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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"female character"”.
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Representation of Madwomen in Mexican Literature: A Comparison Between Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate and Juan Rulfo's Pedro Páramo
A comparison between two significant female characters from Mexican literature in terms of their mental states. A great emphasis is put on male and female writers' typical way of representing a female character.
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Identity, Desire and Spectatorship: An Examination of Germaine Dulac’s <em>La Coquille et le Clergyman</em>
… the cinematic process. Not only is the lone female character the object of desire of her two male suitors on screen, but she also becomes the object of desire for the presumably male viewer of the film, who has become a silent character in the film. Rather than simply being the spectator, the …
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Let His Conscience be her Guide: Ethical Self-Fashionings of Woman in Early-Modern Drama
Female characters in early-modern drama, even when following the dictates of conscience, appear inextricably bound to patriarchal expectations. This paradoxical situation is explained by two elements that have affected the Renaissance playwright's depiction of woman as moral agent. First, the …
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A contemporary voice for the female protagonist : an exploration of the collaborative creative process : the development and synthesis of vocal techniques in the realisation of premiere music performances
… is vital to increase the body of work where the female character acts as protagonist, rather than the foil for the masculine “norm” (McClary 1991).It is the intention of this candidature to present performances of several new music works that focus on the experience of the female character and …
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The Victorian Woman in Mary Barton and Mill on the Floss: What Causes the Angel to Fall
… Victorian society. Like much literature, this character reflected the time period she was a part of, but what signals did popular authors provide to show that a character was fallen? And did those authors argue against modern mindsets that a fallen woman could never reintegrate successfully …
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This Book Will Destroy You: A Critical Comparative Analysis of YA Heroines
… Adult literary genre has made to diversify their characters and stories, the representation of a female protagonist has remained formulaic and predictable. YA commonly centers heroines who embody characteristics associated with female likability, resulting in the loss of authentic representations …
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Trophies or Treasures: The Burden of Choice for Mothers, Wives, and Daughters in <em>Washington Square</em>, <em>The Portrait of a Lady</em>, and <em>The Bostonians</em>.
<p>In the world of Henry James's novels, characters are often placed in difficult situations where their happiness depends on their ability to make a free choice. Female characters are manipulated and diminished by a patriarchal system that not only seeks to subordinate their will, but also to …
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Visual illusion in Paradise lost
… and the subversive choice to portray Satan as a female character, I wanted my design to feel as if it came from the devil’s own hands. I enjoyed the idea of being the “villain,” breaking the rules, and creating an unsettling experience for the audience. This paper outlines my thought process, …
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Monstrous and Beautiful: Jungian Archetypes in Wilde’s <em>Salomé</em>
… that in fashioning a tragic heroine out of a female monster figure of “Immortal Vice”, Oscar Wilde created a document that captures two contradictory narratives: one in which Salomé plays the heroine of a tragedy and another in which she performs the role and functions of a villain. By …
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Women in an Evangelical Community: Oberlin 1835-50
… Oberlin's founders strove for"… the elevation of female character, by bringing within the reach of the misjudged and neglected sex, all the instructive privileges which hitherto have unreasonably distinguished the leading sex from theirs." Discussions seek to prove either that Oberlin is to be …
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El personaje femenino de la novela indigenista
… is a realistic novel with a strongly ideological character that was developed primarily in the Andean countries (Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador) during the first half of the 20th century with the purpose of making the reader aware of the living conditions of the indigenous Native American population. The …
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Daughter of Bird and Earth
… physical appearance and her inner spiritual character. This orchestral piece follows the biography of this imagined female character within a modern mythology. The juxtaposition of timbres, special effects, themes, gestures, and dynamics is audaciously sharp and dramatic. These features can …
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Akane Kurashiki and the Humanization of Female Characters In Video Games
… an obstacle for the male protagonist via their character designs or roles within the narrative. In this analysis, I wished to further the discussion surrounding female characters in video games, specifically the ways in which games can humanize their female heroines. To do so, I conducted both a …
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The Impact of Playing as a Non-Stereotypical Woman in a Role-Playing Video Game on Players’ Real World Gender Role Attitudes
… role-playing video game <em>Skyrim</em> as a female character with one of three different body types: an idealized feminine body typically found in video games, a tall muscular body that more realistically represents a warrior woman, and a lizard body that is hard to gender stereotype using …
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An Analysis of the Changing Roles of Female Characters in Newbery Award-Winning Fiction Since 1964
… by categorizing each major or supporting adult female character into one of five categories of the "Occupational Prestige Rating Scale'' (Appendix A), based mainly on salary ranges. Major or supporting female characters were categorized by the "Leadership Potential Scale'' (Appendix B), based on …
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Situation comedies and the single woman on television
… an historical overview of the never-married female character in twentieth century situation comedies and an in-depth analysis of three twenty-first century American sitcoms, this dissertation investigates how television creators, writers, producers, and actors have interpreted the figure of …
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Speed and stasis: femininity and symbolism in John Dos Passos's 1919
… stop moving at all. They become stagnant characters who are easily reduced to symbolism. Eveline is the focus of the final chapter. Her speed of movement throughout her story is consistent as she constantly refuses to be categorized, symbolized, or idolized. She is the only female …
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Patchwork
Patchwork is a fictional story told by a female character from her perspective as a child and as an adult. Its set in Zambia over two periods in time, the late seventies and the start of the millennium. It's the story of family ties and how a child can get caught up in the consequences of the …
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Reactions to men and women expressing sadness, joy, and anger
… examined how the sex of participants (male or female), and the emotion expressed (sadness, joy, or anger) by a hypothetical character (male or female) affected the participants' reactions to the character. Ratings were obtained from 66 male and 66 female college students on: 1) causal …
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