The unequal distribution of domestic responsibilities has held women back for generations; it still today continues to hinder women’s progression in the work-place. It seems like everyone thinks mum will stay at home and do the dishes, her little boy will grow up to become a big, strong man but not her daughter, of course, she is far too busy washing her own children’s dishes. But it is not just women who suffer sexism, men do also. For example: Shelia’s Wheels sell cheaper car insurance to women only, and they say it's because statistics show women to be safer drivers. Would it would be fair for a bank to offer men better rates on loans if stats showed that men were better at paying back loans than women were, utterly ludicrous.
The Depression hit women, like other minority groups in American society, similarly harsh because of that payrolls of many communities and private companies were open only to males. The main role of women during the Great Depression was that of the homemaker. Some women had gone through college level education and, like their male counterparts, were having a difficult time of finding employment. Those with families had the task of keeping their family together, as the traditional view of motherhood role, when the principle moneymaker of the family was out of work. However, some women joined the work force and would do jobs that men previously had held.
The main suspect of the case was the wife of the assassinated Mr. John. Mrs. Minnie Wright was kept in county jail while the investigators searched for clues or evidence that lead to the murder. The two groups which were separated, and consisted of two pairs of men and woman continued with their search, until the two women searched for another kind of evidence which not only included physical evidence, also psychological
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”).
Nonetheless, the sheriff’s wife and the neighbor’s wife who come to the house to take in some stuffs for Mrs. Wright have found out the motive and the real murderer. The play "As the Crow Flies" by David Henry Hwang is like a tragedy within a comedy. The playwright uses humor throughout the play to hide the serious theme of the story. Chan, P.K., and Hannah are the people who have been left alone from the world. The author describes the differences in their thinking which is caused by the difference in cultures.
“Jury of Her Peers” Analysis In a "Jury of Her Peers" by Susan Glaspell the main problem is that the women Martha Hale and Mrs. Peters understand what the men are blind to. Martha Hale and Mrs. Peters began to see what kind of life Mrs. Wright was living with Mr. Wright. The two women start to fit the pieces together, and they end up solving the murder. The men are just looking for motive, they believe that there is an obvious motive, and they over look the small things. The small things end up telling the whole story.
In the case of Connie’s mother, she rejected Connie’s attitudes because it often went against the patriarchal society's code of conduct. For example, when Connie glanced into a mirror, her mother always scolds: “Stop gawking at yourself, who are you? You think you’re so pretty?” (Oates 270). However, her mother treated June differently, by praising June all the time, “June did this, June did that, she saved money and helped clean the house and cooked” (Oates 271). June is another victim of patriarchal oppression just like Connie’s mother, a typical “house wife”.
The first reason is that because Abigail Williams is extremely manipulative and vindictive. Abigail tries to get Procter to pity her saying, “You loved me, John Proctor, and whatever sin it is, you love me yet! John, pity me, pity me!” (Miller 22). Abigail wants Procter to pity and give her what she wants, regardless that his wife caught them once and can catch them again. Another reason their relationship is dangerous is that if John Procter were to prosecute against Abigail Williams saying that she is in fact a witch, Abigail Williams could very easily tell the entire town that she and Procter have been having an affair to get revenge on him.
The specific idea for “Trifles” came from a murder trial Glaspell was assigned to cover as a newspaper reporter. (Evans) The main character of the play, although not present, is Minnie Wright, the wife accused of murdering her husband with a rope. It takes place in the kitchen of the Wright’s home during the investigation. The initial setting is described as “gloomy” (Glaspell, 2010, p. 143), which can possibly represent the Wright’s marriage. The plot turns to discover a motive for the murder and Mrs. Wright is in jail as the prime suspect.
And ain’t I a woman?” the audience should unmistakably feel a sense of pity for her after she just revealed one of her life’s hardest struggles. It should have truly made everyone think about what she was saying and they should have realized that even though she was old, black, and a woman, she knew what she was saying. Stanton uses the phrase “He has made her, morally, an irresponsible being, as she can commit many crimes with impunity, provided they be done in the presence of her husband. In the covenant of marriage, she is compelled to promise obedience to her husband, he becoming, to all intents and purposes, her master- the law giving him power to deprive her of liberty, and to administer chastisement. “ to inform her audience of the sad truth- once women get married, they are automatically controlled by their husband and stripped of their