Damsel in distress

Although Tita takes longer to stand up to the opposing forces in her life, just like Gertrudis, she never gives up her quest for happiness and true love. This makes Tita a heroine because females, in most literature, are viewed as damsels in distress, requiring a man to save them. Tita contradicts this several times throughout the book with examples of gallantry. One example of this is when she stands up to Mama Elena’s ghost. Tita directly stood up to Mama Elena when she says “ ‘I know…

In which the period filled with stories of knights in armor fighting dragons and savings damsels in distress. Poetry and all literature flourished with such material to use of tournaments and battles, castles and kingdoms. The medieval age, an age of poetry, fear of god, philosophers, and knights. All of which can relate back to chivalry. The Chivalric…

Another thing to notice is women are more flexible in who they are, they will not shy away from toys that are more prone to boys. It is something to take into account that society has shaped boys into fearing relating to the opposite sex, while over time we have taught girls it is ok to be like boys in some aspects. This helps the argument that gender stereotyping is taught to a child, and not just from the parents, but from outside parties. The advertisement business has a major impact on how…

War is an opportunity for oppressors to systematically oppress marginalized groups by establishing discriminatory social structures and constructs. This is especially apparent in Hitler’s campaign against Jewish people shortly before WWII. He believed that the intermixing of Aryans and Jews would taint the blood of the Aryan lineage, eventually leading to the destruction of the human race. Anti-Jewish prejudice achieved a nationwide scale, such as the Nuremberg Laws, which forbade those of…

Throughout the years Greek Mythology has influenced art and literature. It was created to teach people using stories about their gods. For example, the myth of the Sirens from The Odyssey teaches us to use logic to resist temptation and move forward with our lives. Ulysses, Latin for Odysseus, and his men are sailing back to their home Ithaca, when the stumble upon Sirens. They must stay strong and resist temptation so they can continue their journey. In the painting, Ulysses and The Sirens,…

The Truth behind Fairy Tales Fairy tales were designed to draw us out of our everyday lives into magical lands filled with possibilities that excite and expand the imagination. These fictional stories come from all cultures, and many of them have their own versions. Fairy tales were originally told for children, but often they seem to have been used to teach a valuable lesson to everyone. For example, the classic tale of “Cinderella” was told to teach that people should always fight for what…

Shakespeare places specific gender based roles on the character Katherine who is the princess of France. He stereotypes her as the typical damsel in distress, while men are fighting out on the battlefield killing one another, Kathrine is away from the fight away in a quiet and peaceful town waiting for the end results of the battle. She is far from the battlefield so that once the battle is done…

seemingly misrepresents women in her novel. Additionally, Mary Shelley excludes females as a whole except as a subservient supportive role for a male (Ball). Moreover, Mary Shelley illustrates Caroline, Elizabeth, and Justine as helpless damsels in distress whose only saving grace is that of a male. Shelley further illustrates how their powerlessness…

For this assignment I chose to do option one of sex roles on television (TV). I will be evaluating the sex roles on TV through shows for all different ages and time periods. I chose to watch and evaluate, The Flintstones (1960-1966), Scooby Doo Where Are You? (1970), The Powerpuff Girls (1998-2005), Orange Is The New Black (2013-current) and Fuller House (2016-current). I will be evaluating these shows in chronological order of the time periods in which the shows came out. These shows are all…

Disney princess movies emphasizes a lot on beauty. For these Disney princess characters, beauty is the key towards happiness. With their good looks and only that, they are able to find future husbands. Disney portrays female characters as being only useful for their good looks and nothing else. They demonstrate it as princesses aren't able to live their life without men. That men are there to marry a pretty looking woman. We examined three different Disney princess movies and took notes of the…