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The Roles Of Women, Animals, And Nature In Traditional Japanese And Western Folk Tales Carry Over Into Modern Japanese And Western Culture., Jessica Cooper May 2013

The Roles Of Women, Animals, And Nature In Traditional Japanese And Western Folk Tales Carry Over Into Modern Japanese And Western Culture., Jessica Cooper

Undergraduate Honors Theses

The roles of women, animals, and nature in traditional Japanese and Western folk tales continue to be parallel to the roles of women, animals, and nature in modern Japanese and Western Culture. This is a result of the values and morals that are encapsulated within these folk tales.


The Symbolic Power Of Red In Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale., Karla M. Roland May 2013

The Symbolic Power Of Red In Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale., Karla M. Roland

Undergraduate Honors Theses

This thesis utilizes red objects in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale to discuss the symbolic meaning of red to the story as a whole and the power relationship among social groups in Gilead. This thesis focuses primarily on the wardrobe of the handmaid and flower imagery to examine red as a manifestation of power in the story.


Becoming Joan: An Actress' Journey Into The Mind Of Joan Of Arc., Cailan C. Calloway May 2013

Becoming Joan: An Actress' Journey Into The Mind Of Joan Of Arc., Cailan C. Calloway

Undergraduate Honors Theses

The reader's theatre production of Kacy Tiller’s Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc on December 3, 2012 was the culmination of my process as an actress to portray Joan. Through character analysis, extensive research, and collaboration with fellow artists, I was able to discover and grow as an actress.


Jehanne: The Legacy Of A True Heroine., Kacy Tiller May 2013

Jehanne: The Legacy Of A True Heroine., Kacy Tiller

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Who was Joan of Arc? That was the first question in my mind before I began my journey of studying this remarkable young woman. I had no idea how special she was. I thought she was just another historical figure that gets lost in history books. All I really knew about her was that she was burned at the stake. What I didn't know was that she led a country's army into battle at the age of seventeen.The adaptation of Mark Twain's novel, Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc into a full length play involves in-depth research into French and …


Beauty And The Beast: Across Cultures And Time., Bridgette Johnson May 2013

Beauty And The Beast: Across Cultures And Time., Bridgette Johnson

Undergraduate Honors Theses

This thesis traces the fairy tale of Beauty and Beast across different cultures in classic versions of the tale to examine social and cultural factors and gender norms and compares those findings to modern retellings while examining the same themes as the classic tales.


Hysteria, Sexuality, And Their Influence On Male Authority In "Carmilla" And "Good Lady Ducayne", Rachel Walls Jan 2013

Hysteria, Sexuality, And Their Influence On Male Authority In "Carmilla" And "Good Lady Ducayne", Rachel Walls

Undergraduate Honors Theses

No abstract provided.


Trapped In The "Shadow-Space": Woman's Struggle To Become Round In George Eliot's Middlemarch, Katelyn Pfaff Jan 2013

Trapped In The "Shadow-Space": Woman's Struggle To Become Round In George Eliot's Middlemarch, Katelyn Pfaff

Undergraduate Honors Theses

No abstract provided.


Putting The Ill In Illinois: How The Suffrage And Antisuffrage Movements In Illinois Transformed Themselves And The Nation, Emily Scarbrough Jan 2013

Putting The Ill In Illinois: How The Suffrage And Antisuffrage Movements In Illinois Transformed Themselves And The Nation, Emily Scarbrough

Undergraduate Honors Theses

No abstract provided.


Free Will In "Beauty And The Beast": The Overlooked Lesson And First Step Into Adulthood, Kelly Jo Nicholson Jan 2013

Free Will In "Beauty And The Beast": The Overlooked Lesson And First Step Into Adulthood, Kelly Jo Nicholson

Undergraduate Honors Theses

No abstract provided.


Feminist Science Fiction Of The 1970s, Mia Tapella Jan 2013

Feminist Science Fiction Of The 1970s, Mia Tapella

Undergraduate Honors Theses

No abstract provided.