the store manager, for
years, and took it upon themselves to get Sammy a job. Perhaps his parents believed that doing Sammy's dirty work would somehow shelter Sammy
from the so–called "real world," or perhaps they merely wanted the best for their son, and getting him a job was their way of giving Sammy what
they felt he was due. Whatever his parents' motives were, the end result was somewhat of a loss of Sammy's independence. Given the circumstances
surrounding the rest of the story, it is not unreasonable to assume that Sammy had felt somewhat dependent upon his parents and did not like that
dependence at all. But he had never faced the right circumstance that may have potentially given him a reason, or an excuse, to break his ties with his
parents and become truly independent. Lengel points out, "Sammy, you don't want to do this to your Mom and Dad . . . You'll feel this for the rest of
your life" (Updike 411). Despite this warning, Sammy is more than willing to break the unwritten covenant he has with his parents and attempts

Roxane Gay Bad Feminist Summary
Roxane Gay's collection of essays, Bad Feminist, falls under third–wave feminism. Third–wave feminists focus on the intersections of gender, sexuality,
race, and social class. Gay talks about all of these issues in her book, calling upon her own experiences as a Haitian–American to explore the
intersectionality between growing up a woman and growing up biracially in America. More than anything else in her book, Gay focuses on her
imperfections as a human being that cause her to interpret feminism differently from anyone else. "We don't all have to believe in the same
feminism," she writes. "Feminism can be pluralistic so long as we respect the different feminisms we carry with us, so long as we give enough of a
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Gay writes, "A lot of ink is given over to mythologizing female friendships as curious, fragile relationships that are always intensely fraught. Stop
reading and writing what encourages this mythology." Likewise, Gay challenges the notion that only books by women are given the title of
"women's fiction," and that topics of marriage and children, and parenthood are primarily marketed towards women when they concern both men
and women. She argues against the stereotype of angry feminist as well. "When women respond negatively to misogynistic or rape humor, they are
'sensitive' and branded as 'feminist,' a word that has, as of late, become a catchall term for 'women who does not tolerate bullshit.'" Gay says that
women have always had to fight for their rights, when men have not, but that women's struggles to succeed are chalked up to lack of ability. "What
goes unsaid is that women might be more ambitious and focused because we've never had a choice. We've had to fight to vote, to work outside the
home, to work in environments free of sexual harassment, to attend the universities of our choice, and we've had to prove ourselves over and over to
receive any modicum of consideration." She also finds great offense at the media's portrayal of female relationships: "Abandon the cultural myth that all
female friendships must be bitchy, toxic, or competitive. This myth is like heels and purses–– pretty, but designed to SLOW women down." Like
many third–wave feminists, Gay fights to draw attention to these issues in order to change

Choice Feminist Argument Summary
Based on the lecture and articles provided for this week, I classified Jessica Valenti under choice feminist, while Linda Hirshman, Sarah Jaffe and
Betty Friedman as values feminists. Choice feminism is a brand of feminist framing that claims women have the right to make their own choices,
and whatever they choose is considered a feminist choice. Jessica Valenti is a choice feminist because she has openly talked about the problems that
are supposedly concealed to the public, and calls for all women to do something about it. A study that was presented in her book has concluded that
women are able to make more money if the people who are in a senior position are women too. The idea of this study was to show that women help
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She pointed out "...instead of focusing on real issues of discrimination and work/life conflcts, society is busy feeding women distractions so that we
don't focus on them, either" (p. 128). As far as the previous readings we had for Valenti, she calls for all women to be involved in breaking this cycle,
increase women awareness, and empower women (especially the young) that they are able to make a difference.
Our PowerPoint lecture defines Values Feminists as people who think that there is no universal choice that would be the best for all women, which
means that certain options are better than others. In the 1950s to 1960's, America's role of women are as homemakers. Women marry early, and their
perceived purpose in life is to get married, serve his husband well, and bear his kids. This concept was considered as every woman's dream, and if it
wasn't– women would consider that something must be wrong with them. With Betty Friedman's observations, she noticed that more and more women
experienced dissatisfaction and questioned their lives' worth by being stay–at–home moms. She stated that problems like these were not openly talked
about, as it does not fall into the category of femininity. She then stated that "We can no longer ignore that voice

Is Discrimination And Inequality Truly Equal? Is There
Is discrimination and inequality truly equal? Is there one group that is more discriminated against than the other? A key concept that addresses tensions
between U.S. feminism and feminisms globally is the idea of intersectionality. Before this course, I had never heard of this concept. This concept to me
demonstrates the idea of levels of oppression. "In the 1960s and 1970s, African–American women activists confronted the puzzle of how their needs
simply fell through the cracks of anti–racist social movements, feminism, and unions organizing for workers ' rights. Each of these social movements
elevated one category of analysis and action above others, for example, race within the civil rights movement, or gender within feminism or class ...
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For example, I am oppressed in certain ways because of my gender, but I am not oppressed in other ways because I am not disabled or of color. This
does not make my oppression less serious but it helps to show that there are others who experience it more heavily than myself. Intersectionality is a
way of stop seeing my oppression as the most 'important'.
"As outsiders to the mainstream, women of color in the U.S. practice "world"–travelling, mostly out of necessity. I affirm this practice as a skillful,
creative, rich, enriching and, given certain circumstances, as a loving way of being and living" (Lugones, 3). Maria Lugones wrote a very
insightful piece where she discusses her own concept of 'world traveling'. This very concept is related to the idea of intersectionality because it is
the idea that us humans really do not have a true understanding of one another's lives. We all live in the world but not in the same one. Lugones
refuses to define herself as anything, even a woman. She wants to be a world traveler because she wants to try and ignore the arrogance that humans
naturally have. I feel that we naturally separate ourselves from others when they do not live in the same 'world' as us. We learn to stick to a single
story and often do not try to deviate from it. Through traveling and learning to understand other's and their cultures, this will help us to to become more
loving and

A Feminist Reading of the Tempest
William Shakespeare's The Tempest provides dialogue that portrays the social expectations and stereotypes imposed upon women in Elizabethan times.
Even though the play has only one primary female character, Miranda, the play also includes another women; Sycorax, although she does not play as
large a roll. During many scenes, the play illustrates the characteristics that represent the ideal woman within Elizabethan society. These characteristics
support the fact that men considered women as a mere object that they had the luxury of owning and were nowhere near equal to them. Feminists can
interpret the play as a depiction of the sexist treatment of women and would disagree with many of the characteristics and expectations that make
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Stephano has no sense of respect toward women. In his song he is talking about a woman named Kate that none of the sailors like because she
speaks her mind to them but yet they sleep with her as they please, as if she is an object to be passed around. In the scene when Prospero and Caliban
are fighting, Prospero accuses Caliban of trying to rape his daughter, Miranda. Prospero says, "Thou most lying slave,/Whom stripes may move, not
kindness! I have used thee,/Filth as thou art, with humane care, and lodged thee/In mine own cell, till thou dist seek to violate/The honor of my
child"(1.2.348–351). Caliban responds. "O ho! Oh ho! Wouldn't had been done!/Thou didst prevent me; I had peopled else/This isle with
Calibans"(1.2.352–354). Prospero had taken Caliban into his home until one night finding him attempting to rape his daughter. Caliban is telling
Prospero that if he had not stopped him from raping Miranda, he would have continued with the act. He does not have any sense of remorse as he
tells Prospero that he would have impregnated Miranda, filling the island with many children. In today's society, rape is a serious offense that is
punishable by many years in jail. When Caliban was caught trying to rape Miranda, Prospero simply forced him to leave the house. This moment
can be an example of how women are punished far worse than men for their crimes. Sycorax was banished and left to die because of her witchcraft,
whereas Prospero tried to rape a young girl and

