Song of Solomon—Ch. 9 (with textual references)
On page 188, it says that “her [Corinthian’s] education had taught her how to be an enlightened mother and wife, able to contribute to the civilization—or in her case, civilizing—of her community”. Define the racism inherent in this statement and identify the anti-feminist tint. Where else in the novel has such an attitude about African-Americans been expressed? The racism is shown when they said that she would be an “enlightened mother and wife, able to contribute to the civilization.” This shows that african american women back then were only thought to be good for taking care of children. The underlying anti-feminism also is shown here because it proves that back then, people thought women were only good for having children, taking care of them, and doing household work. I feel that the …show more content…
YOu can tell that Porter came from a background where it doesn’t matter the occupation or who you end up with, while Corinthians’s was the opposite. Everyone around her seemed to care too much about what she did for a living or who she would marry. Another difference is that Porter and Corinthians both see Corinthians differently. She sees herself simply as a lady, but Porter sees her as a babydoll due to the way she acts. He thinks of her almost as a child since she is still afraid of her father even being in her forties. “I don’t want a doll baby. I want a woman. A grown-up woman that’s not scared of her daddy. I guess you don’t want to be a grown-up woman, Corrie.” The fact that she couldn’t even think of anyone she knew personally as a grown woman proves that she had/has no one to truly compare herself to. The only people she could compare being a woman to were the other maids whom she saw on the bus. “Every woman she knew was a doll baby. Did he mean like the women who rode on the bus? The other maids, who were not hiding what they
On page 188, it says that “her [Corinthian’s] education had taught her how to be an enlightened mother and wife, able to contribute to the civilization—or in her case, civilizing—of her community”. Define the racism inherent in this statement and identify the anti-feminist tint. Where else in the novel has such an attitude about African-Americans been expressed? The racism is shown when they said that she would be an “enlightened mother and wife, able to contribute to the civilization.” This shows that african american women back then were only thought to be good for taking care of children. The underlying anti-feminism also is shown here because it proves that back then, people thought women were only good for having children, taking care of them, and doing household work. I feel that the …show more content…
YOu can tell that Porter came from a background where it doesn’t matter the occupation or who you end up with, while Corinthians’s was the opposite. Everyone around her seemed to care too much about what she did for a living or who she would marry. Another difference is that Porter and Corinthians both see Corinthians differently. She sees herself simply as a lady, but Porter sees her as a babydoll due to the way she acts. He thinks of her almost as a child since she is still afraid of her father even being in her forties. “I don’t want a doll baby. I want a woman. A grown-up woman that’s not scared of her daddy. I guess you don’t want to be a grown-up woman, Corrie.” The fact that she couldn’t even think of anyone she knew personally as a grown woman proves that she had/has no one to truly compare herself to. The only people she could compare being a woman to were the other maids whom she saw on the bus. “Every woman she knew was a doll baby. Did he mean like the women who rode on the bus? The other maids, who were not hiding what they