Essay about Analysis on Movie "Water"

The importance of cultural identity has a great presents throughout This Blessed house while a couple struggles to live with one another on their separate representation of being a true hindu. In the United States of America we are know for being the biggest melting pot of the world. Where many ethnicities blend together; to the rest of the plant we don't necessarily have a distinct unified culture. I believe that Jhumpa Lahiri had great meaning behind this work and it significant to the pressure almost every person must bare from their culture within america. In today's society everything is a statistical poll (ex. In 2014, 35% of Hispanics ages 18 to 24 were enrolled in a two- or four-year college) grouping people within in genders, age, and culture . The blessed house just demonstrates two very opposite reactions in maintaining this so-called reputation in culture.

Oceans are essential for our environment since they produce more than half of the oxygen in the atmosphere covering about seventy percent of the Earth. Without our vast oceans, humankind would be unable to survive. In Annie John, by Jamaica Kincaid, utilizes water as a motif to show the growth and develop of Annie, a young girl in the Caribbean. Learning how to properly balance the values of the colonial world and the native Caribbean culture, Obeah, Annie grows up through her mother’s parenting. Kincaid uses water as a tool of empowerment to Annie’s growth by curing, nurturing, and transforming her.

In the movie Wit, English literary scholar Vivian Bearing has spent years translating and interpreting the poetry of John Donne. Unfortunately, she is a person who has cultivated her intellect at the expense of her heart. Both colleagues and students view Bearing as a chilly and unfriendly person lost in her private world of words and mysterious thoughts.

As a result of these reviews, the ongoing reconstruction of the social status and roles of Hindu women has brought about many new changes in Hinduism. Some of these changes include changes in education, health measures, problems of early marriages, the positions of widows, and the representation of women in governing bodies (Desai, et al., 1995). For example, within Hinduism now,

There is no hint of displeasure on her face as she diligently carries out her duty as an ‘ideal wife’. Also why should she have any objection for ‘as long as she lives, a woman’s God and master is her husband’. This scene emphasises the nature of a traditional marital relationship in Indian culture and the presumed duties of a woman as a wife. The text of the Ramayana is considered to be sacred and is followed religiously by people. If it happens to call a woman’s husband her master and God, its influence on the psyche of the people, especially the women, is self

Some social and cultural issues that are presented throughout the film include music, dancing, and family honor. Music was included as a transition between scenes in order to add dimension to Devdas. In Indian culture, music and dancing are not only meant to be a form of entertainment, but are also a way to worship gods. This form of art is commonly accepted by both Hinduism and Buddhism communities because it is viewed by many to be a gift from the gods. Traditional Indian music is often accompanied by intricate dancing to show how much Indians value the use of communication through the use of a medium. Indians are able to have a sense of unity without the barriers of a caste system or education when they communicate with body movements. This developed form of communication was seen when Chandramukhi, a courtesan, was able to dance on equal footing with Paro, someone of higher class. Through this, Bhansali conveys that when humans are deprived of wealth and status, they have no distinguishing features besides that of which Brahma intended for them to have. It is only when individuals give up their materialistic possessions will they be able to see what is truly important to them. Similarly, Hinduism stresses that happiness comes from peace, not materialistic possessions. As seen with Chandramukhi, fulfillments of life should derive from giving up all of one’s materialistic possessions.

Respect for women is precisely what is lacking in modern Indian society yet ‘Mother India’, ‘Mother Ganga’ and a multitude of goddesses are all “apparent” symbols of respect to the female gender.

