Encyclopedia of Themes in Literature
1114 Walker, Alice educatIon in The Color Purple Throughout her abusive childhood, Celie is con- tinually denied an education; t ...
The Color Purple 1115 tic and sexual slave. “Mr.” treats her with contempt as he punishes Celie for his own regrets over his ill ...
1116 Washington, Booker T. it is all she is good for. The suffering woman is thus dehumanized; indeed, she pretends to be a piec ...
Up from Slavery 1117 hall. All students at Hampton were expected to do manual labor to earn part of their room and board, and th ...
1118 Washington, Booker T. of success when he could sit in a school classroom and learn, or when he could have all the ginger co ...
The Optimist’s Daughter 1119 Mrs. Ruffner’s, a northern lady known to be unrea- sonably strict with her boy servants, who never ...
1120 Welty, Eudora Welty emphasizes human relationships in the narrative over plot, which may seem unusual to some readers. Howe ...
The Optimist’s Daughter 1121 individual’s identity. It exerts a profound influence over the individual and her identity, and she ...
1122 Wharton, Edith This freeing of memory at the end of the novel might seem oddly placed in a text where it appears to be driv ...
The Age of Innocence 1123 this love triangle, Wharton explores the themes of love, community, and social class in the novel. Wha ...
1124 Wharton, Edith by sacrificing his own desires that Newland feels he can be happy. Sherah Wells Love in The Age of Innocence ...
The Age of Innocence 1125 his and Ellen’s relationship, and in this Wharton may be seen to indicate that this is as much a part ...
1126 Wharton, Edith As a result, she calls into question assumptions Newland and the rest of New York society have regarding soc ...
Ethan Frome 1127 does not participate in social functions. In addition, few people visit the Fromes; the narrator learns he is o ...
1128 Wharton, Edith but Zeena has lost such a position in the Frome household, and Mattie only further complicates Zeena’s stand ...
The House of Mirth 1129 was better than the one she now shares with Ethan. She claims to be sick much of the time, and her ill- ...
1130 Wharton, Edith looks had a commercial value. While engaged in her quest for Percy Gryce’s attentions, she recalls that her ...
The House of Mirth 1131 deeper individuality is often at odds with societal constraints. Her status as an unwed young woman with ...
1132 Wharton, Edith whose individuality is so defined by her society that she cannot find her way out of it. The novel is an ins ...
Leaves of Grass 1133 her to vigilance, whispering the terrified warning that every word and gesture must be measured.” This desc ...
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