Pro-feminism

Mrs. Mallard was a woman of her own. She wanted to live her own life and do her own thing all the time. She was a feminist in her own way. Mrs. Mallard loved her husband, but only sometimes. She loved herself and loved the idea of that. When she found out about her husband’s death she rejoiced and was happy; it was because she thought of her own freedom. She was all about her long life to herself without anyone to live for. In this short story, Mrs. Mallard is an egotistic feminist that…

Journey from Insanity to Self Slaughter Insanity is the stage when women are credited with title of ‘Madness’ by the patriarchal society. Perkin’s The Yellow Wallpaper and Kate Chopin’s The Awakening both the texts can be studied on the basis of effects or the impact that such a brutal society can have on females of society. Insanity, which further results in an attempt of suicide or self-slaughter. These are basically the ways of escapism used by suffering woman. These are the ways, which…

This article talks about and answers question about why African American women activist are not really recognized and portrayed well. In this article, Lott uses 2 films to talk about the portrayal of African American Woman during the Civil Rights movement. Lott uses the movie Selma and The Help in order to help identify and hopefully change the problems that has arisen. In Selma Martin Luther King was shone as the main protagonist and was shone doing most of the work fighting and advocating for…

In the early and mid nineteenth century, two prominent reform movements were Temperance and Women’s Suffrage. Two passionate reform leaders were Lyman Beecher and Elizabeth Stanton. Lyman Beecher was an adamant supporter of temperance, whereas Elizabeth Stanton focused predominantly on women’s rights. Stanton’s ends for Women’s suffrage had a stronger impact on our society today than Temperance because, although not perfect, it produced lasting results. Lyman Beecher used both the government…

When I first saw the title of this movie, I was caught by it. “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” is a name which can make people feel interested about the film itself, and you can imagine a cool girl through this title. Although I had thought that the heroine of this film would be an uncommon girl, Lisbeth provided me much surprise when I saw what she done in the film. This is a good movie for audience to think about challenging the masculinity power in the society through the behaviors of female…

Gender politics can be defined as the discussion and interaction of opposing viewpoints regarding gender. It is one of the most commonly discussed issues in politics today. Recently, western society has been asking itself to re-evaluate its views of heteronormativity and societal expectations on men and women. The portrayal of male and female characters in literature asks audiences to create their own definitions masculinity and femininity. This is a gateway to political discussion within…

4. Compare and Contrast: Kalau 3 Two movements that are very similar and have some differences are the Feminist Movement and LGBT Movement. The first beginnings of the Women’s Suffrage Movement of the United States were in 1848 and they held the first women’s rights convention. This convention was the Seneca Falls Convention and the organizers were Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Lucretia Mott, their overall purpose was to move forward in women’s rights. They mainly argued that women had the…

Noone can deny the impact of media on people’s perception, especially on the young generation. However, it does not always help people to be emotionally healthy and fulfilled. In The documentary film, Miss Representation, Jennifer Siebel Newsom examines how media have contributed to the underrepresentation of women in positions of power. Newson effectively convinces the audiences of the 2011 Miss Representation documentary that the media’s limited and often disparaging portrayals of women is the…

Kate Chopin was one author that challenged patriarchy through her writing. As Sümer said, “Chopin, a master of the short story genre consistently used her fiction to fight for greater freedom and fulfillment for women… and clearly expressed her expanding thoughts on the female condition in her short stories”(192). In many of her works she contrasted the social views of the time to express how women really felt about certain topics, in particular sexuality and independence. During the victorian…

Men vs. Women Are men and women equal? There are many differences between men and women, and that is what “Women Don’t Ask” by Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever, and the essay “Guys vs. Men” by Dave Barry explore.There are many differences between the essays, but there are also some similarities. In “Women Don’t Ask” the authors write about the wage difference between men and women, and what causes it. The essay goes on to show that one big reason that women make less money than men is they…