Bryanna Mills
ENGL 110C
Sarah Camp
10/6/14
Literary Analysis
Judith Butler once said, “...gender is a kind of imitation for which there is no original; in fact, it is a kind of imitation that produces the very notion of the original as an effect and consequence of the imitation itself...what they imitate is a fantastic ideal of heterosexual identity...gay identities work neither to copy nor emulate heterosexuality, but rather, to expose heterosexuality as an incessant and panicked imitation of its own naturalized idealization. That heterosexuality is always in the act of elaborating itself is evidence that it is perpetually at risk, that it 'knows ' its own possibility of becoming undone.” …show more content…
Giving the same amount of equality between the two sexes. In Gender Trouble, one of Judith Butler’s many well liberating books on gender performance, she discusses the debate on sex and gender, the idea that sex is a male or a female, and that gender is masculine and feminine. It goes on to asking a very important question “what is your gender?” This question has started a very controversial debate and as well as never ending arguments. It is thought that people are born a male or female but people may choose to have masculine or feministic qualities. To sum this up is quite simple, the male goes with masculinity and female goes to femininity. But in fact there are females that are more masculine than feminine. Also this occurs in males, some males are more feminine than masculine. Striking a very important question on males and female. That is, is a masculine female or a feminine male wrong? This question is mostly based on opinions because there are no rule books on how to have personalities. The question on gender is answered. Stating that not the biology- meaning the way you were born- but with destiny- meaning the way you live- may turn out to generate the idea of gender (Gender Trouble 7 …show more content…
The Stage Beauty took place in England in 1600. This movie was based on two great actors in that time period: Edward Kynaston and Margaret Hughes. Edward Kynaston also known as Ned was the last and the best of English boy actors playing female roles. Margaret Hughes was the first female actress. Before this time period men were the only actors to play both male and female parts. Most of the time boys played women roles because of their high-pitched voices. This movie showed how Kynaston felt as the last male who played a female role in the 1600s. Kynaston is being pulled apart, everything he knew was being pulled away from him: his career, his love life just because Hughes became the first female actress. He felt that he had not one to trust. He resented Margaret because she supposedly took his only love- acting. He slowly loses his mind, and he feels like he is worthless. To fill his empty heart, he turns and becomes a toy for men. Hughes save Kynaston from himself. This movies is also contradicting itself. The men play women parts. The thought that it is wrong to be homosexual, yet telling men to put on a dress and become a female is strange. How can a man not be or feel to be a homosexual if everyone that looks at him see him as a woman. The idea the women are not even good enough to play a woman is absurd. This movie shows how we see equality. The idea that men are better women than
ENGL 110C
Sarah Camp
10/6/14
Literary Analysis
Judith Butler once said, “...gender is a kind of imitation for which there is no original; in fact, it is a kind of imitation that produces the very notion of the original as an effect and consequence of the imitation itself...what they imitate is a fantastic ideal of heterosexual identity...gay identities work neither to copy nor emulate heterosexuality, but rather, to expose heterosexuality as an incessant and panicked imitation of its own naturalized idealization. That heterosexuality is always in the act of elaborating itself is evidence that it is perpetually at risk, that it 'knows ' its own possibility of becoming undone.” …show more content…
Giving the same amount of equality between the two sexes. In Gender Trouble, one of Judith Butler’s many well liberating books on gender performance, she discusses the debate on sex and gender, the idea that sex is a male or a female, and that gender is masculine and feminine. It goes on to asking a very important question “what is your gender?” This question has started a very controversial debate and as well as never ending arguments. It is thought that people are born a male or female but people may choose to have masculine or feministic qualities. To sum this up is quite simple, the male goes with masculinity and female goes to femininity. But in fact there are females that are more masculine than feminine. Also this occurs in males, some males are more feminine than masculine. Striking a very important question on males and female. That is, is a masculine female or a feminine male wrong? This question is mostly based on opinions because there are no rule books on how to have personalities. The question on gender is answered. Stating that not the biology- meaning the way you were born- but with destiny- meaning the way you live- may turn out to generate the idea of gender (Gender Trouble 7 …show more content…
The Stage Beauty took place in England in 1600. This movie was based on two great actors in that time period: Edward Kynaston and Margaret Hughes. Edward Kynaston also known as Ned was the last and the best of English boy actors playing female roles. Margaret Hughes was the first female actress. Before this time period men were the only actors to play both male and female parts. Most of the time boys played women roles because of their high-pitched voices. This movie showed how Kynaston felt as the last male who played a female role in the 1600s. Kynaston is being pulled apart, everything he knew was being pulled away from him: his career, his love life just because Hughes became the first female actress. He felt that he had not one to trust. He resented Margaret because she supposedly took his only love- acting. He slowly loses his mind, and he feels like he is worthless. To fill his empty heart, he turns and becomes a toy for men. Hughes save Kynaston from himself. This movies is also contradicting itself. The men play women parts. The thought that it is wrong to be homosexual, yet telling men to put on a dress and become a female is strange. How can a man not be or feel to be a homosexual if everyone that looks at him see him as a woman. The idea the women are not even good enough to play a woman is absurd. This movie shows how we see equality. The idea that men are better women than