Articles by Rebecca A. Demarest

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C'est Moi: Gustave Flaubert's "Madame Bovary"

March 10, 2011 - 3223 words | English » Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary is an intricate and compelling tale of a young woman caught in the throes of romanticism, a tale full of rich imagery and authorial allusions to Flaubert’s own life. In fact, he is once quoted as saying, “Madame Bovary... Read Article »

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Gustave Flaubert Madame Bovary Authorial Presence

Dealing with Time in an Autobiography

January 18, 2011 - 3131 words | English » Writing

When starting on an autobiography, the author must ask themselves how they will choose to deal with the aspect of time in their work. Will they choose to follow the events of their life lineally or in a stream of consciousness recall? This contemplation creates what... Read Article »

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Writing An Autobiography Nabakov Eliot Vonnegut Slaughterhouse Five Autobiography Passage Of Time

Superheroes, Superpowers, and Sexuality

October 29, 2010 - 4915 words | Sociology » Sexuality

Superheroes have a strong influence in our society, and as such we should look at the messages that they represent. To this end, I have examined the sexuality and gender roles that superheroes suggest through their appearance, the way they are written about,... Read Article »

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Superheroes Sexuality Superman Batman Marvel Dc Comics

A Psychoanalytic Deconstruction of Perspective in John McGahern's 'The Dark'

October 26, 2010 - 5863 words | English » John Mcgahern

You, he, they, and I. All of these pronouns are used in John McGahern’s The Dark to refer to the central character who, when named, is simply given a surname: Mahoney. Young Mahoney is a troubled youth who is coming of age in the brutal Irish society and culture... Read Article »

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John McGahern the Dark Psychoanaltic Deconstruction Point Of View Perspective Mahoney

Libido and Thanatos in Tobias Wolff's "The Night in Question"

October 18, 2010 - 4984 words | English » Tobias Wolff

Lucius Annaeus Seneca once said that “All art is but imitation of nature” (Bartlett’s 106) and this has held true for the centuries following him, nature and life reflected in the art and literature of its time. Art shows life in a distilled and refined... Read Article »

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Tobias Wolff Libido Thanatos Psychoanalytical Deconstruction The Night in Question Sigmund Freud

The Relationship Between Stockholm Syndrome and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Battered Women

November 5, 2009 - 5289 words | Psychology » Battered Women

Every year, 10-50% of women suffer intimate partner violence (Bargai, Ben-Shakhar, & Shalev, 2007). It is important to understand what conditions affect these battered women and how any resultant conditions interact with each other in order to help abused women... Read Article »

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PTSD Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Abuse Battered Women Psychology Stockholm Syndrome Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

From Comrades to Lovers: "The Hollow Men" and the Broken Homosocial Spectrum

November 2, 2009 - 2523 words | English » Homosexuality

In Between Men: English Literature and Male Homosocial Desire, Eve Sedgwick proposes the idea that not only women, but also men, can travel along a social spectrum that ranges from friends to lovers. However, she argues that the male homosocial spectrum is broken up... Read Article »

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TS Eliot The Hollow Men Literary Theory GLQT Theory Homosexuality Homosocial Spectrum

Rebecca A. Demarest graduated in 2009 with a concentration in Psychology & English from Willamette University in Salem, OR.