Throughout history, a lot of literature, specifically in the Western world, has minimal female protagonists that are defiant and strong. However, the famous play Antigone is about a young girl who sacrifices her life to honor her family and is inevitably killed. No matter what, Antigone does not show any signs of weakness and remains rebellious and courageous to the end. Even though many pieces of literature have male protagonists because of many patriarchal societies, it is important to consume literature from around the world with different female protagonists.
Works Cited
Scholarship:
Alicia Arrizón. “‘Soldaderas’ and the Staging of the Mexican Revolution.” TDR (1988-), vol. 42, no. 1, Apr. 1998, pp. 90–112. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsjsr&AN=edsjsr.1146648&site=eds-live.
Egeler, Matthias. “Some Thoughts on ‘Goddess Medb’ and Her Typological Context.” Zeitschrift Für Celtische Philologie, vol. 59, no. 1, Nov. 2012, pp. 67–96. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1515/zcph.2012.005.
Lythgoe, Albert M. “Statues of the Goddess Sekhmet.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, vol. 14, no. 10, 1919, pp. 3–23. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3253827. Accessed 1 Dec. 2020.
Womack, Sarah. “THE REMAKINGS OF A LEGEND: Women and Patriotism in the Hagiography of the Tru'ng Sisters.” Crossroads: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, 1995, pp. 31–50. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40860533. Accessed 1 Dec. 2020.
Intertextual Sources:
Dunn, Joseph. "Táin Bó Cúalnge." Complete Cattle Raid of Cooley, Irish and English. Web. 08 Dec. 2020.
"La Adelita." Las Soldaderas. 2008. Web. 08 Dec. 2020.
"Sekhmet." Ancient Egypt: The Mythology - Sekhmet. Web. 08 Dec. 2020.
"The Story of Re." Ancient Egypt: The Mythology - The Story of Re. Web. 08 Dec. 2020.
Tran, Tuyet A., and Chu V. Nguyen. "T R U N G T R a C & T R U N G N H I." TRUNG SISTERS © Viettouch.com. Web. 08 Dec. 2020.
Context:
Robert McCaa, "Missing millions: the human cost of the Mexican Revolution." Mexican Studies 19#2 (2001). http://users.pop.umn.edu/~rmccaa/missmill/mxrev.htm
History.com Editors. "Mexican Revolution." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 09 Nov. 2009. Web. 08 Dec. 2020.
Knight, Alan. "The Mexican Revolution." History Today 1980. History Today. Web.
Mark, Joshua J. "Tomb Robbing in Ancient Egypt." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 08 Dec. 2020. Web. 08 Dec. 2020.
"The Two Vietnams (1954–65)." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Web. 08 Dec. 2020.
"Ulster." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Web. 08 Dec. 2020.
"Work Statue of the Goddess Sekhmet." Statue of the Goddess Sekhmet | Louvre Museum | Paris. Web. 08 Dec. 2020.
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