Theme Of Feminism In Oleanna
Oleanna is undoubtedly a controversial play. Due to a lack of background information and a plethora of ambiguousness, the characters and situation can
be read in numerous different ways. The strongest rhetoric in Oleanna seems to align with anti–feminists. Anti–feminists may see the play as
vindication for their prejudices and stereotypes against women. It seems that this play could cause more grief and misunderstandings between two
groups that have been rife with troubles for ages. During the first reading of this screenplay, there are many clear anti–feminist messages. Later on in
the play, Carol makes references to her "group." It can be assumed that her group is a group of feminists. With this dogmatism, anti–feminist readers
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He has a student who is struggling, and he wants to help her the best he can. He tries to connect to her through his own experiences and gives her the
chance to redeem herself. However, Carol takes advantage of his kindness in Act II. Carol files a report against John to the tenure committee. Carol
wrote in the report that John is sexist, elitist, a time waster, and that he told a sexually explicit story to her while locked up in a small room with her.
She also misconstrues his words about "The White Man's Burden," which is a poem by Rudyard Kipling about the American occupation of the
Philippines. John mentions "The White Man's Burden" in the first act to compare public/private schools to the Spanish–American War. It is implied
that Carol wrote in the report that he used the phrase to demean and belittle her and other women. Carol later says that John does not have anymore
power. She talks about his group, which is assumed to mean men synonymous with power, versus her group, which is assumed to men women
synonymous with defenseless. She tells John that even if he did not misuse his power, he is a part of a group that has taken advantage of their
privileges. Again, John tells Carol that she is

Feminism And The Feminist Movement
Early feminism was typically focused only on white women, likely because racism was still extremely prominent at the time feminism began emerging.
It was not until KimberlГ© Crenshaw introduced the term "intersectionality" in 1989 that feminism started to look at oppressed group's needs (Nash,
2008, 2). Intersectionality is a way of thinking that acknowledges that when a person has identities that belong to more than one oppressed group, it
impacts their quality of life more negatively. In this paper, I will argue that intersectionality is important in the discussion of feminist theories and
activism because it ensures that feminism is for all women, not just a select group of them. Intersectionality has changed the way the feminist movement
handles the overlapping of different identities, which has helped feminist theorists understand the experiences of women of colour much more clearly.
While intersectionality has a very important role in the conversation and practice of feminism, there are certainly critiques of the concept that should be
brought up. These critiques, however, can offer a way to improve the study of intersectionality.
The first reading, in favour of intersectionality, is "Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color" by
KimberlГ© Crenshaw. The article was written in 1991, and it looks at the experience of Black women in regards to different types of violence.
Crenshaw brings up the fact that "...racism and

Essay about A Feminist Reading of Galatea 2.2
A Feminist Reading of Galatea 2.2
There is one common thread linking all novels written by males; their female characters are always depicted as the stereotypical female: weak,
indecisive and emotionally unstable. The feminist approach to analyzing literature provides an explanation for this phenomenon. In this patriarchal
society, women are viewed as the weaker sex, inferior. This can be the result of socialization or some negative interactions with women in the past.
Richard Powers employs this standard for female characters in his novel, Galatea 2.2, made evident through the application of the feminist approach and
the dialogical method; however, its semi–autobiographical nature blurs the reasoning behind Powers' conformity.
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I can be better. I know I can." (97). Powers paints her as a woman who is not in tune with herself, who has no idea what she wants. She always wants
to change her location, looking for some other place to go where she might be happy. But, consistent with the dominant view of women, she never is or
will be.
Diana is also one of Powers' female characters who can be classified as the stereotypical female. She is a successful scientist, raising two sons on her
own. Her husband, and the children's father, has left her to care for them alone. She like the archetypal female character is looking for another male to
fill in the now vacant position her husband once held. This behavior is apparent when she invites Powers to dinner at her house and "...put the
tapers in the elaborate candlesticks that she first had to unwrap from the newspaper." (133). She even goes so far as to invite him to spend the night,
another attempt to fill the void in her life she has been taught a male can only do. Diana can be considered an intellectual equal to Lentz, Powers,
and the other members of the team. However, it apparent in her dialogues with these characters that she does not view herself as their comrade, and
they do not perceive her to be on the same intellectual plane as themselves. One example of this inferiority complex occurs in a conversation between
Lentz, Powers, and Diana in which she corrects a mistake Lentz has made. "He arched his eyebrows. 'What have we here? The

A Feminist Reading of Sophocles' Antigone Essay
While researchers disagree over when the feminist movement began, most agree that it was sometime in the past two centuries. The feminist
movement has generally, and often successfully, sought equality between sexes. For example, the womens' movement has won women the right to
vote, moved women "out of the kitchen," and, in many ways, made women socioeconomically competitive with men. Nonetheless, all such gains, and
the womens' (or feminist) movement itself are largely products of the last 200 years. However, women who are feminists per se have been around much
longer. One example of a classic feminist could be Antigone, a fictional woman written of by Sophocles in the fifth century before Christ. In some
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In such way, she argues an equality of the sexes, as well as equality under God. However, Antigone's justification for her act provides readers with
more of a quandary.
Antigone's motivation to bury Polynices could be one of, or a combination of, three stimuli. First, Antigone could be using her statements about
divine justice as a clever justification to leave the world as she does. Indeed, Antigone contemplates suicide with pleasure. She claims, "I'd welcome
/ An early death, living as I do now" (12), and she sarcastically claims, "We have had / A fine inheritance from Oedipus" (3). The inheritance includes,
"the whole range of sufferings ... grief upon grief / Humiliation upon humiliation" (3). Antigone has led a horrible life full of grief and humiliation. She
is miserable and desires to leave life with some glory –– something of which she has not had much. Clearly, Antigone leads anything but a pleasurable
life. Thus, Antigone's motivation could be just to leave her miserable life with a bit of glory, which she can (and does) achieve by causing Creon's
downfall.
She could also be spitefully defying Creon in a feminist mindset. Obviously, Antigone has no respect for authority. The Chorus tells Antigone, "We
respect what you did for your brother / But there's no question that the orders of those in authority must be obeyed" (21). Antigone also claims, "What
Creon says is quite irrelevant" (4), and, as noted

