Isakson is proving Motz that he is wrong that Barbie’s do not harm young girls mind. In Uncle Sam and Aunt Samantha they are criticizing women that are in the military. In an apology Motz stated that “Barbie dolls encourage young girls to be conformists focus in“leisure activity, personal appearance, popularity, and the consumption of materials” (1). What this means is that young girls should not be wasting their time playing with dolls, instead they have to be at home doing superficial things such as cleaning, cooking, and washing cloth. Motz also implies that we are influenced by Barbie’s looks.
Dove Real Beauty Nikki Henderson MKT/421 February 11, 2013 Instructor: Phillip Spivey Dove Real Beauty Envision a world where beauty is a basis of self-confidence and optimism instead of apprehension and disquiet. So many women are fixated on their appearance and almost all of them have something they dislike about their body. Whether that dissatisfaction is with a chubby tummy, crow's feet, acne scars, hair that is too curly or not curly enough, or even a spot of cellulite, often times the imperfection, or perceived imperfection, is blown way out of proportion (Fox, 1997). The imaginary faults are time and again overstated in their own minds and are repeatedly perpetuated by the media (Fox, 1997). Friends and family may see someone that is perfectly normal, beautiful even, but as far that individual woman is concerned, the image of beauty the world proliferates has become restrictive and unachievable (Fox, 1997).
“Explore and analyse Auden’s narrative methods in Miss Gee” Auden uses a variety of narrative methods to explore and analyse the story in Miss Gee. The poem was written in 1937, when women were expected to be good wives and mothers and have household duties. This is opposite of Miss Gee’s lifestyle because she is very prim and prudish, she also tends to avoid all temptations. This would make people suspicious of her at this time because she is not sticking with the usual duties of a woman. The poem is about our perceptions of others because when you are reading the poem, you begin to mock Miss Gee’s life choices and appearance and then this is reinforced at the end of the poem when she is treated disrespectfully by the doctors and students.
Though feminists are an intently focused group of people, advocating for women’s rights; that does not mean that all feminists interpret things the same way. The way Poe writes his poetry, consistently killing a beautiful woman’ is taken as a compliment by some because it shows how she is always on his mind, and yet to others, it is an insult because the repeated killing of the girl seems disrespectful. Looking at this from a feminist’s point of view, you can draw a few conclusions: the first of which being female liberation, another being female power, and the final one being the oppression of females in society. Some believe that Poe is trying to liberate Poe Girl through his poetry. The continuous dying of Poe Girl in his poems represents Poe Girl being freed, allowing the release of her spirit.
The images of women presented in adverts represent absolute flawlessness, which can never be achieved, but is just a construction of the actual model and not the model herself. This impossible goal means that failure is inescapable and can have dire consequences on women in society who fail, trying to meet them. Dolce and Gabbana is no stranger to controversy, with a range of adverts depicting highly airbrushed and underdressed women with many sexual connotations. Here, we have a typical Dolce and Gabbana and Calvin Klein advert,
Barbie Doll clearly displays a strong sense of feminism. It specifically attacks the modern day pressures that women are faced with as far as appearance goes. The author seems to have the opinion that women are pushed to make themselves perfect in the eyes of society. I think this is why this poem has a very negative and almost angry tone to it. Barbie Doll has a few main themes that can be easily recognized; the main ones that Piercy addresses are the pressures of being a female and the desperate attempts to please others.
This leaves the reader feeling conflicting emotions for the character, probably similar to how Medusa herself feels in the poem. Form and Structure The poem is written in free verse and as it progresses, the importance of the living things Medusa turns to stone increases, going from a bee to a dragon and then to her husband himself. The poem is divided into stanzas of mainly equal length, apart from the final line: ‘Look at me now’. This gives the poem a dramatic ending, leaving the reader unsure whether to feel threatened by or feel sorry for Medusa. Language • The poem is packed full of rhyme (including half rhymes, internal rhymes and in stanzas 3, 4, 5 and 6 some end rhyme).
The Lady of Shallot by Alfred Lord Tennyson is a poem about a lady who is seemed as almost a god to the average person. The title is significant in that the story is about the Lady of Shallot and the people’s views versus her view of herself. Everyone thinks she is perfect and basically a goddess while she feels as if she is trapped and wants to escape. She is a good-hearted person but is locked away and wants to escape. Lancelot comes to save her and she gives him her heart, which broke her image as a person.
Bradstreet desired for Puritans to admire her writings as they do Guillaume du Bartas. Bradstreet says that with her “wond’ring eyes and envious heart/ Great Bartas’ sugared lines do but read o’er” (128). Anne wants to be like Bartas, but Bradstreet knows that because she is a woman, her works will never be praised like Guillaume’s. Bradstreet is also envious of the Greeks and their literary accomplishments. Bradstreet also shows her insecurity when she says, “Nor can I, like that fluent sweet tongued Greek” (129).
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.