Lesbian feminism

“Kim Kardashian,” in which Dunham states, “I have no feminist issue with the Kardashians,” as well as “there’s no woman who I would denounce as unfeminist,” because she explains this would also be “unfeminist.” However, this is a utopic idea of what feminism is and what it should be, because it adheres to the gendered idea that women should be loving and welcoming, no matter the situation, which is ultimately counterproductive and not, feminist. Holding women accountable for their own…

Curley’s wife is characterized in a very interesting way. Someone is characterized by their actions, words and how the author shapes them as a person. No one knows her real name, nor is she designed to be a likeable character. She is the only woman living on the ranch and the men often called her names like “tart” or “tramp.” This is mostly due to the fact that she is pretty and knows it, wearing lots of makeup and over the top heels with ostrich feathers. She takes great pride in her…

Rebellion in The Handmaids Tale In the past, women have been persecuted to a point where they were treated in a completely different way. They were in a world that seemed to be a dark place with no hope, dreams, or sense of relief. Now, women have been given their natural rights, and they are now able to do everything males can do. Whereas, In the new society of Gilead, it is known that freedom is taken away from women. The Republic of Gilead is an autocratic society, especially for women.…

The time between innocence and experience is often marked by a series of changes that one must go through. Making this evolution as a female in the 1770’s was exceptionally demanding. Women tried to understand the world around them while fitting into subordinate positions to become proper members of society. This is true for Catherine, the young Cathy, and Isabella. Despite the difficulties that come with living in Wuthering Heights, they must learn to make this shift. In Bronte’s Wuthering…

Climatic scenes throughout the film also assist in emphasizing the way Spirited Away challenged traditional gender roles. Towards the end of the film Chihiro is no longer frightened by Yubaba’s outbursts or her obligation to rid the bath house of No Face without losing more workers. A juxtaposition is noted from her first meeting with No Face to her interactions with him towards the end of the film. Chihiro’s eyes are downcast because she embraces her meek and vulnerable personality because of…

But it was not easy for her to enroll at the technical school because those fields are considered only for men at that time. Although it was an unusual path for girls, she could enroll at the school. Valeria Babini wrote in a journal, “Science, Feminism and Education: The Early Work of Maria Montessori,” that “Having finished at the technical school which she may well have chosen for financial reasons” (47). She would not be accepted to the particular school if her family could not afford the…

What stereotypes of women are depicted in the text? Are female characters oversimplified? Weak? Foolish? Excessively naive? The stereotypes of women present in the novel are the type of the women that have to do all the chores around the house, keeping it clean while the man just lays around and drinks alcohol until there is no more (Walker, 8). For example, several women in the novel such as Celie are used for sex and other task, only the mother is sick and dying (Walker, 1&2). Several female…

In the 1930’s, women around the world were evolving into important members of society. Amelia Earhart was one of the key figures in history for representing the growth of female involvement in a male run industry. Amelia was a famed pilot, author, editor, activist, and overall influential character in not only American history but in the history of the world. Amelia Mary Earhart, born July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas, was inspired one day when at an aviation expo a little red plane flew right…

A book like an abstract painting, Charlotte Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” can be perceived in many ways. These perceptions can vary in its use of symbolism and what everything could mean. One of these is the idea that the women/narrator is either trapped in her own home or she is a patient in an asylum. There are facts from the story that help argue both sides, but there is more in favor of the woman being trapped in her own home. The evidence that supports the woman being trapped in her…

One of the most important symbols is evidence from Norah's action of shutting the door and leaving her husband behind in the house. Nora slamming the door and existing showcases a new woman who leaves behind the male-dominated society and chooses to go her way and be free. This represents modernity and women’s revolutionary step in the 19th century that was done in attempts to seek identity, and dignity in a society that demoralized and viewed them to be inferior. The title itself, “A Doll…