The Cindy Crawford commercial that Kilbourne discusses in her essay really brings the issue of the century long double standards to light. If the tables were turned and the boys in the advertisement were young women whistling at an older man they would definitely be looked down upon for their sexual interest. Ads like this show, our young girls that it’s okay for boys and young men to treat women as sexual objects. The impression given is that women were placed on earth to give men satisfaction whether sexually or visually even at the cost of being dehumanized. The fact that Cindy gave this image of having sexual satisfaction by drinking the can of Pepsi almost tells young girls that if I drink Pepsi I’ll be just as sexy and attractive
Similarly, in ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore, the male character Giovanni asserts his power over Annabella, but Ford does this in the opposite way that Chaucer did. Giovanni is fresh out of university, and during the 1600s logical and manipulative arguments were taught, so he uses his intelligence to lie to Annabella that he ‘asked counsel of the holy Church’, as he knows she is only worried about their love due to her religious beliefs. This shows Ford presenting males, usually the more educated gender of the time, as having the ability to have power over females by arguing using
‘Although we condemn Vittoria’s wickedness, we also reluctantly admire her.’ Consider Vittoria’s role in the play in light of this comment. Sigmund Freud coined the Madonna-Whore Complex, a condition where men identify women as either saintly virgin Madonnas or sexual “whores”. This can apply to Vittoria in The White Devil who could be seen as the whore in the complex, therefore suggesting that she is should not be admired as she is wicked. In a society that was focused on women being virtuous and chaste, Vittoria’s adulterous affair with Brachiano shows her wickedness, as sexual promiscuity was an extremely serious crime. Their affair is the catalyst for the murders and betrayal within the play.
Elizabeth Reis, Damned Women I feel that the seventeenth century Puritan beliefs of sin imbedded into both men and women were extreme. Women were no more evil than men in my opinion. People of the seventeenth century believed as their ancestors had done before them, the world was controlled by unseen forces that could influence or control, through the use of rituals and ceremonies. Magic was believed to be two parts; one was white magic, and it was the craft of healing. White Magic was practiced by cunning or wise people.
In the novel, when Nanny slaps Janie, she goes to the pear tree where she experiences her sexual awakening. According to the novel, it was stated that “Janie’s fascination with the pear tree blossoms coincides with her emergence as a sexual being – one that is "stirred" into existence, feels the "caress[es]" of her waking sexual nature.” This demonstrates that Janie learned about her sexual existence under the pear tree. However, there was no mention of the pear tree on the film that detracts the quality of the movie. In the text, the mule had a gigantic storyline which facilitated to build the character of mayor Joe Starks. In the novel, Jody purchases the mule from Mr. Bonner, so that the people will stop bothering him.
Lucas’ vision of this painting defined his interests in the human body. The painting displayed humanism, realism, and complimented the artwork by flattering Venus in a beautiful necklace completed with stones or a heavy velvet hat. Also, accentuating her figure with her almond-shaped eyes. Lucas proposed the lighting in the frame of artwork to draw the eye to the painting instead of keeping away attraction of nudity. He displayed winged Cupid holding a bee hive he stole as a source of pain with the dark, blackened background behind him, along with the tree he took the hive
A place where there is absolute belief in religion and reproduction and where women are forced to cover themselves but at the same time are committing sinful sexual acts such as adultery sounds like a society which is inexplicable. The Handmaid’s Tale portrays a Biblical society named Gilead. The element allusion is used in the Handmaid’s Tale to show how higher officials can pervert the religion to their own benefit. Also the ceremony that takes place between the Commander, Offred and Serena Joy has another Biblical allusion. A part during the ceremony is where the commander sheepishly only reads parts of the Bible, and those parts only emphasize reproduction and childbearing – “It the usual story the usual stories.
In the time of the Great Depression people relied on dreams to keep themselves going and because Candy had lost his dog, he now believes this is a new venture and now completely revives his spirit. Finally, Candy shows the view of women in that period. In the time of 1930‟s America, women were not valued in society and were only seen as housewives or easy sex. Candy‟s view on Curley‟s Wife represents exactly these views as he first says to George that „I think Curley‟s married a … tart.‟ This shows the view that Curley‟s Wife is flirtatious and is seen as easy sex. Candy views Curley‟s Wife as inferior and is shown in Crooks‟ room when he says „you let this guy alone, don‟t you do no messin‟ with him,‟ this shows his view the Curley‟s Wife is a tart because when he says „messin‟ around‟ he means flirting which justifys his view on Curley‟s Wife.
The significance of the novel’s title is that it is a direct reference to the story of “The Garden of Eden” in the Bible. Adam Trask and Cathy Ames can be compared to Adam and Eve. Eve was a sinner and convinces Adam to eat the apple. Adam never questioned her because of his loyalty. In East of Eden, Cathy is a sinner who can basically control people’s minds.
Connie slit her eyes at him and turned away, but she couldn’t help glancing back and there he was still watching her. He waged a finger and laughed and said ‘Gonna get you, baby.’(Oates, p.372-73) One can perceive that action into the devil setting their sights on an innocent soul as often read about in the bible, realistically speaking a pervert doesn’t make it so blunt to warn their victims that their next. So you can easily conclude that the author made it so that the character is portrayed as a villain. Coulthard continues her argument in “Joyce Carol Oates ‘Where are you going, where have you been?’ As Pure Realism” that the story should be viewed with skepticism; she illustrates that: “I suspect that the author was seizing upon an after-the-fact opportunity to make her story seem more ‘literary’ than it really is. If so, I don’t understand why, Joyce Carol Oates should have been content to let ‘Where Are You going?’ stand on its solid