How is modern feminism represented in Arthur Millers, The Crucible? Feminism is seen in every community, and in all levels of society. Even back in the late 1600’s, all though not as prominent, it was still visible. Feminism is described as the the advocacy of women 's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men. In The Crucible you can see that there is a bias towards women, because they are the ones who are claimed to be “witches” and are burned, and humiliated. In today 's world you can see that women are becoming more and more capable of doing a man’s job. Mrs. Hillary Clinton is currently the top candidate for the Democratic party. According to Huffington Post.com, Hilary is in the lead for the democratic
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She shows that anyone can be whatever they want to be, even if that is the President of the United States. She is only one of many inspirational feminists we’ve had. In the mid to early 1900’s a very famous women by the name of Coco Chanel, changed the standards for women 's fashion. While not required to wear skirts or dresses, women were often criticised for dressing like man. This included wearing jeans, and T-shirts. Coco Chanel helped break that social standard. She started to wear trousers, and started her own line of them specifically for women. Not only was wearing pants out of the ordinary, but so was wearing suits. Ms. Chanel came up with the Chanel Suit. This suit made women look more official and dominate in the office. This suit became a huge hit when our former first lady Jackie Kennedy, wore it on the day her husband was …show more content…
Take Maratha Corey from The Crucible for example. Martha’s accusation of being a witch is based entirely on the simple fact that she was reading her book. Giles Corey, her husband, thought that it was so peculiar that a woman was reading, that he couldn’t even focus on saying his prayers. Reverend Hale, and Reverend Parris(both males), regarded this action as something a witch would do. The act of a woman reading a book, was so absurd to both of them, that they thought that she MUST be a witch. Another example of a underminded woman, would be that of Rebecca Nurse. From the very beginning, Rebecca told the men that the kids were not consumed by the devil, and if they were, they would wear him down in no time. She is not eager to go and pursue the devil, and serves as the voice of reason in this novel. So why wouldn’t the men listen to her? It can be reasoned that her opinion was futile because she is a woman, therefore falling under the idea of feminist
She shows that anyone can be whatever they want to be, even if that is the President of the United States. She is only one of many inspirational feminists we’ve had. In the mid to early 1900’s a very famous women by the name of Coco Chanel, changed the standards for women 's fashion. While not required to wear skirts or dresses, women were often criticised for dressing like man. This included wearing jeans, and T-shirts. Coco Chanel helped break that social standard. She started to wear trousers, and started her own line of them specifically for women. Not only was wearing pants out of the ordinary, but so was wearing suits. Ms. Chanel came up with the Chanel Suit. This suit made women look more official and dominate in the office. This suit became a huge hit when our former first lady Jackie Kennedy, wore it on the day her husband was …show more content…
Take Maratha Corey from The Crucible for example. Martha’s accusation of being a witch is based entirely on the simple fact that she was reading her book. Giles Corey, her husband, thought that it was so peculiar that a woman was reading, that he couldn’t even focus on saying his prayers. Reverend Hale, and Reverend Parris(both males), regarded this action as something a witch would do. The act of a woman reading a book, was so absurd to both of them, that they thought that she MUST be a witch. Another example of a underminded woman, would be that of Rebecca Nurse. From the very beginning, Rebecca told the men that the kids were not consumed by the devil, and if they were, they would wear him down in no time. She is not eager to go and pursue the devil, and serves as the voice of reason in this novel. So why wouldn’t the men listen to her? It can be reasoned that her opinion was futile because she is a woman, therefore falling under the idea of feminist