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…Louise Sawyer and Thelma Dickinson are aspects of female escapism, an urgent undercurrent in American society that seems to cultivate a mostly unfulfilled yearning for women to run away from the boredom and sexual entrapment to which they are condemned…

…the start, then prejudice will slowly disintegrate over time. People tend to be prejudiced because they fear the unknown. Whether the unknown is a different race, religion or sexual orientation, people must educate themselves and their children…

…to have been sexually or physically abused. Violence is becoming more common in adolescents. Research indicates that males exhibit higher levels of aggression than females. This is because males are raised to reach a standard of toughness, and masculinity…

…and the experiences she has on Grand Isle awaken desires and urges for music, sexual satisfaction, art, and freedom that she can no longer bear to keep hidden. Like a child, Edna begins to see the world around her with a fresh perspective, forgetting the behavior expected…

…gentlemanly behavior stands out. Mitch appears to be a kind, decent human being who, we learn in Scene Six, hopes to marry so that he will have a woman to bring home to his dying mother. Mitch doesn't fit the bill of the chivalric hero of whom Blanche dreams. He…

…molesters as a tool, and it reinforces the behavior of the pedophile. The actual abuse depicted in child pornography is considered the most dangerous threat to children; it has been linked to many cases of child abduction and prostitution. In Belgium, Marc…

…that they lose control of their actions. Alcohol often results in teens having risky sexual behavior. Rapings, unplanned pregnancies, HIV infections, and sexually transmitted diseases are very commonly linked back to when they had been drinking. These young people…

…hate crimes were the worst. Nazi Germany attempted to completely wipe out the Jewish people. African-Americans, Jews, and Catholics are still somewhat segregated from the rest of the country. Sexual minorities are often a target of hate crimes. Hate…

…outlawed corporal punishment, in America, parents spank their children because society accepts the practice as justifiable behavior for adults. In the 1994 USA Today / CNN Gallup Poll, 67 percent of American adults agreed with this statement " It is sometimes…

…underlying theme- romantics are unable to assimilate into society. Blanche's failure in life is multi-cause, however they all relate to her romantic qualities. Her self-destructive behavior is certainly a primary cause to her failures in life. Her excessive self…