There are many things that class, race, and gender oppression have in common with one another. Each one of them are all types of ways a person can identify themselves as. They all relate to each other because class, race, and gender oppression can be as powerful to shape the lives of people and even play such a big and important role as well. A person can also either be discriminated by one of the three or have so much privilege because of them. It is all part of social structure; all three of them work together and at the same time affect society. Someone will always …show more content…
In the film Trópico de Sangre, class, race, and gender oppression plays a big role along the movie and we see how much it affects everyone, mostly one of the Mirabal sisters, Minerva. One great example that is based on the film is how Rafeal Trujillo had so much power because he was the dictator of the Dominican Republic, every respected him, and treated him like no one else got treated. On contrary, Minerva was treated less important and was brought down emotionally and mentally by others including her family because she was a women. This meant that because she was a woman, she couldn’t be a lawyer or go to college to study for it as a career. Minerva had to “be like every other women and stay home to cook, clean, and take care of the responsibilities at home” (Trópico de Sangre). Her gender and class was much seen throughout the whole way and it affected the life she