Livia Alternate Ending Essay

In the historical novel Chains by Laurie Anderson the author tells the story of a young girl named Isabelle who is purchased into slavery. Also, in the poem “To the Right Honorable William, Earl of Dartmouth” by Phillis Wheatley another young girl is purchased into slavery. Both girls, Isabelle and Phillis each have similarities they as they go through the treacherous path slavery brings. Even though Isabelle and Phillis Wheatley were both slaves with gruesome lives, they have many differences as well.

Mary Rowlandson, and Olaudah Equiano, both wrote autobiographies depicting their individual experience with enslavement and capture. The two pieces of literature are generally very similar though their experiences were considerably different.

slave family built was broken (ibid). Thus, it was not uncommon for children to share the same

“Even so the women held their heads in line, and around every neck a noose was laid, that they might die most vilely” (221). The maid’s deaths are a prime example of the sexism in the Odyssey. Their deaths were unfair and this scene truly proves the extent of which women, specifically the maids in this case, were punished harshly for crimes that were less than those of

One similarity is that how both of the roles of women in both wars had each provided for their families. Also, the woman were obligated to

In “The Odyssey”, the protagonist Odysseus must face a series of obstacles throughout a 20 year journey back to his homeland of Ithaca. A surprising number of obstacles involve women in some way or form, either as a mortal or a goddess. The women present some form of danger Odysseys must work his way around. “The Odyssey” presents women as dangerous beings, an interesting contrast of the ancient greek view of women of their era. Through characters such as Helen, Calypso, Kirke or the sea monsters, we see how each provides some sort of danger that must be surpassed by the protagonist Odysseus and how “The Odyssey” portrayal of such women provide a commentary by Homer on the social view of Greek women of the era.

Zheyk scurried through the establishment; his limbs scraping the sides of the miniature hallways. It didn't help that humans kept blocking the way, staring at him with wide eyes instead of making space for their unexpected guest. It was understandable though, the visitor was by no means normal. An attendant led him through an enormous set of double doors, where a human was waiting in a dim room. He was relieved to be away from the prying eyes of those pitiful humans, though he knew that what was to come would pry far more than any mere human could.

“Hello?” called a voice. Adam, Aurelia thought, her mind jumping to the boy she had met the day before. She opened the door, and there he was. He looked upset.

Abdiel sat upon the black rocks of the deathly valley of hell, refusing to remove her fixated gaze away from the blurred shadow adventuring upon the black burning rocks of the underworld. Her black fur was set perfect among the slightly shifting breeze of black fog, tainted with the smell of death and venom. The shadow she stared upon seemed to be glitching around, his movements quick and snappy, yet very mighty. But, it was obvious he could do large amounts of damage, seemingly lurring Abdiel to him. The shadow’s name was Alexander, and she wished for him to stay by her side. But, he refused, he would not love, though he could, but he wouldn’t. His body did however miss the feeling of affection and love, but he expressed it in a very different

Property, in those times, made the man. And manhood and its trappings is another of the themes of this story. For a man had to acquire the right to be called a man through his personal fortune, his ability with the horse and the fearlessness to face death in the form of the steely claw of another man’s facón .It is this the man’s destiny: Torcuato’s manhood is therefore questioned when Elaria confesses to love Anacleto. Torcuato is bound by blood to enforce his father’s last wish, which might have involved a confrontation with a man he had learned to love as a brother.

Mandras is a young, handsome fisherman who is engaged to Pelagia at the begin of the novel. He is depicted as cheerful and boyish with a theatrical charm. When Pelagia see Mandras catching fish with some dolphins, she describes him wistfully as “man who was so sleek, so at one with the sea, so much like a fish, a man naked and wild, a man like Adam”.(pg.424) This only solidified the reader’s image of Mandra’s God like beauty. Despite his kind-hearted nature and attractive appearance Mandras is considered unsuitable to marry Pelagia, who is the daughter of the town’s doctor. To prove his worth as a husband, Mandras enlists with the Greek army in hopes of becoming a war hero. Military life is not the glorious experience Mandras expected, however

“Now Allessandro, you need not use the very same words, indeed, I feel if you could simply say to Vitus what is truly in your heart it may go better for you.”

Just as Horatius Cocles displayed a great amount of courage and selflessness for others, Cloelia, a hostage in captivity of the Etruscans, also showed much courage and leadership. Leading a group of other female hostages along with her, she passed the Etruscan guards, and swam her way across the Tiber River to return her fellow hostages to the Roman side. What is unique about Cloelia’s brave actions, “unprecedented in a woman, by an equally unprecedented honour”, was the reaction her escape had on Porsena, who ended up admiring her courage (Livy, 124). Cloelia could have easily ignored her desire to try to

“I would never love someone as foul as you,” Matthew snarled, as he looked at the queen harshly.

Marco gave a small sigh, pushing down the bits of resentment he felt. "We 're in this situation together," he said, looking back with a kindly smile, "we 'll get through it just like everything else." His mind wandered to Ludo 's castle, "besides, we 've definitely been through worse." He straightens his gaze, "any how, it 's a long walk to Bulwark."