Feminism In Nice Work, By David Lodge
‘Feminism is a range of political movements, ideologies, and social movements that share a common goal: to define, establish, and achieve equal political, economic, personal, and social rights for women.’ After a long period in which women were suppressed, now comes the time for them to have a voice. ‘Feminism is a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression. All the time men were supported by the society and gave them the right to be superior to female.
‘Nice work’, written by David Lodge is a book about a female being in power and having a word to say in her life and her relationships. Even though Lodge was a man, he empowered a woman and presented her how confident, strong and passionate she looks when she has the freedom …show more content…
The hindmost is Vic’s wife, without any hobby, as Robyn says about her. She is a faithful wife, without any job, who wants not to upset his husband and who is passing through her menopause crisis. She is an unfriendly person, who does not know to entertain a conversation,
The other woman, the main character of the book is Dr. Robyn Penrose. She is a feminist university teacher specialising in the industrial novel and women's writing. In her relationship she is a libertine spirit, but in her work, in the one thing she loves the most, she has commitment and devotion. She is a symbol of the free woman, a woman who can handle her life alone and who does not need a man to be …show more content…
His part is traditional, realistic, 'like novels should be'; while Robyn's side is more ironic, full of author's comments, reminding of digressional poem.’ It is an antithesis between a traditional and modern life with all the elements that take part to our life. For start, Robyn works what she likes, and what makes her happy instead, Vic is working where he can make money, because in his opinion, money is everything to care about. Then we have the difference between the amount of book that each of them had read. And the last one, Robyn had sex frequent, as for Vic, it might have pass some time since he and his wife were
‘Nice work’, written by David Lodge is a book about a female being in power and having a word to say in her life and her relationships. Even though Lodge was a man, he empowered a woman and presented her how confident, strong and passionate she looks when she has the freedom …show more content…
The hindmost is Vic’s wife, without any hobby, as Robyn says about her. She is a faithful wife, without any job, who wants not to upset his husband and who is passing through her menopause crisis. She is an unfriendly person, who does not know to entertain a conversation,
The other woman, the main character of the book is Dr. Robyn Penrose. She is a feminist university teacher specialising in the industrial novel and women's writing. In her relationship she is a libertine spirit, but in her work, in the one thing she loves the most, she has commitment and devotion. She is a symbol of the free woman, a woman who can handle her life alone and who does not need a man to be …show more content…
His part is traditional, realistic, 'like novels should be'; while Robyn's side is more ironic, full of author's comments, reminding of digressional poem.’ It is an antithesis between a traditional and modern life with all the elements that take part to our life. For start, Robyn works what she likes, and what makes her happy instead, Vic is working where he can make money, because in his opinion, money is everything to care about. Then we have the difference between the amount of book that each of them had read. And the last one, Robyn had sex frequent, as for Vic, it might have pass some time since he and his wife were