Atypical gender role

It is evident that throughout the film “Whale Rider”. Many aspects of loss, cultural and personal to a variety of characters are explored. However, at the end of the film, the tribe and community is reunited and moving forward “together with all of [their] strength”. Hope is signified by the community sailing out into the horizon in the finished waka with their “wise leader” Paikea at the Helm. The overwhelming sense of personal loss is heavily emphasised by Paikea’s reflection of her birth…

“Women have talent and intelligence but, due to social constraints and prejudices, it is still a long distance away from the goal of gender equality” (Pratibha). Being a girl we are considered weak because we are accused of not having “manly skills.” Girls are reflected as crybabies since we are emotional, but girls are emotional because we have big hearts. There are 7 out of 10 girls that feel they don’t belong in a sport around puberty, at a moment where their confidence plummets and they are…

Female roles in fairy tales can be described as perfect in every way. She is beautiful, kind, and helpful. She is glorified as good and pure. She is also helpless, naive and lacks any sort of intelligence. Fairy tales don’t always high light the good characteristics…

Amy Heckerling’s film, Clueless (1995), we are introduced to Cher, who at the top of the social scene in her high school, who feels it is her responsibility to help the new disheveled student Tai become more stylish, so she could be taken serious in the school’s social scene. It becomes clear for us the social class is an important theme in Heckerling’s film, when Tai reveals her feelings towards Travis, the sloppy skater. Cher makes it clear to Tai that her choices influences others perception…

first time as an adult brought back memories of cherished childhood toys, which I loved as if they were real. The love of a toy can be the greatest in the whole world for children, which makes the story relatable to all young children, regardless of gender or ethnicity. Furthermore, although it is simple and easy to read, this poignant story is full of symbolism, centering on the themes of love, death, and rebirth. These themes appeal to the adult heart…

In like manner, the sisterly bond between Celie and Nettie also depicts the power of female relationships and its role in escaping a sexist society. Growing up, Celie had no one except for her mother and sister. When their mother died, and Celie’s children given away, taking care of Nettie became her sole purpose in life. Celie sacrifices herself and marries Mr. ___ and as she is being taken advantage of, she lies there “wonder[ing] if she safe” (12). This selfless act enables Nettie to have a…

Amanda’s husband left her for his own freedom, leaving her a single mother. When being a single parent, Amanda had to become both parent roles, leaving out time for herself and possibly being virtually exhausted all the time. With being the one to have to support them all at once until Tom got a job at the warehouse, Amanda would have to take any kind of job for money, which included being…

stereotypes that they had to face and how they created a way to expression themselves. Chopin offered us a present day examination of the different layers of oppression and struggle that women in the nineteenth century had to face way ahead of her time. The role women play in today 's world has changed dratically compared to that time period. In this modern time women are able to reach their family goals and dreams without feeling oppressed and trapped. Women are now able to work in fields that…

Throughout modern history, society always develops expectations on how girls should behave, what they should know and generally how to live their life. It would appear that in most predominant civilizations, girls are destined to take on the role of being innocent and incredibly dependent on their male counterparts. In the short story “The Werewolf” by Angela Carter, we are introduced to a young girl who drastically challenges the reader 's expectations and preconceived notions on a the child…

things happening such as tickets to a show turning into diamonds. After the shower scene where the man in the commercial had used Old Spice the viewers saw him wearing white pants on a boat. The white pants is an emphasis on transition to a higher role in life. The commercial symbolizes power, money, thrill, desire and higher status with subtle hints such as the white pants or the diamonds. At the end of the commercial we also see the man say “Anything is possible when your man smells like Old…