Christina versus. Society

A voice is given to the mother in this poem, who is representative of all women who have suffered under the churches morals and values and still hold a high regard for religion, in this case, Christianity. It is clear from Heaney’s depiction of suffering that the mother does share a maternal bond with

The biblical allusions Gwynn makes are used to expose the problem of societal pressures women face as a result of biblical teachings. When unhappy and doubtful of such teachings, the church “instantly referred [her] to text in Romans/ And Peter’s First Epistle, chapter III.” (7-8), a biblical reading that preaches the act of suffering for God’s will and the obedience of a woman to her husband as she is the “feebler vessel”. However, Gwynn points out the flaw of this instruction when he portrays what a sinner her husband is as he “grabbed [his] pitchforks, donned [his] horns, / and sped to the contravene the hopes of heaven, / Sowing the neighbors’ lawns with tares and thorns.” (10-12).

After an extended period of mourning, her father asked her why she would not remove her veil, for surely "the woman...led you into wickedness. How long will you mourn her, who deserves no mourning?" to which the girl replied, "It is my own...sin that I mourn." From then on she slunk about in rags and with ashes covering her face, forgotten by most everyone, and always sitting by the hearth, refusing to wash up, for she was "glad to be humble before God and men."

She is a person that took every day as it came to her and did what was necessary in order for her to survive. There was no shame in her trying to obtain happiness by keeping her cousin as a lover, nor killing an unborn child to keep herself from being punished. She is attempting to open the eyes of a naive priest who sees nothing but what he has learned from books.

Sor Juana’s identity as a woman both shaped her life and defined her work. She was barred access to a formal education due to her gender and had limited autonomy regarding what the choices she could make for herself as a young woman. Scholars note that, “[d]ue to her aversion to marriage, Sor Juana’s only other

Anna’s story shows that women did have some rights, and that they also had, at least in this case, the ability to defend those rights within legal institutions. Even more important is evidence of public opinion, instead of siding against Anna as an unfit daughter causing trouble for her family Hall’s citizens actually sided with Anna against her father. In this, both daughter’s obedience to father and woman’s obedience to man were turned on their heads, revealing that regardless of religious doctrines of male authority, life among the people was much more complex.

Using uncertainty and stating how the men are meant to know knowledge but women should not even think without consulting the men. She demonstrates this by stating passages from books but not stating which book those passages came from, but a man would know because he is knowledgeable and reads a lot. Also by stating how she is devoted to God and how His opinion and acceptance of her is all that matters shows that the only goal of her life is to be obedient to God and his companions.

Saint Catherine is important to Christianity, because she is credited with bringing over two-hundred soldiers and members of the emperor 's family, along with fifty pagan philosophers, to Christ. She was sentenced to die by the spiked wheel, but when she touched it, it shattered, and she was then beheaded. The life of Saint Catherine teaches us that pursuing Christ may not bring riches or earthly honors, but it will bring Heavenly riches, and she is a symbol of perseverance and good.

This biblical event was used as an encompassing example of the negative nature of women as well as their role in life. It also explicitly states that women are to submit to their husbands. This attitude of submission to male authority was expected from women in all circumstances.

These two statements are very important because they are the backbone of the whole book. These are the strongest parts that support the women she is. She is so hand in hand with God that she doesn’t even once criticize the reasons she’s in captive but as I have stated before, she blames herself for not praying enough. In the sixth remove she explains her circumstance, her being surrounded by her former enemies amidst no Christians at all but herself. She exclaims, “Oh the experience that I have had of the goodness of God, to me and mine!” Without any form of disbelief she praises the kindness of God. The beauty of her relationship with God is that she mentions no matter what kind of situation she is in whether it be near death or with luxuries. And she sees every good thing that happens to her as a sign of God. To sum it up, everything that has happened to her was pre-planned and the grace of God.

Pomery begins the book by resummarizing the significance of goddesses from her first book, outlining the social functions of female Olympian figures. She does so by referencing Greek myths that express how goddesses are the stereotypical image of mortal women as they are envisioned by mortal men. These divine women show desirable characteristics across the board rather than just showing strengths in one area. This reflects the ideals of a patriarchal society. Demosthenes states in the fourth century B.C. this mantra among mortal men, “We have mistress for our enjoyment, concubines to serve our person and wives for the bearing of legitimate children (Pomery 1995).

Modernism is the term of deviating from the norm. In the early 1900s, modernism influenced women’s role in society by providing more opportunities, jobs, and role models for girls today, in society.

violent things she had endured. She always talks to God asking him to give her

Both the movie The Nativity, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, and the Bible use the dove as a symbol in their stories, the essence of which is identical in both versions. Symbolically, the dove represents a “spirit of hope” and “innocence” in many ancient stories, including the Bible; more specifically, the dove symbolizes the Holy Spirit, especially when it “impregnates” Mary to give birth to Jesus (Kobler and Murr 244). After a few days from when Jesus was born, Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to Jerusalem and offered a sacrifice to the Lord consisting of two doves or two pigeons (English Standard Version, Lk. 2.22-24). Since a woman who gives birth to a son was considered ceremonially unclean in ancient times, Mary had to offer two doves or

There once was a young child. He was the son of the King and Queen of Karapolis. The King and Queen loved their son with all their heart. With that love, the young kid, Mark was his name, grew into a strapping young man. He was loved and nurtured and taught not to take what he had for granted. He was thankful for everything he was given and worked hard for what he had to achieve on his own. One day the goddess, Azra, was looking upon the Earth, and saw Mark. She saw his kind deeds and the way his parents loved him so dearly. Azra, the goddess of charity, soon became jealous of the attention Mark was getting for she never got attention for all the good work she did. As Azra watched the man, her jealousy for his family grew. She never knew her