Equality: The Oppression Of A Feminist
I'm average. I don't hate you, I'm not looking to take over the world, and I certainly don't own a "free the nipple shirt."
So if I were to tell you that I was a feminist, you may be surprised. And that's because our idea of what a feminist is, is entirely distorted. Those
responsible for this distortion however are not merely immature boys and even more immature men, but many extremist feminist groups who in an
attempt to gain equality, are creating an even larger divide between the two genders.
I believe the end goal is unity, rather than divide. I recall sitting in my French 102 class at COC, where the tendency was to veer off into less language
related discussions. We began speaking about FEMEN, an international women's movement of topless... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
A divide that not only impacts how women are perceived, but how they're treated at home and in the workplace. Why wouldn't everywoman want to
fight for equal pay and equal opportunity? Because the reality in our country is that a woman is going to make seventy–eight cents on every dollar a
man makes. The reality is that no matter if you are just as qualified as your male counterpart, he's probably going to get that corner office or that
bonus. That's how our world works and it's something that won't stop until we take a serious look at the reality of this movement we call feminism, a
movement which seems to have veered off course. So, next time you're asked if you're a feminist, think about what that really means, not the distorted
perceptions of our society. Once you do this, your answer may change, and once that answer changes, our world can begin to change as

Feminist Issues In Crime Fiction
Feminist Issues in Crime Fiction
Bronwen Levy discusses issues in women's crime fiction, written by women or for women in her article "Introduction to Marele Day: Reading
Women's Crime Fiction, Some Problems". She thoroughly discusses authors in the genre, such as Agatha Christie (Levy В¶1) and cites other critics
on the subject, such as Sherri Paris (В¶5). By bringing in other authors and critics on the subject, she precisely provides objectivity with other
viewpoints. Levy did well in meeting the basic goals of literary criticism.
Levy does use key terms from literary criticism accurately. In the first paragraph, she introduces her thesis: "a binary opposition has been in operation
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In doing so, she does use carefully worded claims to advance her argument. In her second page, she begins with the claim "we could usefully start by
refusing the orthodoxy, even among feminists, of seeing crime fiction as inherently, or even an historically masculine form" (Levy В¶4). This is the
first real paragraph in which she begins to advance her thesis. In later paragraphs she continues with this notion and says, "together with not seeing
crime fiction as necessarily masculine, we could also use the term 'genre' more carefully and flexibly, particularly given the current critical interest in
genre theory" (В¶5). This carries out the idea of crime fiction not being specifically masculine, but it begins to change the discussion to the genre
itself, not whether it is masculine or feminine. The next paragraph begins with, "while a knowledge of the histories and literary possibilities of various
genres is useful for readers and for writers, it is important not to become victims of an inflexible, ahistorical, understanding of these forms" (В¶6).
These three claims show that Levy plainly advances her claims to advance her argument, subtly transitioning from one topic to the

Essay about A Feminist Reading of CheeverвЂ™s The...
A Feminist Reading of The Five–Forty–Eight
The short story "The Five–Forty–Eight" by John Cheever concerns the issue of a woman scorned by the inhumane treatment she has received by men,
most notably that of Blake, whose oppression serves as the turning point in her life. This generalization is often the focus of a feminist criticism.
Feminists believe that women should have equal rights as men, and they seek to "correct or supplement what they regard as a predominantly
male–dominated critical perspective with a feminist consciousness" (Meyer 2014). In this short story, using a feminist consciousness to read the text
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The next day, as soon as Miss Dent was "out to lunch, he called personnel and asked them to fire her. Then he took the afternoon off" (81). Blake is
too much of a guilty coward to face Miss Dent after their affairs the night before. To rid himself of his newest problem, he simply fires her although
he does not have the guts to fire her himself. As a direct result of the hurt and scorn Miss Dent has experienced throughout her life, mainly at the hands
of Blake, she is permanently troubled. While confronting Blake she tells him, "you don't know what I've been through. I'm afraid to go out in the
daylight" (88). Miss Dent's experience with a monster such as Blake has left her extremely insecure and hurt.
Blake is not alone in causing Miss Dent's destruction; although, in this story he is a stereotype of all the men in her life who have treated her the
same hurtful way. Miss Dent views Blake just like every other man in her life. Blake acknowledges the fact that he is like all men because on the
train he noticed that "he dressed like the rest of [them] as if he admitted to the existence of the sumptuary laws" (82). Every man on the train, with the
exception of a few, dresses the same, in non–colorful clothes. The sumptuary laws refer to the Roman laws that regulate the type of clothes worn in
public. Blake is in the majority of business class men

Feminist Reading of Thomas Gray's Elegy (Eulogy) Written...
Feminist Reading of Thomas Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
While Thomas Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" overtly deals with the distinction between social class and the opportunity for
greatness, the poem also contains a subtle yet strong message against the dominant role of men over women in society. Gray's tone throughout the poem
is permeated with regret and a sense of something lost, voicing his opinions clearly against social class prejudice. This emotional tone, when applied to
the stereotypical roles of differing sexes discussed throughout the poem, portrays the injustice of inequality between males and females.
Gray begins with his argument by explaining the roles of women and men, both in ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Gray describes the upper class male as having the opportunity for greatness. Without the limitations of lower class men, these nobles can become
another Hampden, Milton or Cromwell. In contrast, Gray briefly describes upper class women as only being able to use their beauty or wealth to
advantage, perhaps in order to attract a good husband (line 34).
A further distinction is drawn between men and women when Gray speaks about positions of authority and leadership. He expressed the the idea of
men's superiority in line 47, (...that the rod of empire might have swayed) using the phallic symbol of the rod to associate leadership and dominance
with men. Also, as Gray describes the positions of greatness denied to those of lower class, the examples he uses (Hampden, Milton, and Cromwell)
are all male. In fact, all aesthetic relations of power and leadership in the poem are ascribed to men, further emulating their dominance in society.
Gray refutes this social depiction of sexual inequality by attributing femininity to superior beings or qualities through the use of symbolism. In line
49, knowledge is symbolized as a woman, unwilling to impart herself to a man, insinuating that women are the embodiment of knowledge, a far cry
from the situation he depicts of life. Gray also describes men as being controlled by the Muse, one of the nine Goddesses who presided over song and
the different kinds of

