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- 1611: Sir Gawain And The Green Knigh
- ... has much in common with the Anglo-Saxon hero, such as Beowulf. The strange, hostile world he encounters upon leaving Camelot, the many tests he endures, the crafty machinations of the Green Knight, and the sexual temptations that can so easily overcome a man - impress us with the realization that Gawain is an honorable fellow, subject to weakness and ambiguity. The thematic lines between the poems are of a general nature ...
- 1612: Shropshire
- Shropshire: A Place of Imagined Sexual Contentment Published in 1869, A.E. Housman s A Shropshire Lad stands as one of the most socially acclaimed collections of English poetry from the Victorian age. This period in British history, however, proves, by ...
- 1613: Road Less Traveled By William
- ... of extending one s limits implies effort, and love has a distinction between desire and action. Peck describes the act of falling in love as being a specifically sex-linked erotic experience. He says this sexual orientation can be conscious or unconscious. I feel Peck is totally wrong. One can fall in love with someone and it not be related at all to sex. He also feels that love is merely ...
- 1614: River Of Names
- ... is her own means of self-exploration. She actually believed that her stepfather had a right to beat her. In an interview with Carolyn Megan that was published in the Kenyon Review, she describes the sexual abuse as the least destructive part of it. The worst was the repeated words of how contemptible she was in her stepfather s eyes. This was drilled into her until she began to believe it ...
- 1615: Rita Dove Literary Analysis
- ... partying in Paris. Although Persephone is having a great time, what she doesn t realize is that she can never really return home. The end of the poem symbolizes the mother realizing her daughter s sexual awakening, and with that the realization that things are out of her control. Dove delves deep into these kinds of relationships in many of her poems, not just the examples given. The works we looked ...
- 1616: Rereading America - The Myth O
- ... husbands and wives produced grandchildren, and that in turn helped the family grow. They had never discussed or considered same- sex relationships having any place in their family. When she informed her mother of her sexual preference, her mother could not cope with the knowledge that her daughter was not going to conform to her views. Her mom wanted to know how could such a thing happen when Anddee had been ...
- 1617: Song Of Solomon 2
- ... of Milkman undergoes change over time. Initially, Milkman's treatment of his friends and relatives is appalling, and he hurts everyone around him. This is shown in detail through Milkman's treatment of Hagar. The sexual relationship between Milkman and his cousin Hagar is doomed at the start since it breaks this African cultural practice. Milkman loves Hagar at first sight and wants to get to know her better. After many ...
- 1618: The Catcher In The Rye 4
- ... over the edge. He doubted himself. For example he meet this beautiful, older prostitute and he could come to grips with why he only wanted to talk to her and not do anything of the sexual persuasion with her. This confused him greatly. Holden did not drive himself to insanity, if that was what he actually was, society s philosophies were also to blame. However, during his psychological battle, life continues ...
- 1619: The Color Purple
- ... through the help of strong women, namely Nettie, Sofia, and Shug. In her young life, the only person who took the time to care for and encourage Celie was her sister Nettie. Despite the physical, sexual, and verbal abuse Celie suffered in the hands of her stepfather and husband she was able to overcome it with the help of Nettie. Nettie who later in the book serves as a silent confidante ...
- 1620: The Jungle 2
- ... 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 the find Connor. After beating Connor up, Jurgis is sent to jail for thirty days. The judge refuses to listen to Jurgis' story seriously. When Jurgis ...
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