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Shieldmaiden, Allison A. Taylor
Shieldmaiden, Allison A. Taylor
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"Shieldmaiden" is a poem that examines J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series from a feminist perspective, focusing on the character of Éowyn and her influence on female readers of Tolkien's novels.
She's A Brick House: August Wilson And The Stereotypes Of Black Womanhood, Amelia Tatum Grabowski
She's A Brick House: August Wilson And The Stereotypes Of Black Womanhood, Amelia Tatum Grabowski
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In his Century Cycle of plays, August Wilson tells ten distinct stories of families in or linked to the Hill District, an African American community in Pittsburgh; one play taking place in each decade of the twentieth century. Through these plays, Wilson's audience sees the Hill District and America evolve, while prejudice, oppression, and poverty remain constant. Many scholars argue that sexism provides a fourth common factor, asserting that Wilson portrays the female characters in the male-fantasized, stereotypical roles of the Mammy or the Jezebel figure, rather as realistic, empowered, and complex women. However, close examination of the women with …