A Feminist Reading of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Essay
A Feminist Reading of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
In numerous interviews, creator Joss Whedon has explained that the inspiration for Buffy the Vampire Slayer struck while he was watching horror
films and TV shows in which pretty women run away from or get killed by monsters in alleyways. Whedon claims he wanted to give this paradigmatic
girl–victim a new role: that of the monster–killing hero. Whedon's explanation of his own artistic inspiration reveals at least two things about him as a
film–viewer and maker: first, his description suggests his awareness of the pervasive, archetypal quality of the traditional, mainstream horror film.
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In the introduction to her book, Men, Women, and Chain Saws (1993), Clover delimits her inquiry to "[those subgenres] of [1970's and 80's]
American cinematic horror . . . in which female figures and/or gender issues loom especially large: slasher films, occult or possession films, and
rape–revenge films" (5). More specifically, Clover argues convincingly that these subgenres (especially the slasher film) make possible certain
quasi–transgressive viewer identifications: she proves that the mostly male audience of the slasher film identifies less with the sadistic monster than
with the monster's female victim–heroes. Clover ends her book by imagining a different kind of audience, this one for her own work: "at least some
horror filmmakers read Freud . . . and film criticism" (232), she notes. Ultimately, she challenges these hypothetical, literate filmmakers: though the
"slasher film proper has died down. . . . There may . . . be life in the amazingly durable and adaptable vampire movie" she claims. And, she adds,
contemporary horror films do not "take the kind of brazen tack into the psychosexual wilderness that made horror in the seventies and eighties such a
marvelously transparent object of study. Unless and until the direction changes again, I suspect we will soon be back to the dominant fiction in its
dominant forms, out of which we must dig meanings rather than have them displayed so obviously and so

Summary Of ' Quest For The Living God ' Essay
Malala Yousafzai, 18 year old Nobel Prize winner and women's rights activist, once exclaimed: "I raise up my voice– not so I can shout, but so that
those without a voice can be heard...we cannot succeed when half of us are held back". The idea of speaking for those who cannot speak for
themselves is extremely important when it comes to striving for change, so being able to express the needs of marginalized people is a great and
awesome power. Yousafzai's quote specifically connects to women's rights, therefore it can be used to support the feminist movement seeing as she is
advocating for the equality, in treatment and opportunity, of men and women. Feminist beliefs do not only apply to society, but to theology as well,
seeing as the teachings of the bible are extremely influential in the day to day lives and values of religious people. The text that I chose to highlight
this idea comes from Elizabeth A. Johnson's book Quest for the Living God, chapter 5 'God Acting Womanish' because it directly connects spirituality
and feminism. Throughout my selected text, Johnson focuses on the church along with the subsequent androcentric image of God, and how it impacts
woman around the world. She explains that throughout history, with the help of the church's patriarchal nature and society's values as a whole, woman
have been seen "as a 'defective male'...that must live in obedience to her [male counterpart,]...[ and who are often also referred to as the] 'second sex'"
(Johnson 92). This

A Multicultural Perspective On Feminism Is For Everybody
I came into this class not knowing much about feminism, and was eager to learn more. With feminism being so profound in today's world, I was
curious what it was all about. Reading "Feminism is For Everybody", it opened my eyes to all the different views on feminism. Being a guy, I
resonated most with the type of feminism that states that "men are not the enemy." Hooks, B. (2015). Feminism is for everybody: passionate politics.
New York, NY: Routledge. "Liberal feminism is part of this liberal tradition and explains the oppression of women in terms of unequal access to
political, economic, and social institutions. Kirk, G., & Okazawa–Rey, M. (2013). Womens lives: multicultural perspectives. New York: McGraw
–Hill.
Like most types of feminism,

This project examines the construction of subjectivity in...
This project examines the construction of subjectivity in Eleanor Antin's Carving: A Traditional Sculpture (fig. 1) and Chris Kraus' Aliens and
Anorexia (fig. 2) . These works inscribe notions of the self, the social, and the subject through and upon the body, addressing the interpolating poles of
nutritive consumption and "willing the body away" through self–starvation. Throughout this essay, I will demonstrate how these artists engage with the
spaces and discourses created around food and disordered eating to produce a counter dominant take on subjectivity, a thematic both artists attend to
regularly throughout their careers.
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Before attending to theoretical concerns I will first ground my reading in art–historical methods, explicating the position of these works within Antin
and Kraus' larger oeuvres and within the historical contexts of their production. An analysis of form and medium also underlines a reading of these
works that privileges self and subjectivity. In Carving, A Traditional Sculpture and Aliens and Anorexia, the live or temporal practices common
throughout Antin and Kraus' careers are respectively mediated through photography and texts. By removing the material body from works that are
essentially performative, the artist looks back over herself, commenting on, while creating her own lived subjectivity.
I chose to position these two works together because, as Clare Johnson states in her study of Antin, Vanessa Beecroft, and Elizabeth Manchester, "I
want to discuss the artworks in terms that do not presuppose a 'proper' form of feminist art practice, or suggest that the contemporary work supersedes
the 'critical' strategies of the earlier piece." Johnson's articulated aims are not to claim any single artist or artwork as "feminist," per se, but to create
rich and complex readings that "articulate the inscriptions of feminist practice" and "reп¬‚ect the relational web of mutually constitutive meanings."
This web frames a discussion of Kraus and Antin's work, allowing for a critical co–reading of works produced at different

Tidal Wave Summary
In Tidal Wave: How Women Changed America at Century's End, Sarah M. Evans focus is not to define feminism, but instead to focus in on the
movement itself "in all its diversity of ideas, constituencies, strategies, and organizations" (Evans 20). The term 'feminism' came into "being in the late
nineteenth century France and was adopted by a segment of the US movement for woman suffrage (the vote) in the 1910s..... [But] in the early 1970s,
women's rights activists adopted feminism as a common label" (Evans 20). Her motive behind writing this book is her own awareness that the loss of
this historical memory would have vast consequences. Evans utilizes a wide and expansive range of interviews, archives, and published sources to tell
the both incredible and sad story of the past forty years in womens' history.
Evans begins her story by mentioning in the 1960s, "most Americans hardly knew there was such a thing as feminism"( Evans 58). With a "dramatic
expansion of education and service industries"(Evans 61) after WW2, millions of jobs opened up for women. Women with graduate degrees still were
a small minority, but the small influx began to change the behavior of both men and women. By the mid–1960s, "people married later and more of
them not at all" (Evans 65). Equality and liberation were the demands that launched the Second Wave of women's rights activism. Women began
creating women's liberation groups where women could "think independently of male–supremacist values"(

Kimmel Sociology
At the beginning of the semester when I was asked if I was a feminist, I thought the answer was pretty obvious. I didn't consider myself a feminist, nor
did I ever think I would ever become a feminist, but what I didn't understand about feminism, was that I didn't truly understand what it meant to be a
feminist. After months of studying gender, I now have a better understanding of what it exactly means to be a feminist. In my opinion, a feminist is
someone who wants equal rights for women and men, and what I mean by equal rights, is equality across the board, which includes the political
landscape, religious landscape, the free market, the jobs market, ETC. Although that definition is not one that is widely accepted in the academic
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In this reading, I found it fascinating that it has been nearly 100 years since the first Planned Parenthood opened in New York, and men are still
trying to restrict a women's ability to control how many kids she has. I think this just another example of men exerting their power over women,
because they fear it they let women obtain the ability to control their number of kids, than the men will somehow lose a little bit of their power they
have over women (Lerope 18). This just added to the anger I felt toward men who are abusing their power. As I have outlined throughout this paper,
women already have so many inequalities they are faced with, so why should men take away a right that women should have, considering the fact that
only women can bare children (Leorpe 17). I think it's just another example of the power hungry men trying to seize more power over women,
something they have done throughout

