Patriarchy in the Philippines In Dogeaters by Jessica Hagedorn, three characters portrays society’s expectation of gender roles in position. Daisy, Pucha and Isabel challenges this perspective of male rule over the social ranking of women. Daisy goes against the idea of beauty pageants securing women’s dominance. Isabel tolerates her husband in order to maintain their social status. Pucha, at a young age have the mindset of marrying a man for his wealth. Beauty symbolizes the role of women as each character manipulate others to reach a high social status.
Toni Morrison once wrote that “In much literature a woman’s escape from male rule led to regret, misery, if not complete disaster”. In other words, consequences are held accountable by …show more content…
Once Daisy is secluded from Malcolm she becomes the laughing stock in her country. Irony plays a role in Daisy’s outcome due to the fact that she called beauty pageants a joke. Malcolm holds a powerful status in their marriage and once he left Daisy, she have no value to her society. This proves Malcolm’s impact on the relationship resulted in Daisy’s downfall. When Daisy runs away after her corrupted relationship with Malcolm, she encounters Santos Tirador who she vanishes with into the mountains and joins the revolutionary movement. Consequently, Daisy is captured, brutally tortured and raped as a result. Escaping male rule leads to a deeper aftermath.
“The Filipino woman then became subordinate to a male figure: her father before marriage, her husband after marriage”.(35-36) Filipino females in commonwealth have a lesser value of social class before any man in this country. Daisy’s power came about from the publicity she gain as a beauty pageant winner. This status drawn Malcolm to Daisy like a moth to a flame. Malcolm no longer used Daisy for her publicity and left back to England. Daisy’s fame decreased in this outcome of losing her
Toni Morrison once wrote that “In much literature a woman’s escape from male rule led to regret, misery, if not complete disaster”. In other words, consequences are held accountable by …show more content…
Once Daisy is secluded from Malcolm she becomes the laughing stock in her country. Irony plays a role in Daisy’s outcome due to the fact that she called beauty pageants a joke. Malcolm holds a powerful status in their marriage and once he left Daisy, she have no value to her society. This proves Malcolm’s impact on the relationship resulted in Daisy’s downfall. When Daisy runs away after her corrupted relationship with Malcolm, she encounters Santos Tirador who she vanishes with into the mountains and joins the revolutionary movement. Consequently, Daisy is captured, brutally tortured and raped as a result. Escaping male rule leads to a deeper aftermath.
“The Filipino woman then became subordinate to a male figure: her father before marriage, her husband after marriage”.(35-36) Filipino females in commonwealth have a lesser value of social class before any man in this country. Daisy’s power came about from the publicity she gain as a beauty pageant winner. This status drawn Malcolm to Daisy like a moth to a flame. Malcolm no longer used Daisy for her publicity and left back to England. Daisy’s fame decreased in this outcome of losing her