Tropic Of Orange Analysis

Another feminist aspect Ruth obtains is her protesting. A devoted traditionalist, Ruth defends the tribal ways of the A'tsika people and heavily protests Dwight and the corrupt councilmen when they accept a deal from the Japanese to kill a whale and try to cover it up by saying the whale killing will be returning them back to tradition, or as Dimitri said "will bring us back to ourselves" (Hogan 69). Even when the men invade and destroy her property, she persists in trying to get them to not go through with the whale killing. "Ruth continued her stand against them. She picketed meetings. She wrote letters. Even Thomas, she realized with her broken heart, only came home to strengthen his identiy, to reach for something lost, to join the whaling crew" (Hogan 82). Ruth developed into a strong, self-possessed woman and represents a figure of second wave feminism through her outspokenness and active protests for social change in her community.. Although both woman are different from one and other, Emi also carries feminist aspects similar to Ruth. Emi’s over sexual demeanor
Both women come together by being working women, Ruth being a fisher and basket weaver and Emi being a TV producer, but differ when their cultures come into play, Ruth holding on to her native A'tsika roots and Emi being surrounded by a culture full of technology. Both women also reflect feminism in their own way aside from coming from different cultures. Ruth reflects the second wave feminism through her outspokeness on social issues and protests, while Emi reflects the third wave feminism through her over powering sexuality. Feminism has slowly but surely opened the doors for opportunities for not only for women in the US, but now also for women of different cultures and regions, allowing them to do something more with themselves then to just tending to a