Lucie And Madame Defarge Gender Analysis

The cold went into her heart: Rosa saw that Stella’s heart was cold. ”(300) Through this we see that Rosa has come to realize that in the dire circumstances of their situation Stella has come to really only care for herself not her family unlike Rosa. This is also a good example of where it shows the contrast of Rosa and Stella so much so that Rosa fears that Stella is going to eat Magda. “And Rosa thought how Stella gazed at Magda like a young cannibal.”

In the beginning, she was an ingenious, spirited, and exalted young lady. Now, she is beginning to lose some of those characteristics, like when Queen Genevieve spoke to her and said “‘Never forget who you are, Alyss”, and Alyss cried ‘Shut up!’... and threw a pillow a pillow at the looking glass” (Beddor 150). This shows how that she is beginning to give up on who she is. She no longer believes that anyone will believe her story, and begins to stop believing it herself. After this transition, Alyss is seen as a “a thought, well read woman with opinions on a variety of topics…”

The Breakdown that she has connects to Shoshana Felman 's What Does a Woman Want? and Franny 's actions connect to Judith Butler 's Performative Acts and Gender Constitution: An Essay in Phenomenology and Feminist Theory. Salinger 's Franny is a story that

Questions: 2.) In this section, the Wife of Bath comments on the different answers given to the Knight, and her comments give insight to her opinions and views of women. For example, the text states, “Others assert we women find it sweet when we are thought dependable, discreet and secret, firm of purpose and controlled, never betraying things that we are told. But that’s not worth the handle of a rake; women conceal a thing? For Heaven’s sake!”

The author gave a lot of importance to being a “lady” and the idea that represented the upper crust southern people living standards. As mentioned in the reading above, O’Connor also focused on the idea of “women”. “Her collars and cuffs were white organdies trimmed with lace and at her neckline, she had pinned a purple spray of cloth violets containing a sachet. In the case of an accident, anyone seeing her dead on the highway would know at once that she was a lady.” (364)

My obscure lines shall not so dim their worth.” (111) Bradstreet articulates that her writing is not good enough for songs of wars, of captains, and of kings. From this, one can understand that women have been “brainwashed” to think that men are superior

She portrayed as an object in the book since she given to Victor as present. Throughout the book Elizabeth’s angelic beauty and motion was emphasis. This shows what women only possess at that time-obedience and ambiguous manner. Justine is a servant who was mistreated by her biological mother. She portrayed as a women status in society as Mary describes her as housework as a domesticated, virtuous, passive and devoted to othersand person but sadly she potrayed petty character which emphasis the tragedy of women in

This caused a famine which became a huge threat to human life. In the HYMN, it states, “But into the heart of Demeter came grief more dreadful and grim.” (HYMN 2, 91). Since Demeter was being harmful, she was seen as being in withdrawal from her life and family which is seen in society today. When a woman is hurting, they can create a bad atmosphere for their surroundings.

Who Run the World? Girls!: The Role of Women in A Tale of Two Cities Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “A woman is like a tea bag- you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens’ historical fiction novel taking place during the French Revolution, women play important and powerful roles.

They also show that women are more than just their physical appearance. In the beginning of the poem “Pretty” it shows how society makes girls insecure towards their outwardly looks. However, towards the end it signifies the fact that there is so much more than just being “pretty.” The next two poems are very similar in that they focus more on how to believe you are more important, than what society wants you to believe. “A Lady” by Amy Lowell talks about a younger woman looking up to an older woman, that has found her true identity.

Possibility of Evil Theme Miss. Strangeworth has a strange secret. Living on Pleasant Street by herself gives her a lot of time to do what she chooses, but what if she wasn’t the caring old lady people think she was? The Possibility of Evil by Shirley Jackson teaches us to treat others the way you want to be treated because Miss. Strangeworth wrote threatening letters and as a result received letters from the townspeople who also had vandalized her garden in an act of revenge. Some people might interrupt this story to be a karma based tale when it really is about treating people equally.

Scout goes on to say, “She hates Hitler a lot… she went on today about how bad it was him treating the Jews like that… coming out of the courthouse that night… I heard her say it’s time somebody taught them a lesson, they were getting way above themselves, next thing they think they can do is marry us… how can you hate Hitler so bad but be so ugly to folks at home--” (330-331) This is a person who is considered “nice”, has the right and kind view on one subject, but also has a terrible stance on another. This shows that even “nice” people aren’t entirely good or pure, which helps portray the theme of people not being all one thing or another.

Who is Monsieur Defarge? Monsieur Defarge is a significant character in “Book the First”, as the role he plays is crucial to the plot. Dickens introduces Defarge as a wine-shop keeper who leads the French revolutionaries and is in charge of tending to Dr. Manette. He takes an active role in his community, as he seems to know a variety of people who come into his wine shop, and takes care of whatever they need.