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Feminist Themes and The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

factor into the equation, though it would seem that love was possible eventually. Given that Petruchio considers Katherine his p...

Political Power of Feminists in the US

at the time at the mercy of men. Women had no say so in the political outlook of the country in any shape, form or fashion. Oppr...

Feminist Movement's 'Second Wave'

feeling of liberty would be extended to them. They were wrong. The fifteenth and fourteenth amendments came and went, but their ri...

Contemporary Slavery and Philosophical Concepts

the buying and selling of human beings. How would a Kantian analyze the ethics of slavery? How might a utilitarian, a social con...

Susan Bordo and Feminine Malaise

it would be quite difficult to effectively heal the afflicted. The goals of treatment are of course to help the client to reduce ...

Book of the Three Virtues by Christine de Pizan

of women in medieval society, De Pizan wrote two of her most significant works, The Book of the City of Ladies and The Book of the...

Feminism and Gender Bias in Science Fiction

This paper explores the idea of feminist characters and plots in the genre of science fiction. This eleven page paper has seven s...

Merce Rodoreda's 'Time of the Doves'

This is a paper consisting of 5 pages and discusses such elements as protagonist Natalia's evolution, mother and daughter relation...

'The Company of Wolves' by Angela Carter

The feminist rewriting of fairytales as reflected in this short story by Angela Carter is considered in a paper consisting of five...

The Evolution of Feminism and Judaism

This paper addresses the various ways in which feminist ideals have evolved within the religion of Judaism. This six page paper h...

Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Collins

In a paper consisting of five pages Patricia Collins' unique black feminist perspective is considered within the context of her bo...

Individual Perspectives of Nancy Chodorow and Sigmund Freud

In seven pages this report contrasts and compares Nancy Chodorow's feminist sociological theories with the psychoanalytical theori...

Comparative Analysis of Lessons and Themes in E.M. Forster's 'A Passage to India,' Graham Green's 'The Heart of the Matter,' and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's 'Heat and Dust'

A feminist approach is used in this paper consisting of five pages in which reliance upon spirituality is stronger and more import...

Oleanna by David Mamet

and critic Thomas Eagleton as a "modernist literary work," meaning that the content is purposely left minimal so that it is up to ...

A Review of the Themes in Borderlands

Written in Spanish this essay is a 4 page analysis of the 1987 novel by Gloria Anzaldua. The borders confronting Mexican immigran...

Protagonist Analysis of Edna Pontellier in 'The Awakening' by Kate Chopin

Iin five pages this paper examines Edna before and after marriage, considers her 'awakening' and conflict and also incorporates fe...

Louise Erdrich's 'The Leap' Feminist Short Story

In five pages this essay analyzes the short story in order to determine that it is an example of feminist literature. Three sourc...

Mama Day by Gloria Naylor and Issues of Gender and Race

In ten pages this African American feminist text is analyzed in its portrayal of gender and racial issues. Eight sources are list...

Feminist Utopian Literature Represented by Women on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy

destroyed, and that in its place, a society based on equality and not by the limitations imposed by gender. Piercys radical views...

Maria Irene Fornés Feminist Writiings

In six pages the feminist writings of Maria Irene Fornés are analyzed. Two sources are cited in the bibliography....

Christine de Pizan's The Book of the City of Ladies

In six pages this landmark fifteenth century feminist text is analyzed in terms of how the author portrayed the connection between...

Analyzing 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

and fascinates her. The wallpaper is described as having "sprawling flamboyant patterns" that commit "every artistic sin" (13) co...

Feminist Approach to 'A Good Man is Hard to Find' by Flannery O'Connor

OConnors most controversial and problematic short stories (Clark 66). There are really only two characters in this story-the grand...

Comparison Between Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Harriet Jacobs

Southern slave law and of the law itself" (Accomando 229, 1998). By writing her narrative, Jacobs was vocalizing for all others w...

Luis Valdez's 'Los Vendidos'

large degree. As such, the feminist qualities are vague and incredibly subtle. The only woman in the play is Miss Jimenez. She is ...

The Goddess vs. Christianity

Many modern feminists have embraced the worship of the Goddess as more liberating and less patriarchal than most mainstream monoth...

The Importance of Women's History

women to the sidelines of history, as insignificant to the progress of humanity. By implication, this view says that women did not...

Feminist Views on Women in Afghanistan Under the Taliban Rule

An article on the Taliban rule in Afghanistan and how it has oppressed women is discussed through an application of Joan Scott's f...

Commentary on Virginia Woolf's 'The Lady in the Looking Glass'

distance, an unclear picture is present. It is this vision of the mistress that the narrator begins to imagine must be of some fan...

Overview of Experimental Feminist Poetry

Hunt conveys her message in a type of rapid New York "urban speak," which is specifically intended to jolt the readers passivity. ...