Sparkling Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 I'm doing my essay on Marianne as a symbol for the French Revolution and I've thought about focusing as to why she is a she. I thought to formulate it something like "What factors contributed to the rise of a female as a personification of the French Revolution?" (or if that turns out to be too broad, "To what extent did factor X contribute to the rise of [and so on]")I am including arguments such as the resentment of everything royal during the revolution, the traditional use of women to personify virtues in Rome and that revolution is a feminine word in French. Do you think that this is a good topic and what do you think about the research question? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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