The Subjugation of Males in Louisa May Alcott’s Thrillers In Behind a Mask by Louisa May Alcott, gender roles are reversed as males become objects of lust and women become the people in power. Unlike the more common male protagonist-centered stories, Alcott has women as the main character of her fiction. As a result, while there are elements of female oppression in the novels, there is also a strong theme of male subjugation by females in her stories. As women overcome their oppression and rise above their circumstances, males begin to fill a more traditionally female role in literature, becoming secondary characters that are the objects of desire, lust, and oppression. This theme is most clear in “Pauline’s Passion and Punishment.” The story is about Pauline, who has been de
I can’t believe it’s been almost two weeks without a post – I think that’s the longest I’ve ever gone without writing anything. And there’s no real reason – it’s not like I haven’t been knitting because I’ve done loads! After finishing my peach cotton cardigan and fancy bag for my Knitty submission, I wasn’t in the mood to start something big straight away so I made a hat from an odd ball of Louisa Harding Impression yarn in Rainforest. It’s a lovely combination of colors – forest green with subtle flecks of red and yellow. I know it’s not really autumn (or fall – depending on where you’re hailing from) but I we had a few pretty cold days (plus our boiler was broken so we had NO HOT WATER for almost a week! Don’t worry I showered at the gym, but it’s not the same as sinking into a nice hot bath after work) and I was in the mood for knitting for warmth!
So I made a cute little beanie hat with flowers on it and then got stuck into a new project!
I’m over at Yahoo’s Buzz Index, just for the heck of it, and slap me but if someone hasn’t jumped ahead of Britney Spears in being searched for.
I’m sorry. I know I’ve caused you to spit something all over your keyboard just about now, but it’s true. There, for the world to see, is the fact that Jean Louisa Kelly has jumped ahead of Britney Spears as the most searched for term.
Knowing you’d never believe me, I obtained proof, thanks to my trusty little version of Paint Shop Pro. (Click the thumbnail for the full version)
And now that you can see I’m not still suffering the after-effects of InDruBloDa, I’ll just say that I don’t have a clue why the world is searching for information on Jean Louisa Kelly.
I myself, didn’t really believe it. After all, I didn’t even know the name. Who the frac is Jean Louisa Kelly?
And look at the rest of those searches. Are the people who search at Yahoo just out to lunch? Don&rsquo
After stepping away for a couple of days from the first small painting that I made in Norval, I feel the composition could have been better. Friends had pointed that out to me, but I needed to disengage from it for a while to really see it.I decided to crop it a bit and bring the focus closer on the main elements. Here is what it looks like now:I also decided that I need the help of a view finder in the field so I could compose my paintings better. I made a small view finder from black foam board, and it will be in my kit on the next sojourn.PS: I didn't physically crop the painting. Just used a smaller mat.
