Although the depiction of strong women is made in both works, the motif of a male-dominated, patriarchal-structured society is formidably exhibited throughout.…
Societal roles: These two stories also show that men are the ones that oppose the most to these dual identities. In the case of Lopez, she discovered that the organizers of the movements against Our Lady were predominantly men. In the same way, Panlilio’s bosses, who all were men, denied her the right to go to Bataan.…
and identifies how gender roles or stereotypes are represented or challenged in a text. It is interested in how gender empowers or constrains characters in a text. HOW ARE MEN AND WOMEN OFTEN PORTRAYED DIFFERENTLY IN LITERATURE?…
In literature there are a lot of themes, some more noticeable than others. One very important theme that is prominent in a movie and two short stories: The Purple Rose of Cairo, Of Mice and Men, and The Necklace, is being a female in a male-driven and controlled society.…
In a fantasized world like The Odyssey, women can threaten the power of the patriarchy, but in a modernized world like The Catcher in the Rye, women cannot threaten men because they do not hold tangible power. In The Odyssey, women like Helen, have the capability and desire to gain power; Helen exemplifies how women can manipulate men through the use sexulaity to do anything desire, even start a war. Her power over these men not only causes death and destruction, but it also causes endless nights of men missing their wives and just longing for a woman. Unlike The Odyssey, The Catcher in the Rye presents models of women who appear subordinate to men. The average woman in the 1940’s cleans the house, cares for the children, and cooks the dinner. Her life is in the home, leaving her unable to gain power from men. The two situations contrast,…
Each story I read had parts that piqued my interest. However if I were to choose the two stories I like best thus far they would be “Soldier’s Home “ by the Earnest Hemingway. In a “Soldier’s Home “ I could find similarities to solder of present. Whereby after they return from fight in wars realized that it take some time adjusting into a civilian environment.…
Two stories that are abundant with feminist views and stereotypes are Cisneros' Barbie-Q and My Tocaya. In both stories, we see characters struggle with what it means to be a woman. Cisneros explores the standards women are held up to, and the standards they make for themselves. Cisneros does a wonderful job of bringing out the worries, fears, and Otherness that women frequently grapple with in their daily lives. She writes her tales, all the while reflecting and dismantling stereotypes of women. Cisneros, when participating in a project titled Interviews with Writers of the Post-Colonial World, stated: "I guess my feminism and my race are the same thing to me. They're tied in one to another, and I don't feel an alliance or allegiance with upper-class white women" (Jussawalla, Dasenbrock, 74).…
This week I read “Soldier home” and ‘The Necklace” along with a section from “Literature: A introduction to reading and writing”, which helped me gain a different view on how and why we read literature. Soldier home painted a reflection of Hemingway’s trials and tribulations when he returned home from the war, emphasizing how he feels disconnected from the world. He wants life to be easy because he doesn’t have the will to put forth effort in obtaining the things he desires. Hemingway expressed his feelings in his writing as a way to communicate more efficiently with the world. The Necklace and that comments that followed in the margins, illustrated how to be an active participant when reading literature. Thinking as you read can help one gain…
The portrayals of female in “Soldier’s Home”, on the other hand, are different from the portrayal of female in “The Necklace”. The women are objectified as an object of lust for men’s sexualized ideals. The objectification of women reduces a female’s self-identity by depicting women as an object because it infers a female’s inferiority. “Soldier’s Home” belittles women as something that men can own, which emphasizes men’s masculinity. Krebs’ nurturing mother and charming sister both beg Krebs for his love by asking the question as “Do you love me always?” (Hemingway, 4). Both of those two females want to be beloved of the male, showing the portrayal of women as obsessive with men’s love and lust. The female characters in this text act in obedience…
Many people assume that in this modern society America as a whole has shifted away from sexism, believing that sexism today is only a small issue, but the bona fide reality is that with all the advancements and quality education prevalent, sexism and gender roles are prominent now more than ever. Both short stories, “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston, highlight two female protagonists, the narrator and Delia, who are married to two very different types of men, who are arguably equally as bad in their own ways. The juxtaposition between these two stories specifically underlines the subordination of women in relationships, revealing how in diverse situations women face similar challenges of being…
The most obvious theme of "The Most Dangerous Game" is that which arises from the relationship of the hunter and the hunted. At the very beginning of story, Rainsford and Zaroff are presented as equals. Both characters are well-accomplished big-game hunters. As the story unfolds, however, their roles change. Rainsford is thrust into the position of the hunted. However, he tries to undermine the game by setting traps for the hunter. Rainsford's form of hunting is passive whereas Zaroff's is active.…
One particular book that contains the topic of sexism embedded inside is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In the novel, Scout who is a tomboy, is constantly reminded to be a lady (Lee 50), as if being a lady means to be proper. Scout is expected to act like a lady, which means that she cannot go around playing outside with the other kids in the neighborhood. Later on in the book, without even realizing it, Atticus, who is a lawyer and Scout’s father, makes a remark about the ladies of Maycomb. Atticus says to Scout, “‘I guess it’s to protect our frail ladies from sordid cases like Tom’s’”(Lee 296). He implies that women are not strong enough to serve on the jury and that they need to be protected from the harsh truths found in court. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is another novel that uses gender inequality to get a point across to readers. Curley’s wife, who has been called a tart numerous times, is the only woman on the ranch. She has no one to talk to besides Curley, who is an aggressive man that doesn’t understand her. Whenever she tries to approach other men on the ranch, she is called out and is disrespected because a “‘ranch with a bunch of guys on it ain’t no place for a girl’” (Steinbeck 57). When she marries Curley, all of her previous identity is gone; she is only referred to as Curley’s wife. In literature, sexism is a popular yet effective material because authors are able to embed it into their own writing…
The story has many themes; one of these themes is sexism. Sexism is defined as the discrimination based on gender especially discrimination against women. Sexism was present in a lot of parts in the story especially against the women. During the duration of the story, we can observe that the men played a bigger role in their society compared to that of the women. The women were outshined by the men in many ways though it wasn’t stated directly in the story.…
The text holds valid forms of characteristics of feminist literature such as an attempt in change of gender norms, a protagonist female lead character, and a…
Although A Streetcar Named Desire (ASND) by Tennessee Williams, and A Doll House (ADH) by Henrik Ibsen are written nearly a hundred years apart, both authors have men treat women in similar fashion. Both men, Mitch from ASND and Torvald from ADH, treat women as if women are their possession, they get very angry at the women for not following the rules and finally, as a consequence of not following rules they ruin the man’s reputation.…