Philosophies Of Sister Carrie By Theodore Dreiser

I agree that Betty Friedan was right to write that the suburban home was a ‘comfortable concentration camp’ where women ‘suffered a slow death of mind and spirit’ for the following reasons:

Born in 1862, Edith Wharton Newbold Jones was brought up within the graceful, wealthy yet conservative, confining circle of New York society, which fostered sexual repression and prided itself on the innocence of its young girls. Edith Wharton herself was discouraged from expressing her emotions or developing her intellect which was supposed to be very unbecoming traits in a woman. This is the reason why she stressed in her fiction the need of growth, and has shown how painful and frustrating this process can be for a woman. This process of growth and development is revealed in her major works, Ethan Frome (1911), and Summer (1917) (Balakrishnan 1).

Joan Didion uses rhetorical words in “Morality,” to emphasize her claim as to why she is suspicion of the definition of morality. Throughout, “Morality,” Didion defines and provides varies arguments as to why she is skeptical towards moral principles. Didion starts her essay by describing her location to present an emotional appeal to her particular setting. “As it happens I am in Death Valley, in a room at the Enterprise Motel and Trailer Park, and it is July, and it is hot (106, para 1).” The significance of describing the setting helps the reader become aware of the authors hidden meanings around the individual location, time, and weather. The tone of the setting described by Didion evokes emotions of isolation, despair, and loneliness.

Carrie’s full name is Carrie Amelia Moore, she was born on November 25, 1846. Her parents are George Moore and Mary Campbell Moore. She had five siblings, two boys and three sisters. In total they are seven children that George and Mary had. In 1854 Carrie moved from Kentucky where she was born to a farm in Missouri. Carrie’s first kiss was when she was nineteen years old with a guy named Charles Gloyed. Charles was a doctor and had a very good education and was handsome too. During 1862 Carrie moved again but this time to Texas and the year after that she returned to the farm back in Kentucky. While that time when she

As his eyes traced down her body, he savored them. Round. Shapely. Beautiful. She wasn't like the average woman his eyes had learned to glaze over on the streets, and in her difference there was beauty. A whole lot of beauty. Bennett couldn't help but stare, and he could see her fidgeting and twisting beneath his gaze. The dominant animal inside had that effect on people; it was why he was so effective at breaking grown men.

Society is ever changing and evolving, the interactions between family members and those in a person’s community can change from day to day. Shirley Jackson and Ernest Hemingway explore society and the interaction of people within a society to show the true nature of people. The authors both use short yet intense diction which places the reader within the story. The twists within the plot lines of both essays show the reader life is always unexpected and that although one may believe they know the conclusion they are blindsided by the truth. The two writers have very similar approaches throughout the story hiding the true reasoning behind the story until the finale, yet the way the compose their essays and the way in which societies within those essays act, both writers display how

Shirley Jackson’s novel, The Haunting of Hill House, explores the cultural anxieties in the mid 20th century. Specifically, men use womanhood (societal norms) as purposely infantilizing women in order to confine the female mind. Jackson utilizes symbolism, metaphor, and anaphora in her novel in order to convey the message for men to stop infantilizing women. Moreover, Jackson spreads awareness that women are being confined by a system that men developed: womanhood. Hence, in effect, the novel serves as an informal protest against male repression through a medium that can be read by a wider audience —more importantly an indirect challenge to male readers. According to Krolokke, Second Wave Feminism became prominent due to cultural discontent with patriarchy during the mid 20th century. Moreover, Krolokke informs the readers that Second Wave Feminism influenced women to challenge traditional family roles and male ideologies about women not belonging in the workplace (11-12). Mid 20th century is also when Jackson published The Haunting of Hill House. So, with these historical and cultural contexts in mind, Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House ends the novel with Eleanor killing herself because she wants women to challenge the ideas of patriarchy into effect. Hence, Second Wave Feminism has a connection to Eleanor having a childlike personality (can not think for herself) because she wants women (especially young and single women) to explore their rights (their choices) and

The Feminine Mystique is the title of a book written by the late Betty Friedan

Imagine two alpha males dominant and secure in the professional jungle, yet in their personal lives vulnerable and less dominant. Such are the stories of Dr. Landis in “My Sister’s Marriage” by Cynthia Marshall Rich and Blake in “The Five-Forty-Eight” by John Cheever. These two alpha males have similarities and differences, in the way they view women as the weaker vessels, the way people react to them and how both are changed forever by their own personal choices.

In the book The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan brings attention to what she calls the feminine mystique, or “the problem that has no name”. Through the use of anecdotal narratives, her own personal experiences as a journalist, editor, mother, and the interviews of many women from different backgrounds in order to unveil the truth about the women of the 1950’s. The problem which sparked the second wave of feminism in the United States is one that focuses on the inequality between men and women and the undervaluing of women in both the social and private spheres. The women of the time gave up pursuing their passions, such as getting an education or careers in science or business in order to fit the image of the stereotypical stay-at-home mom whose main goal in life is to raise her children while providing a safe and comforting home for her husband. The Feminine Mystique, as she called it, was the idea of widespread unhappiness of women, despite the preconceived notion that women were happiest when they have a family. Throughout her work, she dives into many of the problems associated with the feminine mystique and builds a powerful concept of what would eventually be labeled feminism.

Throughout time, the role of women in society has slowly undergone changes. Now so more than ever do females have more freedoms socially, economically, and politically compared to the past. Before, women were expected to act demure and subservient to their husbands, while also taking responsibility of the domesticity of the family. These unspoken rules restricted women from seeking out opportunities away from the home, but it didn’t stop them all. For example, Willa Cather, an illustrious author of the early 1900’s who followed the beat of her own drum, rather than the whims of others. Her success as a writer is a testimony to this strong spirit and her works reflect it dubiously. Her novel “ My Antonia” in particular is full of strong female

Equally important, there are inevitable consequences of anger, one of which is escapism. In other words, those who experience anger try unwittingly and irrationally to get rid of the reasons that trigger their anger. For Carrie, home is the place that exasperates and infuriates her most so any other place, even school, makes her feel less angry and perhaps more contented than home. She explicitly makes this clear when she says: “I like everything about school…like getting out of the house all day long. It’s like a field trip every single day.” (Flock 36), through this simile she tries to describe the delight she senses when she is not home. However, as going to school is a temporary escapism to her, she decides to flee completely and permanently from home.

They were wonderfully pretty eyes; and, indeed, Winterbourne had not seen for a long time anything prettier than his fair countrywoman's various features‹her complexion, her nose, her ears, her teeth. He had a great relish for feminine beauty; he was addicted to observing and analysing it; and as regards this young lady's face he made several observations. (7)

The era of the housewife usually paints a rosy mental picture; a white picket fence, a large house with a big yard, a beautiful family, and homemade goods. However, as seen in Betty Friedan’s article “The Problem That Has No Name”, describes the turmoil experienced by housewives of the 1960s. The problem was described and become popularized in a variety of ways by media outlets, such as ungrateful housewives that had too much education to realize “how lucky she is” (52). The women who experienced the problem described the feelings of inadequacy and frustration such as “I feel empty some how” or “I feel as if I don’t exist” (50). Although Friedan does not clearly state what the exact problem is it is apperant that these women want more from

Characteristics of the genre the work does/doesn’t meet: The book is not true so is considered fiction, also Carrie falls in love with the Charles so it is romance.