Laura Wade’s play, Posh, and, Kate Chopin’s novel, The Awakening are both about the lives of privileged people and are both written by women.
Posh, a fairly recent play, is about a fictional dinning club at Oxford University, Riot Club, consisting of ten males members from upper classes. The Awakening written during the Victorian era, on the other hand, is the story of Edna Pontellier, a woman who frees herself from the husband and society’s expectations.
Laura Wade’s Posh and Kate Chopin’s The Awakening are two literary pieces that contain similar elements. However, aside from all its similarities, they show opposite point of views.
Posh is set in England, where there are clear distinctions in social classes. The majority of the characters …show more content…
They see women as sexual object, Miles says to the escort girl, Charlie, that « [they] ‘d give [her] a cushion […] for [her] knees » (p90) referring to her performing oral sex on the boys for which she would be on her knees. Although it might seem to be a kind gesture from Miles’s point of view, it is truly not. He is basically treating her like a pet and tells her that she would get a reward if she obeys. And after Charlie refuses to perform oral sex on the boys, Alistair calls her a « stuck up bitch, fucking skank » (p90) and decides that she has no rights just because she is a prostitute when he says « you’re a prostitute love, get on your knees » (p90). After Charlie leaves, Alistair tells Rachel that « [they] wondered if [she] might like to spit in », he asked her to have sex with them in exchange for money.
The Awakening was written during the Victorian era and it shows the social constraints of women.
Edna is seen as an object by her husband. When Edna is first introduced, it is described in the book that « [he looked] at his wife as one looks at a valuable piece of personal property » (p3)
Women in both books are seen as objects, inferior to men. Men want them to be obedient to them and do everything they tell them to
Posh, a fairly recent play, is about a fictional dinning club at Oxford University, Riot Club, consisting of ten males members from upper classes. The Awakening written during the Victorian era, on the other hand, is the story of Edna Pontellier, a woman who frees herself from the husband and society’s expectations.
Laura Wade’s Posh and Kate Chopin’s The Awakening are two literary pieces that contain similar elements. However, aside from all its similarities, they show opposite point of views.
Posh is set in England, where there are clear distinctions in social classes. The majority of the characters …show more content…
They see women as sexual object, Miles says to the escort girl, Charlie, that « [they] ‘d give [her] a cushion […] for [her] knees » (p90) referring to her performing oral sex on the boys for which she would be on her knees. Although it might seem to be a kind gesture from Miles’s point of view, it is truly not. He is basically treating her like a pet and tells her that she would get a reward if she obeys. And after Charlie refuses to perform oral sex on the boys, Alistair calls her a « stuck up bitch, fucking skank » (p90) and decides that she has no rights just because she is a prostitute when he says « you’re a prostitute love, get on your knees » (p90). After Charlie leaves, Alistair tells Rachel that « [they] wondered if [she] might like to spit in », he asked her to have sex with them in exchange for money.
The Awakening was written during the Victorian era and it shows the social constraints of women.
Edna is seen as an object by her husband. When Edna is first introduced, it is described in the book that « [he looked] at his wife as one looks at a valuable piece of personal property » (p3)
Women in both books are seen as objects, inferior to men. Men want them to be obedient to them and do everything they tell them to