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- 1611: Lost Heritage in Alice Walker's "Everyday Use"
- ... has a 'modern' education, having been sent "to a school in Augusta" (Walker 290). Dee attempts to connect with her racial heritage by taking "picture after picture of me sitting there in front of the house with Maggie She never takes a shot without making sure the house is included" (Walker 291). Dee takes an another name without understanding her original name; neither does Dee try to learn. Also, Dee takes some of the hand-made items of her mother's such as ... churn top which she will use "as a centerpiece for the alcove table" (Walker 293). Dee associates the items with her heritage now, but thought nothing of them in her youth as when the first house burnt down. Dee's quest of her heritage is external, wishing to have these various items in order to display them in her home. Dee wants the items because she perceives each to have ...
- 1612: Jane Eyre
- ... accomplished many errands in town. On her way back home, Jane happened by a stranger on a horse. They spoke and after some discussion, the gentleman discovered she resided at Thornfield. In pointing out the house to the gentleman, both noticed "the moon cast a hoary gleam [on Thornfield], bringing it out distinct and pale from the woods, that, by contrast with the Western sky, now seemed one mass of shadow ... still loved Mr. Rochester and heard him call to her in the middle of the night. She left her new-found family to find him. She returned to Thornfield, but found only rubble of the house. She learned that one evening the wife got out and set the house on fire Everyone exited safely, but Mrs. Rochester went up on the roof. Mr. Rochester followed after her, but when he got there she leaped off the side of the building. Mr. Rochester got ...
- 1613: How Were Women Treated In Juli
- ... quite a long time after the men were able to vote that they received the right to do so as well. It is also shown on older television shows in which the mother of the house is usually at home ready to make the next meal for her family. An example of this would be "Little house on the Prairie". This topic is a very debatable one, and it is what I intend to discuss in this essay. I am also going to compare the women's role then, to the role ... she had seen by herself. This to me suggests that in the time frame of Julius Caesar, women were still treated as though they should be at home looking after the children and cleaning the house. Compared to today, that portrayal is completely different. Today many men and women believe that we are equals, and that women can do just as much as men in this (as of now) male ...
- 1614: Men And Women
- ... the man was to work, and the money he made would be used by all in the household. The traditional role of the woman was to stay home, take care of the children, clean the house, and cook. Because society has always associated money with power, the person bringing home the money had the power. The man often makes the final decision on all household matters because he has the money ... girls get pink blankets. Toys are targeted at either boys or girls. Toys that are targeted at boys include trucks, blocks, guns, and soldiers. Toys that are targeted at girls include dolls, kitchen utensils, and doll houses. Boys are raised to be aggressive, tough, dominant, and daring. Girls are raised to be passive, emotional, sweet, and subordinate. The pattern continues on through marriage and beyond. A clear example of male dominance ...
- 1615: Quests Not Dreams - A Raisin I
- ... into his manhood today, didn't he? Kind of like a rainbow after the rain." Walter found his backbone and became a man, part of Mama's quest. Mama's dream was to have a house of her own with a little garden for flowers. She was the matriarch of the family, after her husband died she was the one who had to look after the well being of the family ... a man and decided to move to Clybourne Park. Clybourne Park was a white neighborhood but it was the most affordable for the family. Mama had used $3,500 for a down payment on the house, but when Walter lost the money the thought of moving was questionable. It was Walter's decision to move or not, and he did. He crossed into manhood at that point, thus fulfilling the rest ... head of the household when Mama gave it to him and he truly became a man when he stood his ground and decided to move to Clybourne Park. Mama's dream was to own a house with a graden but her quest was to pass the role of head of the family to Walter and to make sure he became a man. Mama passed the role when she gave him ...
