Essays Tagged: "housekeeper"

A Woman's Identity

any roles that she is now forced to play.Once married, a woman is expected to be a mother, nurturer,housekeeper, teacher, doctor, cook, chauffeur, and moreincreasingly, a career woman. Women are force ...

(2 pages) 97 1 4.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

The discrimination of women in the workplace from the viewpoint of the three basic theories of sociology.

aying home while their husbands go to work, women fell into the roll in society of the domesticated housekeeper. Functional Theory states that society tends to maintain its equilibrium and that any ch ...

(4 pages) 303 0 4.8 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Title: The Horse Dealer's Daughter by D.H. Lawrence. The relationship between two characters: Mabel and Dr.Ferguson.

akes life for Mabel more exciting and adventurous.Mabel is twenty seven years old, single. She is a housekeeper for her "ineffectual brothers". They do not appreciate her work in the house. They seem ...

(2 pages) 86 0 3.7 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Ethan Frome.

wife Zeena's cousin, home. Mattie has been living with Ethan and Zeena for over a year working as a housekeeper. He has become attached to her over the course of a year, finding a subject that they ar ...

(5 pages) 75 0 4.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

"The Remains" of the Day by Jaros"aw Michalski

w owner of the Darlington Hall, to take a few days off, the elderly butler plans to meet the former housekeeper - Miss Kenton (at present Mrs Benn, for she left to get married several years before the ... ses - he wants to persuade Miss Kenton to return to Darlington Hall and accept her former post as a housekeeper - yet it is clear that he has something more on his mind. The real reason to start the j ...

(7 pages) 51 0 5.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature

The Expiration of the Feminist Necessity.

fty years ago will say that they were influenced and subjugated into their positions as wife/mother/housekeeper, they will downplay or even fail to mention the fact that they made their decisions, eve ... ons, even while they had alternatives. Feminism depreciates the position in the home as wife/mother/housekeeper, arguing that a woman's place is not in the home and insulting existing housewives while ...

(8 pages) 174 0 4.7 Aug/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

How does Margaret Atwood portray women in Alias Grace?

ichest, most beautiful ladies 'Miss Cartwright' to the middle aged, working class spinster 'Jordans housekeeper' and that is the ability to manipulate.A major theme that runs throughout the novel is t ...

(4 pages) 34 0 3.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"Ethan Frome" by Edith Wharton.

m similar.In the opening of the novel, Zeena proves to be an excellent caregiver and a hard working housekeeper. When Ethan's mother passed away, Ethan felt as if he should marry Zeena so he would not ... sense of humor that always seems to make Ethan smile and laugh. Mattie, however, is not the finest housekeeper, and she is always spilling things and burning food. She does not in fact know how to do ...

(2 pages) 44 0 3.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Portrayal of Two Disney's Princesses - Comparison of Snow White and Beuty and the Beast

ndly, when the princess arrives at the seven dwarfs' cottage, she proves herself to be an excellent housekeeper. Instead of sitting down and waiting for the unknown members of the household to return, ... k into his human form.In the animation of Snow white, Disney created a sweet, demure, and dependent housekeeper. On the other hand, the modern Disney female character, Belle, is created as a smart, se ...

(2 pages) 91 1 3.4 Dec/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Critique of alfred hitchcocks movie "rebecca"

hen she becomes psychologically dominated by the 'presence' and memories of Rebecca. The mysterious housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers, doesn't make things any easier. Her recollections of the deceased Rebecca ...

(3 pages) 40 0 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Plot Overview - Wuthering Heights main plot events and character developments by Kala Harvey

ually learns more and more about the histories of two local families. This is what he learns from a housekeeper, Ellen Dean, who had been with one of the two families for all of her life:In around 176 ... friendly attitude to the household: Heathcliff, Hareton (who was in love with her), and Zillah, the housekeeper. As time passed, however, she became lonely enough to seek Hareton's company, and began ...

(7 pages) 59 0 5.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Book report writtin about wuthering heights. Athe different styles of writing of the time Emily Bronte. How the book relates to the time of eurpean history

in that it deals with more of a reality of people like the biased views of Nelly, the narrator and housekeeper, about Catherine. It gives a more humanly aspect to the story besides the ghostly and my ...

(2 pages) 32 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Complete Summary of "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte

, Edward Rochester. Rochester is rarely at home and Jane spends most of her time with Adele and the housekeeper, Mrs. Fairfax. When Rochester does come home, he is often moody and imposing.One night, ...

(3 pages) 85 2 4.6 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson

on Sowerby the animal charmer, Master Archibald Craven her reclusive uncle, Martha Sowerby a hearty housekeeper, a gardener, a cheerful robin and the secret garden.. The message about life to be learn ...

(3 pages) 42 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Civil Rights and Civil Wrongs in To Kill a Mockingbird

rights. On a smaller scale, Lee uses the relationship between Scout, her aunt, her father, and her housekeeper, to show how racism affects everything. The question of civil rights plays out not only ... trial of Tom Robinson, but also through the everyday interaction between the Finch family and their housekeeper Calpurnia. In the process of growing up Scout must chose where she fits into the whole r ...

(5 pages) 40 0 4.6 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood.

rvant, James McDermott, to murder her employer, Mr. Kinnear, and his mistress, who is also the head housekeeper. McDermott is hanged for his crime, but as only an accomplice, Grace is handed a lifetim ...

(1 pages) 35 0 2.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

America's Dream

lay a big part of her life. Until she is offered a job in Westchester county, New York as a live-in housekeeper and nanny for a very nice family, which she takes. Changing her life will not allow her ...

(2 pages) 33 0 4.3 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Yellow Wallpaper Summary

nailed to the floor and bars on the windows. John's sister named Jennie takes over the position of housekeeper while the husband is away at work during the day.Jane becomes very interested in the yel ...

(2 pages) 60 1 3.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Globe Theatre

8 the Globe was planned and had been completed by 1599.To finance The Globe, seven shareholders, or housekeepers, were put in place. Richard and Cuthbert owning 50% of the theatre between them, and Wi ... 0% of the theatre between them, and William Shakespeare and four others holding other 50% evenly. A housekeeper was entitled to their share of 50% of the profits. Soon, The Globe would be the most pop ...

(2 pages) 21 1 3.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Compare and contrast the ways "Regeneration" by Pat Barker and "The Rights of Desire" by Andre Brink deal with the theme of Love

d young woman. Ruben is looking for someone to be at home if he has any problems when Magrieta, his housekeeper, isn't around. Tessa is interested in the apartment and turns up on a rainy evening, vis ...

(5 pages) 29 0 4.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature