Biological And Social Norms Of Gender Roles

One of the women made the comment that Mrs. Wright used to be pretty and happy, when she was Minnie Foster not Minnie Wright. This is just the beginning of realizing that she was just pushed to far into depression and couldn't live up to John Wright's expectations anymore. The Wrights had no children and Mrs. Wright was alone in the house all day long. The women perceive John Wright to be a controlling husband who in fact probably wouldn't have children and this may have upset Mrs. Wright. They eventually find vacant bird cage and ponder upon what happened to the bird, realizing Mrs. Wright was lonely they figured she loved the bird and it kept her company. The women make reference to the fact that Mrs. Wright was kind of like a bird herself, and that she changed so much since she married John Wright. They begin looking for stuff to bring her and they find the bird dead and they realize someone had wrung its neck. This is when they realize Mrs. Wright was in fact pushed to far, John Wright had wrung her bird's neck and in return Minnie Wright wrung his.

The protagonist illustrates his Mother’s physical stature, saying, “Ma’s shoulders were clipped, slipping away from her tiny bird neck” (45). The audience gets a sense of what kind of build the Mother has here, like she is a very slim and delicate woman. Further down the page the author uses words like “fragile” and “easily broken” to describe his Mom. Viewing the Mother as having a tiny bird neck or a bird altogether, you can see that she is very weak and vulnerable when it comes to her husbands’ irrational beatings. Knowing the Father is a muscular and fit man, she has no way of winning a fight against

She was furious and heartbroken that her own son wasted every penny on a single stupid dream and even then he got backstabbed and ran for the hills. She had a lot of pride in her husband’s work as she struggled to even

For Birdee’s mother finding a job was not good enough. She wanted her to move on with her live and maybe find a new boyfriend. This is where Justin Matisse comes into the movie. He was not one of the popular kids in high school, but he’s had a crush on Birdee for the longest time, even thought she was not particularly nice to him or interested him at all. Birdee’s mother wants these two to get together and date. But she even thought her husband hurt her very badly, she just can’t seem to get over it. Birdee has had two things in her life that she’s cherished. One of them being the man in her life and the other is being a mother, and now it seems like she has neither. Now she does not have any of these things. Her husband cheated on her and her daughter is extremely upset with the split of her parents and the fact that Birdee is always depressed and always in bed, she soon thinks her mother is the one to blame for the split.

During times of disorder, it is natural to feel a sense of fear and loneliness that requires you to search for control in your life. These emotions send you to the point of having to isolate yourself, as you believe if you do so, you have control over your life. In Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 psychodrama film “The Birds”, Melanie is a young woman who travels to Bodega Bay to reunite herself with a stranger by the name of Mitch. Melanie uncovers that he had a romantic relationship with Annie, the woman she claims to have come to town for. Annie advises Melanie that her relationship with him did not last due to Lydia, his mother, fearing that he will leave her now that her husband has passed away. As Melanie and Mitch’s relationship begins to develop, birds within the town being to attack them along with everyone else who lives in Bodega Bay. Melanie, Mitch, and the town’s people begin to question why the birds are attacking them. Annie’s body is discovered outside her house as a result from her being killed by birds. By the end of the film, Melanie and Lydia have a close relationship leave the bird infested town with Mitch and his sister Cathy. Alfred Hitchcock uses the these three women to remind us that chaos will always enter our lives no matter what actions we take to keep order, but deep relationships will help overcome the feelings of fear and loneliness.

