These are direct quotes in the movie between Gwen and her mother: Gwen/ Eddie: I hate my life mom, I hate it every single day! Sylvia: Don’t say that. Gwen/ Eddie: It is known to society that one can be born male or female, but their gender can be the opposite of their sex. This was the case with Gwen. This story greatly impacted my life because not only do I believe in equal rights; for every person is equal, but I have been ridiculed for my similar life choices.
Women wouldn’t be able to have the careers have worked so hard for because they would constantly have a baby on her hip. Either that or we would never be able to enjoy the pleasures of sex without the possible consequence of pregnancy. I know that birth control methods are not 100% effective, but it definitely helps lower the chances of it happening if you don’t want to get pregnant. Before women were constantly getting sick or dying from birthing too many babies, or being unhappy because they may not have wanted more children, but they were expected to reproduce and provide their husband an offspring. Many women have died from having illegal abortions, whereas now women have the right to choose whether or not they want to have an abortion, give birth, or give the baby up for adoption.
Using absurdism Fo presents the plot and context of the play to expose the corrupt society he lived in. Firstly, Accidental Death of an Anarchist shares a lot of characteristics with the Theatre of the Absurd. Fo tries to shock the audience with what appears to be the corrupt and
Dramatic irony is used as the audience know that this is already her second drink therefore contradicting herself. As Blanche also uses the word ‘limit’ this suggests that Blanche has been told in the past to keep to a ‘limit’ , as she even lies to her sister suggesting she cannot control the alcohol problem as she has to lie to those closest to her. However in my opinion it is more than an alcohol problem that has led to her overall downfall. Blanche’s life has always been involved with male influences and in the 1940’s when the play was written men had a huge influence on woman. It’s only in today’s society where woman have finally started to become equal in comparison to the 1940’s play.
The society preaches freedom however value uniformity more. Conformity and suppression destroyed the sense of trust between villagers causing greed and leading them to blame each other. People would exploit others in order to save themselves leading to an endless cycle of lies and mistrust. Tragedy first started with false accusations thus the suppression of the girls therefore their act of rebellion, through expressing themselves in less desirable ways. Miller creates conflict with maximum affect by not only using one or two women in the close-knit village but most of them including the young
She was still a child at this point, but that didn't matter in her master's eyes. The curse back then was being a beautiful slave girl. This was wrong and shameful to hear for the others, but no one could ask the master to stop because punishment would be unleashed upon the being of truth. Linda had to coup with it for a long time, even if she was a girl, the master had no respect in those aspects. She was told to submit to him, and if not done so the treatment would get worse and worse.
For example men like Simon Jordan, Thomas Kinnear James McDermott, and Mr. Marks deliberately took advantage of woman. Furthermore, Atwood, explores the relationship each of these men, had with woman in Alias Grace. Lastly, their actions defined woman as nothing more than a sexual object. Undoubtedly, the men in Alias Grace were insensitive towards woman, especially when it came to sex. For example when Simon Jordan first encountered with Rachel Humphrey, his landlady hid did not think much of her since she was a supposed widow.
Her father says she has committed “Treason of the blood” (1, 1, 167). Desdemona is a character who seems to just go along with everything but we never take in how strong she actually is. When Othello is angered at her for thinking she has betrayed him by sleeping with Cassio, he slaps her. Desdemona only replies saying “I have not deserved this.” (4, 1, 235). She then says “I will not stay to offend you.”
Women are able to do many things that they weren't allowed to before. They do not belong to anyone nor have to depend on a man. Kate Chopin and Charlotte Perkins Gilman both gave women ideas on how they should be treated. They both believed that women should be doing a lot more than they are expected to. The authors wrote that women should have equal rights as men, should be able to vote, and they shouldn't be tied down to their husbands.
The protagonist in the novel, Gervaise, is not the only one responsible for her own downfall, but it is also due to the unknowing and insensible society or circumstances that lead to her ultimate collapse. The ‘poisonous’ environment is the sturdy plague that rules, affects, and changes the characters’ lives. Gervaise is the fiery voice in the novel who constantly posits questions about society and happiness. She is portrayed with such a damning perception of innocence – a victim of the society’s state of affairs. The degrading environment that Gervaise lives in demonstrates the dreadful effects of alcohol.