Being A Girl Was Equal To Being In Bad Situation Analysis
“Being a girl was equal to being in bad situation”. With reference to the text, show how this statement was true for women in Bhutan in the 1950s.
Bhutan being a small country has less population compared to other larger countries. Girls form the major population in our country yet they are never treated equal to the boys. The life experienced by girls in the past was totally different from the life that girls in present experience. In the 1950s girls were treated very badly that every girl wished to be born as a boy. Being a girl during that time was equal to being in a bad situation as there was no right to education, had to be submissive and was held responsible for everything they did.
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In the 1950s girls did not raise their voice for themselves as men spoke on behalf of her. Firstly Tshomo’s mother bears all the burden of the family yet she never complained to her husband, who was always busy with his own work. It is because of the mother’s silence that her husband always told that she never complains, but actually she was dying inside with pains and sufferings. Likewise, Tshomo also never raised her voice against Wangchen. Wangchen not only stayed with her sister but also beat her daily giving her lots of pains. Though she suffered a …show more content…
On one hand men can do anything they want and deny the responsibility while on other hand girls were held responsible for everything they did. For example chime becomes pregnant because of the fun enjoyed with her boyfriend but he denies to be the father of that child. In such situation chimi had to suffer the humiliation alone and had to live with shame as all the villagers looked down and blamed her. In addition when Lhattu leaves Tshomo without a reason, Tshomo takes the blame that she was worthless and requested Lhadon not to tell any of their friends about it. This shows that people will held her responsible for their spoiled relationship and no one will talk about Lhattu’s mistake. Finally, tsangma (purification ceremony) had to be performed for pregnant women, if not she would be held responsible for all the natural calamities that falls in the village that year due to her unpurified pregnancy. Girls are held responsible for every single thing irrespective of what they did and how they
Bhutan being a small country has less population compared to other larger countries. Girls form the major population in our country yet they are never treated equal to the boys. The life experienced by girls in the past was totally different from the life that girls in present experience. In the 1950s girls were treated very badly that every girl wished to be born as a boy. Being a girl during that time was equal to being in a bad situation as there was no right to education, had to be submissive and was held responsible for everything they did.
In the 1950s being a girl was equal to being in bad …show more content…
In the 1950s girls did not raise their voice for themselves as men spoke on behalf of her. Firstly Tshomo’s mother bears all the burden of the family yet she never complained to her husband, who was always busy with his own work. It is because of the mother’s silence that her husband always told that she never complains, but actually she was dying inside with pains and sufferings. Likewise, Tshomo also never raised her voice against Wangchen. Wangchen not only stayed with her sister but also beat her daily giving her lots of pains. Though she suffered a …show more content…
On one hand men can do anything they want and deny the responsibility while on other hand girls were held responsible for everything they did. For example chime becomes pregnant because of the fun enjoyed with her boyfriend but he denies to be the father of that child. In such situation chimi had to suffer the humiliation alone and had to live with shame as all the villagers looked down and blamed her. In addition when Lhattu leaves Tshomo without a reason, Tshomo takes the blame that she was worthless and requested Lhadon not to tell any of their friends about it. This shows that people will held her responsible for their spoiled relationship and no one will talk about Lhattu’s mistake. Finally, tsangma (purification ceremony) had to be performed for pregnant women, if not she would be held responsible for all the natural calamities that falls in the village that year due to her unpurified pregnancy. Girls are held responsible for every single thing irrespective of what they did and how they