This seemingly quick decision was carried out with speed and a clear mind. Even though she was decisive in moving forward and didn’t seem to display many emotions, it was all done with the greatest protective love in her heart to rush any suffering of her dog. With her next beloved pet, the bird, the woman released it out the window, revealing,“He sounded just like her husband,”... “She closed the window and locked it,” (19-20). The fact that the bird sounds like her husband, communicates her feelings of deep connection and her

She felt so certain with the actions she was taking, unlike with her husband, her actions fell short leading to a certain insecurity and

Mrs. Wright never had children and the bird may have been the only thing she loved. She must have loved this bird as one of her own, because women in those times raised families and she did not have children running around the house, which would cause a lot of silence in this home. Mr. Wright probably did not like the bird since it sang and made noise this probably led to him grabbing the bird out of the cage and snapping its neck. The women may have felt regret for not visiting Mrs. Wright during her times of being alone. The guilt is proven Mrs. Hale said “I wish I’d come over here once in a while!

What is male? What is female? The answers to these questions everyone may depend on the types of gender roles they were exposed to as a child. Gender roles can be defined as the behaviours and attitudes expected of male and female members of a society by that society.

In ‘Flight’, I think the author is trying to say that if you hold something too tight then they will try and rebel against you, but if your let it have freedom then it will return. She does this through symbolism, using the pigeon as a symbol of the granddaughter. In ‘Flight’ the granddad lets the pigeon free, for a few minutes, to spread its wings, which shows that the granddad is willing to do the same for the granddaughter as long as she comes back. I think the

Wright’s pet bird. When Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters are looking through Mrs. Wright’s house, they discover a bird cage. The bird is a symbol for Mrs. Wright. The bird was isolated in a cage, much like Mrs. Wright and her marriage. The type of bird is also significant e in the play, it was a canary. Mrs. Wright liked to sing when she was younger, another way the bird and Mrs. Wright are alike. When discussing the bird and Mr. Wright, Mrs. Hale says, “No, Wright wouldn’t like the bird – a thing that sang. She used to sing. He killed that, too” (Glaspell, 1916, p. 844). The bird and Mrs. Wright were both cheerful and enjoyed singing, but they were both trapped in an isolated life where they could not escape. The bird reiterates the theme of isolation, because it was trapped in a cage its whole life. When it was free from the cage, it was killed. Mrs. Wright was isolated in her marriage because she had no company at home. Mr. Wright would be at work all day, they did not have any children, and Mr. Wright killed the one thing that kept Mrs. Wright company, her

Her turmoil over her grief for her husband and her guilt for her sexual desire for Dan are reflected in the bird attacks on her lover.

When thinking of gender roles in society, stereotypes generally come to mind. Throughout history these stereotypes have only proven to be true. Major historical events have had a huge impact on the way men and women are seen and treated. In this way, women have always been secondary to males and seen as the fragile counterparts whose job is to take care of the household and most importantly, be loyal to her husband no matter the circumstance. Gender roles throughout history have greatly influenced society. The slow progress of woman’s rights throughout humanities led to an explosion of woman’s rights throughout the 20th century and that trend will only continue on into the rest of the 21st century.

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact social norms have on gender roles. Social norms can be described as group views of how affiliates should behave in a certain perspective (Baron, 2009). Gender roles are the behavioral norms that are considered appropriate for either males or females in a social or personal relationship (Baron, 2009). This inquiry will test the influence social norms has on gender roles in marriage. There will be a total of 100 college students who will participate in a correlational study, 50% female and 50% male, with an average age of 20 years. College students will be asked to complete a five-minute survey on cultural background and how they view gender roles in a marriage and participate in a twenty-minute focus group. This study will test the following hypothesis: Students who are most likely to have a traditional cultural upbringing will repeat more submissive gender role stereotypical marriages, than students who had a liberal upbringing. Traditional cultural upbringing can be described as conforming to conventional norms based on observational learning. Liberal upbringing is based on non-limited, views, laws and restrictions. The independent variable is the student’s cultural upbringing and the dependent variable is how they view gender roles in marriages.

Society has clearly defined boundaries between what is considered to be male or female. The development of an individual’s gender role is formed by interactions with those in close proximity. Society constantly tells us how we should look, act and live based on gender. Family, friends and the media have a tremendous impact on how these roles are formed and the expected behavior of each gender role.