Stefan Babich in his article, “The Fall of The Female Protagonist in Kids’ Movies” writes about the idea of a female protagonist dying in the “animation war” (n. pag.). He writes about how in recent days animation movies do not have a female protagonist who isn’t the cookie cutter princess. This is very similar to the view in Amanda Marcotte’s article titled, “The Shocking Radicalism of ‘Brave’” where she talks about how “Brave” is a movie that seemed to try to fall out of the algorithm but eventually is from the same mold of movies that the Disney movies come from (Marcotte n. pag.). Although both Babich and Marcotte have similar views on the topic, Marcotte’s article seems to focus on women 's role in society (which does account for a…
Through Brook’ Vermeer’s Hat: the Seventeenth Century and the Dawn of the Global World, Brook claims that the “dawn of globalization” took place during the 17th century, and was the beginning of the start of the modern world due to the growing alliances, trade and production of goods. Brook backs up his claim by using the several pieces of art included in his book, that were created during the seventeenth century. He focuses on specific parts of each work, and uses it as a door to the past and uses them as an example to explain how the existence of the item in the painting shows that the dawn of globalization happened in the seventeenth century, and it happened because of goods and trade at its core. Instead of “looking at the surface” (6) Brook looks, and inspires readers to look, at the objects that make up the piece of art.…
The dictionary definition of objectification is to refer to a person as an object, an appellation which usually pertains to the mistreatment of women. The objectification of women is usually most evident in all types of media, including short stories, for instance, Tim O’Brien’s The Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong. This short story, in particular, places some verification that men had seen women as toys for the men’s “entertainment and education” (68). As soon as Mary Anne Belle “came in by helicopter” (67) into the camp, there was a widespread of “some envy” (68) among the men who “genuinely liked her” (68). “The guys appreciated … the kind of come-get-me energy, coy and flirtatious” (68) ambience that Mary Anne Belle gave off.…
he expresses to readers a more exact portrayal of Perrault's unique story as it presents the imaging of Errol Le Cain. Le Cain's victorian-style of imaging affect the folk tale by fortifying Perrault's persuasions of seventeenth century European culture, particularly with respect to parts of culture, class, and…
The novel Waterlily displays tradition Dakota culture through the chronicle of a young girl’s life beginning from birth. While many different aspects of native american culture is exhibited, the values of the people are explained in detail through the maturing Waterlily. As she grows, she begins to observe and understand the relationships between family members, men and women, and between large groups within a tribe. In Dakota culture, children were first in all things, especially through the eyes of their female relatives. As the future of the tribe, teaching children how to be respectable and generous adults was of the utmost importance.…
Fairytales’, being around for several generations, have evolved through time and caught the attention of many folklorists, and demands an explanation of how feminism plays an essential role in today 's culture. Folklorist and author, James Poniewozik wrote, “The Princess Paradox” to raise an attempt to explain the “girls-kick-ass culture” (323). Peggy Orenstein published, “Cinderella and the Princess Culture” to examine and identify the belief of feminism within fairytales. Even though two different authors studied and evaluated the same topic, being feminism in fairytales, their approaches and conclusions on the topic tend to differentiate slightly, but also come to an agreeance in other areas.…
To be a woman in the 25th Century world of Alfred Bester’s The Stars My Destination is to lead an inherently dangerous and confined existence. In it, jaunting–an act more or less equivalent to teleporting–has made women into something of a protected class in the face of the looming threat of sexual assault. Many, such as Jisbella McQueen and Olivia Presteign, express, in their own divergent ways, a dissatisfaction with this existence, and seek to either overtly or in secret defy its confines. There are, however, greater and more wide-reaching confines on womanhood ingrained not in the world of the novel itself, but in the framework which defines it: the monomyth.…
Through short stories authors often portray through characters how identity can be threatened. Authors such as Marjorie Barnard, the writer of The Lottery, and Tony Hunter, author of Listen to the End Portray through their characters ways in which they 're identities become threatened through various situations they become involved in. Barnard in the story of The Lottery uses various techniques such as narrative and gender representations to portray to readers how Ted who 's wife won the lottery in identity is threatened. In the story Listen to the End, Hunter portrays how his main character whom doesn 't have a name feels her identity is threatened using techniques of gender representation and various narrative conventions to show her weaknesses…
