The Puritans had a very stern set of rules. And while their belief system is not as strictly practiced today, it’s still greatly involved in influencing our contemporary society, thoughts, and judgments. They have handed down ideas that, no matter if people like it or not, can be seen almost everywhere. Whether it be in our own lives, in movies and shows we watch, or in the publicized lives of celebrities, you can always find a traditional puritan belief being involved in some situation. More specifically, something that the Puritans loved to do was express their own vision of what a woman should be. They were not afraid to do so either, much like the media.
The jobs of women in the Puritan era were mostly caring for their husbands and maintaining …show more content…
They perceive them as overly desperate, just as Wakefield did. Someone who is constantly in the public eye and a victim of this is Taylor Swift. One particular writer of an article said, “Taylor Swift has a list of ex's longer than our grocery list — and an even longer list of hit songs she's written about their past relationships. Although she hasn't come out with an official burn book matching up songs with ex's, we took the liberty of doing that ourselves.” Her life is manipulated so that people will see her as the reporters want them to see her, needy. She is an extremely talented performer, singer, and song-writer. But the way the media portrays her is as if she can’t write a successful song without it regarding someone she has dated. Apparently, not only can she not write a song about a guy, it seems that she can’t write a song without having a boyfriend in her life, period. This goes back to the old belief that women had no sense of individuality and their lives just revolve around men. It may be modern day, but this is clear evidence that most still see women as always needing to have a man in her life. They make it as if she will never be happy unless she is with someone every minute of every day. This relates to the Puritans ideal of women because it enhances the idea of women constantly needing to worship and honor the men of their society and makes it seem as if Taylor
The jobs of women in the Puritan era were mostly caring for their husbands and maintaining …show more content…
They perceive them as overly desperate, just as Wakefield did. Someone who is constantly in the public eye and a victim of this is Taylor Swift. One particular writer of an article said, “Taylor Swift has a list of ex's longer than our grocery list — and an even longer list of hit songs she's written about their past relationships. Although she hasn't come out with an official burn book matching up songs with ex's, we took the liberty of doing that ourselves.” Her life is manipulated so that people will see her as the reporters want them to see her, needy. She is an extremely talented performer, singer, and song-writer. But the way the media portrays her is as if she can’t write a successful song without it regarding someone she has dated. Apparently, not only can she not write a song about a guy, it seems that she can’t write a song without having a boyfriend in her life, period. This goes back to the old belief that women had no sense of individuality and their lives just revolve around men. It may be modern day, but this is clear evidence that most still see women as always needing to have a man in her life. They make it as if she will never be happy unless she is with someone every minute of every day. This relates to the Puritans ideal of women because it enhances the idea of women constantly needing to worship and honor the men of their society and makes it seem as if Taylor