Women Authors

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This paper explains that women authors from the nineteenth and twentieth century used their literature and poetry as vehicles for the new role and passion of the woman. The author points out that Marge Piercy in her poem "Barbie Doll" articulates the bondage that a woman is under due to the roles and appearances they are expected to maintain. The paper concludes that, from the writings of these women authors, the inner woman bears similar characteristics: Women are consistently making a way through life to gain equality to men and they desire to express their emotions and passions while stepping outside of the societal standards.

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"Kate Chopin creates a female character in "At the Cadian Ball" and "The Storm" that is vivid and defiant. Calixta is the image of hope that an authentic woman dares to embody. Chopin challenges society in her literature. She tests the roles of women. For instance, the female character she depicts in "The Storm" and "The Cadian Ball" is sexually overbearing, an adulterous, and presumptuous. Radek suggest that women of the nineteenth century "were not supposed to have any real sexual contact before their marriage." The characteristics that Calixta possesses are dissimilar to the expected roles of women. The women of this time should be reserved, subservient, compliant, and gentle creatures."

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