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the theme of femininity Essay Examples

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Analysis of Deborah Nord’s Essay Marks of Race: Gypsy Figures and Eccentric Femininity in 19th Century Women’s Writing (1129 words, 2 pages)

Nord, Deborah Epstein. " Marks of Race Gypsy Figures and Eccentric Femininity in Nineteenth-Century Womens Writing." Victorian Studies. Vol.41 No. 2. Indiana Indiana University Press, winter 1998. Deborah Nord opens her essay with the declaring statement that nineteenth century literature applies the gypsy figure as the epitome of everything that ... Read More

The Change or Die Theme of Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (564 words, 1 pages)

Change or die. That is the simplest way of looking at the theme, inadvertently or not, placed into Wuthering Heights by Emily Bront. The theme in the book of course being the nature of love, that has to change in order to strive, that is in review in this essay. ... Read More

Theme of Blame in A Doll’s House (647 words, 1 pages)

When a problem arises in any situation, it is easy to base ones opinion looking at the problem from the outside to the inside, rather than from the inside out. In the case of A Dolls House, it is not accurate to place the blame in either Torvalds or Noras ... Read More

Violence as a Means of Accentuation Themes in Graham Greene’s Destructors, Shirley Jackson’s Lottery and Richard Connell’s Most Dangerous Game (1037 words, 2 pages)

Authors use gruesome or macabre details to develop and emphasize theme. Theme, the controlling idea or insight to the story, can be clarified when authors use such extreme forms of violence. In the short stories The Destructors, by Graham Greene, The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson, and The Most Dangerous Game, ... Read More

Sexual Tension as a Central Theme of the Plays Trifles and Suppressed Desires (1908 words, 3 pages)

The play's Trifles and Suppressed Desires wrap around a central theme of sexual tension between women and men. The characters are in search of life's meaning and seeking self-definition. In Trifles, ignorance of sexism is exposed as a major theme. The play Suppressed Desires explores new feminist theories between a ... Read More

Themes of Witchcraft Added in Macbeth by William Shakespeare (2416 words, 3 pages)

Most people in Shakespeare time believed in the powers of witches, and witchcraft became the object of morbid and fevered fascination. Between 1560 and 1605 hundred of people (mainly women) were convicted as witches and executed. Witches were credited with diabolical powers. They could predict the future, bring on night ... Read More

Introduction to Characters and Themes in Chapter I of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird (361 words, 1 pages)

Harper Lee's first few pages of To Kill a Mocking Bird create mystery and intrigue. It isn't until after the first few pages that we begin to learn what is actually happening in the story. The first page is much like the first few chapters, they don't seem to be ... Read More

Theme of Daydreaming in the Story Going After Cacciato by Tim O’Brian (1190 words, 2 pages)

Going After Cacciato- All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers." -Orson Swett Marden The dictionary defines a daydream as pleasant visionary usually wishful creation of the imaginations. We all are guilty of daydreaming. We do it during a long, boring lecture or even during a sermon ... Read More

Theme of Memory in Edward Bernstein’s Photographs Constellation I, II and III (693 words, 1 pages)

At a time where the American people are living in a state of limbo between fear and power, a piece of home is much welcomed. Those who lost loved ones in 911 or in the continuous war look for memories in the (smallest) things. Objects in a family room tend ... Read More

Theme of Pride in Antigone (798 words, 2 pages)

Jeffrey Boateng This an essay that I had to write for Ap English it was based on the following quote by Teiresias in Antigone. Think All men make mistakes, But a good man yields when he Knows his course is wrong, And repairs the evil The only crime is pride. ... Read More

Theme of Following Your Dreams in the Magic Realist Novel Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella (879 words, 1 pages)

Shoeless Joe Dreams do come true! The theme of dreaming and never giving up on your dreams is central to Shoeless Joe and is shown in J.D Salinger, Eddie Scissons, and Ray Kinsella. All three of these characters have a dream of some sort. Each one of their dreams somehow ... Read More

The Political Theme in George Orwell’s in His Essays An Episode of Bed-wetting and St. Cyprian’s and His Novels 1984 and Animal Farm (935 words, 2 pages)

Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. George Orwell re-uses many of his themes in order to get his point across. In "Why I Write", Orwell states that one of the reasons he writes is for political purpose. He expresses this theme in his ... Read More

Imaginative Journeys and the Theme of Change (1046 words, 2 pages)

Imaginative journeys occur in the realm of the mind - a realm where reality is considered, and fantasy is created. The imaginative journey moves the participant into an environment that could not possibly exist in our understanding of the real world, or recreates a tale that has never occurred. The ... Read More

Concept of Theme in the Tragedy Macbeth by William Shakespeare (679 words, 2 pages)

Fate as most people think of it cannot exist. "Fate" suggests that there is one way that a situation is going to unfold, and nothing you can do will change the way it unfolds. Instead, there are always several "fates" the one that eventually comes about depends on choices you ... Read More

Theme of Human Existence and Progress in Jackson Lear’s Novel No Place of Grace (1211 words, 2 pages)

