Their enticing sexuality, he believes, tempts men to behave in ways they would otherwise not. A visit to the “flophouse” (a cheap hotel, or brothel) is enough of women for George, and he has no desire for a female companion or wife. Curley’s wife, the only woman to appear in Of Mice and Men, seems initially to support George’s view of marriage. Dissatisfied with her marriage to a brutish man and bored with life on the ranch, she is constantly looking for excitement or trouble. In one of her more revealing moments, she threatens to have the black stable-hand lynched if he complains about her to the boss.
Throughout The Odyssey, written by Homer, the treatment of women plays a key role in the overall outcome of the story and is a central issue presented in this poem. In many scenarios it is evident that men are treated with superiority to women. During the era that this story was written, men played the dominant role. Society was organized, directed, and controlled by men, and it was accepted that women occupied a subservient and inferior position. Questia states, “Despite their vital role in Ancient Greek and Roman society, women were not considered full citizens and in most instances required a guardian – their fathers, and later husbands – to represent them” (“Women in Ancient Greece and Rome”).
Also, when Curley’s wife is talking to Lennie, Candy, and Crooks in Crooks bunk she states “I think I know where they all went even Curley”(37). Curley’s wife knows that her husband is unloyal to her when he goes with the workers to a cathouse. Because no other character in the novel shows jealousy and deceitful, Curley is a bad to be a good husband to his wife it makes her talk even with Lennie. Because Curley ignores his wife and does not let her talk to anybody, he takes part of the responsibility for his wife’s
At the time, no one, often not even husbands and wives in the privacy of their own homes spoke of sex and intimacy in any specific way. Sex, if it was spoken of at all was only spoken of in reference to the making of or arrival of children. Not only did you speak in public about it, but you continued to even when you received death threats and were threatened with arrest. Even after you were arrested, you used your time in the witness stand to express your views on female independence and specifically on birth control. Even time in prison did not stop you from your one woman
In the church women were supposed to be gentile and virtuous. Sexuality and education of women was condemned. The clothing during that time is nothing compared to the clothing of the 20th century. Their skirts were long and ankles were could not be seen. Growing up women were taught that they had to grow up and marry a rich man, staying at home taking care of the kids and following
Alifa Rifaat’s “Another Evening at the Club”: A Story on Gender and Class Relations in Egypt “Another Evening at the Club”, by Alifa Rifaat is a short story that focuses on gender and class relations in Egypt. It reflects how women, no matter their status, are trained to be submissive and how greed and opinion of others can drive a relationship. The story takes place in Egypt, as the reader meets the main character, Samia, a young girl marrying Abboud Bey, a rich man much older than her. The story is about the loss of a ring Abboud Bey offered to her, and how it will affect the characters of the story. Rifaat conveys this theme through her use of contrast and characterization.
Nygeria Pannell English Literature I Mr. Douglas Lewis 26 July 2014 The Comparisons of Women Women have always been looked at in English society during the middle ages, to “know their place,” when it came to men, being that men dominated the society. In the towns, society dictated what women did, and her main role would have been to support her husband, as well as daily work, and the responsibilities of her family. For many women, life as a servant for the rich people was all they looked for, and their freedom were very limited, due to the dominance of the men, example being not able to divorce their own husbands (Medieval Women). Being that the stories, Beowulf, Gawain and the Green Knight, and Le Morte d’Arthur were all taken place
Modern context in where social movement and increasing gender and equality threaten the traditional male dominance may be directed on those woman who challenge the power of a man and the status (e.g. career women), as well as towards women who are alleged as using their sexual appeal to gain power over men. However, sexual reproduction and the dependency and intimacy that man have on women and the domestic fulfillment of women. These roles create a dependency and intimacy between the two counterbalances the sexist hostility with a subjectively benevolent view of women. As per the 22-item ambivalent sexism Inventory (ASI; Glick & Fiske, 1996) initiated and validated in six
For men, it is simply a means to enjoy women’s bodies. But for women, it is cruel punishment that can never be washed away. As the article mentions, rape is only called rape when it is done to a pure woman, not to a married woman. But from my point of view, unless the woman agrees, it should be designated as violence. Rape culture can be found around the world, especially in India as the article mentions.
In today’s day and age women face a lot of discrimination from men. According to Steckley, discrimination is, acts by which individuals are differentially rewarded or punished based on their membership in a social group defined by class, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and so on. (410) In Nelsen’s book he talks about a specific party scene that is designed for women and only women. This type of party is a tool party, but tools for women. It’s a place where women are allowed to go and learn about what is said by society as to be a ‘man’s thing’.