Women+in+Literature

Choosing one characterization of the female (as mother, wife, lover, leader, seductress, hero, wench, sacrificial lamb etc) explain why that is a problem in two of the stories that we have read this semester (Antigone, the Odyssey, Oedipus Rex and King Lear) and apply that same analysis to a current woman (within last five years) Write 3 - 5 pages in MLA format for paper and works cited page. Use quotes to substantiate your argument.

The women pictured on this page are just suggestions. In many cases they are also wives, mothers, daughters, heros etc. Look on the websites for more examples of modern women that you can write about. [|Women of Ancient Greece] [|Gender Guide] from **One World** [|Women on the History Channel website] [|Gender Studies] from Internet Public Library (many links)

[|Media Portrayals of girls and women] Media Awareness Network [|Medieval Women]

[|Women's Studies] (many links) [|Database of women artists and writers] [|Women in Leadership]