Summary of literary texts and key concepts of literature

  In the first chapter, Mary Wollstonecraft, discusses about the prevailing opinion of woman as a sexual character. The concept of virtue has been discussed in the beginning of the chapter. The author argues that woman’s character is often judged in terms of virtue, but it requires sufficient strength of mind to acquire true virtue. The women are not a swarm of ephemeron triflers and one should not disguise ignorance under the name of innocence. From their childhood, women are told to follow the example of their mother, in short, to adapt their weakness, softness of temper, outward obedience and childish behavior. If a woman is pretty, then she can do without all these, for at least twenty years of her life. According to Wollstonecraft, Milton was the first poet to offer a deprecatory description of ‘our first frail mother, as in his description it was implied that women are soulless creatures, designed by ‘sweet, attractive grace and docile blind obedience’ to gratify man’s senses. Sh

  Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) was an English writer, philosopher, and the first female writer to raise her voice for women's rights. Wollstonecraft is regarded as one of the founding feminist philosophers who immensely influenced the feminist critics of subsequent years .Her remarkable treatise A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792) is considered the first feminist text, where a female writer not only became vocal for women’s rights but encouraged other women to follow her example. Mary Wollstonecraft   's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is a treatise on overcoming the ways in which women in her time are oppressed and denied access in the political area of the society. As a result, women face various challenges and cope with them simultaneously in their households as well as in society. An eminent scholar Catriona MacKenzie states that, "Her targets are, first, Rousseau's claim that women are by nature inferior to men with respect to those capacities th

  In Hinduism, the term Moksha means liberation or release from the bondage of karma as well as samsara. In both religions, Hinduism and Buddhism, Moksha is a significant concept. It is also known as nirvana. The sole purpose of a man’s leading a spiritual life practicing various religious austerities, is the attainment of moksha. According to Oliver Leaman, It is often identified as being in a state equivalent to becoming Brahman, or realizing one’s true nature. J.A.B. Vanbuitenen tries to find out the possible relation between dharma and moksha. Both the concepts springs of the desire to know the Brahman. The original Vedanta subscribes to the idea of the combination of act and knowledge. Sankaracharya stated that there can be no direct relation between any part of samsara and knowledge of Brahman. The knowledge of Brahman puts an end in any activity, and he stressed on the necessity of sanyasa. Ramanuja, undoubtedly inspired by Shrimadbhagavad Gita advocated the path of moksha thr