The Good Lady Ducayne By Mary Elizabeth Braddon

There is significant evidence throughout both 'The Long Queen ' and The Map Women ' to indicate that suffering is a central element of female experience. Both of these poems are present in the 'Feminine Gospels ' written by Carol Ann Duffy. The collection of poetry is seen to be teachings of feminism aiming to provide the reader visions of female identity. One feature of this identity that is examined within these two poems is the theme of mental and physical suffering that women universally endure.

Through Women’s Eyes by Ellen Carol DuBois and Lynn Dumenil addresses American History from 1865 until present day. The third edition of this textbook includes visual and primary sources over several centuries. I used this textbook in a history course, “Women in the United States, 1890 – Present;” I found the textbook to be engaging, helpful, and useful throughout the course. The way in which in the information was presented allowed me to learn, assess, and analyze the difficulties women faced.

The current generation is quizzical of the importance that religious teachings hold in our evolving pro-choice society. In past generations, spiritualism was a method of uniting the community and nurturing the young. However, we find that faith has the adverse effect. While separate from other religions, a rise in hate fueled discrimination and separatism is observable between different communities in all corners of the globe. In this generation, it is only logical that as religion is taught, after learning from present and past events, the very essence of the teachings is skewed and put into question.

In the book, Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler, it presents a perfect example of a Survival of the fittest lifestyle. Only the best, the smarter, and the stronger ones, is able to survive, while the weaker individuals will be killed or dead. Lauren Olamina, the main character and her group travels towards the north by finding freedom. Many people did not have the mindset to be as strong as Lauren to survive, but she was extremely careful. She has always looked out for potential enemies wanting to harm or kill, but she was also creating allies to build her Earthseed community.

Candide was written by François-Marie Arouet or as he is most well known by his pen name, Voltaire. Candide was published by Sirène in January 1759. This book was chosen because it is relevant to the Enlightenment through the stories of Candide. mentions many key points that period. One reason why this book is very controversial and important is because the enlightenment believed in the Leibnizian philosophy of blind optimism, but Voltaire criticizes it throughout the book even though he was a major part in the enlightenment movement(Shank, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). The book explains Voltaire’s feelings about humanity and his thoughts on everything he

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler can be categorized as an environmental novel, a utopian tale within dystopian tale and hero’s journey. A utopian novel is defined as a fiction where readers find characteristics that they would like to implement in society. This is a novel about a young woman named Lauren along with others who finds herself in a prisoned like world. They find themselves in a society where everything is controlled and offers them no possibility of ever living a normal life. There are no jobs for the young, broken marriages and homes, poor economy and worst yet, constant fear as thieves and drug addicts rule their lives outside the walls. In this novel we meet a brave young woman who embarks on the journey to freedom and exhibits the quality as a female leader and also inspires people to travel with her. This story strongly fits the qualities of a feminist novel as it illustrates a African-American women who is determined to succeed in an exceptionally difficult circumstance.

In my ISU Media Display, I used a variety of symbols and images to highlight important elements from The Little Old Lady Who Broke All The Rules by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg. Through visual representation of characters, incorporation of key symbols and the use meaningful images I was able to create a project that highlights the crucial element of the novel. I used a variety of images that depict some of the main characters via symbolism. For example, Christina has an “interest in literature” (page 21) and makes multiple references to her love for the arts. Therefore, I depicted her as a paintbrush to re-emphasize her passions towards artistry. However, I did not represent Martha as an object, I illustrated her as a senior woman with a walker.

The idea of Mother Earth is extremely empowering for women; most women believe that, right? Ellen Cronan Rose finds the idea of mother earth tremendously unempowering. Rose writes in her article “The Good Mother: from Gaia to Gilead”, that the imagery of mother earth is deeply problematic and is harmful to the feminist cause. This is a shocking view considering that most women don’t seem to have a problem with that idea. Ellen Cronan Rose states that the “mother earth” metaphor is harmful to the way women are viewed in society because it perpetuates negative stereotypes against women, it views the earth and women primarily as producers, and it overlooks the fact that both men and women are connected to nature. She goes in-depth into how mother earth imagery can impact women.

As the result of a poem known as “The House of the Angel”, a social convention was developed to enforce women to be modest, virtuous, yet subservient. Like every other social convention however, there were instances where women rebelled for the right to be free from its constraints. Among them was Lucy Graham Audley (also known as Helen Talboys), the antagonist of Lady Audley’s Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon. The novel itself is a demonstration of a woman 's rebellion against the confinement of stereotype and the separate sphere.

Emma is broken after Léon’s departure. In the mists of winter, the cold is not only around her but within her. She is resentful after Léon departs, shutting everyone out. Foster explains, “the seasons have stood for the same set of meanings … winter with resentment and death” (Foster 178). Foster gives analysis about the feelings associated with seasons and Emma’s exasperation with her life after the departure of her and her lover comes deeply in winter although Léon leaves in fall. Now that Léon is gone, her light of her life is gone, and Charles is trying to help, however, Charles is the one person Emma does not want to try and

The setting of the series “Downton Abbey” takes place at Highclere Castle, the owners and residents are the Carnarvon family. The book , “Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the Real Downton Abbey” authored by the 8th Countess of Carnarvon depicts the lives of the actual family who lived at Highclere Castle - the 6th Earl of Carnarvon and his Countess, the American-born, Catherine Wendell.

In the reading, the narrator talks about perfection in a way that indicates he has a high standard for quality of work. "...I have to admit that I have not even suggested, let alone have done justice to the virtues of the Duchess, because not only is my style incapable of expressing them, but my mind of conceiving them" (Castiglione). I think it is evident that this man was focused on producing a book that reached his standard of quality and perfection. He did not believe he could do the Duchess justice based on her persona, which he admired greatly. Moreover, when the author mentions perfection, he indicates that his work has no point because “you cannot learn what cannot be reached" (Castiglione). He brings light to possible judgement from

Appearances Can Be Deceiving Mrs. Drover, the protagonist in the short story, “The Demon Lover” by Elizabeth Bowen, finds herself haphazardly scrambling out of her abandoned townhome in London and scampering into a taxi in need of refuge, only to find her worst nightmare waiting for her. The taxi at the denouement of the short story represents Mrs. Drover’s escape from the dark memories of the old house. As soon as she feels sheltered from the house, the taxi whips around and zooms away as she is left beating helplessly on the doors trying to escape. As Mrs. Dovers delightful and safehaven of a moment swiftly and literally U-turns into terror, an overjoyed Rosemary Fell in Katherine Mansfield’s “A Cup of Tea” is stunned when her husbands priority

The four poets from War Photographer, Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, Havisham, The Laboratory, My Last Duchess and On My First Sonne have all crafted very emotion based poems, all 6 present strong feelings. Some through manic speech and rhythm, others through a deeper meaning. I would say the majority of these poems (Havisham, Duchess, Laboratory and Photographer) all feature protagonists with mental disorders, after or during certain situations.

Carol Anne Duffy. In this coming of age poem, Duffy describes a young child at school through a period of time with the use of writing techniques, the development of the child from the beginning to the end of the poem can be seen by the reader. Duffy shows how the child in the school environment has matured and their innocence is slips away as the school year progresses this is a central focus of the poem.