Throughout the film A Raisin in the Sun and the novel The House on Mango Street there is a clear theme of gender roles of men and women. Women in both are seen as housewives and only clean, cook, and take care of the family. In addition, men are seen a blue collar workers who work for very low pay and do their best to provide and take care of his family.
In A Raisin in the Sun the three main women take care of the family home none stop. Ruth who is a hard working determined mother stays at home and does her job as a wife, which is to clean the house and make all the food with help from her mother Lena and Beneatha. This is very similar to the gender roles of women in The House on Mango Street. Esperanza who sees the gender role forming around her explains how women in her community all do the same thing. Most of them stay indoors and dont venture far from their home. For example, Mamacita doesn't leave her house because she is afraid of the new world around her and she stays inside and takes care of the family home. Another example is shown, in A Raisin in the Sun, whenever Beneatha returns from school she always begins to clean the house and help her mother with chores. This demonstrates the gender role …show more content…
To begin, in A Raisin in the Sun, Walter Lee who is a blue collar worker works non-stop to earn a living to support his family. This shows the gender role during the time which was men work all day to provide for their families. Furthermore, in The House on Mango Street Esperanza observes that men in her community all work during the day to provide for their family and make a living. For example, the man who lives in Edna's basement is never seen outside of his house. This demonstrates how he works all day and never has free time because he works all day. The gender role of men in both the film and the novel is that men are blue collar workers who work tirelessly to provide for their
In A Raisin in the Sun the three main women take care of the family home none stop. Ruth who is a hard working determined mother stays at home and does her job as a wife, which is to clean the house and make all the food with help from her mother Lena and Beneatha. This is very similar to the gender roles of women in The House on Mango Street. Esperanza who sees the gender role forming around her explains how women in her community all do the same thing. Most of them stay indoors and dont venture far from their home. For example, Mamacita doesn't leave her house because she is afraid of the new world around her and she stays inside and takes care of the family home. Another example is shown, in A Raisin in the Sun, whenever Beneatha returns from school she always begins to clean the house and help her mother with chores. This demonstrates the gender role …show more content…
To begin, in A Raisin in the Sun, Walter Lee who is a blue collar worker works non-stop to earn a living to support his family. This shows the gender role during the time which was men work all day to provide for their families. Furthermore, in The House on Mango Street Esperanza observes that men in her community all work during the day to provide for their family and make a living. For example, the man who lives in Edna's basement is never seen outside of his house. This demonstrates how he works all day and never has free time because he works all day. The gender role of men in both the film and the novel is that men are blue collar workers who work tirelessly to provide for their