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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[ ]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [Report on the Book ]
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[x]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [A Handmade's Tale ]
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[ ]11-12 [x]Essay/Report [ ]
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[ ]College [ ]Misc [ ]
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Dizzed: 06/94 # of Words:1014 School: ? State: ?
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>Chop Here>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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English Per.2
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Essay #2
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Unlike men, women have been facing unique problems for centuries. Often
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times, women experience harassment and discrimination. In today's society,
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females are trying to combat their tribulations through law suits and
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protest rallies. Literature often deals with people being unable to
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articulate their problems. Often, unforeseen circumstances force people to
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conceal their true emotions. In "Raise the Red Lantern", The Handmaid's
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Tale, and "A Doll's House", the main female characters find ways to escape
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their situations rather than deal with them.
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Songlian, the main character in the foreign film "Raise the Red
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Lantern", finds unusual ways of dealing with her oppression. For example,
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Songlian often takes her stress out on her maid, Yan'er. Whenever Songlian
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feels the need to relieve her tension, she screams at Yan'er. Songlian's
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treatment towards her maid results in a bitter rivalry between the two and
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ultimately leads to the death of Yan'er. Instead of expressing herself
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publicly, Songlian chooses to keep her emotions bottled up or take them out
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on Yan'er. Another example of this concept occurs when Songlian becomes
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intoxicated. Due to her unfortunate situation, Songlian chooses to drink an
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enormous amount of alcohol on her birthday. In her mind, she feels that she
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has nothing to look forward to in life. So Songlian escapes real life by
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drinking. This is yet another example of Songlian's feeble attempt to
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escape her troubles. Furthermore, Songlian's outlook on life becomes so
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bleak that she literally goes insane. Since she witnessed the death of the
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third mistress, she confirms her fear that there is no escaping her
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situation. Thus, she drives herself crazy. Therefore, we can see that
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Songlian uses techniques to try and escape her fate.
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The next work, entitled "A Doll's House", deals with Nora, the main
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character, struggling to achieve happiness in life. While Nora lives with
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her husband, Torvald, she pretends to be happy and satisfied with life, but
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in reality, Nora lacks purpose in her life. For eight years, she never
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discusses her situation with Torvald because she does not want to face the
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truth about herself. Nora feels obligated to live her life as a caring
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mother and an obedient wife. Also, Nora pretends to be happy for a reason.
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Whether she knows it or not, Nora tries to be the ideal wife and mother by
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letting herself be governed by the laws of society. Because she decides to
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settle for what she has, her life is pointless. Nora's first step towards
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achieving happiness occurs when she leaves her husband and kids in search
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of a better life. Although Nora's life is not yet fulfilled, she is on her
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way attaining a better one.
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Lastly, Offred from The Handmaid's Tale uses different tactics to cope
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with her situation. Offred, the main character of the novel, is trapped
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within a distopian society comprised of a community riddled by despair.
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Though she is not physically tortured, she is mentally enslaved by the
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overwhelming and ridiculously powerful government. First off, Offred
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reminisces about the way life used to be by remembering stories about Luke,
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her husband, Moira, her best friend, and her daughter. As mentioned
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earlier, Offred lives in a horrific society which prevents her from being
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freed. Essentially, the government enslaves Offred because she's a female,
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and she's fertile. Remembering stories of the past provide her with
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temporary relief from her binding situation. Also, Offred befriends the
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Commander's aide, Nick. Offred longs to be loved by her husband, and she
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feels that she can find that love by being with Nick. Offred risks her life
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several times just to be with Nick. Feeling loved by Nick gives Offred a
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window of hope in her otherwise dismal life. Finally, instead of
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proclaiming her feelings out loud, she suppresses her feelings. The result
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is a series of recordings which depict her life and the things she wishes
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she could change. Through these examples, it is apparent that Offred cannot
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face her problems because of outside circumstances.
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Works such as "Raise the Red Lantern", The Handmaid's Tale, and "A
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Doll's House" deal with females being unable to face their problems. A
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plethora of authors have written on this subject matter. Though some
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problems are unavoidable, one can overcome certain situations by being more
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assertive. Along with male domination and the laws of society, women have
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had to contend with other challenging and oppressing situations. Yet
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despite this, women in modern society are becoming more powerful.
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