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Women's Literature 21 Symbols: Chains and Enclosures 17 Views


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Don't fence these writers in. Or do... maybe enclosures aren't so bad after all.

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Thank you We sneak Symbols chains and enclosures Alas shmoop

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our people are characters enclosed Are they separated from society

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Are they held down That's a really recurring theme The

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idea of enclosure takes us all the way from julian

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of norwich mary rawlinson on after being and after being

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round the middle although like enclosure also is figure differently

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right Is it like a source of empowerment but you

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have this space of your own as in julian of

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norwich where it's like actually really productive space or is

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it in or another where you're being cordoned off from

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your birthright from right people from your land Absolutely And

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i think the distinction is what's your relationship to the

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rest of the world and julian of norwich That enclosure

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is the only world that matters it's a world where

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you can have your religious experiences which are all consuming

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and financial fast and orinoco So the chains keep you

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separated from the rest of your tribe your group your

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family your love and in a captivity narrative Likewise the

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removes are exactly that they take you further and further

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away from your society In what ways can change and

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enclosures b negative it Well ways Can enclosures b positive 00:01:28.49 --> [endTime] Yeah Doom Forget out closures

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