A. Introduction of Feminist Criticism
There are many people believe that men are superior while women are inferior. It means that women are weak creatures and they cannot work as hard as men. This belief is very unfair for women. Women and men should have equal opportunities. Women should not be discriminated because of their gender. Hence, Feminism is formed. In general, Feminism is related to women’s emancipation. Feminist movement tries to reach the same equality between women and men in many aspects, such as politic, social, economy and culture. To understand more about women’s inequality in terms of race, gender, sexual, class and also how to change the inequality, Feminist criticism is formed. When it comes to literature, it is called …show more content…
A poet Christina Rossetti became the part of feminist movement as her principles slowly became acceptable in public. Rossetti and other feminist wanted to see change by creating female heroines to deliver their messages to the institution in Victorian society. One of the poems that is considered as Rossetti's masterpiece is Goblin Market. Goblin Market is a narrative poem that was published in1862. According to Rossetti, the poem was written for children. However, the poem contains erotic undertones. Some critics regard the poem as an exploration of female sexuality, a protest on capitalism and Victorian economy, a feminist poem and a Christian allegory. The poem brings many different perspectives to toward its …show more content…
//Come buy, come buy/Bloom-down-cheeked peaches/Swart-headed mulberries/Wild free-born cranberries// (Rossetti 1). However, the language of the poem contains mature and sexual situation. Rossetti spotlights female sexuality and desire in her poem. //She sucked and sucked and sucked the more/She sucked until her lips were sore// (Rossetti 4). As an English female poet in Victorian era, Rossetti was not allowed to discuss about Female sexuality in public forum, so from the Goblin Market she could deliver her thought about female sexuality and desire
There are many people believe that men are superior while women are inferior. It means that women are weak creatures and they cannot work as hard as men. This belief is very unfair for women. Women and men should have equal opportunities. Women should not be discriminated because of their gender. Hence, Feminism is formed. In general, Feminism is related to women’s emancipation. Feminist movement tries to reach the same equality between women and men in many aspects, such as politic, social, economy and culture. To understand more about women’s inequality in terms of race, gender, sexual, class and also how to change the inequality, Feminist criticism is formed. When it comes to literature, it is called …show more content…
A poet Christina Rossetti became the part of feminist movement as her principles slowly became acceptable in public. Rossetti and other feminist wanted to see change by creating female heroines to deliver their messages to the institution in Victorian society. One of the poems that is considered as Rossetti's masterpiece is Goblin Market. Goblin Market is a narrative poem that was published in1862. According to Rossetti, the poem was written for children. However, the poem contains erotic undertones. Some critics regard the poem as an exploration of female sexuality, a protest on capitalism and Victorian economy, a feminist poem and a Christian allegory. The poem brings many different perspectives to toward its …show more content…
//Come buy, come buy/Bloom-down-cheeked peaches/Swart-headed mulberries/Wild free-born cranberries// (Rossetti 1). However, the language of the poem contains mature and sexual situation. Rossetti spotlights female sexuality and desire in her poem. //She sucked and sucked and sucked the more/She sucked until her lips were sore// (Rossetti 4). As an English female poet in Victorian era, Rossetti was not allowed to discuss about Female sexuality in public forum, so from the Goblin Market she could deliver her thought about female sexuality and desire