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Major Themes of 'The Chrysanthemums' by John Steinbeck

the glory when the farming goes well. Of course, this bitterness is something felt by most housewives of an earlier generation and...

Critical Views of Geoffrey Chaucer's Wife of Bath

makes the point that although Alisoun has been defined as trying to eliminate authority altogether, in the sense that she seems to...

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen and the Themes of Love, Marriage, and Money

of fancy, at least in her imagination. Austen states, "She was sensible and clever; but eager in everything: her sorrows, her joys...

Sung Period Women of China

writer, for this, relied primarily on both pictorial representations of the period (through highly stylized paintings) and writing...

Roman Catholic Church and Gay Marriage

said they had an obligation to give witness to the whole moral truth and reinforce Catholic teaching that gay sex is a sin" (Bisho...

Relationships, Female Dominance, and 'The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer

looks at the picture of a man killing a lion, and says that if the lion had painted the picture, it would have been the other way ...

Wives of Muhammad

acknowledge Muhammad as Allahs Prophet and offered encouragement and support for her husband throughout her life. Like his first...

So Long a Letter by Mariama Ba

of a European spinster. Rama calls this an "aspect of the New Africa" (24), a reference to modern, global politics affecting the l...

Ancient Greek Woman's Life

Greece, 2004). Eleni supposed her husband would do the same, but given that she had never met him she couldnt be sure. She was d...

William Shakespeare's Comic Take on Marriage

of the couple. As Shakespeare juxtaposes their feelings of love, we find that they have not even met. Ferdinand is awakened by the...

Religious Rituals of Judaism and Christianity

offers the marriage contract, and the woman accepts: this is a contractual obligation which can only be broken by death or divorce...

Women's Freedom and the Detriment of Marriage

is exemplified by the nuclear family that leaves women unfulfilled. It is ultimately this missing part of life--or the lack of fre...

Footwear's Evolution

highest possible degree of comfort and hygiene. It has to allow for environmental requirements and for the climate in which it is ...

Customs of Chinese Marriage Since 1949 Introduction of Communism

from welcoming" (Watson, 1991, p. 350). The traditional rural peasant view of daughters is still that they are "excess baggage." W...

Supporting Gay Marriage

family rights" (Farrell 130; Stacey and Biblarz 159). In September of 2000, the Dutch parliament followed suit by also granting e...

Love, Marriage, and Women in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

In fact, Wilde seems to be making important commentary on Victorian society itself, contending that something may reveal a perfect...

2 Papers on Romantic Poets

opens "Marriage" delivers a millenarian prophecy that identifies Christ, revolution and apocalypse and, in so doing, "satanizes" a...

Marriage Traditions of Native Americans

under an imposed patriarchal structure" (Osburn 10). Arranged marriages and unions born out of convenience were not an unus...

Mysteries of Marriage in Ephesians 5:21-33

This paper evaluates Ephesians 5:21-33 in an overview of marriage and the marital roles of women and men in five pages. Five sour...

Classical Greek Literature and Women's Tragic Marriages

Aeschylus introduces a complete reversal of gender roles, placing the character of Clytemnestra in a ruling role over Argos in the...

Good Marriage According to J.S. Mill

In five pages this paper examines The Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill in order to determine how the philosopher conceptual...

The Five Minute Marriage by Joan Aiken

In five pages this paper examines how 19th century English greed is portrayed in Joan Aiken's novel, The Five Minute Marriage. Th...

Church Doctrine and Gay Marriages

In seven pages this paper argues that unlike Americans in general Church doctrine is moving toward a greater acceptance of homosex...

Venezuela's Indigenous Cultures

In five pages this paper discusses the Pemon and Yamamao indigenous tribes that inhabit the rain forests of Venezuela in a conside...

Venezuela and the Pemon and Yamamao Indigenous Tribes

In seven pages the Venezuelan rain forest inhabitants the Pemon and Yamamao indigenous tribes are discussed in an examination of t...

John Stuart Mill's 'Feminist' Side

In a paper consisting of 5 pages, Mill's 'The Subjection of Women' reveals the philosopher's feminist views particularly in terms ...

Relationships in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

relationships. In its advocacy of deriving the goals of life from social cooperation and the elements of natural selection, the c...

Medieval Marriage and Women's Roles in 'The Clerk's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer

In eight pages this character analysis of Griselda in 'The Clerk's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer discusses how she reflects Medieval p...

'The Storm' by Kate Chopin and Marriage

the line, asking if he can remain there till the storm passes. "He expressed an intention to remain outside, but it was soon ap...

Foils and Marriage in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

him to be when she first met him at the ball: a rude egocentric boor. And yet, one of the Bingley sisters illuminates what society...