Gender Roles In Their Eyes Were Watching God
One and the Same
“Fighting for women’s rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating… This has to stop. For the record, feminism by definition is: “The belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes.”-Emma Watson
The novel Their eyes were watching God, reveals, women are not looked at as one with men, but less than. Under those circumstances, the word feminism today can be taken two ways; the belief in equal opportunities or man-hating. The main character Janie in the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, shows young women that living for yourself is a more filling life than living for what society portrays as a good life. The novel Their Eyes Were Watching God brings to life the human right issue gender equality; the U.S and Egypt are two countries that are still facing the gap between the sexes.
Janie the main character of the book their eyes were watching god is treated like a prized possession most of her life. However, throughout the novel it is shown how Janie grows into an independent woman through the times she is being tested …show more content…
This amendment is known as woman suffrage. The novel Their Eyes Were Watching God was based in the 1930’s, not after the 19th amendment passed, this is made known from the fact Janie was able to run her own store. Because in previous years a woman could not own and work in a store the way Janie did. Although Janie could do more as a woman, Janie still faced the struggle of being put down because she was a woman. However, Janie soon took control of her life and did as she pleased without any boundaries. The woman still faces gender inequality today, however, America has come a long way from where our country was 96 years
“Fighting for women’s rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating… This has to stop. For the record, feminism by definition is: “The belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes.”-Emma Watson
The novel Their eyes were watching God, reveals, women are not looked at as one with men, but less than. Under those circumstances, the word feminism today can be taken two ways; the belief in equal opportunities or man-hating. The main character Janie in the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, shows young women that living for yourself is a more filling life than living for what society portrays as a good life. The novel Their Eyes Were Watching God brings to life the human right issue gender equality; the U.S and Egypt are two countries that are still facing the gap between the sexes.
Janie the main character of the book their eyes were watching god is treated like a prized possession most of her life. However, throughout the novel it is shown how Janie grows into an independent woman through the times she is being tested …show more content…
This amendment is known as woman suffrage. The novel Their Eyes Were Watching God was based in the 1930’s, not after the 19th amendment passed, this is made known from the fact Janie was able to run her own store. Because in previous years a woman could not own and work in a store the way Janie did. Although Janie could do more as a woman, Janie still faced the struggle of being put down because she was a woman. However, Janie soon took control of her life and did as she pleased without any boundaries. The woman still faces gender inequality today, however, America has come a long way from where our country was 96 years