Women While reading Solar Storms I began to think that this novel would be different from previous novels that I have read. In most novels that take place before the 2000s, women are portrayed in their traditional and stereotypical roles. They are seen as the inferior figure to men and are only meant to serve the men in their lives. Essentially, they are who they are because of the men in their lives and nothing else. They are not worth anything to society besides their ability to give birth to more men and be the housewife who takes care of the man, cooking his meals and taking care of his children. Though, throughout Solar Storms, the role of women in society felt different. To begin, in the novel, there are rarely any men present. The
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It does not have to be a grand entrance or a major proclamation like saying women are not equal to men, but instead, could be a small little phrase or gesture that can change the significance and meaning of an entire situation. In Solar Storms as the four women are getting ready for their journey, the tiny phrase that changes the entire situation is heard as Angel says “the men were full of advice for our journey. It was partly that we were women who were about to venture into the deep world of broken waters, and partly that the men believed we were touched with a craziness and it was their duty to set us straight” (Hogan 154). First, one key phrase in Angel's words is ‘we were women’. Automatically, it can be seen that the men's primary reason for giving them advice on their journey was because they were women. Now, they may have given advice if it was men as well, but because they were women going on this trip the men felt obligated to “take care” of the fragile women in any way possible. Secondly, Angel also mentions that the men thought they “were touched with a craziness”. Again, the men were not helping the women just because they wanted to be polite, but because they saw the women as inferior figures, “crazy” people, who without their help would not be able to survive in the wilderness. Thirdly, Angel also reveals that the men felt like it was their duty to help the women. This thus,
It does not have to be a grand entrance or a major proclamation like saying women are not equal to men, but instead, could be a small little phrase or gesture that can change the significance and meaning of an entire situation. In Solar Storms as the four women are getting ready for their journey, the tiny phrase that changes the entire situation is heard as Angel says “the men were full of advice for our journey. It was partly that we were women who were about to venture into the deep world of broken waters, and partly that the men believed we were touched with a craziness and it was their duty to set us straight” (Hogan 154). First, one key phrase in Angel's words is ‘we were women’. Automatically, it can be seen that the men's primary reason for giving them advice on their journey was because they were women. Now, they may have given advice if it was men as well, but because they were women going on this trip the men felt obligated to “take care” of the fragile women in any way possible. Secondly, Angel also mentions that the men thought they “were touched with a craziness”. Again, the men were not helping the women just because they wanted to be polite, but because they saw the women as inferior figures, “crazy” people, who without their help would not be able to survive in the wilderness. Thirdly, Angel also reveals that the men felt like it was their duty to help the women. This thus,