The Walking Feminist: An Analysis of The Walking Dead

Joyce Carol Oates’s fictional short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” was inspired by a real account of manipulation. in this story, Connie encounters a dominant man that helps to reveal a feminist allegory. Through characterization, this short story shows the feeling of a woman’s spirit being crushed or enslaved under a dominant male authority in a relationship, both sexual and nonsexual.

The imagery shows how she feels weak and makes the decision she makes. According to gender stereotypes, Morton should have been able to stand up for his family but decides to walk away because he is too scared. Him not being able to support his family proves that he is not a “man”. Instead of relying on Morton to support the family, she should have tried multiple other times to get her point to the other man. Instead, she decides to make Morton handle the situation even though she knows that he is not capable of doing so. Lastly, Morton’s wife is portrayed to be very dependant on others. She depends on her husband to be able to stand up for her and her family, as the man of the family is stereotypically meant to be the family’s backbone. However, near the end of the story, Morton’s wife felt the “feeling [of guilt], glued like heavy plaster on her heart.” (Kaufman 183). This quote uses imagery to prove that she feels embarrassed that Morton is unable to fulfill his role as the “man” of the family at the park, and walks away without defending his name or his

The horror genre has been captivating and enthralling the masses for centuries, but more recently in the twentieth century these morbid tales have moved from the old media of oral stories and literature to the new medium of horror pictures. Horror pictures still are not the end of the evolution of the horror genre, as this medium itself has experienced evolutions to satisfy an increasingly desensitized audience. To exemplify this evolution of horror pictures we will be taking a look at an occult classic from 1968 Night of the living dead and a new thriller The Walking Dead. Both horror pictures portray a zombie apocalypse and there are similarities and differences in the main characters, the zombies, and the worlds of the two pictures.

The Puritans were a religious group who left the Church of England because they wanted to have more freedom with their religion. They thought the Church of England was “too Catholic”. They believed the Bible and its rules were the number one thing to go by and that all humans were evil and had to overcome their sin. Women had to cover their whole bodies in clothing. They couldn’t show their ankles or wrists. They also had to wear their hair up and out of their face at all times, except if they were in a room alone with only their husband. They always were on one side of the church away from the men or in the back on the church. These women in the society that will be talked about have broken laws and have been misjudged.

We were making our way to the doors slowly. While killing every walker in sight and range, we fought our way through the horrendous herd of walkers. Guts, flesh, and meat went flying out to every direction with every swing of the baseball bats that we had. I fancied a long pipe with scissor blades taped at the end of the pipe. The others decided to go old fashioned and just use a good old, trusty baseball bat. I’ve been dreaming of this day ever since I’ve started watching The Walking Dead. We’ve been killing walkers non stop. I was lucky enough to have found Thomas walking around the halls. Finally, the doors were barricaded, and the final battle of the second trial came close. I had to finish this. Deus and Onaga, the two deities gave me hints on where to go. I followed their wishes and went to the chorus room. Again, more danger was there. This was Olivia’s class… Why is it that everytime I go do a trial for these deities, I always end up in Olivia’s room. Chapter 9 : FROM START TO FINISH

I chose to write about “The Walking Dead Opens Its Season in Lively Fashion”, by Mark Dawidziak because, I personally love this show which is the purpose of my choice! “The Walking Dead” is a TV series that is currently beginning its 8th Season this October. This show is based on an apocalypse that takes place following some government experimenting. Their experiments go terribly wrong and zombies are the end result. The author of “The Walking Dead Opens Its Season in Lively Fashion” really pulls in the heart of the story by being so passionate with his own descriptions of the series.

The men’s word choice and tone when speaking to Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale comes across as demeaning and belittling. For example, when the men walk in on the women talking about Mrs. Wright’s quilt, the sheriff scoffs, “They wonder if she was going to quilt it or knot it!” (Glaspell 601). Although the men limit the women to the “trifles” of housework and childcare, they still continue to mock them for delighting in those few things they are allowed. By continuously ridiculing their character and intelligence, the men are creating an oppressive state for the women to live in. They abuse their roles in the lives of their wives and ultimately spoil the concept of a happy marriage, creating tension and conflict between the men and women of their

During the shooting of season one, the event of filming raised a few eyebrows. During a scene in which Merle shoots a sniper off of a roof, the gunfire actually alerted some unknowing citizens who called the event in to the local police station. Unfortunately, the set had to deal with the arrival of the SWAT team.

