Objectification

Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury tales contains three fabliaux that value cleverness over morality. One of those is present within The Miller’s tale. A fabliau is defined as a “funny short story that is produced in verse form and deals with sexual or economic deception”. (Black et. al, 46) Canterbury tales contains three fabliaux which are all related together creating a pattern of moral deterioration, starting with the Miller’s tale of rivalry for love then moving on to the Reeves tales of…

he is harvested as a static tree, unable to do anything to stop the consumption and violent commodification of his body once again. Already stripped of their freedom and identity as slaves, their transformation into non-humans compounds their objectification and suffering. In his tree form, Sandy’s flesh falls victim to violence in the form of a woodpecker pecking holes into his body and a black slave being ordered by a master to harvest turpentine, “hack'[ing] de bark up two er th'ee feet” and…

created a program that boosted the efficiency of Laurel’s business. Laurel and Sally could do anything that those men could and they in essence did it better than them. The last aim of the feminist movement was to speak out against objectification of women. Objectification was a major issue in The Associate. The issue was…

features modern technology such as electric irons, it still incorporates patriarchal norms and sexualizes housework. It is evident from such examples, that division of labour due to patriarchal capitalism has contributed to developing female objectification. This sexist attitude still exists due to hegemonic masculinity. Due to patriarchal ideas, femininity and masculinity are considered polar opposites (Gordon, 1996). Capitalism was built upon masculinist ideas (Gordon, 1996). Therefore, in…

The concept of gender is often difficult to define; many critical views oppose and clash with one another, whereas some interlink. Teresa de Lauretis views gender as a representation and claims it is not an essence fundamentally determined by ‘sexual difference’ . Butler’s stance fits a similar scope claiming gender is a construction , it is not passively scripted on the body nor is it determined by factors such as nature or language . These definitions of gender essentially portray it as a…

In Linda M. Hasselstrom’s essay A Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a Gun she elaborates the dangerous gender issues woman have to face in a daily basis. Especially independent woman like Hasselstrom have to take extra precautions when it comes to protecting themselves. Society strides for gender equality, but in reality equality is far behind. It can be very intimidating for women to be surrounded by a society where some men use sex as a tactic of fear and violence. Women should not live…

Over-emphasizing Noonan’s masculinity successfully undermines Stacy’s strength and power as a woman. As Noonan’s employee she is subjected to his objectification and harassment and when she either opens herself up to Noonan or challenges his behaviour he takes advantage of her vulnerability and turns violent. “Lobster Night” ends with Stacy shooting and killing Noonan, but this is not Banks giving Stacy…

The term sex and gender mean two different things. In American society we consider two categories of gender: male and female. Women are seen as females and men are seen as males. According to Basic concepts: Sex, Gender, Masculinity, and Feminist, Patriarchy, “Gender is a analytical category that is socially constructed to differeiate the biological difference between men and women” (Pg 4). Individuals are not born with a gender; they are born with a sex male or female. While growing up an…

serve the patriarchy. Comparably, the female protagonist, Furiosa, from the film Mad Max: Fury Road is shaped by her society into a tool used by the patriarchy to keep inhumane control over the people. Even so, both protagonists react to their objectification in contrasting ways. In the Gilead Age, women do not have as much independence or freedom as they did before the Gilead Age. The narrator of The Handmaid’s Tale grew up before the new age began. Thus, the narrator is forced to undergo a…

family. After soviet rule, citizens had a deep mistrust of outsiders. Men and women are not as equal as some would like to believe, machismo is definitely pronounced in the country. Women get paid less and are expected to endure some type of objectification at work. Instead of being considered the…