Feminist Reading Of ' No Normal '
Shannon Keel
Dr. Francis
Feminist Reading of Culture
October 19th, 2017
Ms. Marvel: "No Normal"
Reading "No Normal" was my first ever experience with the "Ms. Marvel" spinoff, and I absolutely loved it. I think choosing a sixteen year old,
Pakistani–American, Muslim girl as the main hero was a bold move for the American comic book giant Marvel, but I believe it truly paid off. In "Ms.
Marvel: No Normal," Kamala is a wonderful representation of female empowerment through self identity. The main plot point of the comic is that
Kamala, (a Muslim high school girl struggling with her faith and identity) is asked if she'd like to attend a party where alcohol will be served, which
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However, this image also doesn't truly show Kamala as herself. Although I myself am a white woman, I personally felt empowered when Kamala's
father tells her, "you don't have to be someone else to impress anybody. You are perfect just the way you are." As she tries on her different identities,
she realizes that she doesn't fit into either image, both American and Muslim. Using her own wit and motivation, she creates her own identity instead. I
really enjoyed the representation of female strength in this comic.
One portion of the plot that I thought was very interesting was Kamala's personal identity intersecting with her sense of strength. When Kamala finally
"accepts" her true self, she's forced to shrink into a tiny version of herself. Although this was pivotal to the action–packed plot, I thought this specific
metaphor was interesting. I connected her finally "accepting herself, (for she hadn 't yet, not completely,) to have to being reborn, or a type of hero's
journey where she has to reemerge as her true self, fully realized, in order to succeed. It's only in the fifth and final volume that Kamala is capable of
mastering her powers, after being shrank. With Bruno's help, she physically, (and mentally) grows into a giant, her truly realized, heroine form to save
the day.
"Ms. Marvel: No Normal" is a great read that really connected with me. Kamala

Feminist Reading of The Yellow Wallpaper
A Feminist Reading of The Yellow Wallpaper
In the late nineteenth century, after the American social and economic shift commonly referred to as the "Industrial Revolution" had changed the very
fabric of American society, increased attention was paid to the psychological disorders that apparently had steamed up out of the new smokestacks and
skyscrapers in urban populations (Bauer, 131). These disorders were presumed to have been born out of the exhaustion and "wear and tear" of
industrial society (Bauer, 131–132). An obvious effect of these new disorders was a slew of physicians and psychiatrists advocating one sort of cure or
another, although the "rest cure" popularized by the physician S. Weir Mitchell was the most... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
As a result, the illness of the woman in "The YellowWallpaper" ceased to represent an account of Gilman's own illness and became a representation of
the illness that afflicted all women at the time: the illness of oppression.
Before beginning to analyze "The Yellow Wallpaper" from a feminist viewpoint, one must consider first how women were perceived in late–nineteenth
century America. A common knowledge of history reveals that they were legally and socially second class citizens, not even earning the right to
vote until 1920. One of Gilman's chief complaints was that "...women had long been competing over men in a system of oppression that had its
roots in a precapitalist culture. Only men could promise economic security in a world which would not employ women" (Bauer, 132). In a world
where men forced women to depend upon them in order to keep women in an inferior and powerless role, it is not surprising that so many women
developed "neurasthenia." In his short story "Old Doc Rivers," William C. Williams explains neurasthenia as a label that arose where "...they never
did discover what was the matter with the patient," perhaps because nothing really was "the matter," only what happens to any person deprived of
exercise, freedom, and the ability to think for one's self (Williams,

Intersectionality : A Primer By Christine Emba
GWS 10 Midterm #1
Part 1: Intersectionality
1) The term intersectionality is a concept that is new to me, but gives me a deeper understanding of how people are strongly affected not only by one
form of discrimination, but by multiple forms simultaneously. The reading Intersectionality: A primer by Christine Emba defines intersectionality as a
term used to describe and recognize how race, class, and gender are separate categories that can overlap and intersect (Emba, 2015). Many times these
categories can merge with each other in ways that can marginalize certain groups of people and leave them unnamed and hidden.
The coining of the term intersectionality by feminist legal theorist, Kimberle Crenshaw, gave light and attention to groups of ... Show more content on
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And sometimes they experience discrimination as black women– not for the sum of race and sex discrimination, but as black women" (Crenshaw, 1989
pg. 385). These structures of oppression work together to exclude and harm people in a way that eliminates their chances of a equal opportunities to
those that aren't affected by the concept of intersectionality.
3)
This image and it's title White Privilege really stood out to me because it portrays an accurate representation of Intersectionality. The quote on the image
"What's the matter? It's the same distance!" is what the well–dressed white man is telling the black woman who's dressed in workout clothes with her
ankle tied down. He says "it's the same distance" but fails to mention all of the harsh obstacles that the black woman has to face before she gets to the
same place that he's going to after only having to walk around a few hurdles.
The obstacles that the black woman has to face in this picture represent the overlap of race, class, and gender discrimination that come together to
create this big barricade that is invisible to the white man. He sees this as an equal playing field for the both of them because it's the same distance, but
doesn't understand or recognize that the intersectionality of discrimination exists for many people and it makes things extremely difficult to achieve
because they weigh us down. From the beginning to the end,

A Feminist Reading of Updike's Rabbit, Run Essay
A Feminist Reading of Rabbit, Run
I do not like Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom. This creation of John Updike, this man who abandons his pregnant wife and young child, and his alliance to the
late 1950's feeling of unrest and rebellion makes me angry. Many times throughout this novel my cheeks flushed furiously and I could not contain my
exasperated sighs. When I read the last sentences of Rabbit, Run and closed the book, I was disappointed. It was not because Updike fails to make it
clear where or to whom Rabbit runs (home to his wife? back to the prostitute?). Surprisingly, I was most disappointed because the novel had come to
an end. Although my reaction to Rabbit was negative, it was a very strong reaction; I had become ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
He sneaks down the strip of grass between the two cement walks that go with the two brick walls (18).
Also citing this example from the novel, among others, Robert Detweiler determines what implications this might have surrounding Rabbit's character.
He states:
Harry, like his animal namesake, is mild in nature and openly harmless, even a frightened creature; but if he is allowed to roam unchecked, he can do
damage through his constant and voracious appetites...he is always ready for flight, always poised to escape when life threatens him...he share's the
rabbit's reputation for reproduction (36).
I think it is important to add – rabbits seem inoffensive, but are quietly troublesome. It is difficult to assess their destructiveness while they are in
sight. Interestingly, Updike chooses to not show much of the immediate aftermath of Rabbit's abandonment of his wife, Janice. We are almost
exclusively in Rabbit's mind after he leaves, and we must make mere assumptions of what is happening back at the Angstrom household. This is
where a bit of my anger came to the surface. During his initial trek, Rabbit seems innocent, charming, and timid as a rabbit. Nevertheless, if we look
beyond the superficial, Rabbit is horrible as a man. I felt duped. I was not even given a prompt chance to prove to myself that Janice was coping
poorly. In fact, we do not see Janice until months later when she is giving birth to their daughter. For being named after a docile and shy

