Moving ahead to the twentieth century, an unlikely exploiter of women’s power was through the works of Ernest Hemingway, an author whose authentic stories depicted the realities of World War I and the disillusionment of post-war. His storylines usually included hunting, fishing, and the great outdoors, which deterred women readers and elevated male gender stereotypes. Yet, a few of his stories revealed the influences of women in a male dominating world. For example, his story about Krebs, a young man returning from the war in “The Soldiers Home.” This young man finds it difficult to function expectantly in everyday American society after the experiences he had witnessed overseas. Many of the scenes in this story have Krebs observes the young women in his community. Sadly, he felt unable to communicate since “they lived in such a complicated world of already defined alliances and
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Some were offended by the sexist relationships and interactions. Moi mentions the early version of Gilbert and Gunbar’s theory of destructive messages in literature claiming that “Singling out the fear of being fixed in false images or trapped in inauthentic roles is the most compelling fear in women’s fiction” (Moi). That would explain why Betty, Don’s wife, was hated for her traits of the dependent housewife whose life was sucked out from inside her, leaving her empty and numb. When she plops her children in front of the TV or slaps her daughter, it isn 't part of the writer 's effort to demonize her. It is an accurate reflection of 1960s parenting (Coontz). Women did not want to be reminded of those days of submissiveness. In fact, it was precisely because "Mad Men" portrayed the sexism of that era, so unflinchingly, that women could not bear to watch (Coontz). Those who had worked had experienced the same discrimination and sexual harassment as the female employees at the show 's ad agency and didn’t want to be reminded of
Some were offended by the sexist relationships and interactions. Moi mentions the early version of Gilbert and Gunbar’s theory of destructive messages in literature claiming that “Singling out the fear of being fixed in false images or trapped in inauthentic roles is the most compelling fear in women’s fiction” (Moi). That would explain why Betty, Don’s wife, was hated for her traits of the dependent housewife whose life was sucked out from inside her, leaving her empty and numb. When she plops her children in front of the TV or slaps her daughter, it isn 't part of the writer 's effort to demonize her. It is an accurate reflection of 1960s parenting (Coontz). Women did not want to be reminded of those days of submissiveness. In fact, it was precisely because "Mad Men" portrayed the sexism of that era, so unflinchingly, that women could not bear to watch (Coontz). Those who had worked had experienced the same discrimination and sexual harassment as the female employees at the show 's ad agency and didn’t want to be reminded of