The Courtship Of Mr Lyon Analysis

Society perceives gender as two specific categories, male and female. Yet, each gender has a prominent body part that distinguishes the two. However, ‘Of Gens and Gender’ by Anne Fausto-Sterling and ‘The Courtship of Mr. Lyon’ by Angela Carter illustrate the relationship between gender and the body. Sterling focuses on the innate genes to determine the gender of a person; while, ‘The Courtship of Mr. Lyon’ develops the representation of the body to determine the action of the characters in the story. ‘The Courtship of Mr. Lyon’ illustrates Sterling’s theory to adapt the biological genes in order help establish the character’s difference in gender. Therefore, the relationship between gender and the representation of body shapes a person’s actions …show more content…
Beauty is more passive in which her body is more frail against the Beast when put up against one another. This establishes how the gender relates to the body because Beauty is kept alone, and relies on others to do things for her, such as obtaining a white rose. In comparison to the Beast, his body is larger in stature that illustrate a more masculine gender. This is especially seen against through the description of his paws, that can easily hurt others, such as hurting Beauty’s father, shaking him like a doll (Carter …show more content…
Anne Fausto-Sterling proposes that the biological code establish how a person adapts to the environment. ‘The Courtship of Mr. Lyon’ applies Sterling’s theory of gender and the relationship with the body to shape the behaviour and actions of Beauty and the Beast. Therefore, the adaptation of the environment establishes the gender and body representation through social constructs. Women are seen as passive in comparison to men, which transforms the representation of the body. Overall, gender and the representation of the body relate to one another because of the influence environment, perceives the actions assigned to the role of a