“I think we’re struggling with trying to redefine various positions at this point in history. To allow freedom for women, freedom for men, freedom from those sharply defined gender roles,” said Fred Ward. Gender stereotypes are clearly seen even today through books, stories, movies, etc. Women are shown to be the weaker vessel and to be sinister and conniving. While on the other hand, men are shown to be dominant figures. Gender stereotypes are clearly portrayed in women and men in The Dinner Party, Elysium, and Lamb to the Slaughter. To start, gender stereotypes are portrayed in the way that women are seen as weaker vessels compared to men. This is clearly demonstrated in the way they the need of help from men and scared of small things. In the story The
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In the story The Dinner Party, it is clearly seen that the colonial is a dominant figure. Everyone came to his house for the dinner party. The author states, “A colonial official and his wife are giving a large dinner party. They are seated with their guests—army officers and government attachés and their wives, and a visiting American naturalist—in their spacious dining room, which has a bare marble floor, open rafters and wide glass doors opening onto a veranda” (Gardner 1). Here, it is clearly seen that the colonial is the dominant figure because of his status at the dinner party. Similar evidence to support this argument can be seen in the movie Elysium. In Elysium, Max is the plays a dominant role in the movie. At the end of the money he says to Spider, “Alright, give it to me” (Elysium). Max was willing to give up his life so that the lives of Frey, Matilda, and everyone on Earth could be made better. He is portrayed as a superhero since he was willing to give up his life for the sake of others. This stereotypical approach of how men can be dominant figures can be found in these two texts various
In the story The Dinner Party, it is clearly seen that the colonial is a dominant figure. Everyone came to his house for the dinner party. The author states, “A colonial official and his wife are giving a large dinner party. They are seated with their guests—army officers and government attachés and their wives, and a visiting American naturalist—in their spacious dining room, which has a bare marble floor, open rafters and wide glass doors opening onto a veranda” (Gardner 1). Here, it is clearly seen that the colonial is the dominant figure because of his status at the dinner party. Similar evidence to support this argument can be seen in the movie Elysium. In Elysium, Max is the plays a dominant role in the movie. At the end of the money he says to Spider, “Alright, give it to me” (Elysium). Max was willing to give up his life so that the lives of Frey, Matilda, and everyone on Earth could be made better. He is portrayed as a superhero since he was willing to give up his life for the sake of others. This stereotypical approach of how men can be dominant figures can be found in these two texts various