Caitlin Loera
09/25/17
CH 201 Section 1001/Discussion 1004
Gender Equality. Fair or Unfair? Gender, a term that brings up so much controversy not only in today’s society but as well as in the bronze age regarding the Odyssey and in the BC ages regarding the Genesis. Both ages treat women unfairly because back then women were objects, also in today’s day in age women are looked at the same. I believe that the way women are looked at is in the view of just a simple sex symbol, good for nothing; meant to just stay home and take care of the house and the children while the man of the house goes out and does as he pleases. In consideration that isn’t fair women are worth more than just staying at home for nothing they deserve equal rights.
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Their opinions don’t want to be heard and whatever they to say it doesn’t matter. Men can do as they please even if they’re in a marriage they will still cheat and the wife must be okay with it. For example, in the Odyssey; Odysseus goes out for the Battle of Troy and over ten years has passed since he’s last returned. Now Odysseus’ wife Penelope remained completely faithful, raised Telemachus all on her own and in a way kept the kingdom of Ithaca of being taken over. Now while on his mission to return to Penelope, his son, and his thrown, Odysseus does face some major obstacles. For starters, he does get held prisoner by Calypso on her island and she does possess him to be in love with her but if Odysseus really loved his wife, he shouldn’t let a spell take over him. Throughout this part of his journey, he was unfaithful to Penelope all while she’s being strong and keeping her family together. “You’d stay right here, preside in our house with me and be immortal. Much as you long to see your wife, the one you pine for all your days…”- The Odyssey Book V. Calypso says this to Odysseus attempting to get him to stay with her beyond this quote Odysseus admits that Penelope can’t compare with the beauty that Calypso has so instead of going through all the trouble to get home, Odysseus in fact should just stay. I say this because if a man thinks that his wife can’t …show more content…
Take President Trump during the election race, a video came out of him talking about women in a completely inappropriate way saying, “You have to grab women by the pussy” those words coming from the man supposedly running the country just shows how men of higher power think of women and it’s just not right. Both stories are different in many ways but they’re both similar with the views on how to portray women, if women had the voice back then like we do now, then maybe both readings would be viewed in a different way. Change starts now and even though the women in the reading didn’t have a voice the women today
09/25/17
CH 201 Section 1001/Discussion 1004
Gender Equality. Fair or Unfair? Gender, a term that brings up so much controversy not only in today’s society but as well as in the bronze age regarding the Odyssey and in the BC ages regarding the Genesis. Both ages treat women unfairly because back then women were objects, also in today’s day in age women are looked at the same. I believe that the way women are looked at is in the view of just a simple sex symbol, good for nothing; meant to just stay home and take care of the house and the children while the man of the house goes out and does as he pleases. In consideration that isn’t fair women are worth more than just staying at home for nothing they deserve equal rights.
Furthermore, …show more content…
Their opinions don’t want to be heard and whatever they to say it doesn’t matter. Men can do as they please even if they’re in a marriage they will still cheat and the wife must be okay with it. For example, in the Odyssey; Odysseus goes out for the Battle of Troy and over ten years has passed since he’s last returned. Now Odysseus’ wife Penelope remained completely faithful, raised Telemachus all on her own and in a way kept the kingdom of Ithaca of being taken over. Now while on his mission to return to Penelope, his son, and his thrown, Odysseus does face some major obstacles. For starters, he does get held prisoner by Calypso on her island and she does possess him to be in love with her but if Odysseus really loved his wife, he shouldn’t let a spell take over him. Throughout this part of his journey, he was unfaithful to Penelope all while she’s being strong and keeping her family together. “You’d stay right here, preside in our house with me and be immortal. Much as you long to see your wife, the one you pine for all your days…”- The Odyssey Book V. Calypso says this to Odysseus attempting to get him to stay with her beyond this quote Odysseus admits that Penelope can’t compare with the beauty that Calypso has so instead of going through all the trouble to get home, Odysseus in fact should just stay. I say this because if a man thinks that his wife can’t …show more content…
Take President Trump during the election race, a video came out of him talking about women in a completely inappropriate way saying, “You have to grab women by the pussy” those words coming from the man supposedly running the country just shows how men of higher power think of women and it’s just not right. Both stories are different in many ways but they’re both similar with the views on how to portray women, if women had the voice back then like we do now, then maybe both readings would be viewed in a different way. Change starts now and even though the women in the reading didn’t have a voice the women today