The empowerment and the continual push for equal status for women has become widely popular and successful in recent history. Women have stepped out of traditional roles of the housewife, the mother and the submissive doormat to more assertive natures. Many controversial issues surround women’s crusade of freedoms including the widely debated right to choose what she does with her body, referring to an abortion. In 1927 Ernest Hemingway wrote a short story titled, “Hills Like White Elephants” that expressed a feminist movement focusing on this issue. Through the character’s development and ability to come to her own decision despite her boyfriend’s constant pressure suggests a shift towards a powerful feminist theme in a society dominated by men. The story, “Hills Like White Elephants,” reflects how men and women are compared with power and dominance regarding their stereotypical behavior in relation to gender norms; however, this story portrays how a woman steps out of the expectations and takes a stance for what she wants.

In Susan Douglas’s “Enlightened Sexism,” she describes a new and progressive warrior woman that uses her femininity and sexuality to appear strong. This woman is pageant-queen beautiful, has a voluptuous scantily clad body, yet is girly in a way that fights gender normatives and dismantles the patriarchy. Warrior women have no need for relationships, and always knows what to say. Melissa McBride’s depiction of character “Carol Peletier” in “The Walking Dead” defies these standards of what a warrior woman needs to be in order to be successful. In the first episode of the series, she is a shaky and abused housewife; at the current point in the series, Carol most recently hid a machine gun in her coat sleeve and massacres a group of enemy gang

“We spend our whole life trying to stop death. Eating, inventing, loving, praying, fighting, killing. But what do we really know about death? Just that nobody comes back. Maybe death is a gift.” says David, in the movie the life of David Gale. Dead Man Walking and The Life of David Gale are two movies like a very alike yet very different. These movies are both great movies in their own way. The Life of David Gale and Dead Man Walking have an abundant amount of similarities and numerous differences.

South Park has been around for a while now. Since it was aired for the first time on 13th August 1997, the show has constantly pushed the boundaries taking on everything, leaving out nothing. The reception among the wider population and the media had a wide range from “shocking” to “excellent”. One of the aspects of this success story is that, because of its provocative tone the show has managed to stay in the limelight. Public debate was evolving around certain episodes, bringing more and more attention to the show. As it was constantly picking up contemporary themes, topics or events, expectations were growing and “ 'How will South Park deal with x ' has become a common catch phrase” (Johnson-Woods 257). Another

"Disoriented", the one word Rick Grimes uses to describe the moments he has been through before reuniting with his family. In a world driven into a apocalypse, filled with the undead and anarchy, everyone's will and faith are tested. One will either be changed for worst or for the better. This essay will analyze the actions of Rick Grimes, present my ideas if I were in Ricks position, and to answer for the actions of one more character.

Joseph Conrad’s varying depiction of women in his novel Heart of Darkness provides feminist literary theory with ample opportunity to explore the overlying societal dictation of women’s gender roles and expectations in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The majority of feminist theorists claim that Conrad perpetuates patriarchal ideology, yet there are a few that argue the novel is gendered feminine. Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar claim “Conrad’s Heart of Darkness…penetrates more ironically and thus more inquiringly into the dark core of otherness that had so disturbed the patriarchal, the imperialist, and the psychoanalytic imaginations…Conrad designs for Marlow a pilgrimage whose

Immediately upon the men’s arrival from their hunting trip, Liz is filled with anxiousness and excitement. Once again Mrs. Smith and Liz fixed dinner, while the men waited in the front drinking whiskey and waiting to be served. After eating, in the stereotypical feministic world, the men went back into the living room while the women stayed behind to clean up. After everything was cleaned and everyone had their fill of the night, the Smith’s went to bed leaving Jim, Liz and Mr. Charley behind. Jim left Mr. Charley in the living room and headed to the kitchen where Liz remained.