In the book "Blood Red Road", by author Moira Young, we meet our female protagonist Saba who lives in a dystopian future and starts her hero 's journey in order to save the life of her older brother Lugh who has been kidnapped by the Sun King, Vicher Pinch. In this dystopian society we are shown that there are no norms when it comes to gender roles, and we can see the impact that the concept of sisterhood has on Saba.
One issue that is addressed throughout our story is the idea of gender role stereotypes. In the article "Female Criticism" , author Lois Tyson describes the concept of traditional gender roles that "..cast men as rational, strong, protective, and decisive; they cast women as emotional (irrational), weak, nurturing, and …show more content…
In the relationship between Mizz Pinch and Rooster, Mizz Pinch is the head of the relationship, although typically in most relationships we tend to think of the male as the head of a relationship. She is also aggressive, domineering, and physically abusive to Rooster. In the book Mizz Pinch is even described as you would typically describe a man at "Over six foot, with broad shoulders, rough man-sized hands an strong lookin arms covered with dark hair" (Young 117). The author accentuates this description of Mizz Pinch in order to pose her as the evil women in our tale, to let us as the readers know that something isn 't normal with this female character. Often in many stories women such as Mizz Pinch who hold power are described as the opposite of what we believe their typical gender roles are in order to make them seem unusual or off-putting. In most stories it unusual for a woman to be set in a place of power, since often a place of power is associated with men. Author Marcia Lieberman in her article "Some Day My Prince Will Come" , describes the idea that "women who are human, and who have power or seek it, are nearly always portrayed as repulsive" (Lieberman
One issue that is addressed throughout our story is the idea of gender role stereotypes. In the article "Female Criticism" , author Lois Tyson describes the concept of traditional gender roles that "..cast men as rational, strong, protective, and decisive; they cast women as emotional (irrational), weak, nurturing, and …show more content…
In the relationship between Mizz Pinch and Rooster, Mizz Pinch is the head of the relationship, although typically in most relationships we tend to think of the male as the head of a relationship. She is also aggressive, domineering, and physically abusive to Rooster. In the book Mizz Pinch is even described as you would typically describe a man at "Over six foot, with broad shoulders, rough man-sized hands an strong lookin arms covered with dark hair" (Young 117). The author accentuates this description of Mizz Pinch in order to pose her as the evil women in our tale, to let us as the readers know that something isn 't normal with this female character. Often in many stories women such as Mizz Pinch who hold power are described as the opposite of what we believe their typical gender roles are in order to make them seem unusual or off-putting. In most stories it unusual for a woman to be set in a place of power, since often a place of power is associated with men. Author Marcia Lieberman in her article "Some Day My Prince Will Come" , describes the idea that "women who are human, and who have power or seek it, are nearly always portrayed as repulsive" (Lieberman