Feminist Influence in Nervous Conditions <Tab/>Feminism is defined as "an approach to textual analysis having its roots in the Progressive Era in the early decades of the twentieth century" (Bressler 269). While this definition gives us a basic idea about the roots of feminism, it is difficult to say exactly when Feminism began. Like Marxism, Feminism is an approach which has some core beliefs, but there is not complete agreement between …showed first 75 words of 3147 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3147 total…Movement to gain prevalence. Without the turnaround made by feminists there is a chance that women would still not have received the equality they now have. Because of them we have been granted the right to vote, equal opportunities in the workplace, more job opportunities, and basically ended the treatment of women shown in Nervous Conditions. Works Cited Bressler, Charles E. Literary Criticism. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2003. Dangarembga, Tsitsi. Nervous Conditions. New York: Seal Press, 1988.