No Place of Grace presents a dark and gloomy look at human existence and how the supposed "progress" made during the late 19th and early 20th centuries generally created more problems than it solved. The modernization process, which was considered at the time to be a moral and cultural advancement, ... Read More

Theme of Depression in the Story of Thomas and Victor (617 words, 1 pages)

Throughout this small story there was a recurring sense of depression which was then overshadowed by the jokes of Thomas. If there was a hard time that Victor was going through, Thomas was always taking an optimistic viewpoint. The theme that I was able to extract from this story was ... Read More

Theme of Love in Novels Frankenstein, 1984 and The Picture of Dorian Gray (754 words, 1 pages)

Love is a massive theme that can be seen across many facets of live, it is within everything and everywhere, of course it can be interpreted in many ways. Now making more emphasis on literature, it can be clearly observed how in all the different kinds of novels and fictitious ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes of Italian Renaissance Art (854 words, 4 pages)

Themes of Italian Renaissance Art As the fourteenth century ushered out the Middle Ages in Italy, a new period of cultural flowering began, known as the Renaissance. This period in history was famous for its revival of classical themes and the merging of these themes with the Catholic Church. These ... Read More

Separation of Families as a Major Theme in Cry, the Beloved Country (380 words, 1 pages)

A major theme in "Cry, the Beloved Country" was how the families became separated and how so many left their homeland for the big city. The effects of this separation were shown in many ways but mainly though tribal breakdown. Some examples that were used to show this breakdown were ... Read More

The Theme of African American Struggle for Freedom in Langston Hughes’s Poem Theme for English B (517 words, 1 pages)

Theme for English B In the poem "Theme for English B", Langston Hughes talks about the African American struggle for equality. Langston Hughes points out that we are often reluctant to admit that our similarities are often more common than our differences. Even though he is colored, he is still ... Read More

The Theme of Enduring Love in Ian McEwan’s Novel of the Same Name (1775 words, 3 pages)

(Enduring Love by Ian Mc Ewan) Love that endures is a main theme in the novel, and the strongest force in existence which has the capability of bridging those whose outlooks are diametrically opposite, for example, art, science and religion (Clarissa, Parry and Jed). However, this only bridges them, it ... Read More

Themes of Manhood and Maturity in Stephen Crane’s Book The Red Badge of Courage (631 words, 1 pages)

The Red Badge of Courage AP English Per. 1st Manhood is hard to describe and even harder to achieve. In Stephen Crane's book the theme of not only manhood, but also maturity is spread throughout the novel. The story's protagonist Henry Fleming becomes a man through the course of the ... Read More

Themes of Power and Control in Margaret Atwood’s Novel The Handmaid’s Tale (2257 words, 3 pages)

It is necessary for the government to impose a certain amount of power and control on its citizens in order for a society to function properly. However, too much power and control in a society eliminates the freedom of the residents, forbidding them to live an ordinary life. In the ... Read More

The Theme of Identity in Melina Marchetta’s Novel Looking for Alibrandi (1569 words, 2 pages)

In Melina Marchetta's novel, "Looking for Alibrandi", the theme of identity is a process of discovery along a journey for most of the characters. Although John Barton's journey is short by the end, he knew what he wanted and he made sure that no one was hurt more than necessary ... Read More

The Theme of Carelessness in the Novel The Great Gatsby (1488 words, 2 pages)

"I couldn't forgive him or like him, but I saw that what he had done was, to him, entirely justified. It was all very careless and confused. They were careless people, Tom and Daisy-- they smashed up things and creatures and the retreated back into their money or their vast ... Read More

The Theme of Manhood in Hemingway’s Story The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber (663 words, 1 pages)

Manhood is an expectation of mental and physical abilities that all men should possess. For some, the search can be excruciating, and at often times it is never found. Lions often demonstrate this strong ability to take charge in life, and can be recognized as a symbol of manhood. In ... Read More

The Themes of Light and Darkness in The Gospel of John and Sophocles’ Antigone (1133 words, 2 pages)

As a child, my world was enraptured by the wonderful Fisher-Price toy known as the Lite-Brite. By inserting multicolored little pegs into their corresponding slots on a detailed guide, I could transform drab, dull, and dark pieces of paper into wondrous works of brilliant art. The light that filled and ... Read More

Themes of Prejudice and Loyalty in Shakespeare’s Play Merchant of Venice (1132 words, 2 pages)

The play Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare has two major themes running through its story. Even though it was written in the late 1500s these themes still have significance today. The main characters of this play are Shylock, the Jew, who is a money lender charging interest to make ... Read More

Timeless Themes in the Play The Crucible by Arthur Miller (738 words, 1 pages)

The Tests of Salem The Crucible is a play, which brings attention to many timeless issues. The nature of good and evil, power and its corruption, honor and integrity and irony are all brought up in Arthur Millers The Crucible. Irony what doe sit men? Irony means incongruity between what ... Read More

The Theme of War in Wilfred Owen’s Poem The Send-Off (998 words, 2 pages)

The Send-off War is the main theme in all of Wilfred Owens poems and in The send-off it focuses on the response of the people at home to its events. The title itself is ironic for a send-off is usually a happy occasion of farewell and the send-off to war ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013