In the story “The lizard Who had the Habit of Dining on His Wives” by Eduardo Galeano, women's empowerment is manifested by the figurative destruction of a predator creature by a girl wearing glasses who is educated, strong and independent. Her empowerment was in large part due to her feminist attributes which, while contrary to the attributes of the other women he had been with, the lizard man found very alluring. On the other hand, in “The Mother” by Natalia Ginzburg, the protagonist was ostracized for being ahead of her time and ultimately paid for her forward thinking with her life.These two stories are related in several ways but also have very distinct endings. One of the prevailing themes that transcends both stories is feminism in a male dominated society. This essay will address the impact of feminism in shaping gender roles, economics, religion and culture in patriarchal societies.
Galeano’s allegorical narrative is clearly about feminism as it initiates with a “woman reading” and finishes with her devouring the Lizard man. While scratching his “shoulder”, she discovered that Dulcidio’s metallic scales is soft like “silk”, and that he has great potential. In all his previous marriages, Dulcidio ends up feasting on his …show more content…
In Galeano’s Story the girl with glasses has the power and gave back to Dulcidio a taste of his own medicine in the end. An example of what goes around comes around. Whereas in Natalia Ginzburg’s story it could be said that the mother who tried to rebuild her family with someone that resembled the half man half lizard and did not end up the way the mother had hoped. The mother’s heartbreak, in addition to the pressures of society and members of her own family, led to the tragic premature end of her life. While both stories share a theme about feminism, the distinct endings are representative of the nuanced issues involved with this complex
Galeano’s allegorical narrative is clearly about feminism as it initiates with a “woman reading” and finishes with her devouring the Lizard man. While scratching his “shoulder”, she discovered that Dulcidio’s metallic scales is soft like “silk”, and that he has great potential. In all his previous marriages, Dulcidio ends up feasting on his …show more content…
In Galeano’s Story the girl with glasses has the power and gave back to Dulcidio a taste of his own medicine in the end. An example of what goes around comes around. Whereas in Natalia Ginzburg’s story it could be said that the mother who tried to rebuild her family with someone that resembled the half man half lizard and did not end up the way the mother had hoped. The mother’s heartbreak, in addition to the pressures of society and members of her own family, led to the tragic premature end of her life. While both stories share a theme about feminism, the distinct endings are representative of the nuanced issues involved with this complex