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This 1899 excerpt written by a woman, was banned in many places because of its eccentric point of view. Read the passage carefully. Then, in a well-organized essay, analyze how the author reveals the two patronizing and self-centered characters and how big of a role sexism played during this time period. In your analysis, you may wish to consider such literary elements as point of view, selection of detail, imagery, and diction.
Ever since the beginning of time, women have been insulted, humiliated, and suppressed. The past thousands of years, there has been a system set in stone in much of the world called patriarchy. An American author, Marilyn French has defined this activity as a system whereby power and control are valued over life and …show more content…
Chopin wrote this novel in a fairly formal prose that communicates a certain sense of mood to the story. The point of view of view that drives the tone is aggravated. Unlike most prose pieces, the third person point of view tends to be way more distant then the first person. The reader can notice a very pretentious tone. “He thought it very discouraging that his wife, who was the sole object of his existence, evinced so little interest in things which concerned him, and valued so little his conversation.” This pompous tone communicates the sense of downplay on women to the reader. This all starts with the self-centered man who does not appreciate his wife the way he should. Without his respect, there is no dignity and regard to anyone making it a more difficult lifestyle. The bombastic tone produced by the arrogant characters illuminate the role sexism plays in the world and how it should be greatly considered to be
This 1899 excerpt written by a woman, was banned in many places because of its eccentric point of view. Read the passage carefully. Then, in a well-organized essay, analyze how the author reveals the two patronizing and self-centered characters and how big of a role sexism played during this time period. In your analysis, you may wish to consider such literary elements as point of view, selection of detail, imagery, and diction.
Ever since the beginning of time, women have been insulted, humiliated, and suppressed. The past thousands of years, there has been a system set in stone in much of the world called patriarchy. An American author, Marilyn French has defined this activity as a system whereby power and control are valued over life and …show more content…
Chopin wrote this novel in a fairly formal prose that communicates a certain sense of mood to the story. The point of view of view that drives the tone is aggravated. Unlike most prose pieces, the third person point of view tends to be way more distant then the first person. The reader can notice a very pretentious tone. “He thought it very discouraging that his wife, who was the sole object of his existence, evinced so little interest in things which concerned him, and valued so little his conversation.” This pompous tone communicates the sense of downplay on women to the reader. This all starts with the self-centered man who does not appreciate his wife the way he should. Without his respect, there is no dignity and regard to anyone making it a more difficult lifestyle. The bombastic tone produced by the arrogant characters illuminate the role sexism plays in the world and how it should be greatly considered to be