Essays Tagged: "Piercy"
A review of Gone to Soldiers
The novel Gone to Soldiers by Marge Piercy intricately weaves the lives of many different people into a connected series of individual p ... ected series of individual plots that give the reader an exciting view of life during World War II. Piercy connects the lives of women and men, Jews and gentiles by using family ties and steamy love a ... omen by allowing them to work in factories and defy their husbands by hiding resisting French Jews. Piercy makes history exciting by making each character really experience love and hate and the munda ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
"Mother to the tribe" by Marge Piercy
trying to appease most individuals; however what can be the consequences of such 'happiness'? Marge Piercy attempts to create a utopian society that practices this idea, but to achieve such a success ... ve such a success many present social beliefs must be annihilated. Mothering plays a major theme in Piercy's novel Woman on the Edge of Time. She not only uses a mother as the main character, but crea ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
"The Secretary Chant" by Marge Piercy
lady from attending the ball to meet her prince charming. Although that story was fictional, Marge Piercy managed to change the tune from a Cinderella's chant to The Secretary Chant. She describes th ... stand to be treated as a human being and not as a machine. As a secretary myself, I am empathic to Piercy's feelings. Each day that I go to my job, I wonder if my employer understands how important I ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
"Barbie Doll" by Marge Piercy
Living in a Barbie World: Modern Stereotypes of WomenIn 1973, Marge Piercy wrote a poem that follows the life of a young girl growing up with modern expectations that s ... erent aspects of a woman's life to express the different pressures on women today. The first aspect Piercy uses to emphasize the stereotypes attached to women are images, colours, and toys that are tr ... ith girls; the main character of the poem, is given gifts that are very feminine. The other aspects Piercy utilizes are the 'magic' of puberty, and she also uses the popular children's doll Barbie, as ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry
"Barbie Doll" by Marge Piercy Analysis
In 1973, Marge Piercy wrote a poem that follows the life of a young girl growing up with modern expectations that s ... erent aspects of a woman's life to express the different pressures on women today. The first aspect Piercy uses to emphasize the stereotypes attached to women are images, colours, and toys that are tr ... ith girls; the main character of the poem, is given gifts that are very feminine. The other aspects Piercy utilizes are the 'magic' of puberty, and she also uses the popular children's doll Barbie, as ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry