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- 1671: Comparison: Dover Beach And Do
- ... later it sure could not have been a popular thought when Mr. Hecht wrote "The Dover Bitch;" even today it is a very disturbing picture to think a woman could be motivated in a purely sexual manner, as this woman is referred to as being. After Hecht points out in the parody how the original ignores the girl, one cannot help but go back to the original and feel pity for ...
- 1672: Censorship Of The Grapes Of Wr
- ... dry, unfulfilled perspective of the lives of people during the Great Depression. Censorship does have its place in society. There are many things that are too risqué, degrading, and should not be shown. Pornography, extreme sexual content, and extreme gratuitous violence does not have its place in literature or in society. The Grapes of Wrath does not have any of these above aspects. Of those who choose to ban this book ...
- 1673: Candid Analysis
- ... Cunegonde's object status is similar to that which the old woman speaks of when recounting her difficult life to Candide and Cunegonde. The old woman was an object passed from man to man for sexual purposes in her youth. Following the teachings of Pangloss closely, Cunegonde seems to have little preference for her fate. Perhaps Voltaire is simply portraying the treatment of women at the time, but it is also ...
- 1674: Camus The Outsider Vs. Bolts A
- ... Cunegonde's object status is similar to that which the old woman speaks of when recounting her difficult life to Candide and Cunegonde. The old woman was an object passed from man to man for sexual purposes in her youth. Following the teachings of Pangloss closely, Cunegonde seems to have little preference for her fate. Perhaps Voltaire is simply portraying the treatment of women at the time, but it is also ...
- 1675: Color Purple 2
- ... know we got to be smart to git away. I know I m not as smart or as pretty as Nettie but she say I ain t dumb. (Page 10). In spite of the physical, sexual, and verbal abuse that Celie got from her father, she not only managed to survive but also to get way from her home, where she knew nothing but sufferings. Also, Celie kept the desire to ...
- 1676: Catcher In The Rye 8
- ... identify. The Catcher in the Rye also contains universal themes that, for teenagers about to shift into adulthood, help young adults better understand the world and other people. Although it does contain abusive language and sexual connotations, The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger should not be censored in high schools because it provides insightful information and relevance to the life of young adults through its realistic situations and ...
- 1677: Chicano Literature
- ... older sister’s closet Rocio finds a prom dress, a wedding dress, lover letters, and vibrators. Just kidding about the last item. In Rocio’s closet the reader is informed that Rocio had her first sexual experience in her closet. I’m not kidding about that one. The theme of the story is that one’s closet is full of artifacts that can tell a lot about one. I must admit ...
- 1678: Irony Moll Flanders
- ... a ironic novel. Let's have a look at the interpretations that one may have. As a preliminary, it must be noted that Moll has a basically bipartie structure, the first part containing Moll's sexual adventures, the second her life as a thief, her imprisonment, and her transportation to America. The difference here, however, is that Defoe has effected an organic rather than a merely schematic relationship between the two ...
- 1679: In Despair About Nothing
- ... soldier has not found his existential truth for himself. The army isn’t it. The soldier is left tormented with the hollow feeling of nothingness, a hollowness that he attempts to temporarily fill with immediate sexual gratification. The younger waiter recognizes the soldier’s need: “What does it matter if he gets what he’s after?” (199). But the experience will only leave the soldier feeling more empty. The young waiter ...
- 1680: Clytaemnestra And Penelope - A
- ... for, as seen in Homer on pages 21-22, lines 95-118. She avoids any confrontation which could have led to her forcible remarriage and the loss of her lord's property. She maintains her sexual purity in the face of overwhelming odds; this behavior is reflective of the archetype of the devoted woman/wife/mother and is the basis of Penelope's character in this saga. Night to Penelope's ...
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