Lady Chatterley's Lover

The men do not escape the tyranny of Welty’s pen. Not one man the ladies speak of any redeeming qualities. Most of the men do not have employment. The men who have jobs are subject to castigation or criminalization. The unemployed men live on wage provided by their female partners. At first glance, one might think an economic down turn might be the culprit of the male plight. With the date Leota gives Mrs. Fletcher, 18 March 1941, and a quick check of employment data, one can see employment numbers high and moving up in pre-Pearl Harbor America. ( you have note to reform) This information leaves the question “what is Welty trying to impart to the reader about men or the state of men in general?”

In the novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck has positioned the characters to help drive the plot, aid or hinder the protagonists, and deliver messages to readers. On the surface, Steinbeck’s novel seems to project a theme of loneliness, and man’s need for companionship. However, often the difference between the lonely and independent characters is obvious, and the contrast between the two groups is extreme. Most characters are completely alone, but how they manage their given circumstances can push the plot, reveal previously hidden traits that may benefit the overall story, and help the reader explore the novel itself more in depth.

Two main focuses that encompass life are love and money. Since the invention of money, it has been a competition to see who can become the wealthiest and therefore the most successful. But are people really successful if they are unhappy without a person to love in their lives? This essay will investigate the importance of love and money in the novels The Great Gatsby and Pride and Prejudice. Therefore, the essay will focus on the research question: “What effects do love and money have on the authors’ portrayal of the main female characters in the novels The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen?”

themes is the dissatisfaction that the characters of the novel have. None of them are happy with

Miloš Forman and John Steinbeck in their texts One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) and Of Mice and Men (1937) heavily use and explore the key ideas of ambition and companionship explored throughout their texts, primarily through the use of characterization but also through imagery and symbolisms. Alongside techniques, Forman and Steinbeck utilise other themes and ideas to further develop and convey their ideas, exploring the effect and power of ambition and dreams alongside belonging and individuality being used to explore themes of companionship.

Another bit of interesting material from the book was how the “Masculinity Imperative” of the family dynamic seemed to slowly transition over time from strictly patriarchal with the father as the ruler the household in the 1800s to where it is now. I am in a gender studies class and so the existence of this modified patriarchy wasn’t really that much of a surprise, but it was fascinating to watch a sort of play-by-play of its transition as class values coalesced and then began to transition. After reading this book, I brought some of its points up with my grandmother, who I had learned was one of those young homemakers in the fifties Cherlin talked about, and she could verify almost every single point Cherlin talked about from that time period. She went through school and was told that as much as she loved science that it was impossible for her to get a job in it. She then got married after high school, had three kids, and got divorced once most of them had left the nest so she could travel to the west coast and get a degree. She talked a lot about how for someone who really enjoyed thinking and learning, being trapped within a house in the suburbs with only chores for company was torture. That really puts into perspective that these weren’t just some

When writing about the theme, the writer should keep in mind that he/she will write an analysis of a theme that appears in either a text or movie that argues a specific point. The writer's aim in this type of essay is to pick a theme from a text or movie and write about what that theme does for the story or what that theme makes the reader realize about that story and/or life itself. The best way to come up with such an

Hello my name is Ray, today I will be discussing the novel we have been studying; Larry Watson's 'Montana 1948". Watson's stereotype of a 1940's housewife is depicted through the characters Enid and Gail. The reader is shown throughout the text of female characters re: to take the backseat in relationships and that their place is in the home. Merce County during the 1940's, this idea is shown to the reader constantly by Larry Watson in the novel. Watson presents this stereotype as one that can be tested; only if first the character chooses to do so. Both Enid and Gail have the power to push these limits and be heard only when they free themselves from the stereo type in question. It is very hard not to

The novel entitled “Fifth Business” by Davies Robertson, depicts the main character, Dunstan Ramsay’s lifelong memoir. Fifth Business describes the evolution of a woman's role in society and their relationship with men over the decades (early 1900s to the late 1960s). With the passage of time, women's social status has changed exponentially, as demonstrated by five female characters in the novel: Mrs. Dempster, Leola, Dianna, Lisel, and Denyse. Their role has changed from taking care of children and their husbands to working independently. Women's status in society has significantly improved as they are becoming more equal with men.

In his play Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller uses “the common man as a fit subject for tragedy in the highest sense” (Lawrence, Trudeau and Ross Vol. 1) and failure in the accomplishment of the American. The play tends to recline more in the direction of masculinity where men’s sole role is to get a job and support the family and the woman be seen and ordered which brings out the idea of traditional gender roles at its best. Though this is the case, it is very evident that women played an important role in this play. Although every character in the served and had a main purpose, women served a major role not only as subjects of submission and satisfaction who helped define who the men really were in the 1940’s but also as elements of support and wisdom.

”(Stevenson 1) These examples show how men were changed as well as women. It draws the audiences attention to these two very different types of boys and how they are interacting with these new and exciting flappers. The relationships were changed a great deal in this time with the women holding more influence and the men growing used to

Dorothy L. Sayers states “Wherever you find a great man, you will find a great mother or a great wife standing behind him.” Man is a societal construct that is structured and molded by maternal influences and female insight. Typically one is a product of its environment, however Robertson Davies in “Fifth Business,” deliberately uses female roles to display the impact that women have on the psychological growth of a man. Davies chronologically traces the psyche of Dunstan Ramsay as he matures with the guidance of significant female characters in his life. In “Fifth Business,” Robertson Davies uses the characterization of Mrs. Ramsay, Diana

To begin with, one major theme that continuously played a part throughout the entire book is desire. To many of the characters, it was the one urge that they could never overcome. One

Love is the greatest gift God could give to mankind. Its’ sole intention is to bring people together to a time called forever. However, love is the reason behind Daisy Buchanan and Clarissa Dalloway’s unhappiness in life. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan is married to a man named Tom, but her heart belongs to a man named Gatsby. Similarly, in Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway, Clarissa Dalloway is in love with a man named Peter, however is married to a man named Richard. Both women give up their true love in order to marry a wealthy man, and subsequently live a life full of doubt.

D.H Lawrence was an English writer, playwright, novelist, poet and critic. His works represent a comprehensive reflection upon the dehumanizing impacts of modernity and industrialization. Due to his opinions and rebels nature he faced severe criticism and he suffered official persecution, censorship and misrepresentation of his innovative work during his life. At the time of his death, his open notoriety was that of the pornographer who had squandered his significant abilities. E.M Forster wrote in the letter to the Nation and Atheneum (29 march 1930); “The greatest imaginative novelist of our generation.” The influential Cambridge critic F. R. Leavis supported both his artistic veracity and his moral seriousness. Lawrence`s best known novels are Sons and Lovers, The Rainbow, Women in Love and Lady Chatterley`s Lover. In these novels he explores the potential outcomes for life inside of a modern setting. Lawrence