To me this poem hits home. This is very common in many South Asian communities, where women are taught to keep quiet and have no opinion. This is where my study on women gender studies emerges. Patriarchy is the common ideology binding many South Asian families (Banerjee 2000). Which also leads to women being taught to be quiet and accepting of violence that comes there way from significant others; as speaking up on intimate partner violence is considered taboo and a personal matter. This leads to long-term victimization as many women refuse to call the police and get help. In addition to this however, it is important to consider immigrant women who are more vulnerable and unable to afford to leave hostile circumstances. This is could be due
The author shows a great example of the power these men had against these women in the village. In the time period this story took place, it was amazing to the author to witness that gender inequality was still a very big issue in some places. The author described how shocked she was when she found out that these women were not allowed to
Considering the poets past experiences with racism the poem is told in an objective view and could be described as her giving an inspirational pep-talk to her readers. For the most part, the poet’s word choice is concrete and the poem is free of clichés. Also, the diction that
By the end of the poem the women narrating have been through various trials and tribulations stemming from growing up, falling in love, racial identity, and much more. Although the play is sad, but the women in this play display unsurpassable strength and fortitude as they work their way through their hardships. By overcoming their struggles they learn to appreciate their race, gender, and unique beauty, and turn to each other for solace and support. In the very last poem in the story, the women open themselves up to the power of female spirituality, allowing this god to fill them and provide them with a sense of empowerment and solidarity. The shared experiences allow the women to grow as human beings and finally embrace who they are together. “I found god in myself and I loved her; I loved her fiercely” (Shange
The short essay by Audre Lorde,” the transformation of silence into language and action” serves as an inspiration to every women to keep aspiring to their dreams. Lorde argues that too many women hesitate to speak up for themselves in times of injustice much like the author admitted to encountering in the beginning of the passage. Lorde views silence as the enemy that prevails in all women, especially to African American women. Fear being one of the many consequences that may result from voiced opinions. Lorde explains that speaking up allows one to discover just how truly powerful an individual is.
In Lorde’s keynote presentation at the National Women’s Studies Association Conference, she discussed anger as a response to racism. She expressed that women should not let their fear of anger hinder them from excavating honesty, because when anger us translated into action in order to achieve their goals and guarantee their future, it becomes a liberating act. This was the main inspiration for the poem Niña wrote. I wanted to tap into my anger and express it, resisting the normative belief of a quiet, submissive Asian woman and anger being unlady-like in general. I wanted to show my anger at being objectified by a racist, patriarchal society and Lorde definitely helped me do that.
The voice of the poem gets harsh after a while. It explores the things of today’s taboo headlines such as abortion. This means, if the man girl choses don’t work out, there is a remedy for
These women express the hardships that their cultures have faced, and are taking a stand against those that have done them wrong. These brave women understand that culture shaming is wrong, and that every one should be treated equal; no matter what heritage they are. They are not afraid to face their abusers, and defend themselves against them. They are not afraid to tell them, straight to their faces, that what they did was wrong; which is something that these types of people are not used to hearing from their victims, or from anyone in that matter. My social location relates to both of these poems, and the weekly theme, because I am a young, Portuguese girl.
Women are important in our society. Every woman has her own job or duty in this modern society in which they would view women to be less than men. We can’t forget that women’s like is lot more complicated than a men’s life. A woman must take care of her own person like and if she is a mother. She must take care also about her children’s life. Marriage women have lots of worries and believe it or not, they carry out more stressful life than marriage men. Over all women in life generaliiy have and always will have more stressful life like then men. In the three reading black girl, Girls at war and the poem Refugee at camp relates to how woman are viwed in life and there struggle they deal with throughout the stores.
She explain why because of the large numbers of men dying in war, and others violent confrontation groups, a huge group of widows, fiancés, and women in general, have left alone without any protection for themselves or their children. The quantities in general of men in these days are low and have left a large group of women alone with no or difficult chances to get married or have a partner. Therefore, she states that most of women
The poems ‘Still I Rise’ and ‘Unknown Girl’ both explore the way women are expected to behave in specific societies. ‘Still I Rise’ focuses on Maya Angelou’s refusal to accept racism and to allow “them”, white oppressors, to push her down. ‘Unknown Girl’ focuses on Moniza Alvi’s want to be accepted in a society where she belongs, but can’t call her own.
Women have expectations. Society wants women to act appropriately. Women stereotypically do not speak their minds. Poet, Ana Castillo, uses her poem “Women Don’t Riot” to showcase her frustration towards women who continue to stay silent about harm brought onto them. For example, “raped, / beaten, / harassed, / … / won’t ever rise up in arms” (Castillo 26-32), displaying her frustration towards women who continuously listen to a society that says to stay quiet. Castillo develops anger towards the women who bow down to ridiculous expectations. She believes that if women stand united and fight together, society’s ignorance might fade, leading to a lower risk of sex crime. The world wants women to keep being afraid of
I really like this work of Susan because it is like a guard to protect women’s social status. Everyone all have the right and freedom. This is not only a words, and it should be taken by our behaviors. Nowadays there are still have some gender problems in this world, but I believe that people can overcome it and take a large step to achieve the goal of men are created equal. The literature also can influence people’s concepts in this kind of
The diversities within North Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia (cultural, religious, political, etc.) play a crucial part in the status of women and the key features of gender roles in these particular geographic regions. The Middle East and North Africa share commonalities through Arabic and Islamic culture. Establishing equalities for women amongst the current social and political changes of Middle Eastern and North African societies stands as a difficult obstacle to overcome, but in spite of this, women’s rights efforts are still being made. While Islamic culture is dominant in Southeast Asia, the culture of Southeast Asian nations is diverse. Islam and gender in Southeast Asia have contributed to the continuing debate over Islam, feminism, and gender rights in the region. The cultures of North Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia are male dominated, but this cultural dominance might not sustain in the future. This essay will compare and contrast the current status of women and the key features of gender roles in North Africa and the Middle East with those of Southwest Asia. Examples will also be provided to justify any arguments that are made.
In my opinion, one of the top issues that women facing today is their roles in the family. Although the gender inequality has decreased over time, there are still various unfairnesses between women and men. Especially in most of the Asian countries, after getting marriage, women are expected to do most of the housework, cooking, and to spend more time than men for taking care of their children, even though they work same amount of time with men. In addition, I believe that one of the knotty issues is, a woman needs to handle the conflict between herself and her mother-in-law, since most of the Asian countries are collectivist cultures. Therefore, this issue is not only physiological, but also psychological.
Lastly, the South Indian culture restrains the women as they are not allowed to divulge in community matters and are supposed to follow a set code of rules in order for them to seem respectable citizens who honour various caste systems and ways of discovering fate. With already existing castes, there are strict rules and expectations that each caste must uphold in the South Indian culture that exists as the caste system is a pre-historic dividing system that enables peace to flourish with the least amount of violence as possible. For instance, in Hindu culture, there is a traditional caste system comprised of 4 main castes (“India- Language, Culture, Customs and Etiquette”) that creates hierarchical relationships (“India- Language,