The Role Of Women In Jessie Oz'sGatekeeper, By Jessie Reyez

Popular culture is often a reflection of society; both literature and the media have the capacity to cement ideas in the minds of readers and viewers. In many cases, the notions and stories glorified by the media refrain from sharing a true depiction of society and are narrow-minded in their focus. Recently, the feminist movement has denounced popular culture for its ignorance, fighting for a more realistic portrait to be painted by those with the power to reach millions. Specifically, both Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “The Danger of a Single Story” share how the classic gender stereotypes seen in popular culture are unable to capture the full spectrum of stories that define society, and are limiting in their portrayals of women. Moreover, both authors share personal stories, reference prominent world figures, and cite relevant statistics in their works. Therefore, in both Bad Feminist and “The Danger of a Single Story”, Roxane Gay and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie appeal to readers pathos, logos, and ethos in order to construct the argument that the single story of women in popular culture is stereotypical and restrictive.

Most stories serve as a form of entertainment or education purpose, allowing ones to learn from the story. Storytelling is the conveying of experiences and thoughts storytellers puts into words. Most narratives contain a moral that the author wants people to learn about and connect to the story more vitally. Perhaps, storytelling allows people to learn things more vividly. Readers are not present to encounter the experience the author had gone through, therefore, it causes difficulty for readers to

Early on, adolescents get the message that a woman’s worth is mostly based on her looks, not her intelligence. This norm is harmful to girls because they end up comparing themselves to an impossible standard and feel ashamed when they cannot achieve it. Conversely, boys end up judging real women much more harshly and start treating them like objects. Because adolescents have different interpretive and emotional abilities from the rest of society, they are a particularly vulnerable group of people. They are often exposed to the things they see in movies, television shows, and video games with little to no mediation. The director of the movie, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, worries about the pressure her daughter will feel to be like

Hanna Rosin illustrates the fact that there is a gender gap in pay for working adults, but the gap is often misinterpreted and not understood in truth by the public. She admits that there is a wage inequality, but that people should be more concerned with why the wage inequality even exists. Even Rosin admits that she doesn’t have a direct answer to why women are paid less, although the numbers are often skewed in society’s understanding. She hypothesizes that women work less hours than men, or maybe that the nation doesn’t value female occupations, and even that women might not be effectively negotiating salaries (Rosin, 2013). The most profound statement that Rosin illustrates is that the discrimination goes beyond the fact that a woman

Men are rewarded for their sexual endeavours, while women are shamed for the same thing. Women are chastised for promiscuity because a woman’s worth is placed upon her sexuality and ability to provide pleasure, not her personality or talent. A man on the other hand, is congratulated because women are seen as conquests to be taken and not human beings, thus making them inferior. Although this story most likely takes place in the 1960s or early 70s proven by the song choices of the main character, the same double standard rings true today. It is worth noting that Minot published this story in 1989, a time where women appeared to have broken through barriers towards equality. With “Lust,” Minot exposes the internalized sexism in society and proves it is so ingrained, that is no longer a recognized issue, rather it is apart of traditional roles upheld by the public. Minot’s “It’s different for a girl” takes on a much deeper meaning because when women are perceived as objects, the degradation of women as a gender becomes easier, thus thrusting society into a pit of inescapable misogyny. Minot draws attention to this reality in an attempt to combat it. “Lust” opens a platform for dissertation into how society’s

When she asked the viewers and readers, all they said was, “Going to strip clubs or talking about porn stars was a way of showing themselves and the men around them that they weren't "prissy little women" or "girly-girls." According to Levy, this belief is a problem in society with many people blindly following the ideology of women liberation without understanding what it really means to women. The author carefully chooses to use the phrase, “girly-girls” to assert her belief that one does not need to follow a culture blindly to fit in society. She postulates that feminism should enlighten the women positively rather than influence their culture

‘Narrative voice and points of view are indispensable parts of storytelling.’ Explore the use of narrative voice employed by the authors of Atonement and A Room with a View.

Feminism is an important liberation movement all around the world fighting for equal rights for women due to their oppression in a male dominated world. For most of time, men have had the upper hand in everything in comparison to women. In regards to Why Modern Feminism is White Women’s Privilege by Athlone McGinnis, “the core of the feminist movement is its opposition to “traditional gender roles.” In the western world, women have traditionally taken on the role of a housewife, while men provide for the family financially. We have had people fight for women’s right to vote, women’s right to have the only word in decision making when it comes to our bodies, and fighting for our right to own our sexuality rather than being shamed for it. Although we have made many advancements already, we still have some problems to deal with within our community. In our community of feminism we still face racial struggles, class struggles, and anti-colonial struggles. Many times people take on the title of being a feminist but fail to acknowledge the importance of intersectionality. Intersectional feminism recognizes that social issues come from a deeper stance than what appears in front of us. This idea brings awareness to the fact that race, sex, gender, religion, and ability all influence how oppression occurs. The point intersectional feminism is trying to make is that not all women face the same oppression and we need to acknowledge this. The term “white feminism” was coined as a phrase

We dwell in a world that generates literature, but have you ever considered how idle humankind would be without it? Stories shape our lives and are consistent in every activity one carries out. Whether it is watching T.V., speaking on the phone, or even aiding a customer at work, each encounter a person has consists of some type of storytelling and there is always a unique perspective being told. It has been this way for many, many years. However, as society advances, so do our methods of storytelling. Often, things are circumstantially accepted and seldom do we stop to examine the effects that are brought along. Social advancements contribute a great role in shaping literature and new forms of storytelling. Literature should be explorative

Storytelling has elements that are implemented in any research or design. A story has different parts: plot, characters, theme, symbols, style, and point of view (Felton, 2014). However, a visual story has a beginning, middle, and end that communicate responses from any characters in a story. In addition, a character has a purpose to change the outcome of its story. A character can create and represents an emotional connection that intended audience could relate to any situation. As a matter of fact, stories start with struggles of the individual, the lives, they lead, and the challenges they face (Sykes, Malik, &West, 2012). For this reason, it builds on a connection that story moves on to tell a person how many others in the same situation

It can be concluded that narrative elemnts consist of theme, character, setting, plot, and conflict. However, in this

comprehend the story’s events through the eyes of the narrator. The narrator explains that he is

Rosin uses a lot of popular culture to make the article more relatable for the readers. By giving examples from popular culture Rosin tries to convince her readers that women are already starting to emerge as the strongest sex. The examples are draw from pop culture, which most readers are familiar with. The article appeals to the readers interest in celebrities and the examples are therefore engaging the reader:” Susan Sarandon and Demi Moore have boy toys, and Aaron Johnson, the 19-year-old star of Kick.Ass, is a proud boy toy for a woman 24 years his senior”. ”In her recent video Telephone, Lady Gaga, with her infallible radar for the cultural edge, rewrites Thelma and Louise as a story not about elusive female empowerment but about sheer, ruthless power”.

Storytelling influences the information we receive, process and retain in numerous ways. Walter Fisher (1983) believes that “humans are essentially storytellers” and that narratives allow us to understand the actions of others due to our own lives

Narrative criticism can be distinguished by four characteristics. The four characteristic of this criticism are a primary, which the narrative must be composed of at least two event active and stative; a second characteristic of a narrative, which is the events being organized by time order; a third requirement for a narrative, the narrative must include some kind of causal or contributing relationship among events in a story; and the fourth requirement of a narrative, which it must be about a unified subject (Foss,