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Father-daughter Incest, 1986.
Examines the history, mythology, psychology, biblical aspects, short- & long-term destructive impact on female victims & family stability.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 5 sources, $ 71.95
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" Incest is defined as sexual relations between blood kin in an immediate family.. Though it often takes the form of brother-sister sexual relations, the issue of father-daughter incest is the topic of this report. There is a great diversity of professional clinical opinion about the cause of incest, why incest is prohibited in so many societies, and what the effects are on the victim of incest.--in this case, the daughter.
Freud suggests in Totem and Taboo that the roots of opposition to incestuous love choices are not to be found in the psychology of the individual, but in the evolutionary history of the human species.. Other researchers have expanded this view to suggest that the incest taboo is biologically related to the survival of the human species. These researchers and theorists (...)"
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Traumas of Father-Daughter Incest, 1994.
A discussion of the short and long-term effects, the impact on identity, denial and memory recovery, disclosure, celebrity survivors and love for abusers.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 47.95
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"As a writer and former child-abuse victim, Laura Davis states, "All sexual abuse is damaging, and the trauma does not end when the abuse stops. If you were abused as a child, you are probably experiencing long-term effects that interfere with your day-to-day functioning" (Bass & Davis, 1990, p. 252). This research will examine the trauma of child sexual abuse, specifically incest between fathers and their daughters. The incest victim goes through a similar pattern of dealing with victimization, and often even the long.term effects experienced are similar. Some of the more common feelings and emotions of incest victims are shame, guilt, anger, confusion, and denial.
Most studies group incest with all sexual-abuse victims so statistics on incest are hard to find; however, the number of incestuous sexual-abuse cases is either rapidly rising or being..."
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Father-Daughter Incest, 1992.
A look at the psychological causes, short and long term effects, patriarchal theory and treatment strategies focusing on family therapy.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 47.95
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"Father-daughter incest is known to cause a number of problems in the lives of its victims. For example, women who were sexually abused by their fathers tend to experience depression, low self-esteem, difficulty in expressing emotions, and sexual dysfunctions. There are several theories which seek to explain the causes of father-daughter incest. Some theories focus on Sigmund Freud's conception of the Oedipal fantasy. Other theories are concerned with the patriarchal power of the father within the family. Some research has suggested that the victims of father-daughter incest are themselves responsible for transmitting the problem from one generation to the next. Perhaps the most reasonable theory of all is that which takes into account the roles of all three primary figures: the father, the daughter and the mother. According to this theory, each of..."
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Father-Daughter Relationships in Shakespearean Plays, 2002.
The paper analyzes the use of father-daughter relationships in the plays of William Shakespeare, and focuses on the influence the daughter often possesses over her father.
1,164 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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The paper looks at the importance of the father-daughter relationship to the playwright and the Sixteenth Century society he wrote for. The paper highlights the Shakespearean play "King Lear" as containing the perfect example of such a relationship, in the way King Lear loved Cordelia, his third daughter. The paper also examines other heroines of Shakespeare who have also been shown in roles as daughters, where they either help their fathers or become a source of genuine comfort for them.
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"The relationship between a father and his daughter is one of the most beautiful bonds that Nature has created and is unique in the sense that it provides both the concerned parties a kind of comfort that is missing from father-son relationship. Why this happens is probably not known. But the answer to this question is certainly grounded in psychology, which makes one authority figure deeply care about a younger dependent of opposite sex. While it was in recent times only that we came to learn and appreciate the significance of this bond, Shakespeare was a genius to have felt, detected and illustrated it in 16th century when he used his plays to highlight the beauty and worth of this important connection."
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Shakespeare's Fathers and Daughters, 2006.
This paper discusses Shakespeare's portrayal of the relationship between fathers and daughters.
1,969 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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In this essay, the writer discusses Shakespeare's work, while examining the way in which he portrays the relationship between fathers and daughters. The writer looks at the plays "King Lear" and "The Tempest," in which the daughters pursue a certain course in life due to their fathers' patriarchal actions. Further, the writer discusses the play "The Tempest," in which the character Miranda follows, although somewhat rebelliously, the eventually advantageous path set out by her father. The writer also looks at "Romeo and Juliet" in which the bonds between Juliet and her father appear to be much more loyalty bound than love oriented and patriarchy constraints are to the extreme. Using references from literature discussing Shakespeare's writings, the writer presents this view of the roles of fathers and daughters in Shakespeare's work.
