Gender equality has always been a dilemma, specifically for women during the Romantic Era, when they were not seen as intellectuals and did not have the same rights as men (Greenblatt 9). Women were looked upon, criticized, and labeled as “bluestockings” if they were to be involved in anything that was not related to contributing to their households (Greenblatt 9). In the works, We are Seven by William Wordsworth, The Thorn by Wordsworth, and The Poor Singing Dame by Mary Robinson, we are able to see three different scenarios that exhibit how women were treated and thought about during the Romantic Era. Even though it is not surprising that women were not seen as being intellectual and instead were criticized and looked upon, it is heartbreaking
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Just by acknowledging her gender and appearance, he believed that the little girl would not know much about a complex topic such as death. At no point, it crossed his mind that someone so young and naive would have a better understanding about death than he would. Throughout their short conversation, the young girl communicated her thoughts on such topic. She mentioned how her family was made up of seven children: two of them at Conway, two of them at sea, two of them in the churchyard lie, and her. She then further explained that the two that are in the churchyard have passed away. To this, the man responds that then there are only five of them, since two of them are dead, but that is not what the young girl believes. She persists in believing that although two of her siblings have passed away, they are still part of her family. No matter how many times the man kept reminding her that “... they are dead; those two are dead!” she remained persistent in what she believed in. The man could not comprehend how her two deceased siblings still counted. From his point of view, since two of her siblings had passed away, her family consisted of five people, not seven. This shows that in reality, the young girl comprehends and connects on a deeper level with such complex topic than the man is able
Just by acknowledging her gender and appearance, he believed that the little girl would not know much about a complex topic such as death. At no point, it crossed his mind that someone so young and naive would have a better understanding about death than he would. Throughout their short conversation, the young girl communicated her thoughts on such topic. She mentioned how her family was made up of seven children: two of them at Conway, two of them at sea, two of them in the churchyard lie, and her. She then further explained that the two that are in the churchyard have passed away. To this, the man responds that then there are only five of them, since two of them are dead, but that is not what the young girl believes. She persists in believing that although two of her siblings have passed away, they are still part of her family. No matter how many times the man kept reminding her that “... they are dead; those two are dead!” she remained persistent in what she believed in. The man could not comprehend how her two deceased siblings still counted. From his point of view, since two of her siblings had passed away, her family consisted of five people, not seven. This shows that in reality, the young girl comprehends and connects on a deeper level with such complex topic than the man is able