The Extent of Patriarchalism in the Societies of Woman at Point Zero and Blood Wedding and Its Impacts on the Lives of the Female Protagonists
World Literature Assignment
The Extent of Patriarchalism in the Societies of
Woman at Point Zero and Blood Wedding and its Impacts on the Lives of the Female Protagonists
Dağsu Yağmur Demir
Candidate Number: 000511-007
Word Count: 1498
Hvitfeldtska Gymnasiet,
Göteborg/Sweden
THE EXTENT OF PATRIARCHALISM IN THE SOCIETIES OF WOMAN AT POINT ZERO AND BLOOD WEDDING
AND ITS IMPACTS ON THE LIVES OF THE FEMALE PROTAGONISTS
Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi and Blood Wedding by Federico García Lorca are works which take place in patriarchal societies where men and women have fixed gender roles. In this essay I will be comparing the extent of patriarchalism and its effects on the lives of the female protagonists in these two texts.
Set in rural Spain during the early 1900s, it is not very surprising that there was a clear need for men in many different aspects of life, such as physical labour and protection, in the play Blood Wedding. In peasant communities, fields and crops such as wheat are very important, and it can be seen in the quote “…your grandfather left a son in every corner. That’s how it should be – wheat, wheat and men, men,” that wheat and men are associated essentials. They are the mainstays of their families and the ones who will inherit from their fathers. In this patriarchal society men have more freedom than women, who become isolated from the rest of their society by “a wall two feet thick” after marriage, devoting themselves to their husbands and children.
Although differences are present, Woman at Point Zero takes place in a similarly patriarchal society. In the novel, Nawal El Saadawi shows that women are intimidated by men, their feelings and ideas suppressed. In both societies in which the narratives are set, men make the main choices. In Blood Wedding it is the groom who decides on the date of the wedding. In Woman at Point Zero it is the husband who decides on what the rest of the family will eat (or
The Extent of Patriarchalism in the Societies of
Woman at Point Zero and Blood Wedding and its Impacts on the Lives of the Female Protagonists
Dağsu Yağmur Demir
Candidate Number: 000511-007
Word Count: 1498
Hvitfeldtska Gymnasiet,
Göteborg/Sweden
THE EXTENT OF PATRIARCHALISM IN THE SOCIETIES OF WOMAN AT POINT ZERO AND BLOOD WEDDING
AND ITS IMPACTS ON THE LIVES OF THE FEMALE PROTAGONISTS
Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi and Blood Wedding by Federico García Lorca are works which take place in patriarchal societies where men and women have fixed gender roles. In this essay I will be comparing the extent of patriarchalism and its effects on the lives of the female protagonists in these two texts.
Set in rural Spain during the early 1900s, it is not very surprising that there was a clear need for men in many different aspects of life, such as physical labour and protection, in the play Blood Wedding. In peasant communities, fields and crops such as wheat are very important, and it can be seen in the quote “…your grandfather left a son in every corner. That’s how it should be – wheat, wheat and men, men,” that wheat and men are associated essentials. They are the mainstays of their families and the ones who will inherit from their fathers. In this patriarchal society men have more freedom than women, who become isolated from the rest of their society by “a wall two feet thick” after marriage, devoting themselves to their husbands and children.
Although differences are present, Woman at Point Zero takes place in a similarly patriarchal society. In the novel, Nawal El Saadawi shows that women are intimidated by men, their feelings and ideas suppressed. In both societies in which the narratives are set, men make the main choices. In Blood Wedding it is the groom who decides on the date of the wedding. In Woman at Point Zero it is the husband who decides on what the rest of the family will eat (or