In the times of slavery, there were two popular stereotypes of a black female – the loyal mammy and the promiscuous temptress. The former represented an "adamantine, kind, unattractive, and sexless woman" and it justified "abusive treatment of black women on the grounds that th...

The Role of Motherhood in Moll Flanders In Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe, there is no true development of maternal feelings over the course of the novel. At times throughout the story, what appear to be maternal feelings are really overshadowed by either guilt or a hidden motive. It is quite ev...

S U M M A R Y INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................. 1- BILDUNGSROMAN NOVELS......................................................................................... 2- TWO BILDUNGSROMAN NOVELS.............

In Kate Chopin's novel, The Awakening, the drastic change in character and morals that Edna Pontellier goes through is dramatized by the contrast and connections made between her and her best friend Adele Ratignolle. While Edna evolves into a character that becomes more engrossed with freedom ...