Claudia Brücken

Frieda and Claudia do not agree with the beauty standards set by society. Claudia is seen to “represent an automatic rejection of external standards that were impossible for her to meet” (Gonzalez 210). They find flaws in Maureen Peal to prove she is not “perfect” and they call her mean names. Also, throughout the novel, Claudia has a hatred for what people determine is beautiful. She would dismember her white baby dolls to try and find the beauty in them that other people saw. Claudia would examine

to just tell something the truth and the problem you have with them so it can get fixed; going through all the scheming and lying is too much work! The motivation of Sylvia is to get Harry to not move to the south! On page 31 Sylvia is talking to Claudia and says, “If he comes here and likes it, he’ll tell him friends, and they’ll come. Soon our community will be overrun. We’ll have no chance of a clean city government,

advertisements are not the only things that help create inferiority complexes in women, the magazines themselves do as well. Cosmopolitan, a popular women's magazine, plays a major role in making women feel insecure about their bodies. Supermodel, Claudia Schiffer, graced the cover of

The Hardship of a Gender Wage Gap The gender pay gap in is the difference of paid between a man and a woman doing the same work. This is not just a United States problem as it can be seen across the world in many fields of work. There are many factors that contribute to the gender pay gap and there is not one clear solution for these issues. Regardless of a solution the results of the wage gap are apparent, it mainly effects women as it lowers their wages as they are paid less for equal work, have

The 18th to 19th century was a revolutionary time period for women. Jane Austen’s Emma was published during a time where women were campaigning for women’s suffrage and for female education. Emma is a book about a girl that vows not to fall in love, but plays matchmaker for her friend and acquaintances. The book shows readers what 18th century England looked like for women. Upper-class women were allowed to get an education; however, the education they were taught was vastly different than men’s