Life a century ago was starkly different—for many different reasons. Specifically speaking, the role of women and men have changed for the better, to say the least. Currently, women are viewed as equal to men, or close to equal to some ignorant people. If women were to be compared to men over one hundred years ago, however, this would not be the case. Women, in the past, were often viewed as subsequent to men. Women’s views and opinions were blocked out and oppressed because it was commonly known that men should be the only ones with power and authority. Thankfully, this paradigm has shifted in the right direction: equality. Equality was not something that swept over people in one night; it has taken years and years for women to move closer
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Satire, literature, protests, and other initiatives have been utilized to make people see that men and women were, in fact, created equal. More specifically, literature is partly responsible for the shifting of the paradigm. For example, Trifles—by Susan Glaspell—and A Doll House—by Henrik Ibsen—are both playwrights that were written in the far past that asserted its thesis on feminism. Both endings in their times were extremely controversial in the age where women were viewed as less than men. However, in today’s society, the endings of the plays would warrant discussion. But, this discussion would be more focused on the contextual elements rather than the placement of women in regards to men. Independence is the main concern when it comes to equality. In the past, women were known to always rely on men for nearly everything not cleaning or cooking related. Although this a terrible and ignorant way of thinking, it was prominent. Independence is a struggling task …show more content…
Anyone and everyone can provide an anecdote that conveys a sense of oppression on females abroad. In fact, I have my own personal account of observing sexism. I work at our state's capitol as a constitutional page; the job involves me running errands for the senate clerk or delivering paper work to various superiors. Furthermore, there is a cohort whom I work with--Shirley. She is a secretary who asks us pages to help her with various heavy lifting. I was in the office with three other pages, all of which were females. And instead of asking any of them to help her with lifting a cooler, she singled me out saying, "Hayden, I do not want these little girls to hurt their backs lifting this heavy cooler. So, I want you to do it because you play ball and you can handle the exercise."
Shifting paradigms signify that the world is changing. For the most part, shifting social norms can be characterized as positive alterations to our society. In this case, feminism is important in our present. The fact that the notion of men being superior to women is a travesty. In order for more people to believe and advocate for gender equality, there has to be some sort of establishment that introduces the idea of equality. In this case, literature does the job. Plays like these two get the word out that things need to change. They make the world a better place and not just in the world of
Satire, literature, protests, and other initiatives have been utilized to make people see that men and women were, in fact, created equal. More specifically, literature is partly responsible for the shifting of the paradigm. For example, Trifles—by Susan Glaspell—and A Doll House—by Henrik Ibsen—are both playwrights that were written in the far past that asserted its thesis on feminism. Both endings in their times were extremely controversial in the age where women were viewed as less than men. However, in today’s society, the endings of the plays would warrant discussion. But, this discussion would be more focused on the contextual elements rather than the placement of women in regards to men. Independence is the main concern when it comes to equality. In the past, women were known to always rely on men for nearly everything not cleaning or cooking related. Although this a terrible and ignorant way of thinking, it was prominent. Independence is a struggling task …show more content…
Anyone and everyone can provide an anecdote that conveys a sense of oppression on females abroad. In fact, I have my own personal account of observing sexism. I work at our state's capitol as a constitutional page; the job involves me running errands for the senate clerk or delivering paper work to various superiors. Furthermore, there is a cohort whom I work with--Shirley. She is a secretary who asks us pages to help her with various heavy lifting. I was in the office with three other pages, all of which were females. And instead of asking any of them to help her with lifting a cooler, she singled me out saying, "Hayden, I do not want these little girls to hurt their backs lifting this heavy cooler. So, I want you to do it because you play ball and you can handle the exercise."
Shifting paradigms signify that the world is changing. For the most part, shifting social norms can be characterized as positive alterations to our society. In this case, feminism is important in our present. The fact that the notion of men being superior to women is a travesty. In order for more people to believe and advocate for gender equality, there has to be some sort of establishment that introduces the idea of equality. In this case, literature does the job. Plays like these two get the word out that things need to change. They make the world a better place and not just in the world of