Penelope Eckert'sThe Good Woman Is Not A Jokester?

In “The Author to Her Book,” Bradstreet is inundated in indecision and internal struggles over the virtues and shortfalls of her abilities and the book that she produced. As human beings we associate and sympathize with each other through similar experiences. It is difficult to sympathize with someone when you don’t know where they are coming from and don’t know what they are dealing with. Similar experiences and common bonds are what allow us to extend our sincere appreciation and understanding for another human being’s situation. In this poem an elaborate struggle between pride and shame manifests itself through an extended metaphor in which she equates her book to her own child.

Prior to and throughout the late middle ages, women have been portrayed in literature as vile and corrupt. During this time, Christine de Pizan became a well educated woman and counteracted the previous notions of men’s slander against women. With her literary works, Pizan illustrated to her readers and women that though education they can aspire to be something greater than what is written in history. Through the use of real historical examples, Christine de Pizan’s, The Book of the City of Ladies, acts as a defense against the commonly perceived notions of women as immoral.

The poem “To my Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet, is not just an exceedingly felt expression of a wife’s marital love and commitment to her husband, as it is about a puritan women who is supposed to be reserved but she makes it her obligation to enlighten her husband of her devotion. A thorough analysis of the poem’s paradox, hyperbole, imagery and repetition reveals how she conveys her message.

Within the story The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mants by W. D. Wetherell, there is a particular self-absorbent, lethargic character by the name of Sheila Mants. Evidence for such claims can be found throughout the story. One of these various examples would be “Eric said I have the figure to model, but I thought I should get an education first. I mean, it might be awhile before I get started and all. I was thinking of getting my hair styled, more swept back”. Sheila Mants is being taken to a concert by the narrator on a canoe and she continues to talk about herself through the entire canoe ride. She rarely allows the narrator to interject or add their opinion like the self-absorbed person she is. Besides being self-absorbed, Sheila Mants is

The scene right after this one takes place from Norman’s point of view. Here we witness him peeping on Marion while she’s undressing through a hidden hole in the wall. It is made clear to the audience that Norman is sexually repressed and that he desires Marion. In her article, “Coveting the Feminine,” Diane Negra writes on Norman Bates’ psychology and how it is stemmed in his repressed sexuality and oedipal complex, “Psycho features a protagonist who manifest extreme behavior in a desperate attempt to circumvent cultural restrictions on the expression of forms of sexuality judged inimical to the status quo,” and, “Norman Bates takes on the personality of the mother he murdered out of jealousy, projects his jealousy onto her, and murders women he finds desirable in order to punish himself,” (Negra, 193-200). The bird imagery is again prevalent in this scene. While Marion is changing she is next to two framed portraits of these small helpless little birds. Norman watches her through the peephole like a predator stalking his prey. Clearly, Hitchcock heavily included birds in the films mise-en-scene as a visual representation of Norman’s relationships with women.

In Joan Didion's essay "Slouching Towards Bethlehem", she writes her observations of the people in the Haight-Ashbury district as she interviews people there. She demonstrates sound critical reasoning by using the personalizing lens, distancing lens, ethos and pathos and does a decent job of doing so.

Throughout time, humorists have been able to pull off a phenomenon, which allows for others to laugh about sensitive, stressful topics. With talent, humorists are able to captivate positive emotion from their audience and allow for society to see delicate issues in an unbiased view. Although humorists are commonly seen as people who only intend to entertain, humorists purposefully say things through their work that allow for hard issues to be spoken or illustrated.

Anne Bradstreet's poem, To My Dear and Loving Husband, shows her profound love and undying affection for her husband. For a Puritan woman who is supposed to be reserved, Bradstreet makes it her obligation to enlighten her husband of her devotion. She conveys this message through her figurative language and declarative tone by using imagery, repetition, and paradoxes.

The Book of the City of Ladies During the renaissance many different views of leadership surfaced. Christine de Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies, Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince, and William Shakespeare’s Richard III each present distinct views of what would make a good leader during the renaissance period. Shakespeare and Christine de Pizan’s views align most closely with Plato’s.

"The soul has no secret that the behavior does not reveal,” said Lao Tzu. The essence of

Women are perceived in many films, books, television shows, etc. that they are “airheads.” In the film Karen asks Cady “So, if you’re from Africa...why are you white?” The comment made in the scene presents Karen to be incompetent in the way of not having common sense, which displays the stereotype of women being “airheads”. This stereotype presents humorous intent because no one would expect this type of question to be asked and this is manifested in Rappaport’s Punchline surprise theory; mainly focused on “…unexpected positive events that are experienced as a happy shock” (pg.16). The theory comes into play because of the blunt question that was asked, which comes as a surprise to the audience, therefore, the surprise factor brings humor into the scene.

When deciding if a character creates comedy or not it is important to weigh up the pros and cons of their main attributes. For me, overall Lady Bracknell does create comedy so I agree with the view but as with anything else it is arguable. It is clear the her triviality, character inversion and Wilde’s use of stock character create comedy although it can be argued that she is nonsensical, used as a tool and only serves purpose as a parallel.

Homer's Odyssey is a story of the homecoming of Odysseus after the Trojan War.  Odysseus left his wife, Penelope, and their young son, Telemachos, almost twenty years before the telling of this story to fight in the Trojan War.  His absence places Penelope in a rather precarious position.  Faced with many different circumstances, both good and bad, Penelope is on her own to decide the path she wishes to take.  Depending on her decisions, the situations could either be filled with wonderful opportunities or perilous dangers. The strong character of Penelope is revealed by her decisions.

The poem “Her Kind” by Anne Sexton describes different scenarios of a woman. In the poem, Anne Sexton uses three different characters to explain that she has been each of them in some way. Society places a gender role on what women are allowed to be and how they should behave, condemning the women who do not conform, trying to change them into society’s perfect view of what a woman should be. While this poem shows the author describing herself in terms of the supernatural, it ultimately shows that rebellion against societal norms for women comes at a cost, sparking judgement from a society that sees women as common housewives. Her imagery in the poem represents how she is seen as a disfigured and

In the selection, A Respectable Woman, Chopin portrayed the life of an early nineteenth-century woman, their expected role, and behavior in a largely patriarchal society. A Respectable Woman in Louisiana, where the author lived, were submissive, domesticated, and conformed to the rules and ethics of the society. During that period, churches in America were instrumental to the way people lived. The churches had a big influence on people’s perception of women. Due to the large influence of Catholics, Anglicans, and other Protestant churches, people believed that having an affair outside of marriage was a taboo and ungodly. Also, that belief played a major part in restricting or keeping women away from voting until a constitution amendment empowered women to exercise voting rights. Married women symbolize perfection and most times battle, with satisfying sexual desires, and keeping their role as respectable women. Chopin employed the use of plot, conflict , theme, imagery and symbolism, verbal and dramatic irony, and foreshadowing technique to narrate the story of a woman torn between satisfying sexual desires and staying faithful in marriage.