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- 1871: The Catcher In The Rye: Holden
- ... very important to listen to people and respect their privacy. Examples of this can be found in many parts of the story such as : 1. Holden's willingness to stop in the middle of the sexual act because of a girl's request when others wouldn't. 2. Holden's respect to the nuns. 3. Holden's respect to Jane : the willingness not to kiss her and comforting her when she ...
- 1872: Like Water for Chocolate: Summary
- ... possess. In Like Water for Chocolate, love, food and magic are all joined together. Love is expressed through food. The food is magical and causes others to feel happy love, sad love, as well as sexual love. Being able to feel the emotions and pain of the main character is an incredible sense that can be achieved in Like Water for Chocolate. This novel will be hard to put down, the ...
- 1873: 1984: Some Prophecies Have Come True
- ... the story, prostitution was illegal and in present day society it is very much illegal. Within the novel, during newspeak, thought criminals spoke about the crimes they committed. The most popular crime was engaging in sexual activities with a prostitute. Now we wouldn't be tortured for it today but we can serve jail time for soliciting with a prostitute. Another example in the book was the prediction of brainwashing. The ...
- 1874: To Kill a Mockingbird: Class Stucture of Maycomb County
- ... problem to the town, accused Robinson of raping his daughter Mayella. Atticus Fi nch, Tom Robinson's lawyer, made it immensely clear to the jury that Tom was innocent. It was actually Mayella who made sexual advances towards Tom, and as a result was beaten by her father for kissing a black man. However, despite the obvious, und eniable facts of the case, the all white jury found in favor of ...
- 1875: Female Characters In "Raise the Red Lantern", the Handmaid's Tale, and "A
- Female Characters In "Raise the Red Lantern", the Handmaid's Tale, and "A Doll's House" Unlike men, women have been facing unique problems for centuries. Often times, women experience harassment and discrimination. In today's society, females are trying to combat their tribulations through law suits and protest rallies. Literature often deals with people being unable to articulate their problems. Often, unforeseen circumstances force people ...
- 1876: Native Sun: Themes of Racism, Violence, And Social Injustice
- ... keep her quiet and keep her off his back, so he did. Richard Wright also showed us the social injustice blacks had. When Bigger got caught by the police and was jailed, he received constant harassment. He was faced with a choice of either confess, or else be lynched by a white crowd, which shows the violence of whites towards blacks. At the trial Bigger was tried unlawfully. For instance: When ...
- 1877: Lyndon Johnson
- ... the War on Poverty. Johnson was especially skillful in securing a strong Civil Rights Act in 1964. In the years to come it proved to be a vital source of legal authority against racial and sexual discrimination. In 1964 the Republicans nominated Senator Barry M. Goldwater of Arizona as their presidential nominee. Goldwater was an extreme conservative in domestic policy and an advocate of strong military action to protect American interests ...
- 1878: Malcolm X
- ... had three children by a first wife: Ella, Earl, and Mary. Because of the fathers advocacy for Garveys movement, the whole family was terrorised by the Ku Klux Klan. To avoid any more harassment by these white racists, Little had to migrate with his family to Lansing, Michigan. It did not help. The white racists of Lansing killed Malcolms father and laid him on a railway track, claiming ...
- 1879: The Life of Edvard Munch
- ... of European art. On holiday in Norway at the costal resort of Asgardstrand in 1891, Munch painted what later became the first of a series of paintings. They were "contemplating Nature's unfolding of the sexual forces between man and woman, mirroring the pessimistic philosophy of Schopenhauer, as well as the fear and anxiety attached to sexuality in the protestant religious tradition in Norway." In 1892 Munch was invited to exhibit ...
- 1880: The Life and Times of Edgar ALlan Poe
- ... times, he stated her age as 15 and said that she seemed like 21. It's been said that they did not sleep in the same room the first two years, whether they had any sexual contact is not known but Poe claimed that his attachments to women were ideal and spiritual. Poe was supporting Muddy and Sissy, which still was not an easy task even though he earned more money ...
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