Kill Bill Patriarchy

In a patriarchal society, men are the decisions makers and holds position of power and prestige. Men in this society are very ambitious and self-determined and want to be known and brought down in history for what they discover or invent. Beginning with an ambitious explorer, to a mad scientist and his creation, all these men will do anything in their power to achieve their goals. In the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the quest of pursing goals in a patriarchal society is demonstrated by Victor Frankenstein, Robert Walton and The Monster.

When the audience thinks about the stereotypical wedding, they would expect happy, excited and perhaps nervous atmosphere, lots of bright, warm colors and people around with smiles on their faces talking about the fabulous ceremony and the two families being joined. This is why the situation is very confusing for the audience – it happens rather seldom, or does not happen at all, that the bride is cruelly beaten up during her own wedding, the whole thing does not meet the audience’s expectations regarding ‘a wedding’. This also effectively gets the audience to want-to- watch to look for an explanation – why did this happen? How did the situation get so bad that the bride is killed on her own wedding…?

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood explores how societies, such as Gilead, exist as a result of complacency as the novel serves as a cautionary tale to future societies. Through ‘The Historical Notes’, Atwood explores the continuation of patriarchy and how the female voice is constantly undermined by the male gaze. Dominick Grace’s analysis of ‘The Historical Notes’ ‘questions … the authenticity’ of Offred’s account as it relies purely on the reliability of memories, which are subjective.

Patriarchy in this society also seems to cause dehumanization. One instance is seen through Ikemefuna who is given up to Umuofia as a sacrifice for killing one of the women of Umuofia. Ikemefuna was given to Okonkwo without his agreement. However, he became close to Okonkwo and his family and soon even became a role model to Nwoye. Okonkwo began considering him his son and Ikemefuna “could hardly imagine that Okonkwo was not his real father” (7.59). Nwoye seems to be becoming more masculine and, “Okonkwo was inwardly pleased at his son's development and he knew it was due to Ikemefuna” (7.52). Yet the rules of the tribe are that you must listen to the elders and the spirit. This rule was probably made by the first great tribes and now it

Author Don Sabo, of western Pennsylvania, is sitting down to write and as he writes he makes it very clear to begin his writing with the liberation of what was once to him an intense feeling of pain (82). Sabo played football at the age of 8 until the age of 30 as his career had ended in this brutal sport. He describes the physical pain of getting punched in the gut several times, the breaking of bones, and the ultimate destruction of his spinal column; which in the end had forced him to have “’spinal fusion’” surgery (82-84). This surgery freed him from the physical suffering of his past and opened his eyes to the pain principle. Don Sabo, author of “Pigskin, Patriarchy and Pain”, argues that Western Culture, based primarily on male patriarchy,

Men and women have played gender specific roles, from the earliest sign of civilization to modern society. In the cult classic “Night of the Living Dead”, stereotypical gender role were on display. George A. Romero’s film hinted at subtle references to the responsibilities of men and women and depicted the stereotypes America held during the 1960s. Men played the protectors and enforcers, while the women represented the submissive homemakers and caretakers. Romero’s film portrays the sexes, men and women, in their respective stereotypical behaviors. Stereotypes that sets the undertone for the duration of the film.

The tension found inside and between Rose Almond and other characters in V for Vendetta develops her character development and is significant not only to the long-debated differences between a graphic novel and a comic but also to the portrayal of women in this graphic novel. This is significant because V for Vendetta portrays women as submissive, incapable of providing for themselves without a man, and driven by their own emotions which shows that the content in graphic novels (i.e. tension and character development) that makes them different from comic books is not given the same attention or thought for women as it is for

So now, she is ready to live life the way she wanted to in the first place. Unlike other wives who were still crying, she knew life must go on so she was over the fact that her husband was dead. For her it was better, he is dead because she was going on about being free, free, free.