Summary: A Feminist Reading Of Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper
A Feminist Reading of Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar dives headfirst into The Yellow Wallpaper and
presents their interpretation of the short story. The three main points that this article covers are the symbolism of the room the narrator was confined
to, the degradation of the narrator's mental state, and the real world impact that this story had. While I agree for the most part with these authors, I have
my own personal interpretation of the story.
First and foremost, the article discusses the symbolism of the room that the narrator is locked away in. The article states, "confined in a room she
thinks is a one–time nursery because it has "rings and things" in the walls, she is literally locked away from creativity" (905). I believe that the room
represents the metaphorical box that all women were confined to and the expectations put on them during that time period, rather than just the narrator
being locked away from creativity. For example, a line from The Yellow Wallpaperstates, "Of course it is only nervousness. It does weigh on me so
not to do my duty in any way" (394). Even when the narrator is dealing with her own ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
The article states, "The cure, of course, is worse than the disease, for the sick woman's mental condition deteriorates rapidly" (905). I completely
agree with this, as there are many moments throughout the story that the narrator is shown clearly being more affected by the "cure" than by her
illness. One such moment is when the narrator states, "I cry at nothing, and cry most of the time. Of course I don't when John is here, or anybody
else, but when I am alone" (396). This shows that her extreme isolation is taking a massive toll on her mental health. While the "cure" for this illness
did more damage than it did good, The Yellow Wallpaper was able to help shape the future of treatments for nervous

Feminist Definition Essay
Did you know for a couple years had gone past women of our nation today have considered themselves being feminist or not? The common
definition of feminist is advocating for social, political, legal, economic rights for women to be equal to men. Which I don't think no one would
disagree with it or may be some disagreement because everyone can force their own opinion. We live in this era today when you say that your
feminist is praised more so as a religion. Personally, myself I wouldn't consider myself a feminist. Understanding that men do have higher roles in the
workplace, but women are striving to get on the same level. Women do have the voting rights that already have been abolished, but it seems like
women who are feminist are asking for more than the usual women. Some rights that are given to men is fit for them not for us we should just stay in
our place. As we know there are some disguising human–beings on this earth, every relationship is different and is not perfect. I am a heterosexual
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While being attracted to dudes is where I feel more comfortable everything is not perfect when dealing with guys, but you tend to know those
things off hand. Never had any encounters with a female or show any feelings towards them. I have no problem with lesbian, bisexual, transgender
individuals at all they are very nice people I don't agree with the way they are displayed in social media or on the news also what they do behind
closed doors is unacceptable and rises to more problem dealing with sexually transmitted diseases. Also, there are known stereotypes that if your
feminist you don't shave your arms or legs or private parts. Or wear oversized clothing to hide their figure which I think is not right because as a
female you should be fine with your body not insecure which is not the case for

Reflection Paper On Feminism
On Tuesday, August 29, 2017 I felt nervous with numerous questions and thoughts running through my mind. Why? It was my first day of WMST
250. "I hope my professor is nice," "She didn't have any reviews on ratemyprofessors.com," (Yes...I did look you up! LOL!) and "I wonder what the
course material is going to be?" These questions and thoughts raced through my mind on the first day of class. As the semester progressed I became
less nervous and my thoughts were about course material. The questions we started off with were about feminism. Before our first class we were
assigned to watch "We Should All Be Feminists" TED Talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Also, for our first class activity we had to order images
from least to most feminism. Before I began this activity I googled the definition of feminism because truthfully, I was not familiar with feminism or
feminist besides my knowledge from the TED Talk. In addition, one of our first readings was "Feminist Politics: Where We Stand" by Bell Hooks.
Given these three indicators the questions we started off with were about feminism. This course was divided into experiences based off our
assignments. Our assignments included Reading Responses, Museum Visit Writing Assignment, Presentation in Pairs, Art
–Activist Intervention, and
Final Learning Analysis. The reading responses allowed students to ask questions and keep the reader engaged while reading. Personally, if I did
not have to create questions from the readings I would not have been engaged in the reading or read as carefully as I did. The Museum Visit
Writing Assignment allowed students to go outside of their comfort zone and feel a sense of belonging in an unfamiliar place. Many of us either
have not been to a museum or if we had been to a museum, we did not look at the art with a feminist perspective. Cara wanted us to feel like we
belonged at museums and her goal was accomplished on my end. I do not visit museums regularly, so I feared I would not fit in. I quickly learned
anyone and everyone can go to a museum. Also, this experience allowed me to view art in a feminist perspective. For Presentation in Pairs students
had to teach the class about the readings they chose. I was nervous for this assignment

Genesis 3: 1-Seven: A Feminist Reading Of The Bible
I have studied the Bible both in church and school for a great while now, however, I find that despite all of my prior knowledge of the text, I always
manage to receive more meaning from it every time I read it. From the assigned readings, I have gleaned many things. One of these things is that
human nature is volatile, ignorant, and selfish. From the very beginning of mankind in Genesis, there has always been an extremely selfish nature. In
Genesis 3:1–7, the text states:
"'Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God Really say, 'You can't
eat from any tree in the garden'?" The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, ... Show more content on
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The story of Moses and the exodus from Egypt shows this. In this story, God uses an extremely unlikely candidate to deliver His children out of
slavery. God chooses a man who is extremely nervous and has a speech impediment. Moses is seemingly not at all suited for the job of being a
leader, but one thing that Moses does have going for him is that he trusts and has immense faith in God. Moses firsts speaks to God through the
miracle of the burning bush. God reveals Himself and His plan for Moses in such a way that He cannot be doubted or ignored. Moses places great
faith in God and goes on to be integral in delivering the Israelites from the hands of Pharaoh. The people of Israel again, of course, follow their
predictable and cyclic pattern of trusting God, then doubting God, then falling from grace and then eventually repenting, but Moses continues to
have faith in God. Moses, does have his problems, though. He has anger issues and grows angry with the people of Israel many times, sometimes
disobeying God's direct commands. For this, God forces Moses to suffer the consequences of disobedience and causes Moses to die before he can
enter Canaan. This story is indicative of God's love, and mercy towards His people, but also of His justice. All actions have consequences, and wicked
actions always have painful

feminaw Feminist Reading of Kate Chopin's The Awakening...
A Feminist Reading of The Awakening
The Awakening is not new to me. However, in the class when I read it before the instructor refused to entertain a feminist criticism. The theory
presented was that Edna knew what kind of man she was marrying and all these things she went through: her friendship with Madame Reisz leaving the
house, entertaining her friends at the party, her situation with Robert and Arobin were all selfish efforts toward the ultimate freedom which is death.
I feel Chopin faults Leonce as much as Edna for Edna's problems. He is a cold fish. He is controlling and he puts on a show for friends and neighbors
"proving" he is a model husband which he is not. He is Creole and I think Edna, being as reserve ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Her search for freedom builds and destroys relationships. She befriends people and then chooses to ignore them. Her final big party is her final
farewell. She brings out all the sensuousness that her reserve had kept her from expressing and enjoying. Everything pleasing to the senses is there for
her guests. There are colors, textures, tastes, and sounds for the senses to luxuriate. But all this sensory enhancements doesn't keep her attention. She
feels the same old ennui, and the party shortly thereafter breaks up. Of course, all this meets with Leonce disapproval. His concern is not about his
wife's mental or emotional health, but rather, what people will say.
To experience freedom of the soul Edna has no choice but to return to the sea. It is the only thing capable of giving her the emotional security and
sensual satisfaction at the same time. She goes to it and allows it to claim her.
Like many of Chopin's stories, The Awakeningends in a death. Chopin apparently sees death as the ultimate freedom. No matter what we do as
women in this world we are always restricted in our movements by some facet of our lives. While Chopin tries to speak for women, I think this
premise that our lives are restricted also applies to men. There may not be as many restrictions but they are there. "Freedom's just another word for
nothin' left to loose."Janis Joplin
The

