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    Austen: Feminist and Revolutionist
    (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-03-11) Durrani, Faris
    Jane Austen portrays her novel heroines as outliers in the patriarchal society of Regency Britain. For example, in Pride and Prejudice (1813), Elizabeth Bennet chose to marry for love and not merely in pursuit of economic security, which is a flagrant violation of the standards expected of women. Due to strict inheritance laws, women are not able to inherit their family’s properties and so, must turn towards marriage for dependency (or as some critics argue, independency) and capital guarantee in their future. Families often see this as an opportunity to quickly accumulate wealth and push their daughters to marry a man of fine wealth, shaping the “universally acknowledged truth” that marriage is a critical step for women to survive and succeed unbeknownst of their inner desires for marriage shaped by true love and passion. Anyone who deviates from this norm is considered a radical and the voices of these activists are suppressed by the government. Jane Austen was one of the few critics who openly disagrees with the patriarchal expectation of an ideal woman who is to serve the man. She acquires the views of Mary Wollstonecraft’s version of an accomplished woman – one who is seen to be of a rational equal of men and able to make her own independent decisions. In this annotated bibliography, I will explore the arguments of six different critics of Jane Austen’s works, illustrating the main principles that they believe Austen was trying to push through the portrayal and personality of her characters. Some arguments will overlap and I will point out the similar and contrasting understandings between critics to develop a more comprehensive picture of Jane Austen’s liberal feminist ideas of marriage in the novels’ social environments and the thorough examination of the heroines will show that they represent rather unconventional views of marriage.
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    Austen’s Game of Feminism
    (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-02-08) Durrani, Faris
    It is a universally acknowledged truth that marriage was a critical element in a woman’s life in Regency England. In the patriarchal society, only men can inherit the wealth of their parents, forcing women to marry to climb the stairs of social status and wealth. Marriage became an instrument through which families could quickly gain capital and parents were desperate to marry their daughters to rich young men, leaving women with no choice but to bow to society’s demands and be a slave to the system. But Elizabeth Bennet is a woman ahead of her time. Through the romantic and comedic scenes in Pride and Prejudice (1813), Jane Austen orchestrates the heroine could live a life which finds herself marrying not for money, but for love and in so, setting herself apart from the traditionalist culture which has done so much to suppress a woman’s right to choose who she wants to marry. She is different in that she refuses to be an object through which her cousin could use to gain her family’s wealth despite there being no sons of her parents and the diminishing possibility of her finding a man who could secure her financial independence. Despite Collins’s repeated attempt to push Elizabeth to accept his poor-thought marriage proposal and her own mother’s disapproval of her actions, she stands her ground for what she believed to be true and free. But by refusing what might’ve been her only chance to escape her precarious position in a family with no sons and with an aging father, she is playing a game which sees her as the player who is willing to gamble her future to stand for her feminist values. This paper will attempt to assess the situation Elizabeth is in, the pressures inflicted upon her to make choices against her will, and how Austen’s views of a post patriarchal ideal woman influenced this single scene to paint a woman who is not only intelligent and brave but also willing to defy others whom she believes to hold opinions detrimental to the advancement of women. In this analysis, I will be explaining how Austen illustrates her liberal feminist views through Elizabeth and the other characters which contrast her progressive views and, will focus on this proposal scene which I believe best illustrates the liberal feminist views of Austen and Elizabeth through a game of chance, marriage, and integrity.
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    The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
    (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-03-10) Bruen, Brandon ; Flont, Alex ; Rahn, Eliza ; Vreeland, Cameron
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    The Haunted Palace
    (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-03-10) Das, Anuraag ; Mahoney, Kyle ; Smith, Kenneth ; Zhao, Sheng
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    Mulholland Drive
    (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-03-10) Castle, Peter ; Kadiveti, Pravallika ; Sissoko, Lamine Steve ; Zahn, Nicholas
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    Rebecca
    (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-03-10) Stachura, Sam ; McCauley, Kevin ; Alea, Kylie ; Dean, Dallas
    Protagonist: Kylie Why Mrs. Danvers Snapped: Upset that Rebecca lied to her about being pregnant. DeWinter and No Name's Relationship: They really did love each other. Their love was most evident after DeWinters told No Name the truth about Rebecca and during the following trial. No Name was trying to be the perfect wife, contrary to how Rebecca behaved. DeWinter was a perfect husband to marry, affluent, attractive, kind hearted, etc. Comments: Kevin WOVEN Written Oral Visual Electronic Non-Verbal presentation attributes and flow Other critiques, analytical statements and general super smart things to be said here eye contact, is confident in order to make her argument more convincing uses a power point presentation to appeal to the electronic part of the WOVEN as well as visual video clip of Mrs. Danvers acting possesive of her relationship with Rebecca. Antagonist: Sam Why Mrs. Danvers Snapped: Mrs. Danvers was upset that Rebecca had died of cancer, not killed by the Sea or DeWinters. Rebecca was Mrs. Danvers idol, she worshiped Rebecca, Danver's world was shattered when she discovered that Rebecca wasn't perfect but diseased. DeWinter & No Name's Relationship: DeWinter used No Name to get over/forget his past with Rebecca. DeWinter treated No Name as a child, he wanted her to be submissive since he was sick of bowing to Rebecca's will. They never were close to each other. The only time they were close was in their "home movies" in a world without Rebecca. No Name seems to have an electra complex, always speaking of her father to DeWinters and looking up to her husband like a father figure; strange. Comments: Dallas presentation attributes and flow. Other critiques, analytical statements and all the super smart stuff that Kevin missed. Conclusion. That's it!
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    The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
    (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-03-10) Alexopoulos, George ; Desai, Raj ; Morris, Emily ; Sutter, Ben
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    The Thing
    (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-03-10) Berlinger, Mike ; Field, Matthew ; Nickerson, Kate ; Thao, Michael
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    Mad Houser Pecha Kucha
    (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008-02-28) Manfree, Alec ; Anglin, Lindsay ; Lesniewski, Victor
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    Mad Houser Installation, Georgia Tech's Neely Lobby
    (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008-01-08)