Responding to the Critic’s idea: Young girls tend to imagine and dream of being whisked away by a charming and wealthy prince because of fairytales like Cinderella that show and encourage it. I agree with Jack Zipes’ analysis on the decisions that women in fairy tales make. This supports the fairytale Cinderella and the decision that Cinderella made. Jack Zipes says that “comic endings call upon young females to value communal stability over individual needs.” meaning that the women in fairy tales made the decision to chose communal stability which is marrying a wealthy and handsome prince instead of individual needs, which is being an independent woman who looks after herself, provides her herself and creates her own wealth instead of…
Awakening of Sexual Awareness The topic of female sexuality is a powerful concept highlighted in all fairytales. The story of “Little Red Riding Hood” by Charles Perrault,“ Little Red Cap” by Grimms brother and the story of “The Little Mermaid” by Hans Christian Anderson have a hidden meaning about sexual curiosity, which is observed by the adult readers. Little Red Riding Hood is a story about women loosing her virginity, which is marked as loosing her innocence. On the other hand, The Little Mermaid is about women sacrificing her sexuality and repressing her identity for love.…
Throughout Little Red Riding Hood the reader learns that she is submissive but yearns to gain independence.. Although Red had specific directions from her mom not to veer of the path to her grandmother's house she begins “Looking for flowers farther than she should.” At this point not only does Little Red Riding hood start to become a woman but the decision she makes to veer off the path suggest that she doesn’t want to be the girl that society wants her to be.…
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm was popularly known as the “Grimms Brothers”, were characterized as one of the most dramatic writers in the 19th century. They were categorized by their short, simple sentences, colloquial language, and their well-organized approach to craft writings. Their writing was entitled Little Snow White, it was released in 1937 and it was about Snow White, a princess who falls into a deep, death-like rest after taking a bite from a poisoned apple. My impression about this narrative was an innocent little girl who had her step-mother hating her because of her beauty and kind-heart. The Little Snow-White by the Grimms Brothers is a fairy tale that reveals the goodness and the beauty of a little princess who is loved by all, however,…
The Sweet Girl Graduate by Sarah Curzon focuses on this specific representation of gender where the heroine of the play is attempting to comply to societal norms by cross-dressing in order to receive a higher education. The heroine is obliging to the gender hierarchy that exists, and as a result, this portrays the heroine as someone who is attempting to break away from male dominance, while at the same time accepting it as women were expected to. The representation of gender roles in The Sweet Girl Graduate creates a contradictory perception of what women are meant to achieve in the play, and this is due to the portrayal of the heroine as a free individual; however, at the same time she is subjected to follow the status quo forced…
‘The girl burst out laughing; she knew she was nobody’s meat.’ This quotation, drawn from “The Company of Wolves”, exemplifies... This essay will examine how these works reverse or challenge traditional gender roles, how they deal with female sexuality, how they portray female power and lastly how they are still limited, in some respects, in this revaluation of gender roles. First, the quote above expresses a reversal of a traditional fairy tale ending, and thus a reversal of traditional male-female dynamics of domination and submissiveness. The quote is drawn from “The Company of Wolves”, one of Carter 's retellings of “Little Red Riding Hood”.…
The effect of a male-dominated society on the school system’s curriculum includes reading poems and stories that have men holding power over women. The female protagonist begins to challenge the required literature at her school because the female characters are not good role models for young women since their downfalls are a result of being too eager to please and trusting the wrong men. In the story, the young girl questions what purpose these weak female characters serve in the classroom: “why did we have to study these hapless, annoying, dumb-bunny girls?” (Atwood 224). This quotation aids in understanding why Atwood’s female narrator identifies with the Duke as opposed to the Duchess because it illustrates her yearning for females to be represented as powerful and intelligent instead of merely an object that men can easily push around.…