Feminism in both "Hamlet" and "Lady Oracle" Essay
The literary works, Hamlet and Lady Oracle, chart both the life's course of their main characters and underline the protagonist's trajectory in some
decisive moments of their existence, when both of them, Hamlet and Joan Foster, need to take some decisions which may change their destinies. In
this brief essay I will try to point out similarities and differences between these two stories taking into consideration a feminist approach. First and
foremost I would like to mention what do I mean by feminist approach and how do I intend to apply it to my essay. Feminism is a political discourse
aimed at equal rights and legal protection for women. It involves various movements, theories and philosophies, all concerned with issues of gender ...
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In Hamlet the story takes place in a historical past after some important events which take place around the year 1600 in the final years of the reign of
Queen Elizabeth I, who had been the monarch of England for more than forty years and was then in her late sixties. The play, set in Denmark, recounts
how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father, the King, and then taken the throne and married Gertrude,
Hamlet's mother. The play vividly charts the course of real and feigned madness–from overwhelming grief to seething rage–and explores themes of
treachery, revenge, incest, and moral corruption. On the other hand, there is Lady Oracle.This novel has been written during the second–wave of
feminist movement; second–wave feminism refers to the period of activity in the early 1960s and lasting through the late 1980s. This feminist–wave
movement saw women's cultural and political inequalities as inextricably linked and encouraged women to understand aspects of their personal lives
as deeply politicized and as reflecting sexist power structures. Atwood's novel is a post–modern novel written in 1976, whose heroine, Joan Foster, is a
woman who has faked her own death in order to escape the difficulties created by her compulsive creation of multiple personalities for herself. The

Reflection On Feminism
This semester has truly been a journey for me and what I find myself identifying feminism as. Looking back at our first writing assignment and
discussing the magnitude of interpretations on what feminism is and what it stands for, my opinions and views have certainly evolved throughout the
course of the semester. Feminism, in all of its forms and interpretations, is expressed differently to each person. As for myself, I have never explored
the vast variety of feminism until this past fall semester. From expressing my views from the first assignment, I can clearly say that my opinions
have changed gradually throughout the semester. Three readings from our repertoire have really shaped my new outlook on feminism and what it
holds to be for me. And as this semester in GWSS 1101 comes to a close, I look back on these readings to show how far I have come and the vast
opportunities that I have yet to come in my exploration of feminism. Before I venture off into these three readings, I want to reflect back on my
personal views of feminism at the beginning of the semester through the "What Is Feminism?" interview project. Included in the appendix, I have
included the interview questions from my "What Is Feminism?" project. Throughout the interview project, I explained that a majority of my beliefs of
feminism were hand–fed to me by parents and my religion. I was born and raised on Catholic values, both being educated in them in the church as well
as in the household.

A Feminist Reading of Paul's Case
A Feminist Reading of Paul's Case
At first glance, it may be considered difficult to give a feminist interpretation of "Paul's Case" by Willa Cather, because there is not much mention of
women in the text. However, this fact alone gives good reason for a feminist reading of the story. The lack of the presence of females in this story
supports the idea that women were not considered an important part of society during Willa Cather's lifetime.
In "Paul's Case," the story revolves around a young male. He is the main character. There are very few mentions of women, however, when they do
come into the story they are only mentioned briefly, or they play minor,secondary characters. Paul's mother and sisters are spoken about once ... Show
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Evidence of this notion in "Paul's Case" appears when Paul is thinking about the actress in the play.
The soloist chanced to be a German woman, by no means in her first youth, and the mother of many children; but she wore an elaborate gown and a
tiara, and above all she had that indefinable air of achievement, that world–shine upon her, which, in Paul's eyes, made her a veritable queen of
Romance.
Obviously, this description of the woman makes her something that is attractive or alluring to Paul. Later, he sees her with a man, "the singer came
out, accompanied by the conductor, who helped her into her carriage and closed the door with a cordial auf Wiedersehen, which set Paul to
wondering whether she were not an old sweetheart of his." When he sees this, the first thing he considers is their sexual relationship, as if that were
the only kind of relationship a man could (or should) have with a woman. The perception of a woman as a sexual object is accepted during this time.
Many other views of women which were held during Cather's life time can be seen through Paul, and his attitude towards women. Apparently, Paul
does not like women. This fact is evident in his treatment of his teachers. First, during class, "his English teacher had stepped to his side and attempted
to guide his hand. Paul had started back with a shudder and thrust his hands violently behind him. The astonished woman could scarcely have been
more hurt and embarrassed had he struck at

Summary Of Bad Feminist By Roxane Rape
Paulina Cisneros
Professor Theresa Devega
English 100
7 November 2016
"Bad Feminist," Rhetorical Analysis In the essay, "Bad Feminist," by english professor and novelist, Roxane Gay, examines the "myth" of "essential
feminism,"which means that there are right and wrong ways to being a feminist. Through her own personal experiences as a feminist, she argues the
expectations, and labeling due to cultural stereotypes for not living up to feminist ideals. She claims that there is no certain way to being a feminist.
Throughout her essay, Roxanne does an astonishing job at appealing to her audience with strong, emotional context by going into detail with her own
thoughts are about feminism. Also, her references such as, popular magazines, ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
She says, "The right way to be a woman is to be thin, to wear makeup,to wear the right kind of clothes, and so on." and "Women who don't adhere
to these standards are the fallen, the undesirable. They are bad women." These quotes release emotions to female readers because many women can
relate that they need to live up to certain ideals, and without doing so they are considered unpleasant. Moreover, Roxane uses phrases like "we"and
"people" to get the audience to feel like they are a part of her essay and get them to agree with her. And has humorous sayings as

