Tess of The D'Urbervilles is one of Hardy's powerful novels. The time that Hardy wrote Tess of The D'Urbervilles was in the late nineteenth century. Then British society was experiencing severe strains in its attempts...
From ancient times to the present,the society and laws have always attached much importance to women chastity.Purity and impurity are closely related to one of the most studied cultural dichotomies,that of honor and d...
Through a close reading, this article explores a few aspects of gendered dissent in Li Ang's story, "The Devil in a Chastity Belt," which reveals the ambivalence and irony of a woman's participation in the Taiwan ...
This paper describes and analyzes Martin Luther's views on marriage and family primarily from his own writings. Luther elevated marriage and family life to a place of respect and honor in the church and society at a ...
Debate about whether a woman should try to fight off a sexual attacker at the risk of her life recently dominated websites across China. The issue resonated with me public after a 22-year-old woman died while defendin...
ON November 25,1997,Tang Shengli,a 24-year-old girl from SichuanProvince leapt out of the secondfloor window of a nightclub in aneffort to resist her boss’ demandsthat she receive guests and offersexual services.The ...