YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Louise Erdrichs The Leap Feminist Short Story
Essays 361 - 390
gothic tone, which is a feature of romanticism. Goodman Brown soon arrives at his destination as he meet a man who has been wait...
other words it compels the reader to say, "What?!" or "Whoah. What happens next?" or "Wow, how did this happen?" Any combination ...
this only comes in the form of regret at the end. In fact, if anyone were to be bitter about things, it would have to be the gra...
woman who is significant, but rather how she makes the male character feel. This is particularly true of young women, who almost f...
this story that Dees mother has always secretly longed for acceptance from Dee. Mrs. Johnson was always amazed by her daughters "...
a lady....
life is at stake as the narrator expresses the fact that a man will actually freeze to death if he cannot get a fire going. The ...
she is known for. This particular compilation of stories was written prior to her incredible fame and would thus indicate that she...
life must endure social intolerance at one time or another; however, certain groups face prejudicial persecution on a regular basi...
from Londons story which illustrates how the man is ignorant and in need of the weather to make him strong and enlightened: "But a...
era has wielded its impact on the mother and her young daughter who moves through the one temporary home after another, for the mo...
anxiety. It serves to house the blame for the narrators actions. And, in terms of imagery, the ending of this classic tale speaks ...
is mystical and unexplainable, in the house. They understand that they cannot necessarily see what is taking place, or truly put t...
journey, he prefers to run from the prophecy. He thinks he is doing the right thing, much like Ruebens belief that he is doing the...
a mother to do that. As Granny closes her eyes for "just a minute," Porter us an indication of how her life has been lived. She ha...
ended as they could have logically ended. So, too, it must be stated that this spelling out of the ending of the mysteries is a ...
especially in inner city conditions, is a culture that relies heavily on community. Like other cultures, and unlike the majority o...
he marries her. He agrees and she tells him that women want the power. He returns to the king and queen and his life is spared by ...
great pain, screaming, the arrogance of the doctor comes out in the following: "But her screams are not important. I dont hear the...
a force generated by a small group of people who are passionate in their beliefs. Through this groups passion and efforts, changes...
most comfortable for her. This is true whether an individual woman chooses to take work outside her home as the CEO of the worlds...
experiences of women (Hilkert, 1995). Her ideas struck a chord in the public and since her article more than thirty years ago, nea...
The systems approach looks at the family as an organized whole, with a hierarchical structure of interrelated parts. Working with...
19wright.html). It is a tradition that remains powerfully strong today and is, according to Wright (2001), "well represented by li...
He returns to the witch who then tells him he can have an ugly and faithful wife in her, or a beautiful and unfaithful woman. He a...
womens movement, "women all across the continent began to claim the right to name and define themselves" (p. 4). In relating this ...
black women, from their perspective, was racism, not sexism. Hooks relates that her students often asked her such questions as "Ha...
of these is how body image is represented in the media as a means of marginalizing and objectifying women. Burke reports t...
been presented to the National Assembly in France" (53). It is interesting to note that when reading Rousseau she would become ang...
discussed, or not discussed during the time period, abortions were available to those who knew where to look. But, it was a danger...