Gender Stereotypes In The Sisters Brothers

In this passage of The Sisters Brothers, Eli Sisters follows a female into her room as she invites him in. “But there were no flowers and niceties, no silk or perfume, no lady things hung with a lady’s decorative hand;” (p. 63) Is stated as Eli is surprised by how it isn’t what he would have expected, following ladylike stereotypes of being clean, orderly and feminine. Eli and the female continue to do some work as Eli later offers her to sit on her bed with him, and talk. They speak about multiple things, including Eli’s attempts to be nice to her and ease her into a kiss as she discretely rejects him “I stood and moved in close to her, asking if I might steal a kiss, but she claimed once again to be hurried” (p. 66), but most crucial being when the female finds out who Eli and his brother are, as she is surprised and intimidated by them. “Oh, oh my” (p. 66) she states as Eli tells her that him and his brother are Eli and Charlie Sisters.

The characters in this passage clearly reflect a link to the gender stereotypes commonly displayed in other forms of media, including Eli’s actions displaying classic male instincts trying to get with the …show more content…
The female’s character displays this as well, showing a quiet shy side of her when embarrassed about not living up to the male’s standards of a female’s living quarters, later also displaying her character in regular relaxed conversation with the male, as well as a side of being awkward and passive to the male’s proposal at a kiss. Overall this passage does create a richness and diversity within characters displaying this chosen lens, and it does a very effective job at doing