Woman

Dworkin writes scathingly on footbinding in her book Woman Hating, alleging that in obtaining a crippled wife, a man “glories in her agony, he adores her deformity, he annihilates her freedom, he will have her as a sex object, even if he must destroy the bones in her feet to do it. Brutality, sadism, and oppression emerge as the substantive core of the romantic ethos.” (Dworkin 112). Jeffreys quotes the above from Dworkin in her own analysis of feet binding, ultimately concluding that foot binding

There is nothing about it that shows any respect toward the woman, nor is there any sign of awe or respect given to the act of giving birth. The author makes it seem like there are no emotions involved, almost as if the baby was a trade for the act of kindness that Ku bestowed upon the lady knight errant. This is

The myth that women are not as hardworking as men has proven to be an obstacle for all types of women. There are many ways to approach and reverse the myth. Personally, I feel that the most successful way to convince people that women are hard workers, is by ending the wage gap, since wages supposedly reflect the volume of work in an occupation. Firstly, workplaces should instill family-friendly policies, such as paid maternity leave and child care policies. This would not only raise women’s incomes

Eve´s Apology in Defense of Women, Lanier’s contentious literary work from the seventeenth century, seeks to justify Eve´s actions in the Garden of Eden. As it was written in the 17th century in British society, where many women suffered inequality among social classes, this poem is reformist. The Bible narrates the story of how Adam and Eve succumbed to sin in the third chapter of Genesis, “The Fall”. The poet presents her argument by employing irony, sarcasm, oxymoron and superlatives regarding

The personal is political is the idea that problems that relate to women’s lives, such as abortion and rape laws, child care policies, etc., can be solved through political action or means (Pateman, 299). The idea is for women to be more attentive in the politics that affect their lives. According to Pateman, the idea is that public factors, such as laws and policies, are structured by personal events (299). The dichotomy of the public/private has been divided by the state meanwhile subordinating

In the first chapter of The Woman Warrior, No Name Woman, Kingston tells the story her mother told her as a teenager about her aunt’s untimely death. Throughout the story, many remarks proving the empowerment of Chinese women are made. In the middle of the story, Kingston’s mother stops to say, “Don’t humiliate us. You wouldn’t like to be forgotten as if you had never been born” (Kingston 5). This is seemingly demeaning, but is actually empowering. It shows that while Chinese women are thought to

She is a dark-haired beautiful woman who is a warrior armed with a lasso of truth (Cocca 124-126 Wonder Woman); she is Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman’s manifestation in comic books demonstrates a symbol of a strong woman with her own power. Inspiring girls to change in their own way through raising awareness for important issues meanwhile providing a positive role model that Wonder Woman stands for. Some worry about the effect that images of bondage may counter Wonder Woman’s strong feminine role. However

literary text and one from a film. The focus of this paper will be on heroes that have a relationship to an element of mythology. I will use the character Odysseus from Homer’s epic poem, “The Odyssey” and the character Wonder Woman from the American superhero film “Wonder Woman”. In this essay I will analyze the gender, appearance, actions, and roles that these heroes have. Throughout this essay, I will also discuss the negative characteristics that both these heroes have, such as their violent actions

“Beginnings” as Applied to The Woman Warrior The beginning of Maxine Hong Kingston’s novel, The Woman Warrior, introduces various themes that recur throughout the story. Through the anecdotes Kingston shares about her childhood as a Chinese girl growing up in America, she discusses gender inequality and conflict due to a generation gap and a difference in cultures. By starting off with a story that her mother, Brave Orchid, told her about her dead and forgotten aunt, Kingston applies the techniques

Throughout the novel The Woman Warrior, by Maxine Hong Kingston, the past is incorporated into the present through talk-stories combined into each chapter. Kingston uses talk-stories, to examine the intermingling of Chinese myths and lived experience. These stories influence the life of the narrator as the past is constantly spoken about from the time she is young until the novel ends and she becomes an adult. Chapter one titled, “No Name Woman”, is an example of the narrator referring to her