The theories on what the role of gender does in society are countless in number‚ but Judith Butlers is widely known for the aspect of how gender and performativity coincide with one another. In her theory she talks about how the role of gender is defined by what society wants it to be and not what a person is actually. Butler also talks about how these roles are recurring in society because of the performativity aspect of gender. These roles are what Butler wants to break away from and she goes as
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Notes: Judith Butler – Gender Trouble PREFACE (1999) Gender Trouble has been received as a “provocative ‘intervention’ in feminist theory” and as a “founding text of queer theory.” “In 1989 I was most concerned to criticize a pervasive heterosexual assumption in feminist literary theory. I sought to counter those views that made presumptions about the limits and propriety of gender and restricted the meaning of gender to received notions of masculinity and femininity. It was and remains
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Judith Thomson: A Defense of Abortion Judith Thomson article simply outlines the right of abortion with women. Judith presents the argument that everyone has a right to life. However‚ throughout the article she underlines key arguments and give multiple examples and analogies to further prove her point. Thomson began by saying that because everyone has a right to life‚ it is automatically assumed that the fetus is a person‚ and therefore has a right to life. Furthermore‚ the mother does have
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are an advantage for children since they have economic indepence ‚so they can meet their children’s needs conveniently and children can go to school better. Housework not done very well ‚which can be another opposing view .In their assertion‚ if a woman works‚ housework is not done regularly .there seems to be some truth in this argument‚ especially considering fatigue of working many hours. Yet ‚one significant point is missed ‚that is working women help the family budget. Thus. workers can be kept
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Jurnal-2 The Myth of the Latin Woman Judith Ortiz Cofer portrays in “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria”‚ how society often stereotypes groups without a doubt. In this particular case‚ the offensive stereotype of the Latino women. I enjoyed this article and somewhat agreed with it .I think this story is little different from other story were immigrant American faces different obstacle to adjust
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origin‚ or the way the myth was kept through word of mouth‚ from trusted elder to younger generations‚ whatever the reason‚ it is clear that Silko has inherited this unity with the earth and is hurt by the way it and it’s inhabitants are treated both man and animal. In the section of Silko’s book titled: Interior and Exterior Landscapes: The Pueblo Migration Stories‚ the author describes the Laguna Pueblo people’s relationship with the hunted but more than that‚ without obviously doing so‚ she compares
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In “The Myth of the Latin Woman”‚ Judith Ortiz Cofer intends to dispel several stereotypes about Hispanic women by expressing her own personal stories and observations. She starts off by relating an experience that happened on a bus in London‚ then she goes into explaining how her parents made her home in America a microcosm of the home they used to have in Puerto Rico. She explains why Puerto Rican women dress the way they do—because they’re protected by an honor system—and goes on to relate two
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men routinely chase and harass women. As SA Aiyar points out in the Times of India‚ old-time villain Ranjeet did close to 100 rape scenes‚ "with the audience almost cheering him on". The message from Bollywood is almost always that if you harass a woman enough‚ "no matter how often she says no‚ she’ll ultimately say yes". The gang rape and murder of the Delhi student wasn’t an isolated incident. Reading the descriptions by Indian women of how they live in fear should make anyone worry deeply about
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influences on Holden and his actions actually make no appearance in the book. His mother and his ex-girlfriend Jane Gallagher reoccur in Holden’s thoughts and can be seen to contribute to his present state of mind. Jane Gallagher is an important woman in Holden’s life. Much of “The Catcher in the Rye” is written using flash backs. Holden remembers back to episodes when he perceived he was happy. Jane Gallagher is a big part of these memories‚ as she existed in his life before his brother died
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‘The Woman Speaks to the Man Who has Employed her Son’ Lorna Goodison was born 1947 in Kingston‚ Jamaica. Her family was a large one comprising nine children. She attended St. Hughes High School and later‚ studied Art both in Jamaica and New York. Her first collection of poetry‚ ‘Tamarind Season’ was published in 1980. Several collection followed‚ as well as two prose fiction works. Her books have won many awards. Goodison’s themes include motherhood and the female in society. Currently
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