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    find the bird dead. The maid takes the bird and throws it into the oven as Professor Rath sets off to go to the university where he works. It can be argued that this scene establishes the narrative of a cynicism and the symbolism of entrapment. The symbolism of entrapment can be found throughout the entire film—when Rath is going through the backstage of the beer hall, Rath’s life with Lola and the troupe, and even with Rath himself. The scene with Rath first navigating his way towards the beer hall

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    antagonistic feeling. The feelings of being trapped, without a way to escape their situations. Not even viable choices to give an idea of control. Like butterflies, the characters cannot escape the spiderweb. The main force against the characters, their entrapment, is the most significant characteristic of Ethan Frome. It is the central source of drama and story, the explanation of the character's complexities, and the final slap to the face of the book. The cause of the overarching story can be traced to

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    protagonists are subjected to oppression within 18th century these characters are both isolated and entrapped by the social conventions of the time. Sarah Waters's novel Affinity echoes the entrapment felt by women both in prison and those imprisoned by society and expectation within the Victorian era. The theme of entrapment is significant because it successfully attempts to “draw(s) a bold link between traditions of historiography and the idea of incarceration”. Waters explores the panoptic structure

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    where unhappiness was present in every aspect of life. Similarly, in the novel Ethan Frome, the title character is trapped in his unhappy life due to marriage, family, property, and financial liabilities. The author, Edith Wharton uses the motif of entrapment to prove how obligations lead to unhappiness throughout the novel. Ethan Frome and his wife, Zenobia (Zeena), never really know what true love feels like because they are both very lonely people. They meet when Zeena is caring for Ethan’s mother;

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    as a mother. Despite this, Edna and Adele find themselves in similar situations. Adele too cannot escape her children, so much so that “she has no way of conceiving of herself as a separate person” (Bogarad 160). Edna herself recognizes Adele’s entrapment, feeling “pity for that colorless existence which never uplifted its possessor of blind contentment…” (Chopin 74). The only difference between Edna and Adele is that while Edna rejects her role, Adele blindly embraces it. Conversely, Mademoiselle

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    How to treat nerve entrapment syndrome of the foot and ankle How to treat nerve entrapment syndrome of the foot and ankle. Nerve entrapment of the foot and ankle is a frustrating condition that can represent both a difficult diagnosis as a chronic problem that is difficult to treat. Always consider that conservative treatment of foot pain does not improve symptoms within a few weeks. They should also be treated in a gradual and logically-starting conservatively and ending with surgery only if necessary

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    ENTRAPMENT MODEL The entrapment model suggests that staying in an abusive relationship is a way to justify "past effort and time devoted to the relationship" (Strube, 1988). The investment model challenges that the more time, effort, money, emotion, etc. invested into a relationship the longer one devotes to staying in the relationship even when intimate partner violence is frequent. The hypotheses were that women more subjectively invested in baseline data would be especially likely to engage

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    demonstrate the universal idea of this inherent, earthly darkness through the use of two elements- entrapment and mental decay. These writers manipulate these elements to show that it is the unfathomable darkness present in people’s hearts and minds that claws at them, torments and traps them; draining the souls from their bodies leaving nothing behind but broken minds. The preceding elements of entrapment and mental decay are portrayed prevalently through “The Black Cat,” “The Feather Pillow,” and “The

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    I chose to respond to the the novels as I did, to gain a deeper understanding of psychological imprisonment. By considering the theme of social entrapment in these two divergent settings, it became clearer to me how complex is the problem, spanning generations, social class, and race. From my project as a whole, I gained a better understanding of the impact of one’s upbringing, the necessity of a

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    Entrapment of Household: Analysis of “A Doll’s House” The author of “A Doll’s House”, Henrik Ibsen was criticized for his controversial advocacy of moral and social reform by failing to respect the institution of marriage in his plays. A Doll’s House presents the aftermath of nineteenth-century patriarchal husbandry like those in Susan Glaspell’s play, “Trifles”. In many of the parlor plays of this era, female spectators reflect on their individual situations, revealing the unsatisfying nature

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