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…. Stoker's views on social identity were similar to Wilde's, but placed more emphasis on sexual identity and gender roles. Stoker was more concerned with the fear Victorian society had of sexual expression of females, and the expression of desire that males would…

…of appetites rather than of rights and duties. The Hobbesian man relentlessly pursues his own desires, whereas the Lockean man pauses to think what effects his actions will have on others. The Hobbesian society therefore requires greater constraints to be placed…

…. “Rapunzel! Rapunzel! Let down your hair!” (Grimm 259). Based on the interpretation of the number two, the repetition of her name symbolizes the Witch’s desire to have the beauty which Rapunzel possesses. Another example of repetition can be found in the tale…

…that "pleasure and freedom from pain are the only things desirable as ends". While it is possible to bolster such a statement with rational supporting arguments, Mill accepts that there can be no definite "proof", necessitating that it be both intuitive…

…actual contact, Joyce can use every aspect of that individual's own perception to paint the ideally charged moment. The voyeur simply watches and waits, desire increasing with avoided consummation. In all four stories, the details, tones, circumstances…

…with the quilts she desires from her mother’s house. Although Dee frowns upon the fact that she was named after her elder family members, she very much wants their homemade goods. Mistakenly, her desire for the quilt and other objects…

…to side, up and down, in unison, everyone trying desperately not to drown. I tread toward the edge of the curb and am taken into a world of raging machine's, streetcars, bicycles, and automobiles, racing down the street carrying even more people to some…

…. All three characters not only change their lifestyles and mannerism to reflect their desired identities, but they also go so far as to change their names in a feeble attempt to escape their humble beginnings in Deptford. Davies main character Dunstable…

…by which his rights over her are justified as she pronounced his name: "say my name.... She said my name, she belongs to me". Marjorie Garber explains of the difference between "making" a man, in contrast to "making" a woman mean two very different…

…relationships. The issue of maiden names is the latest debate in the battle for women’s rights. Until now, women have carefully achieved the right to vote, equal wages, and freedom of speech. The heart of the issue is tradition. Women were always expected…