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""Romeo and Juliet" is naturally one of the first Shakespeare plays that comes to mind when considering the role of fathers and daughters, because of the work's popularity through the years with its many modern renditions. However the bonds between Juliet and her father appear to be much more loyalty and dutiful bound than love oriented, and patriarchy constraints are to the extreme. Although Cordelia does not actually say the exact words her father, Lear, wants to hear, it is because of love not fear. Likewise, Miranda and Prospero have a very loving father-daughter relationship from the very beginning of "The Tempest." Although "Romeo and Juliet" does definitely show how a daughter's actions are set in place by her father's behavior, "King Lear" and "The Tempest" are even more interesting due to the additional conflicting relationships that exist due to this strong love between father and child."
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Father-Daughter Relationships, 2005.
Examines the father/daughter relationships in plays by William Shakespeare's, focusing on "King Lear".
1,257 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 3 sources, $ 42.95
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Most, if not all, of Shakespeare's plays carry a theme where the relationship of the main father and daughter has an important role in the climax and outcome of the stories. By examining the relationship between King Lear and Cordelia in Shakespeare's "King Lear", this paper presents the opinion that the play has the most significant father and daughter relationship out of all Shakespeare's works. The paper also examines "The Tempest" and "Othello".
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"In King Lear, Cordelia, the youngest daughter of Lear, refused to go overboard in her statement of love towards her father. When asked for her testimony, she simply replied, "Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave my heart into my mouth. I love your Majesty according to my bond, no more no less." Lear became enraged and casted her off saying, "Here I disclaim all my paternal care, propinquity and property of blood, and as a stranger to my heart and me hold this from thee for ever." Some think that Cordelia was prideful, or even a fool in her response, but I believe she was simply being honest and true."
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Shakespeare, Fathers and Daughters, 2006.
A look at the father/daughter relationships of William Shakespeare's "Othello", "King Lear" and "The Tempest".
1,895 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper examines how William Shakespeare's plays "Othello", "King Lear" and "The Tempest" all have critical elements of familial conflict. It looks at how in "Othello" and "The Tempest", the daughters' relationships with their fathers are initially perceived as reliant and dependent; however, each daughter eventually detaches from her father to form a new attachment with another man. It discusses how "King Lear" is different from the other two because it involves multiple daughters who are not stereotypical Shakespearean era females; that is, each daughter is independent of their father from the inception of the play.
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"The second scene of Shakespeare's The Tempest showcases the dependence of Miranda upon her father, Prospero. Miranda calls him "my dearest father" (1.2.1) and several variants of "sir" (1.2.42, 55, 78, 88, 106, 175). In this first exchange between the two, the audience begins to understand the depth of Miranda's devotion to her father. Prospero tells the story of how he and Miranda were driven from Milan twelve years prior to the start of the play. Since then, they have lived on a deserted island and Prospero has been Miranda's only company. Her dependence is out of necessity - she had no one else to utilize as a companion during her time on the island; her closeness with her father seems completely natural. "
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Father-Daughter Relationships, 2007.
This paper explores father-daughter relationships and how they affect the daughter as she becomes an adult.
2,061 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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The paper explains that the bond that a daughter has with her father is very important because of the understanding of men and relationships that she gets from this particular relationship. The paper examines the potential consequences of divorce. The paper discusses how forcing children to stay in the same house with the parent they are not closest to after the divorce can often cause unhappiness and rebellion. The paper also looks at the effects of a father dying and relates that this does not not seem to be as severe and lasting as the effect of a father leaving the marriage.
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"How a parent and child interact when the child is young can have serious consequences for the child later in life as he or she grows into an adult and potentially has children of his or her own. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the relationship that a father has with his daughter. Daughters often look up to their fathers and when they are older they look for men like their fathers to marry. If their father is a good man, this is a good thing, but if their father is not a good person the daughter can end up as an adult in a bad or abusive relationship with a man because she feels as though that is 'the way it should be' because it is 'the way that her father treated her and her mother.'"
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Father-Daughter Bonds in "The Tempest" and "Othello", 2005.
A study of William Shakespeare's characters Desdemona and Brabantio from "Othello" and Miranda and Prospero from "The Tempest".
