Brian Bada
Mrs. Clark
English 1V
31 October 2017
Ch.2
One of the problems we have in our society is identifying a women’s role in society. A man’s role in society is easy to define. A man is usually the breadwinner of the family and is responsible for providing and taking care of the family. On the other hand, a woman’s role in society has evolved over time. It used to be that a woman was supposed to take care of the house, have children and take care of them. Now the perception of women has changed a little bit. Some women are the breadwinners of their families.
In Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston and The Awakening by Kate Chopin, there is problem with the roles of women. In Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, there is a problem with the roles of women. Janie!" Logan called harshly. "Come help me move dis manure pile befo’ de sun gits hot. You don’t take a bit of interest in dis place. ‘Tain’t no use in foolin’ round in dat kitchen all day long" (Hurston 31). Janie and Logan both have different opinions about gender roles in a marriage. Logan thinks a wife essentially exists to make life as easy for …show more content…
Janie in the Their Eyes Were Watching God and Edna in The Awakening experience a lot of discrimination because of their gender. Janie also experiences racial discrimination, too. In “'The Awakening': A Refusal to Compromise.” by Carley Rees Bogard , the author talks about how Edna Pontellier changed over the course of the novel.
Works Cited
Bogard, Carley Rees. "'The Awakening': A Refusal to Compromise." The University of Michigan Papers in Women’s Studies,vol.2, no 3, pp-15-31,1977. Literature Resource Center,
Chopin, Kate. The Awakening. 1 ed. H.S. Stone & Co., 1899. 128. Print.
Hurston, Zora Neale. Their Eyes Were Watching God. Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006.
Mrs. Clark
English 1V
31 October 2017
Ch.2
One of the problems we have in our society is identifying a women’s role in society. A man’s role in society is easy to define. A man is usually the breadwinner of the family and is responsible for providing and taking care of the family. On the other hand, a woman’s role in society has evolved over time. It used to be that a woman was supposed to take care of the house, have children and take care of them. Now the perception of women has changed a little bit. Some women are the breadwinners of their families.
In Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston and The Awakening by Kate Chopin, there is problem with the roles of women. In Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, there is a problem with the roles of women. Janie!" Logan called harshly. "Come help me move dis manure pile befo’ de sun gits hot. You don’t take a bit of interest in dis place. ‘Tain’t no use in foolin’ round in dat kitchen all day long" (Hurston 31). Janie and Logan both have different opinions about gender roles in a marriage. Logan thinks a wife essentially exists to make life as easy for …show more content…
Janie in the Their Eyes Were Watching God and Edna in The Awakening experience a lot of discrimination because of their gender. Janie also experiences racial discrimination, too. In “'The Awakening': A Refusal to Compromise.” by Carley Rees Bogard , the author talks about how Edna Pontellier changed over the course of the novel.
Works Cited
Bogard, Carley Rees. "'The Awakening': A Refusal to Compromise." The University of Michigan Papers in Women’s Studies,vol.2, no 3, pp-15-31,1977. Literature Resource Center,
Chopin, Kate. The Awakening. 1 ed. H.S. Stone & Co., 1899. 128. Print.
Hurston, Zora Neale. Their Eyes Were Watching God. Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006.