Patriarchy Essay

The Patriarchy is a social system that puts men in a position of power, often because they are men. I want to destroy it. I don 't like the constant objectification of women. I hate the fact that a fetus has more rights than a woman because there is a chance it 'll become male. I hate the fact that in some places women are not even allowed to do anything without the supervision of a male. I hate the idea that lesbians are perceived as male hating, but gay men are shielded from accusations of…

Masculinity, Patriarchy and Contemporary Women Historically, societies have assigned different tasks, responsibilities, and privileges to each member of the group based on religious, cultural, or survival purposes. As civilizations aimed for expansion and advancement, they used warfare and violence as means to acquire and maintain power. Throughout these developments, men were assigned the roles of protector, provider, and governor; perpetuating the male figure as a military and political leader…

Mallard’s relationship to her husband in life and death. While the literary work “The Story of an Hour” is advantageous in exploring the patriarchy, it holds a much deeper historical background. Before the first wave of feminism women were considered to be largely incapable and for that reason, remained oppressed under the patriarchy. According to an essay entitled Women’s Role in Society in the 1800’s, “During the 1800’s a husband had legal authority over their wife. In a sense, he…

Charlotte Bronte illustrates the hardships that women faced in the mid-19th century in England and worldwide in her first novel, The Professor. The novel is about an Englishman that seeks a new career as a teacher in Belgium. The effeminized Englishman, William Crimsworth, finds his wife in Belgium, but surprisingly, his wife Frances requests equal standards and rights. Although Bronte addresses topics such as nationality and religion, The Professor is known to be one of the first works of…

Athenian Principles The Classical Age of Ancient Greece otherwise known as the Golden Age (ca. 480-430 B.C.E.), became the most creative period in the history of the world. A play called Antigone by Sophocles’, reflects the cultural values and characteristics of the Golden Age. The Golden Age of Greece featured civic pride in the society, a firm belief of realism and idealism, and a strong, tenacious patriarchal system and these qualities are shown in Antigone. After conquering the Persian…

The Opposition Known for her advance views on feminism, Kate Chopin wrote stories that validates her perspective on men being evil and dominant. Chopin’s symbolism in regards to color portray a theme similar to that of “good versus evil” considering most prominently to race as opposed to morals; furthermore, Chopin’s instances of cheating, discrimination, and dishonesty are portrayed through the exhibition of irony, conflict, foreshadowing, and metaphoric language to exemplify the reasons…

The classic tragedy of Antigone allows readers to follow the tragic destiny of Antigone, the ill-fated daughter of Oedipus. Throughout Antigone female gender roles are constantly spoken of in contradictory ways, posing a powerful debate about what it means to be a female. The Greek tragedy of Antigone presents a battle of opinions on traditional female gender roles; Creon supports the traditional female gender roles through his demeaning view and words he expresses towards women, which is…

This article explores the spirit of postcolonialism in the writings of Mulk Raj Anand. In his novels Untouchable and Coolie he not only reflects the exploitation of his contemporary society but also he has posed strong objection to the system. The society was ridden with so many categories of social exploitations based on religion, caste, class, poverty, education, marriage and sex. Anand in his fictional writings stages a three-fold protest against the political domination of colonialism, the…

“... If women had no existence save in the fiction written by men, one would imagine her a person of the utmost importance; very various; heroic and mear; splendid and sordid; infinitely beautiful and hideous in the extreme; as great as a man, some think even greater”( Shakespeare’s Sister, Woolf). Unfortunately, the greatness and extreme heroic acts in stories of women before the 1800’s, exist only within black inked pages. Women should be portrayed realistically. Shakespeare’s Sister written…

Written task 2 type 2 (language and gender) Judy Syfers’ essay Why I want a Wife Question How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? Thesis: Written in a satirical way, this essay presents ‘wives’ through stereotypical qualities that men want them to have and take for granted, to bring the realities of gender inequality within marriages to the light. Outline: My critical response will • Explore the background of Judy Syfers and the background of her essay ‘Why I Want a…