In the eighteenth century, the Married Women's Property Act of 1753 was passed into law; it stated that once married off, all of a woman's possessions and properties became that of their husband's. This left women with nothing and made them completely dependent on their husbands (Baker 369). This societal tradition plays a significant role in Jane Austen's famous novel, Pride and Prejudice. The novel is centered on "Austen's implicit critique of the patriarchal hierarchy as the proper foundation for social organization." (Burgan 537). In the opening line of Pride and Prejudice, "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune,

She is willing to put her employer in jeopardy and send a presumably innocent man to jail to enforce her ideology. She feels she is within her right to double cross her boss for not trusting her and conducting a background check because she is

Scrolling through Netflix trying to pick a movie, viewers can generally get the idea of the movie based on the title shown. The first thought that popped into my head after reading the title ‘Fargo’, was how far would an individual strive to achieve and/or accomplish a goal or mission and how far would that individual run if caught in a unforeseen circumstance. The 1996 film ‘Fargo’ by the Coen Brothers, explores a handful of themes such as, life, death and evil. The idea of the movie is that the main character Jerry Lundegaard is a car sales man and is not very good at his job. He is shown no respect from his wife and child and his boss, which is also his father-in-law. The film takes place in a small town in Minnesota. This essay will explore the Feminist and Marxist theory, seen through this film ‘Fargo’ and its characters. The Feminist theory and Marxist theory are mainly seen through the characters Marge, the police officer and Jerry the main character, which the entire movie revolves around.

Gloria Jean Watkins, known by her pen name Bell Hooks (the name of her great grandmother), was born September 25, 1952. She grew up to be the author of more than three dozen books, the topics of which range from gender, race, and class, to spirituality, and contemporary media. Hooks attended Stanford University, The University of Wisconsin, and The University of California, Santa Cruz, eventually earning her P.h.D. In her article, “Understanding Patriarchy,” Hooks argues that patriarchy isn’t only harmful to women, it’s harmful to men as well, in different ways. Patriarchy sets rigid gender roles that say women are to be docile, obedient, and nurturing, while men should be violent, dominating, and aggressive. This ideal greatly emotionally stunts men, and makes it so that they cannot express themselves in any way other than aggression. In this article, Hooks was very effective in explaining and giving examples as to why the patriarchy negatively affects both men and women, and that it is up to both to break free from these constraints and work together to end the patriarchy.

Throughout motion picture history, women have experienced more transition in their roles, as a result of changing societal norms, than any other class. At first, both society and the movie industry preached that women should be dependent on men and remain in the home, in order to guarantee stability in the community and the family. As time passed and attitudes changed, women were beginning to be depicted as strong willed, independent minded characters, who were eager to break away from convention. The genre of the crime film represents such a change in the roles handed to women. Two films that can be contrasted, in order to support this view, are: The Public Enemy by William Wellman (1931) and Bonnie

In the article "Understanding Patriarchy” by Bell Hooks, the ideology of patriarchy is presented to her audience while she explains some of the basics of feminism and how they relate to current challenges to gender roles. Hook begins the article by establishing her relevance to the topic by giving specific examples of her childhood living in a patriarchal home. She explains in detail some of the occurrences growing up in an isolated area in a home with patriarchal views and how they affected her. Hook then transitions into her professional life as a feminist and shows her views on patriarchy, gender roles, and gives a possible solutions to the societal issues brought about by patriarchy. The relevance of patriarchy is brought to the forefront in this article addressing the cultural denial of patriarchy by society. Hook explains how children growing up even in single parent families or non-patriarchal families still get patriarchal ideologies from the world around them. Approaching the end of the article Hook begins to go into detail on the impacts of patriarchal views on both men and women. Hook references patriarchy’s impact on gender roles. She pleads for the acknowledgment of patriarchy and its harmful effects on society and focuses on its effects on males. Hook concludes by giving a solution to the ill effects of patriarchy, stating it must be taken seriously, and addressed by men and women alike.

The purpose of this paper is to explore patriarchal values that reinforce violence towards women in intimate partner relationships. This paper argues that patriarchy and the social construction of masculinity reproduce male violence against women. The following sub-issues that that will be discussed are patriarchy, capitalism, the religion of Islam, and the construction of masculinity and femininity. All the sub-issues encompass patriarchy values which allows inmate partner violence.