As Kleonike gets fascinated by Lysistrata’s idea, two groups of women led by Myrrhine and Lampito (Spartan) enter with Ismenia and Korinthian. After all the women are gathered, Lysistrata explains that she intends to end the war by pursuing abstinence, but Kleonike, Myrrhine, and Lampito cry out to Lysistrata that they are willing to anything except giving up sex. After a rowdy discussion, the women finally agree to Lysistrata’s plan. Lysistrata tells the women to look as beautiful as possible to attract men, but refuse to have sex with them until a peace treaty is signed. Then the women proceeds to sacrifice a jar of Thasian wine to make an oath of chastity.
This shows how the women are suppose to please the men no matter how much gruesome pain the women go through, therefore making wives a sort of ‘sex slave’. Alice Walker’s overall message, that men and women get treated unequally, sticks out like a sore thumb. One way she shows this message is by showing how men were allowed to have multiple wives. For example, in the beginning when Tashi is reciting a
The whole poems started during the time woman were tending to stay quite. She wrote the poem to express her opinion of a female’s voice in the society. She speaks in a worthless tone. In her view women were not different than men. Bradstreet also shows identity for the Puritan men that criticize her work because men had more talent and skill, which come in handy in the society, but she sees that it’s unfair.
There have been many complaints by boys and even men about how there is a lack of "good girls". "All the good ones are taken" or "I always find a flaw in them" are what they preach, but do they practice what they preach? No, it's a narrow and selfish route that they choose to follow. The majority of the male population dictates their "perfect good girl" as being cute but sexy at the same time, intelligent, fun, independent, outgoing, athletic, nice body, and so forth. There is always that same depiction of that good girl, but do the guys deserve it?
My aunt was forced to see like so many women in today’s society that men want to run the show and control as much conversation as they can. The commonplace that was executed within this paper was to underline how men across the world have shared the same view against women for years. For example, I used this sentence; our grandparents grew up in an age where a woman’s place was to provide affection for her spouse and home, to show that indeed the commonplace between men has become a bit disoriented. Men have shared these widely controversial statements, and thus I wanted give insight on a more influential society. As you can see, I wanted to point out that the commonplace should focus on men coming to terms to work together and correct the problems they have created through the years.
This is shown through the quote ‘will’t please you sit and look at her’. This suggested that she was no longer alive and she was only there to stare at. Also it shows that she was unfaithful to him and not loyal. This is shown through the quote ‘she looked on and her looks went everywhere’. This meant that it was within her nature and tended to get easily impressed by fellow men and liked what she saw.
Stan is shown as the Alpha male; he holds the position arrogantly within his relationship, which sparks tension between the sexes, typically between Blanche and Stanley. How does this text convey ideas about gender? Stanley is introduced in Scene one as having great authority over Stella; this is shown when he is ‘bellowing’ at her, although she replies calmly, as though such behaviour is acceptable. With a tough tease he shouts, “Hey there! Stella, Baby!” Referring to her as a ‘baby’ could suggest her emotional and material dependence towards the dominant other, is similarly as a
Over drinks, Frances confronts him about his wandering eyes and questions his love for her. Michael’s way of looking on women as mere bodies could suggest a kind of degradation, which is to define a woman only as an erotic or sexual figure. Michael reveals that he loves the way women look and when Frances asserts that one-day he will be unfaithful, Michael agrees with her. Frances feels that the day is now ruined and resorts to calling the Stevensons. The universal truth behind this story is that the innate differences between men and women coupled with lack of communication will cause a marriage to stagnate and become an uneasy compromise.
Woman are always portrayed as sex objects, waiting to be taken advantage of by men. This is extremely harmful to a woman because it makes her seem weak. However, the issue of body image and gender roles are not only a problem for females. Males also have a certain set standard of how they should look, and the characteristics they should embody. Schooler notes that “Men‘s strength and prowess are emphasized in the [media]” (Schooler, 745).
In this failure to meet expectations, men and women become resentful and demanding, and love dies even with all the brilliant and complex psychological models available. Love can survive if men and women can communicate and appreciate their differences. John Gray presents a useful version of the Golden Rule. The Golden Rule tells us to do unto others what we would have them do unto us. We want our spouses to understand our needs and desires, and then fulfill them.