Within Maycomb‚ there were two distinct social classes‚ the good and the bad‚ also known as the white and the black. We can see how Harper Lee makes this apparent throughout the book‚ like the inclusion of details about separation of races in the courtroom. This separation becomes increasingly clear when the white community shuns Atticus for his support of the black community and their equality‚ “Now far be it from me to say who‚ but some of ‘em in this town thought they were doing the right thing
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“Daystar” in a collection of poems in 1985. It was the year that caught my attention. Current society prides itself on gender inequality‚ though it is obvious to anyone who looks that is not a reality‚ yet it has been getting better. The women in 1985 had more freedom than those in 1885. The women in 1885 no doubt had it better than those in 1085. While I understand that this inequality is still a huge problem‚ I can’t help but wonder what Rita Dove was thinking when she was writing “Daystar”. It
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specifically‚ prejudice. Whether it be prejudice based on gender or prejudice based on race‚ this book encompasses it all. This can be easily identified by anyone reading the novel in a multitude of situations. However‚ although prejudice occurs all throughout the book‚ it is most noticeable with Aunt Alexandra’s incident with Calpurnia‚ Tom Robinson’s trial‚ and Jem’s realization of gender inequality. These three events are all examples of racial and gender discrimination‚ which can be argued as the main
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Throughout history women have not always been treated with equality‚ this inequality is also shown in prehistory. The Paleolithic and Neolithic eras contrast when it comes to gender inequality or gender equality. In Paleolithic times‚ Women easily had a greater amount of equality and not so much of that equality in Neolithic times. In Paleolithic times‚ women were the ones who invented and began the use of farming and agriculture‚ without this great source of food‚ humans may have not been
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In the short story the Yellow Wallpaper the subject of gender inequality is a huge issue that is being indirectly discussed. Throughout the story we get to know a woman who has been diagnosed with neurasthenia by her husband to stay in bed. She doesn’t want to stay home and stay in bed‚ she begins to feel as though she is fine. She tries to communicate this to her husband but is kept being told she is okay. This leads to her going crazy and becoming obsessive with the wallpaper. The story is told
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Atwood’s speech‚ delivered to a group of well-read women in 1994‚ highlights how gender inequality is prevalent due to certain social delimitations of that time due to the ongoing inaccurate representation of women in literature. Throughout her speech‚ she highlights the polarising dichotomy that the society‚ at that time‚ has placed on women as either being “very very good” or “horrid.” The intertextual reference to a nursery rhyme emphasised through the binary opposites strengthens her argument
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William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice shows many ideas and values that are still relevant today. Gender inequality‚ one of the main themes throughout the play‚ one of the most talked about topics in the country. Marriage in The Merchant of Venice left women with no freedom in choosing who they wanted to marry‚ while marriage now has given women the choice. Women did not have a say‚ their thoughts were never taken into consideration. Shylock makes a deal with Antonio who doesn’t fulfil his
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This puts an even heavier burden on women to solely her family and a need for a higher pay. “A new report out this week‚ "Gender Pay Inequality: Consequences for Women‚ Families and the Economy‚" commissioned by Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York‚ the ranking Democrat on Congress’s Joint Economic Committee‚ shows that women’s median earnings are now $10‚800 less per year than men’s.
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Disability and the Justification of Inequality in American History. Douglas Baynton argues in this article that historians should see disability as a central issue in American history‚ rather than a special topic of interest only to those who study the lives of disabled people. To illustrate this point‚ he draws together historical narratives of three major political debates in American history that do not–on face value–seem related to disability: the women’s sufferage movement‚ debates over slavery
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Gender Roles Throughout history men and women have been treated differently in many ways. For example‚ men have always been the hunters‚ protectors‚ and bases of their families‚ whereas women are the nurturers and caregivers for their family‚ and they still are to this day. Historically men have been the more dominant gender due to their greater physical size and strength. Women on the other hand have been more submissive due to the fact that they have to nurture and care for a child. These have
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