Man On The Bus

3. The message the narrator is trying to portray is to advocate women's rights and educate people on the inequality they faced in the past.

The narrator of the story, i.e. the protagonist, is a brave female who immigrated to America, expecting to have many opportunities and thus, leading a better life. However, little did she know about the prevailing division of social class in the country, which determines the harsh realities of life as a member of the lower-class. And once she realizes that she is bound by her social status to follow the unwritten rules determined by the upper class, she becomes overwhelmed with the feeling of helplessness, a feeling which is not only felt by her, but also by all lower-class people. Throughout the story, the narrator portrays a sharp contrast between her life style, which represents the working class, and the upper

There is also the theme of love in this story between a group of women. Walker tells people that it is ok to love women because they are the same as the other women in the fact that they just want to be safe and loved. There is a controversial

She thinks, “the word girl had formerly seemed to me innocent and unburdened like the word child: now it appeared that it was no such thing” (6). It is not long before her iron wall breaks down and she succumbs to the voices of others. At the end of the story, the narrator begins to take an interest in traditionally girly things such as lace and frills. She starts thinking about boys and her emotions become more sporadic as she moves through puberty. The narrator’s final stance on her position in the world is conveyed to the reader when her father remarks “nevermind, she’s only a girl” (12), to which she silently agrees.

In the movie, the producer discussed about the struggle women, which includes minorities women had to face in America such as cratering for the family, working, and at the same time treated like they were nobody in the society. The ladies with low income rate had to live with cheap

Audre Lorde as A ‘Womanist’ With Reference To “Sister Outsider-Essays and Speeches” Chapter-1: Introduction Audre Lorde was a Caribbean-American writer, activist and a black lesbian feminist born in 1934, around the time of the rise of black feminist consciousness in the U.S. She was a native New York citizen born to immigrants.

The array of themes lead to the idea of female independence and individuality. Throughout the novel, the themes of identity, feminism, and marriage and love come together to empower women and give them a

Literature Comparison Krystal Swafford ENG125 Loretta Crosson October 15, 2012 There are different types and forms of literature. They are novel, drama, poetry, biography, non-fictional prose, essay, epic and short story. All these types of literature have some elements. To complete a piece of literature, a writer, dramatist or a novelist

femininity she is drives the narratives towards the truth. The masquerade that comes with these characters raise the problems of sexual difference in a patriarchal culture.

The lyrics define the character as “just a girl”, playing as “little ol’ me” reminiscent of characters such as Betty Boop, a classic, sexualized, girl-like standard of an ideal woman. The line, “well don’t let me out of your sight” shows character must be guided and watched like a small, mischievous child. Women in a patriarchal society must be “watched” and guided so not to step out of line. Women are taught to adhere to the hegemonic standards of society and are ostracized for doing jobs designated for men in fields such as law enforcement, internet technician, or anything related to manual labor. These women are seen as “masculine” and are deemed unwanted by males in the patriarchal society. They are meant to be ideologically, “pretty and petite” as the authors go on to state. The chorus ends with the line, “I’m just a girl, all pretty and petite, so don’t let me have any rights.” This reinstates the subordinate and powerless role of the proletariat woman in a chauvinistic male dominated society. This goes beyond the basic rights of women, such as a woman’s right to vote, but deeper into civil rights pertaining to being treated as an equal in society. Women are still not seen as being as capable as a man in aspects of society. They are not taken as seriously as men in positions of power or paid the same wage. Women are less likely to be voted into those positions of power in comparison to men, who

Chrysanthemums” has many different ideas of what women’s roles are in today’s society. I think one of the key themes is gender inequality. Elisa is a passionate, independent, and a beautiful person inside and out. And no matter what she does or says, her husband will never see her for

The most prevalent and obvious element of the story is how the author displayed the woman's rights movement of the 1800’s. During that era women could not vote, were dependent on others, and were very restricted, violating many values currently held in our modern society. Kate, Matts love-of-his life participates very often in these iconoclastic

Concentrating on the dynamics of each character and his stance during the climax, feminists present an intelligent

IV. STRENGTH AS WOMEN Considerably the most dominant theme in the novel is one of feminism and the struggle of women, both in America and in Africa, to be free of oppression and discrimination based on their gender. Although the suffragette movement in the US was active from 1848 , it was only in 1920 that women were given national voting rights votes in America. Women clearly had little political voice and black women less so. Primarily through Celie and Shug, Walker represents the inner struggles black women faced in order to free themselves from the dominance of men, additionally conveying how Christian views on the position of women in society strengthened the oppression they faced.

With the recurring topic with femininity within A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams opens up a narrative regarding the role in which women are either forced to or choose to conform in society and uses the play as a social commentary on the outcome of women who go against the societal norm.