1,977 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper explores Shakespeare's plays "The Tempest" and "Othello" and focuses on the father-daughter relationships of Desdemona and Brabantio and Miranda and Prospero. Direct quotes support the comparisons and contrasts of the characters' actions, emotions, and motives towards each other, which include anger, love, possessiveness, and manipulation.
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"Prospero wants his daughter to marry Ferdinand, because he is of her status and is intelligent. Not only that, Ferdinand is looking for a wife to be Queen of Naples, and the marriage would mean Prospero could finally move back to civilization and out of isolation, and he could reclaim his title as Duke. So not only does Prospero see Miranda as his daughter and companion for the twelve years in isolation, but he sees her as a key part in his plan to get his dukedom restored. However, he wishes well for his daughter in every way possible, and is happy that love has blossomed between her and Ferdinand. "Fair encounter of two most rare affections. Heavens rain grace on that which breeds between 'em!" (Tempest, Act 3 Scene 1) "
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"Daughters Will Love Like You Do", 2005.
An analysis of how father-daughter relationships influence marriage in William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice".
1,531 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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Using John Mayer's song, "Daughters," as inspiration, the paper examines how family relationships, particularly that of a father and daughter, which is a woman's first "love" relationship, can influence her behaviors in future romantic relationships. It examines how "The Merchant of Venice" chronicles the relationships of two father-daughter pairs, showing how a father's selfishness can be ruinous to his daughter's marriage, whereas a close father-daughter bond can ensure a woman a better chance of a happy, healthy marriage.
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"Jessica portends the negative impact that her folly for revenge and escape will have on her marriage when she says "But love is blind, and lovers cannot see/The pretty follies that themselves commit," (2.5.36-37). Despite having everything she thinks she wanted - a life free from her father's house, and marriage to a man she loves - Jessica's actions will always hang over her life like a dark cloud. As she and Lorenzo sit and sing together near the end of the play, they "uneasily equate their love" to doomed couples such as Trolius and Cressida, Jason and Medea, and Pyramus and Thisbe, "all ominous archetypes of bonds somehow shattered in conjunction with attempts to invalidate family or cultural allegiances" (Boose 337)."
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Women in Shakespeare's Plays, 2002.
An analysis of women as reflected in father-daughter relationships in Shakespeare's plays.
2,065 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 0 sources, $ 65.95
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This paper focuses on the importance of the women's roles in the plays Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Othello. Particularly, the relationship between the woman and their fathers is analyzed in this paper. The father-daughter relationship that this paper focuses on is the relationship between pairs of characters in the plays mentioned above: Lord Capulet and Juliet (Romeo and Juliet), Polonius and Ophelia (Hamlet), and Brabantio and Desdemona (Othello). Each character is evaluated according to their interaction not only with other people, but most importantly their interaction with each other. An analysis on the effect of woman roles in contributing to the tragedy that happened in the play is also discussed.
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"Women in many of Shakespeare?s plays establish their own identity in the story through a series of interaction with various characters in the play. Aside from their roles as a woman and a wife or lover to the main characters of Shakespearean plays, the author presents another side of the woman's character through a reflection of the existing father and daughter relationship in the story. If women were regarded as "goddess" by their husbands/lovers, their relationships with their fathers present another part of their persona, and each of them possesses unique characteristics that make their roles in the story memorable. "
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Culture and the 'Natural' Woman, 2006.
An analysis of the extent to which literature such as John Gregory's "A Father's Legacy to his Daughters" and John Gray's "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" construct a cultural stereotype of the 'natural' woman.
1,998 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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Despite being written over 200 years apart, "A Father's Legacy to his Daughters" and "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" both have a similar agenda - to advise women on how to be more desirable to men. This paper explores exactly how and why this effect is attained and how the consequence of such advice constructs a 'natural' woman who, paradoxically, changes through history to suit the needs of the cultural moment. Finally, the paper refers to Thomas Lacqueur's "Making Sex" to make sense of this cultural phenomenon.
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"In today's more enlightened era, we may expect the 'natural' woman to have been purged from conduct literature. On the contrary, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, published over two hundred years later than A Father's Legacy, continues to attribute women's behaviour to nature, for example, 'an instinctive need to talk about what's bothering them' . His implication here that the female stereotype has evolved according to the needs of survival is characteristic of the pseudo-scientific evidence often cited in conduct literature. In reality it is completely unfounded, and, what is more, highly improbable. In his space travel analogy, he makes an even more surprising claim: 'though from different worlds, they [men and women] reveled in their differences' (p. 9)."
