Comparison Of Patriarchy In Linda Loman And The House Of Bernarda Alba

In an article by Kristina Groover entitled “Reconstructing the Sacred: Latina Feminist Theology in Sandra Cisneros’s Woman Hollering Creek” the author alludes to that notion when she writes, “Cleofilas is endangered by her culture’s relegation of women to a passive, subservient role and its tolerance of male privilege and aggression” (qtd. in Groover). This quote represents the idea that even though there are goals that individuals wish to achieve whether in business or in relationships, that sometimes the motivations can have negative outcomes such as being in a bad marriage or in Mamet’s play stealing, etc. Men in Mamet’s play are ready to do whatever it takes to succeed that they compromise everything from dignity to relationships. In Greenbaum’s article, she writes, “This disregard for maintaining authentic relationships with male peers is also manifested by the way the salesmen manipulate those around them through the use of language as a source of seduction” (Greenbaum). This quotation is important to the discussion of language and the strength that it has in human connections. In Mamet’s play, outwardly vulgar language is used to demonstrate the masculine energy of the business world and how it is not for the faint of heart. While the language is outwardly harsh, Mamet’s use of it provides the reader with a glimpse into something that sets the tone for the

Gender stereotypes are not a modern notion and as such expectations and limitations have always existed for both men and women. Fortunately women, who have formerly beared great burdens of discrimination, now have very liberated roles in society as a result of slowly shifting attitudes and values. Shakespeare was integral in challenging the subservient role expected of women in the 16th century. Throughout the play, ‘The Merchant of Venice’, women are expressed as powerful characters who behave, speak and live in a way that breaks away from the conformist role of females during the 16th century. Therefore, the submissive stereotype expected of women in Shakespearean time is confronted and defied through

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In a patriarchal society, women are expected to conform to social restrictions by demonstrating reverence and obedience to the males in their lives. Shakespeare's tragic play, Romeo and Juliet, explores the effects of patriarchal authority exerted over women and how the patriarchal structure left no escape from it, save death. Through Juliet, Lady Capulet, and the Nurse, Shakespeare establishes a common understanding of this type of society, but illuminates three different reactions to the social oppression by portraying the responses of a passionate lover, an idyllic housewife, and an attendant.

But in the beautiful, ironic complexity of her creation, she is also Willy's and their sons' destroyer. In her love Linda has accepted Willy's Greatness and his dream, but while in her admiration for Willy her love is powerful and moving, in her admiration for his dreams, it is lethal. She encourages Willy's dream, yet she will not let him leave her for the New Continent, the only realm where the dream can be fulfilled. She want to reconcile father and son, but she attempts this in the context of Willy's false values. She cannot allow her sons to achieve that selfhood that involves denial of these values" (Gordon p. 316). Linda is also caught up in Willy's lies and therefore does nothing but help fuel the fire in the inferno of their dreams and ambitions. She lets this whole masquerade continue right in front of her instead of doing something to stop their out of control lies.

Ultimately, the two main female characters in the play Death of a Salesman were the victims of constantly being silenced and treated as objects instead of human beings, thus allowing the men to succumb to the false ideology of male superiority.

To some extent she acknowledges Willy's aspirations but, naively, she also accepts them. Consequently, Linda is not part of the solution but rather part of the problem with this dysfunctional family and their inability to face reality. In restraining Willy from his quest for wealth in the Alaska, the 'New Continent', ironically the only realm where the "dream" can be fulfilled, Linda destroys any hope the family has of achieving 'greatness'. Even so, Linda symbolically embodies the play's ultimate value: love. In her innocent love of Willy, Linda accepts her husband's falsehood, his dream, but, in her admiration of his dream, she is lethal. Linda encourages Willy and, in doing so, allows her sons, Biff and Happy, to follow their father's fallacious direction in life.(Griffin, 1996)

The most prominent woman figure in this play is Linda, but the male characters in this play also give us insight into women’s roles and help feed the feminist analyses

Toward the end of Act 1, Biff is getting ready for his loan interview. Willy ends up giving him advice that isn’t useful. Every time Linda tries to interject to help Biff, Willy tells her to be quiet several times. The guide says “ A good wife will always knows her place.” She is technically being a bad wife because she keeps trying to add to the conversation even though Willy has hushed her. The guide shows women how to not have a voice or their own control and to be told and listen to everything the men say. Willy and Linda’s relationships is a lot like the guide because he is the one in control and never lets her have her own opinion or rights.

Linda speaks these lines to Biff and, not only do they prove that she loves this man an enormous amount, but also that she would sacrifice not seeing her son again just to keep Willy happy. She is wiling to sacrifice her family for the man that she loves, who appears to not treat her as well as a husband could. Linda's last comment shows that she is not treated with a great deal of respect from Willy. Nevertheless, she puts his needs before her own because of the profound love she has for him. Her love for him drives her do whatever is necessary to keep him happy, and binds her to him no matter what the consequence.

In the society of Venice, the social system called patriarchy is quite ordinary. The feminist literary criticism attempts to analyze patriarchies, where men hold the majority of power, while women are denied access of it. In the sought after play called, The Merchant Of Venice, by William Shakespeare, women are treated unequally to men. Furthermore, women are not allowed to choose their own husbands as well as given a chance to solve legal disputes. As proven in the play, the patriarchal society of Venice over rules women.

Throughout many pays and novels, women have had important roles of helping form the main characters, in the way they think, move or change the story. Women have always been subordinate to men all through history, but in plays, novels, short stories, etc, they have been given large enforcing roles, showing the power within women. William Shakespeare and Sophocles use guilt, pride, and influence to demonstrate the importance of the women’s role to support the main characters in both the plays of Macbeth and Antigone.

In his play Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller uses “the common man as a fit subject for tragedy in the highest sense” (Lawrence, Trudeau and Ross Vol. 1) and failure in the accomplishment of the American. The play tends to recline more in the direction of masculinity where men’s sole role is to get a job and support the family and the woman be seen and ordered which brings out the idea of traditional gender roles at its best. Though this is the case, it is very evident that women played an important role in this play. Although every character in the served and had a main purpose, women served a major role not only as subjects of submission and satisfaction who helped define who the men really were in the 1940’s but also as elements of support and wisdom.

A multinational corporation is one that possesses or controls the manufacture of goods or services in one or more countries aside from the country to which they belong and Fair trade is trade that takes place between companies in developed countries and producers in developing countries where fair prices are paid to the producers. Usually, the prices are more than what the traditional markets would pay. Fair trade generally advocates better pay, working conditions, and fair treatment for farmers and workers. Some issues with Fair trade are:

Voting is a “valuable privilege” (Miller), that many eligible voters take for granted. Voter apathy is an issue in America. Many eligible voters decide not to vote either because of political disagreements, political fatigue, or because of the registration process. These eligible voters are adults, they are mature and although there can not be sufficient time in the day for them to vote, it is in a way their duty to do so but they still don’t do it. Teenagers should not be given the opportunity to vote. Although there are several of teenagers that are mature and can make an appropriate decision, there are also teenagers that are not mature enough. Teenagers should not be given the right to vote until they are eighteen because of the lack