It holds a mirror to the society and the issues focused upon are something every Indian woman is familiar with irrespective of her nativity. The author has talked about a myriad of issues ranging from patriarchy, child marriage to widow remarriage and marital rape. The novel also talks about the conservative and misogynistic ways in which our society works. A pre-pubescent girl is refused education for the fear of being left alone as all her friends had started menstruating and did not attend school anymore. A divorced woman who dared to voice her disagreement with the groom chosen for her by her family is almost driven to suicide by her own mother, fearing shame and disrespect in the society. A girl is married off to a man decades older to her just because her father lost a game of cards to that man. To keep family’s relations and honour intact, a teenage girl is married off to her cousin and is raped by him, all the while having to respect her father-in-law who also leaves no chance to harass her sexually. The novel gives us a true and honest account of Muslim women of Tamil

As depicted, she has no right to choose her future husband. ”Part of the punishment was not to allow me even to see a photograph of my future husband”. This explains her illness which nobody understands. It is because in her traditional culture, it is not the woman who chooses her future husband. Instead it would be according to the dominant in her society and her own belief in God. It is also customary that the woman, and in the story, Najwa, is disallowed to even just see the strange husband’s photograph, which as a woman is her great dream. Najwa lives in a different time, where her culture and time had already undergone many changes, but her situation is just like her mother’s who experienced the same arranged marriage and lives in a cottage where she cannot go

The novel “WATER” by Bapsi Sidhwa focuses on female suffering and the powerlessness experienced by women within the patriarchal society portrayed. The suffering is linked closely to the female mind and body and the control over that by male society. The female central characters of the novel rebel against patriarchy, but in spite of their struggle male control is dominant throughout the novel. The novel provides us awareness about the subjugation, objectification, atrocities and violence against women. The male dominated society always tries to manipulate the laws and rules to overpower, dominate and subjugate women. New unjust laws are being developed to silence the rebel. This novel is a good representation of Female plight. The novel is

The novel “WATER” by Bapsi Sidhwa focuses on female suffering and the powerlessness experienced by women within the patriarchal society depicted. The suffering is linked closely to the female body and mind and the control over that by male society. The female central characters of the novel rebel against patriarchy, but in spite of their struggle male control is dominant throughout the novel. The novel provides us awareness about the subjugation, objectification, atrocities and violence against women. The male dominated society always tries to manipulate the laws and rules to overpower, dominate and subjugate women. New unjust laws are being developed to silence the rebel. This novel is a good representation of Female plight. The novel is written

Considering that Mani is the only source of income within the family, as a woman her status within the household was largely dependent on the husband. “A woman 's sole purpose in life is to devote her life to her husband and children. Indian society is one that is male dominated and this is still the thought within the home. “ (Gender, Culture, India , 2014) The role of women in India in one deeply rooted in tradition, as many women of high caste were restricted to the confines of their household.

“Women have mainly played decorative objects in Hindi cinema for a long time. Or, even in films where they had important roles, they are more victims and martyrs or victimizers of other women” – Dr. Shoma Chatterjee (Award winning author, film scholar and journalist, India). Even though Hindi cinema focused more on Male protagonist centrality but during the 1950’s and 60’s Hindi cinema produced films which highlighted Female characters as orphans, wanderers and even Warriors at times. Despite the fact that those films were not women-centric, they still portrayed women as strong characters having the qualities which were supposed to be associated with the male characters for example: Struggling against society for justice, freedom &

The Portrayal of Indian Marriages in the Stories The Old Woman and The Bhorwani Marriage

The traditions, culture and society in India have given precedence to men over women in multitude of issues concerning family, administration, decision-making and several other matters of high magnitude. This gender bias has gradually taken a shape as male chauvinism, which resulted in the oppression of women and subjected them to insufferable physical, psychological, moral and ethical castigation. Women, albeit contribute equally with men in societal and domestic affairs, are not allowed to enjoy equal status with men in traditional India. Indian society has always manifested them as obedient daughters, dedicated mothers, devoted wives and loving siblings. The funniest thing in Indian culture is a mother, being a woman, alienates her daughter and manifests antagonism to her, if she makes attempts to question gender-bias in her family or in society. The novel is an impeccable manifestation of post colonial period where a woman is fighting for her constitutional rights for education and power. The female protagonist Saritha in the novel acquires good education and becomes a doctor despite her mother’s antipathy to girl education. She sustains her mother’s antagonism to her who perpetually maltreats her with her offhand attitude to her very existence in the family as she wrongly concludes her as the murderess of her dear brother, Dhruva. Further, she is estranged from her family as she marries a person of her choice. Her husband, Manohar is a school teacher. Saritha, being a