The Country Wife

Introduction: Set in the 1890's in New York City, Edith Wharton's novel, The House of Mirth demonstrates the characters', specifically the women's' desire to gain freedom, safety and independence in New York city where "the rich got much richer, and the poor got much poorer". As Wharton herself said "Decidedly, I’m a better landscape gardener than novelist," therefore using the imagery of houses to not only illustrate the themes of freedom, safety and independence, but also to give the reader a…

“Desiree’s Baby” is a short story written by Kate Chopin. This story is about Mr. and Mrs. Valmonde’s adopted daughter Desiree, and how she is courted by the son of another wealthy French Creole neighborhood family, Armand Aubigny who knows nothing of her origins. Desiree was found by an old pillar at a couple months old, believed to be left by a party of Texans. Desiree grew up into a beautiful and gentle young lady, but still had no knowledge on who she really was. Armand falls in love with…

The Harm of Destructive Love Destructive love is caused by females wanting full control over the men. The men know how to lead a relationship especially during the time period these stories were written. The women stayed home and took care of kids and the household. Is Destructive love caused by male of female? Well many females feel they should have equal power to men, but that causes this destructive love to occur. It creates a very unhealthy relationship that ends up in arguments and…

Introduction Living in nineteen century England where women were oppressed victims of a patriarchal society, subordinate first to their fathers and, then, to their husbands, Emma’s wealth and her indulgent father allow her a sense of independence few women had. Unlike most female characters of her time, Emma does not wish to get married and swears to stay by her Father’s side. Emma does not seek love, but is much more interested in protecting her position in the patriarchal social hierarchy.…

Corporative Chorus, Happy Marriage Living in 2017, a time when gender equality is widely promoted, more and more women are encouraged to devote themselves into workplace. Females, just like their male partners, are no longer expected to prioritize their families but are encouraged to come home as breadwinners as well. The promotion has drew great impact on family life and changed peoples’ perspective on the roles of father and mother. Consequently, for parents who both have full-time job,…

I was a lucky woman that married a man who loved me and supported me all the time in my whole life. He was my cousin, we met each other when we were thirteen years old at which year we also engaged. Our marriage lives were great, he was gentle and caring. He did not give up on me, even I was almost die at the end of my life. He was such a good husband compared to other men at that period of time. We had one daughter and one son lived together. Unfortunately, because of some money issues, my…

transforms into a completely different soul and in The Key, the wife, Ikuko appears to also transition throughout the novel, but in the end we are left questioning whether she truly changed or if we, the readers, were just lied to and her true character really came out. In this imagination challenge I will compare and contrast the two women,…

ancestral hall while their home is undergoing renovations. This 'escape ' is to help her supposed nerves and anxiety. It is also for the narrator to rest until she is well again. Although the narrator 's husband was a physician and was trying to help his wife, the "Yellow Wallpaper" began to symbolize the rapid deterioration of the narrator 's state because the isolation in that room continued…

Marriage is when two people make their relationship official, and permanent in a way which it is suppose to last forever until “death do us part”. Then again, for the past century, we have seen this practice of marriage increasingly cut short by the tragedy of divorce. Until death do us part can last several decades in a marriage, and a lot can happen during those decades of life. Your life changes and goes by every day and you can’t take a single one back or for granted. Your body changes,…

Violence, 2016) Violence was not talked about and was considered a family matter. Violence lives and thrives in the secrets. Victims appeared in public with wounds and made up excuses to cover for the source of the wounds. A man’s role was to keep his wife in line by any means necessary. In recent years, the conversations have been questioning why victims have not left their batterer. Leaving victims and survivors able to defend themselves yet again. Times changes what once was no longer is. The…