Brownies The short story “Brownies” written by ZZ Packer and narrated by one of the Girl Scouts named Laurel or “Snot”, involves a confrontation in a restroom over a perceived racial slur between a troop of black Girl Scouts and a troop of white Girl Scouts. Ironically, the black troop comes to find that the white girls were in fact, retarded or “delayed learners”. The irony is doubled when the black Girl Scouts have no misgivings at even calling the white Girl Scouts “retarded” while arguing over the racial slur that was heard by the girls, “nigger”. Dramatic Irony is irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in play. Throughout the entire story, the black Girl Scout troop wants to physically confront the white Girl Scout troop over a racial slur that they weren’t even sure was said.
1. Identify several stereotypes that Marge Piercy draws on in this poem. Why is girl-child- one word- an appropriate term? One of the stereotypes that Piercy draws on in this poem is their obsession with their body, with their need to appear skinny. She does this in order to show how the obsession that the girlchild has with her own body was one of the largest factors in the suicide.
Non-fiction essay on how the book Cinderella Ate My Daughter responds to societal issues. The new generation has been taken over by the poor representation of women and girls in the media, from television screens to magazines; women are portrayed as the weak and sensitive gender doing housework chores such as cooking or laundry. The topic of societal issues occurs in the book Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy Orenstein. In the book, Cinderella Ate My Daughter, by Peggy Orenstein, the author responds to societal issues like eating disorders and Disney’s impact on girls with research from psychological associations and real-life situations. Peggy says that the girlie girl culture we are living in is increasing issues like eating disorders, body weight issues and unsafe sexual behaviour.
Moreover, when Reverend Parris confronts Abigail about being fired by Elizabeth Proctor, Abigail denies any wrongdoings. She accuses Elizabeth as “a lying, cold, sniveling women” who spreads rumor about to degrade her social status. Abigail’s motivation in the witchcraft is thus revealed, which is jealousy towards Elizabeth. As Abigail successfully frames other people for being responsible about the witchcraft, she further imposes her domination over the other girls. Her domination is demonstrated physically and verbally.
The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller in 1952, is a recount of the horror that filled the town of Salem, known to many as the Salem Witch Trials.Which was really based on McCarthyism and the black list in the 1950s. The girls were motivated out of fear for their town’s harsh religious righteousness. Mean Girls, written by Tina Fey in 2004, is a tale of five girls that terrorize Lincoln Park High School. Motivated out of desire for high social standing, the girls
Angry whites in the South during this period of time would go to any measure to satisfy their hate for an individual of a different race. Rosaleen really changes during this trial; she becomes bitter towards whites, even towards Lily, whom she is close to. Continuing on page 52 Rosaleen learns about the black Madonna. “If Jesus’ mother is black, how come we only know about the white Mary?” The quote is what Rosaleen was thinking when she saw the picture Lily had found in her mother’s items. This is not just a picture of a black version of Mary; it is a picture of the African American’s gaining their rightful freedoms in 1964.
Orenstein uses her daughter as the example in the article. She describes princesses as something that is going to sabotage her efforts to instill feminist values in her daughter. Orenstein starts off by talking about Andy Mooney, a former Nike
Miss Lacy, Clayton Forrest’s secretary was appalled at the thought of a white girl staying with black women, referring to August as her. “‘I’m just saying it’s not natural, that you shouldn’t be ...well, lowering yourself’” (p. 198). Lily’s encounters with racism towards herself from black people and from white people as well, complicate Lily’s life. However, because of these experiences or external factors, Lily is forced to analyze her feelings towards them. By doing this, she is able to recognize her hatred and disgust for racism.
Deandre Moore “The Lottery” Essay In Shirley Jackson’s short story, “The Lottery” on a clear and sunny day, a woman is randomly chosen to be violently stoned by her husband, children, and villagers. In this short story Jackson uses imagery, diction, and syntax to suggest a hidden evil, hypocrisy, and weakness of human kind. In, “The Lottery”, there are many aspects of the short story that create senses of evil. The lottery itself creates a sense of the cruel and inhumane practices that still exist in the world today. It’s nothing less than cruel for a woman to be stoned by her family, even by her own little boy.
While In court with Mary Warren, Abigail and the girls say, “Why do you come, yellow bird?” (106). They claim that Mary Warren is sending the devil upon them. They all establish lie in order to be heard over Mary Warren. The girls and Abigail feel as though since they lack power in the community that lying is the only way they can gain that power and feel as though they impact the community. Through all of history women have struggled to have a voice.