17th Doll Stereotypes

Playwright Henrik Ibsen is often thought of as the founder of realist drama and one of the plays that belong to Ibsen's realism period is A Doll's House, written in year 1879. This play is not only remembered because of the impact it had on the society in the Nineteenth century but also because of its artistic achievements. Isben depicts a female protagonist in his play, who initiates a rebellious movement by defying her husband and forsaking her "duty" as a wife and mother to seek out her individuality. During the time when this play was written, the Nineteenth century, a new literary style, Symbolism, was developed. It involves looking at insignificant things with a new eye in order to discover inexplicit ideas and concepts. Throughout the play, Ibsen uses distinctive objects and their relation with the characters to externalize the presence of falsehood in the society. Using symbolism, he creates a story in parallel, where unspoken matters such as the notion of male predominance and the theme of lies and deception are brought to the surface.

In 1933s New York, director Julian Marsh is preparing a performance of the newest musical ‘Pretty Lady’. With this, he holds auditions for many men and women. Peggy Sawyer, originating from Allentown, Pennsylvania, enters New

Susan Glaspell’s 1916 play titled “Trifles” uses many elements of drama such as, diction and spectacle through the actions of the two women as they rummage through a unusually messy kitchen to develop complexity and hold the attention of the audience until the very end. Glaspell uses irony and common misconceptions to convey her powerful message “Trifles” is also a play that reflects a clear notion of gender and sex roles. Glaspell, a feminist writer, writes plays that are known for their development of deep, sympathetic characters that have strong principles that are worth standing up for (Holstein 288).

The stage performance of Chicago offered a spectacle that I expected before attending the show. I knew there was going to be scantly clad girls with dark makeup and saucy attitudes. The performers brought to life all that was raunchy in the entertainment business during the roaring twenties. The lifestyle in Chicago featured jazz, booze, sex and crime. More importantly, Chicago had beautiful, young women with the dream of having their own Vaudeville act. The two main female characters, Velma and Roxy were two such women hoping to capture the public's attention. The composition of the show is a metaphoric integration of Vaudeville type acts amongst the book scenes and diegetic musical numbers.

Andy Fickman directs a hilarious rendition of 12th Night, one of my many comedies, in his film, “She’s the Man”. The teen flick lacks darkness, wisdom, and a prank, however, its attention to detail, similar plot structure, and similar characters resemble essences of 12th Night. The three main differences do not detract from the film, for my play loosely inspired “She’s the Man”. There are many nods to my life and 12th Night, nevertheless, some are more difficult to find than others. Noticing the connections between the two pieces excites me. It is rewarding to see interpretations of your work, especially popular ones like “She’s the Man”, for imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Thus, I appreciate that my story affected Fickman and inspire him to rejuvenate my story by adding modern twists. “She’s the Man” remakes 12th Night fantastically because of differences in the main characters, Viola and Duke, characterization of supporting roles,

During the play Steel Magnolias, Robert Harling shows a portrait of women from the fictional town of Chinquapin that portrays the common, familiar, and nostalgic environment of a small town beauty salon during the 1980s. Encompassing not only the extensive range of female friendship, the play also covers the safe spaces for women and how men and women relate. Harling covers loss, love, strength, and family throughout this work that is so unextraordinary yet amazing at the same time, fully highlighting human strength that often goes unnoticed. By showing how women simply interact with each other on an everyday basis, the audience is able to fully recognize the strength of character that permeates all people in small ways. A gripping tale of dedication and unconditional love, Steel Magnolias remains a poignant work that is still valid today.

Clare Croft’s article talks about the physical responses to prompts, as she removes the word “girl” from rehearsals and gives them words such as “bossy” or “scarred.” With this she achieves a less hetero-normative performance as it removed the idea’s of femineity and gender. She also talks of the loudness of the male actors in comparison to the females, and how it draws the eye away. This is one way in which IF THERE’S NOT DANCING AT THE REVOLUTION, I’M NOT COMING… achieves feminist goals. By removing the male from the stage, directing the focus to the Julia Croft and paying attention to her representations of gender.

The three main points are orientalism, the contribution of literature and influence of war have been the means that solidified the conceptualization of the term “China doll”. Asian women have and are continually being seen as delicate and sensualized figures in a much similar fashion to which the term China doll was coined from, and makes its way to entertain and appeal the long existing fetish for exoticness of Westernized society. The diversity of culture that to which Asians, particularly women of Asia belong to begins to shrink into a more generalized view and with little more to show for as sex symbols. This leads to the perversion of Asian culture in itself, as can be seen when one searches in the media for this stereotype.

Every once in awhile, an Australian playwright comes out of the fabric of time to capture the life of modern Australia. The work of playwright Ray Lawler includes three pivotal plays relevant to modern Australian society. These three plays are Kid's Stakes, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, and Other Times. These plays exemplify something that had not been done before. Namely, a description of Australian society in the 1950s as it was. The Summer of the Seventeenth Doll was the first of the trilogy and the first to portray Australians onstage in a realistic manner. For this reason this play will be discussed in detail below and will be compared to the other two plays in Lawler's trilogy. It will be shown that Lawler's work was beyond a doubt relevant in the 1950s and will continue to be relevant in future Australian performances. It is best known for its honesty and accurate portrayal of human nature in Australia.

In the poem “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy portrays the sexism that is placed upon women from an early age. Stereotyping their role in society as a mother, homemaker, or a pretty object. Mentioning in her poem the gifts of dolls, stoves and irons, and make-up to make her point. The title of the poem “Barbie Doll” automatic gives the reader a sense of what the meaning of the poem is about. In her poem she raises the question of what is acceptable beauty in today’s society. In society views, beauty is symbolized in the figure of a Barbie doll. Tall, thin, with perfect features.

While some of the play is quite literally bottoms up, Untitled Feminist Show does not hold to typical a bottom-up model of community work which feminists are known for (Hyde 2005). Theatrical performances by nature are public spaces, and use the public sphere as its arena to communicate stories and messages to a greater community. Young Jean Lee uses theater in a unique way

The “China Doll” stereotype is a kind of stereotype wherein the west portrays the East Asian girls as a sexual object. Being diminutive, permissive, and coy are three main things the west sees in eastern women. This stereotype is not new, for it has been going on for 200 years. It began when Marco Polo began his journey. Aside from that, in 1839, in the opium war, these women were exported to the west. In the late 1800’s, French naval officer Pierre Loti loved writing about his trips.

In the movie “summer of the seventeenth doll” author Ray Lawler perfectly demonstrates that a strong relation with others controls our sense of self. In some way all characters in the play are reliant on the group for confirmation for their identity especially Olive and Pearl.

Surrounding the catastrophic coal tip event at Aberfan in Wales, the play takes place eight months following the 1966 disaster that killed children in an elementary school. Eight mothers meet every week at the Aberfan hotel to talk and laugh, but on this rainy Tuesday night, the mothers meet a representative from Revlon, hired to give the women hair and makeup tips. Through a few makeovers, the women learn to share what’s truly on their minds and to not neglect oneself during painful times.

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll is a lasting play as it can be transposed to be as relevant today as when it was written. The play is about change and the inability for some to deal with it, the battle between dream