Knight's Journal Analysis

This essay will explore these contrasts and shed further light on Lorde’s beacon of motherhood. While there are many ways to interpret Lorde’s work my point of view on her works comes from a knowledge of almost motherhood. Although Lorde persevered through an illegal abortion her view on motherhood, in her poem and in written works, remains clear and unsoiled. Simply from the first stanza I feel connected to Lorde on a level that only mothers can know. Though my view is skewed as my baby was never born.

She comes back to satisfy the capacity that her dad started in the clinic, that of perusing so anyone might hear. Throughout another novel written by Louise Erdich “Love Medicine”, subverts the idea that Indians must assimilate in order to be part of American life. She creates characters who live out traditional values daily. For instance, Lulu 's choice to advance customary culture late in life does not come to the detriment of her owning another Chevy or wearing tight, elegant garments. She doesn 't comply with the

Antonia, as hard-working as any man or woman in the West, never reaches Jim’s definition of success. Yet, he still views her through “rose-colored glasses: “She lent herself to immemorial human attitudes which we recognize by instinct as universal and true… but she still had something which fires the imagination” (p. 261). Jim has and always will perceive Antonia as a fleeting emotion and an idea of rugged yet lovely strength. The tragic flaw in his view of her is this: Antonia is not an unsinkable pillar of fire and bravery. She is but a woman.

Although she had several proposals and prospective suitors, she never married and never had children. While Johnson continued a relationship with McRaye, it was made to seem a business relationship, although one doesn’t know of what their relationship consisted behind closed doors. In the time period in which Johnson lived, in was almost unheard of for an English woman, let alone a First Nations woman, to not marry and instead make a career for herself. This not only causes Johnson to stand out from the crowd, but the focus she put on her work instead of herself, showcases her obsession and passion for her heritage and her desire for others to understand her

During most of the article he never mentions anything negative about Bisland. Generally Goodman stayed posited about Bisland and example in his last paragraph “but she deserves to be better remembered than she is – for the gorgeousness of her prose, of course, and the clear-sightedness of her perspective on the condition of women”. This definitely shows the reader that the author is biased an other example of this is “She was tall, with an elegant, almost imperious bearing that made her appear even taller; she had large dark eyes and luminous pale skin and spoke in a low, gentle voice”. Goodman definitely favors Bisland writing. This is definitely a weakness in the article which shows that the passages could not be trusted to it's entirety.

She admits, “If I were to explain why…I chose Mali and the Niger for this journey…I used to avoid stripping myself down in search of motivation, scared of what I might uncover, scared of anything that might suggest a taint of the pathological (Salak, 423).” This statement tells how Kira was always afraid to challenge herself and would always play it safe. Because of this, she decides to go on a journey that others may consider to be completely insane and crazy. Furthermore, after successfully completing her journey, Kira recalls, “…in my life back home every day had appeared the same as the one before. Nothing seemed to change; nothing took on new variety. It had felt like a stagnant life (Salak, 427).” She had finally experienced something completely unfamiliar yet memorable, just the opposite of her normal life.

Growing up, a change recognized by all, is wildly forgotten. This is the story of Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman. It shows how the need for change, is discovered by experiences and exchanges by/from others. Catherine was a pushy, whiney, and selfish person, who only cared about herself. However, by the end of the novel, she is considerate of others, still pushes for her beliefs in a more polite and educated manner, and embraces the fact experiences have value.

Edna has taken a liking to her but others thought differently. They thought, "[Mademoiselle Reisz] was a disagreeable little woman, no longer young, who had quarreled with almost everyone, owing to a temper which was self-assertive and a disposition to trample upon the rights to others"(43). Mademoiselle Reisz contradicts all the characteristics women are thought to have. She isn’t timid or sweet, and she is completely independent. Not many people seem to like this, but Mademoiselle lives her own life without worrying about what others think.

The tone of this poem is enlightening. The author delivers the message that there is no guarantee of happiness when following the rules of society.The author does this by showing how two different the two sisters, Sadie and Maud, feel after taking two different approaches to life. The first perspective shown is Sadie. She lives life by her own rules, going against society 's expectation and yet still achieving happiness. “She didn’t leave a tangle in./ Her comb found every strand,”(line 5-6).

The exception being the relationship with her husband, John. The factual exile to the upstairs of the vacation home certainly did not display the feminism to which Gilman proclaimed. Even with the added fictional aspects to her story, Gilman is able to understand and relate to the women in her story. This is clearly conveyed through her detailed and imaginative writing. She truly gives the reader an in depth, literal and figurative look at the struggles women