The first event that exemplifies the male dominated society Maria lives in is when she tells her boyfriend, Juan, that she is expecting their first child. Although there is no real love in their relationship, Juan offers Maria to marry him and have her move in with his family, but Maria refuses. According to DeVito, “in a highly masculine culture, men are valued for their aggressiveness, material success, and strength.” (P. 37). Juan’s aggressiveness is portrayed when Maria offers him to move in with her family as there will be more space for him and their baby, to which Juan irritably responds, “a man living in his girlfriend’s house, no, that’s not right…”. This scene alludes to the responsibility put on men, in this masculine defined culture,
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Maria lives with her mother, grandmother, sister and baby nephew, where she is the only one working and has to hand over all her earnings to her mother in order to support their family. Although Maria has authority in her house, her supervisor at the flower factory exemplifies the male dominated culture that exist outside of her home. The male supervisor oversees many women doing manual labor at a constant pace, without any breaks. As Maria repeatedly ask for bathroom breaks, the supervisor denies her permission, which leads to Maria quitting. The fact that the supervisor had little consideration for the well-being of Maria, strengthened the argument that this culture was male dominated. If this was a feminine culture, Maria’s health would have been taken into consideration to pause her work and allowing her to take a break because according to DeVito, “(in contrast to male dominated societies) women are valued for their modesty, focus on the quality of life, and tenderness.” (P.38) A male dominated society “emphasizes success” (P.38), alluding to the fact that Maria’s supervisor saw her taking multiple breaks as a waste of time for his company due to the fact that every minute is valuable when packaging the
Maria lives with her mother, grandmother, sister and baby nephew, where she is the only one working and has to hand over all her earnings to her mother in order to support their family. Although Maria has authority in her house, her supervisor at the flower factory exemplifies the male dominated culture that exist outside of her home. The male supervisor oversees many women doing manual labor at a constant pace, without any breaks. As Maria repeatedly ask for bathroom breaks, the supervisor denies her permission, which leads to Maria quitting. The fact that the supervisor had little consideration for the well-being of Maria, strengthened the argument that this culture was male dominated. If this was a feminine culture, Maria’s health would have been taken into consideration to pause her work and allowing her to take a break because according to DeVito, “(in contrast to male dominated societies) women are valued for their modesty, focus on the quality of life, and tenderness.” (P.38) A male dominated society “emphasizes success” (P.38), alluding to the fact that Maria’s supervisor saw her taking multiple breaks as a waste of time for his company due to the fact that every minute is valuable when packaging the