A Feminist Stance In Politics
A Feminist Stance in Politics in the Middle East During the first few weeks of my Women Filmmakers in the Middle East class we watched two
films and did a few readings to start the semester. One of the readings was The Political Aesthetics of the Feminist Documentary Film by Julia
Lesage. This reading was informative and also had arguments about feminist documentaries based in the Middle East that I really agreed with. The
first film we watched was a documentary called The Play the second documentary was called The Four Women of Egypt. Although the women in
the films are very different, they all have a very strong feminist perspective that have assisted in making a difference in this world and to me. Pelin
Esmer, the director of The Play really emphasized that the women in this documentary were real in the sense that they had a low level of education
and had gone through some really hard times. Theses factors played such a huge role in Esmer's political voice because they were displayed for the
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Lease says "Because women's identity is shaped and sustained in a sphere where men are largely absent, and because girls grow up in an emotional
continuum with their mothers and the other women in their intimate environments (unlike a boy's Oedipal development), their emotional ties are deep
to other women" (231). I agree with this because in both films you are able to see the women influencing each other. In The Play the men (except for
the principal) are not really involved and don't necessarily have a feminist opinion on female oppression. In The Four Women of Egypt, there is no man
that is being interviewed or shown talking about feminism. Lesage's argument also makes sense to me because I was able to personally be inspired by
these two

A Feminist Reading of The Last of the Mohicans Essay
A Feminist Reading of The Last of the Mohicans
While most often studied as a romance or adventure novel, the most dominant characteristic of The Last of the Mohicans is overlooked: phallicism.
From this phallicism stems Cooper's patriarchal view of society. In the novel, men are symbolically set apart from women by the possession of
weapons (the phallic symbol), and men are separated from one another by the size of their weapons. The more powerful the men are those bearing the
larger, longer weapons. The main character, Hawk–eye, possesses "...a rifle of great length..." (32). Indeed, the rifle is so long, and so deadly in the scout
's hands (he has "...a natural turn with a rifle..."), that he is given the name of 'La Longue ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Last is David Gamut, the least manly of the bunch. Instead of carrying a weapon, he has a terribly small pitch pipe, symbolically slating him as unmanly,
and unable to protect women. Continuing the phallic imagery, the women have no weapons and no power, and must look to men for protection.
As the man with the biggest and most deadly gun, the scout serves as the main patriarchal protector in the story. All is well in the story when the scout
has 'Kill–deer' in his hands. When he and his Mohican compatriots help to save Heyward's party from an Iroquois ambush, their safety is never in
question until the scout runs out of powder for his gun. Then all is lost, and Hawk–eye, disappointed, drops "...the useless piece in utter
disappointment" (89). Once 'Kill–deer' is gone, the whites are at the mercy of the savages. Without his gun, the scout can not even protect himself, and
so he and the Mohicans must escape while Heyward's party is left to be captured by the Indians.
Not long passes, however, before the scout is reunited with his rifle. As he and the Mohicans follow the savage party (without their guns), they are
forced to "...crawl, like sarpants" (142), and not like men. Finally, they pounce on the group, and the scout immediately goes for his gun. He gets it,
and "...too eager to load the rifle he had regained..." (–––), he saves the day.
At the fort, the scout and his gun are once again separated

Feminist Reading Paper
5.3. Feminist Readings of the Text:
Feminist interpretation is one of the recent approaches in the biblical interpretive world. This approach emerged during the late 1960s and early
1970s.This interpretive method has a common theme of a movement for social, economic, political, and religious equality, and rights of women.
Barbara K. Lundblad claims;
Feminist reading of the text is an approach to the Bible that honours women's experience as an interpretive lens. This method focuses on elements that
contribute to violence toward women and their alienation, oppression, and disempowerment.
In this approach, the exegetical function works on the effort for equality focussed on the struggle of women against domination, exploitation, and
oppression. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
In this approach, the exegete has to enquire all the historical tradition of the discrimination on the basis of gender has to be explored. In Mary Dolly's
approach, the essential belief of this view is similar to that of the revisionist approach in the belief that the Bible is partial against women. The
liberation hermeneutical approach attempts to combine biblical exegesis and liberating praxis into one cohesive approach to create a feminist,
liberation–seeking theology.
5.4. Reader Response Readings:
A reader response reading is an approach to the written text. This method works via the response that text makes as a valid point of departure for
interpretation. It has a connection between the reader and the text. This method is highlighting on the reader's role marked a new approach to literary
analysis. It has been practiced homiletically to the method of listening. It has five tools to function in homiletic sense. Identification, connection,
anticipation, reinterpretation and transformation are the five tools working as homiletical theories.
In reader response reading, text and readers are interconnected. The reader would response by the proper identification of the text. This method
provokes certain expectation in order to act according to the text. The aim of this method would be the transformation of the

Gendered Lives By Julia T. Wood Summary
Gender derives its formative meaning from culture and societal values, it is not a universal entity as there are various cultures, societal values, beliefs,
and preferred ways of organizing collective life across the globe and even within a single culture the meaning of gender varies over time. Chapters
three and four of Gendered Lives by Julia T. Wood helps to insightfully look at those views, and rhetorical movements (women and men's movements)
that have overtime influenced, defined and given various meanings to gender (masculinity and femininity).
Firstly, how does one explain constructively and knowledgeably explain the concept of masculinity and femininity to a child without stating those
rhetorical movements and views that have help sculpt their meanings overtime. Feminism occurs in various forms and they come with different
ideologies and principles centered. For instance, the cultural feminists that believe in the domestic roles of ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
A quote from the reading that explains how a child develops gender identity is "to develop awareness of personal identity, a baby interacts with
family members and others who are part of a larger social world". Parents use inanimate objects like toys, clothes and chores they assign to children
to teach children what the society expects of them. For example, while I was growing up my dad always gave me presents every time I excelled at
something but those gifts were sports related and he always motivated me using stories of great athletes around the globe.
In conclusion, the role of communication in the formation of gender identity cannot be overemphasized, as it is through communication (verbal or
non–verbal) that an individual is able to interact with his or her society and understand how society defines masculinity and femininity. The ability of a
person to self–reflect, regulate, observe and make choices helps him or her in defining himself to his

Feminist Reflection
On Tuesday August 29, 2017 it was my first day of WMST 250. I was nervous and had so many thoughts and questions running through my mind. "I
hope my professor is nice," "She didn't have any reviews on ratemyprofessor.com," (Yes...I did look you up on there! LOL!) and "I wonder what the
class material will be?" The questions we started off with were about feminism. Before our first class we were assigned to watch "We Should All Be
Feminists" TED Talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Our first activity was ordering images from least to most feminism. Before I began this activity I
googled the definition of feminism because truthfully I was not familiar with feminism or feminist. Also one of our first readings was "Feminist
Politics: Where We Stand" by Bell Hooks. We had several assignments throughout the semester. We had Reading Responses, Museum Visit Writing
Assignment, Presentation in Pairs, Art–Activist Intervention, and Final Learning Analysis. The reading responses allowed students to ask questions
and keep the reader engaged while reading. Personally, if I did not have to create questions from the readings I would not have been engaged in the
reading or read as carefully as I did. The Museum Visit Writing Assignment allowed students to go outside of their comfort zone because we went to
museums which many of us probably would not have done in our free time. Cara wanted us to feel like we belonged at museums and her goal was
accomplished on my end. Before I went on my museum

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