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- 1151: Brave New World Summary
- ... happiness, rather like going to a health club. Nobody lives with or is married to one person at a time. In fact, there is no marriage. Everybody is expected to be promiscuous- to keep switching sexual partners without any important reason for distinguishing one partner from another. Huxley expected his readers to be surprised or at least to giggle at the idea of promiscuity as a virtue. Some of them surely ...
- 1152: The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas
- ... and they do not hesitate to use them as such. Another example is that Frederick’s father was, "whispered… my master was my father [Captain Anthony]" (49). The slave holder was not above satisfying his sexual urges by the usage of black slaves. The book was easily digested and powerful yet Douglass softened the tone by not becoming graphic when he had every right to do so. This was the first ...
- 1153: Herodotus' The History
- ... a kingdom that is nearest to Greece, Lydia- an “in between” country. In Lydia we see a king who is fascinated by Greece, Greek gods, Greek insights and Greek friendship. Herodotus also introduces a disturbing sexual aberration in the story of Candaules, a Lydian. “ This Candaules fell in love with his own wife….” (The History of Herodotus, Grene, Book 1, chapters 8, p. 36). He was so in love with his ...
- 1154: The Jungle: Character Analysis
- ... becomes very upset, but will not tell Jurgis why. After she fails to come home one night, Jurgis confronts her. She breaks into tears and tells Jurgis that a foreman named Connor has forced a sexual relationship on her. Jurgis curses her and runs off to find Connor. After beating Connor to a pulp, Jurgis is sent to jail for thirty days. The judge refuses to listen to Jurgis’s story ...
- 1155: The Epic of Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh
- ... book The Epic of Gilgamesh is Gilgamesh himself. In the beginning of the book one realizes that Gilgamesh is an arrogant person. Gilgamesh is full of himself and abuses his rights as king. He has sexual intercourse with the virgins of his town and acts as though he is a god. Throughout the Epic, many things cause Gilgamesh to change. He gains a friend, he makes a name for himself by ...
- 1156: Injustice in To Kill A Mockingbird
- ... decision, which made him work even harder at winning the case. Even though his family was made fun of, he stuck with his choice and worked the hardest he could to ignore the threats and harassment. He did very well to ignore all the abuse and was greatly respected after the trial was over. Another person who suffered from injustice was Tom Robinson. He was charged with a crime he did ...
- 1157: Kafka's The Trial
- ... also refers to the fact that Kafka has failed to marry at all.. K's relationships with all of the women in the novel are shallow and infantile just as Kafkas have also been. Casual sexual encounters seem to have been the norm for both men in lieu of more lasting relationships. Another interpretation of The Trial as it relates to the life of Kafka may be that it symbolizes the ...
- 1158: Snow Falling on Cedars
- ... their lives by the war. Hatsue and Ishmael also shared a very close friendship for many years, from the time of childhood till their teens when the two became extremely close, to the point of sexual contact. "I want to marry you" , in a time where inter racial marriages were considered heinous by both cultures. Had either of their parents known of their secret love, their friendship would have been broken ...
- 1159: Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
- ... traveled a great deal and seems knowledgeable about things of the world. She is described as knowing much about love which is illustrated by her physical defect, being gap-toothed, which was a sign of sexual accomplishment. She things very highly of herself and enjoys showing off her Sunday clothes whenever the chance arises. It is important to note that Chaucer's female pilgrims represent the two extremes in his view ...
- 1160: Battle Royale
- ... women's place in society. The boys are there to fight each other, as animals do. The white leaders view blacks as being less than human, as beasts. The woman is present to be a sexual object, which is the role created for women by men such as the leaders. The episode is emblematic of the hypocrisy commonly displayed by the leaders of society, and will be displayed later in the ...
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