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?Rappacini's Daughter?, 2004.
A review of Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story, ?Rappacini's Daughter?.
1,287 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper examines "Rappacini's Daughter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a complex and magical story, which has been interpreted in many different ways. It looks at how, although many different interpretations of this story exist, the one that seems to make the most sense is the underlying story of the father and daughter and how their relationship alters as Beatrice grows older. It shows how the father is so immersed in his scientific study that he has ignored his daughter's growing up, but he understands her needs as a woman and tries to supply them the only way he knows how, with a lover immune to her poison.
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"Throughout the story, there are many references to the relationship between the father and the daughter, and what it means to them. Giovanni realizes Beatrice has never been outside the garden ? she has led a very sheltered and lonely life. Her father realizes this too, and attempts to provide her with the perfect man, one who is immune to the numerous poisons running through her system. Her father has taught her everything he knows, but she does not recognize her knowledge. She tells Giovanni, "Do people say that I am skilled in my father's science of plants? What a jest is there! No; though I have grown up among these flowers, I know no more of them than their hues and perfume; and sometimes, methinks I would fain rid myself of even that small knowledge" (Hawthorne)."
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Jung's Father Archetype in Children's Literature, 2005.
A description of how the absent father in different children's stories is representative of the Jungian yearning for a father figure.
1,247 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper describes three stories and how the Jungian archetype influences the story. The paper first discusses the Walt Disney movie, "Song of the South", explaining how the Jungian father archetype can be found in the story because there is an absent father that is replaced by another father figure. Next the paper discusses the European children's tale, "Max and Moritz" which is a cautionary tale about what happens to children that grow up without a father. Lastly, the paper discusses the story of "Cinderella", explaining that it is representative of the the father-as-lover archetype.
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"Historically, children's literature has always had a place in our lives. No matter how old we grow, we can relate many of our adult observations to the tales of our childhood. Having been fortunate to grow up in a family from two different cultures, I heard tales from old Europe from my Mother, and the rich tales of the southeastern United States from my Father. In considering Jung's theory of the archetype, there are three tales that come to mind. First, the movie "Song of The South", which tells stories of the South that my grandfather grew up in. Second, the tale of Max and Moritz, a cautionary tale for children told throughout Europe for hundreds of years. Finally, the classic "Cinderella" which, thanks to Disney, has become a favorite of all children born in the US in the last fifty years. These three tales all demonstrate the father archetype that Jung describes in "The Personal and the Collective Unconscious." These tales are classic examples of stories that appear in a variety of cultures, and all share a common thread- the absent father. Jung would have told us that the unconscious desire for someone to fill the archetypal role of father is at the root of all these tales. The absence of father theme in these three stories will show the human need for the archetypical father figure as nurturer, disciplinarian, and as lover."
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"Tender Offer", 1996.
A Marxist analysis of Wendy Wasserstein's short story about a father's dream for his daughter and the failure of the American Dream.
1,766 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper discusses how "Tender Offer" by Wendy Wasserstein is a prime example of how individuals laboring under the mystification of a capitalistic society are victimized by the American Dream they are struggling so hard to attain. It explains that the main character, Paul, is completely entrenched in his ideology of the illusory American Dream and his ability to procure that lifestyle, but his relationship with his daughter, Lisa, is a clear indication of his inability to accept the harsh realities of life in a capitalistic society.
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"The character of Lisa in the play is more concerned with living life than with finances. She cannot understand how her father could place business before important events in her life, like the dance recital. When she casts her second-place trophy in the trash, it is evident that without the support of her father, her pride in winning has disappeared. Unconsciously, Lisa feels second place is nothing. Her father is a winner. If she isn't a winner, she is a loser. Therefore, her father will not want anything to do with her. A survey conducted by Higgens, Duxbury and Lee demonstrated the decreasing number of hours fathers are spending with their children and the devastating effects on the children. On the average, "fathers spend less than two hours a day in the presence of their children." According to their research, more children are requiring some type of intervention, either through counseling or school assistance, to overcome feelings of maladaptation in their social environments" in order to form healthy family relationships (150)."
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