- 1616: The Great Gatsby - The America
- ... because of the difference in their social status, he leaves her to accumulate his wealth to reach her economic and social standards. Once he acquires this wealth, he moves near to Daisy, "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay (83)," and throws extravagant parties, hoping by chance she might show up at one of them. He, himself, does not attend his parties but watches them ... he asks around casually if anyone knows her. Soon he meets Nick Carraway, a cousin of Daisy, who agrees to set up a meeting, "He wants to know...if you'll invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and then let him come over (83)." Gatsby's personal dream symbolizes the larger American Dream where all have the opportunity to get what they want. Later, as we see in the Plaza ... holds true in today's time, be it wealth, love, or fame. But one thing never changes about the American Dream; everyone desires something in life, and everyone, somehow, strives to get it. A big house, nice cars, 2.5 kids, a dog, a beautiful devoted spouse, power and a ridiculous amount of money. That is the classical American Dream, at least for some. One could say, an outsider perhaps, ...
- 1617: Abraham Lincoln
- ... on May 2nd. In 1849 Lincoln failed in his attempt to be appointed commissioner of the General Land Office, and he returned to a full time law practice in Springfield as his term in the House of Representatives had expired on March 4th. On March 7th he was admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court. In 1850 Lincoln's son, "Eddie," died on February 1. His third son ... and last son of the Lincolns, Thomas, was born on April 4th, 1853. In 1858 Lincoln was nominated by the Republicans to run for the U.S. Senate against Stephen Douglas. He gave his famous "House Divided" speech. The Old State Capitol in Springfield where Lincoln gave the House Divided speech. During the summer, Lincoln and Douglas engaged in a series of 7 debates throughout Illinois. On November 2nd Douglas won the election. On May 18th, 1860 Lincoln was nominated for President at ...
- 1618: Charles Dickens
- ... To his children he was a great father, until their adolescence, where their lives proved less happy. Besides periods in Italy (1844-1845), Switzerland and France (1846-1847) he lived in London, and moved from house to larger house as his family grew. He became acquainted with may popular authors and journalists and entertained them regularly at his home. Though financially well off, he generally avoided high society, he hated to be idolized or ... Expectations (1860- 1861). No English author has devoted 20 years of his/her mature life to such editorial work. Novels During these years he wrote many more novels. The first of which was called Bleak House (1852-1853), then Hard Times (1854), and Little Dorrit (1855- 1857). These novels were much more dark then his earlier novels. Portraying a sad and dark view on contemporary society. In the novels of ...
- 1619: Death of a Salesman : A Social Criticism
- ... and well-liked, perhaps just a little tired from all his hard work day in and day out. Somehow she makes ends meet at home while New York City grows up around their small, suburban house, blocking out the sunshine and even the fresh air. Meanwhile, Willy's career is stagnant and he resents "the way they boxed us in here. Bricks and windows, windows and bricks"¹. It seems as though ... Willy's entire household is expected to contribute to his delusions, a fact that bothers Biff Walters 5 exceedingly until he bursts, saying angrily, "We haven't told the truth for ten minutes in this house!" (Miller 112). "Willy slips into the past whenever he is confronted with a crisis too difficult for him to accommodate..."(Schlueter & Flanagan 59) and he often asks advice from those who are not actually present ... who hired him, and begs to be taken off the road. He wants to be centralized in New York, which makes sense, because he is an old man and his wife is alone in the house now that the boys are grown. Of course, the play would not be called Death of a Salesman if everything worked out happily and Howard said, "Sure! I'll give you a raise and ...
- 1620: Alice In Wonderland
- ... finds that she is more mature than the creatures in Wonderland. Alice is very well mannered in Victorian ways to the creatures of Wonderland. Alice shows her good manners when she enters the white rabbits house and the rabbit tells Alice to go fetch his gloves and fan, "I'd better take his fan and gloves- that is if I can find them", since Alice is a guest, uninvited, she follows ... she calls him "Sir", here is an excerpt from the book , " I can't explain myself myself, I'm afraid, Sir", this shows that she respects the creatures of Wonderland. When Alice enters the Duchesses house and the Duchess throws the baby to Alice, Alice starts to take care of it, " `Here! You may nurse it a bit, if you like!' Alice caught the baby with some difficulty ...", this shows her ... know, Sir, just at present - at least I know who I was when I got up this morning' ... ", Alice is so confused she does not even know who she is. Before Alice enters the Duchesses house she knocks on the front door, the following conversation takes place with a creature, "Alice went up to the door and knocked, ` There is no use in knocking `... ` Please, then ` said Alice ` How am ...
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