Feminist theory

If handmaids in Gilead choose not to birth the children they become pregnant with by attempting abortions they are hung and made martyrs. Abortions in modern society are viewed in the same way by a vast amount of individuals Saprio describes, “The Feminist Majority conducts an annual survey of clinic violence, and finds that every year the attacks against providers and even women seeking help are widespread, often dangerous, and sometimes lethal” (430) Women face extreme violence when trying to…

The exegesis is a discussion of female agency in three novels: The Hunger Games, The Circle and Bumped. The strongest parts of the exegesis are the sections on the actual novels. These sections give an outline of the novels and the roles of the female protagonists. However, the aims of the exegesis are unclear. In the first paragraph Tania writes: ‘this exegesis specifically engages with the interplay between media and female agency in recent dystopian novels.’ And then later, she writes that…

subtle that it is transparent, yet so strong that it prevents women from moving up the corporate hierarchy" (Morrison, Ann). With the oppression of women came the introduction of a wave of change and the rise of a subculture of women referred to as Feminist who sought the equality of…

to think about a future, their lives are typically very interdependent on their husband’s. Feminism comes into point because she is able to show independent thought from her husband. But it has taken the death of her family, highly criticized by feminists, for her to reach this level of independent thought. It then begins to rain. Her first thoughts of independence begin after the rain is subsiding. She began to whisper “free, free, free!” (Axelrod 496). At this point Mrs. Mallard was…

Brownmiller Both Susan Jacoby and Susan Brownmiller discuss their views on how the First Amendment relates to the censorship of pornography in the media, film, and print. However, both Susan's see it very differently, Jacoby discusses the fact that many feminist wish to have censorship of pornographic material which she feels is unnecessary and compares it to many other vulgar things that aren't censored. While Brownmiller believes the opposite, that women especially should be safeguarded from…

There are many celebrities that proclaim themselves to be feminists. Whether they be actors, actresses, singers or rappers they do some part in addressing feminism. There are many songs that are created just for this topic at hand. Beyoncé, one of the biggest icon in the music industry identifies herself as a feminist. Her along with other artists such as Lady Gaga, Pharrell, and so on, create songs that shed a light on the concepts behind feminism. Beyoncé has created several songs that…

The fight for women rights began long before the sixties, but the intervention of popular culture amplified their efforts, allowing them to change the discourse of the role of women. In Simone De Beauvoir introduction to, The Second Sex (1949), she states that sex is factual, but gender is not; the fact that men are seen superior to women is not an essential of humanity. Beauvoir challenged gender essentialism at a time in France where “eternal femininity” was seen as endangered because women…

The civil rights movements made way for the second wave feminism movement to grow in the United States. Second Wave of Feminism challenged a broad range of social and political problems. Second Wave of Feminism affected the lives of most women throughout America because it covered a broad range of concerns for women rights. The movement focused on issues surrounding reproductive rights, racial inequality, gay rights, and economic and labor equality for the women in the United States. Although…

In the novel “Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture, and the Body,” Susan Bordo illustrates the impact that media has on women and their relationships with their bodies. Susan Bordo highlights how modern advertising has morphed what women think of as an “ideal appearance.” Bordo utilizes factual evidence, modern allusions, and examples to portray the consequences of an idealized figure on a contemporary woman. Although Bordo’s argument is primarily based on philosophy, she uses…

Nancy Drew, commonly known as the original “Girl Sleuth”, is the lead detective of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. A young girl of 16 or 18 years of age (her age varies between stories), she was created by publisher Edward Stratemeyer, famously known for his The Hardy Boys detective series, and written by a variety of ghostwriters under the penname Carolyn Keene (Nancy Drew 2015). Nancy Drew is a female, amateur detective who stumbles upon mysteries in the fictional town of River Heights where…