In many ancient Chinese artworks, women are often depicted as weak, home-oriented and obedient individuals. As in several other ancient civilizations such as Egyptian and Mesopotamian, women in China remained submissive to man. Starting from the mid- Zhou dynasty in 1000 B.C.E. until the Sui dynasty in 600 C.E., Chinese civilization evolved under the heavy influence of the patriarchal view of pre- and neo-Confucianism. Due to physical disparity, occupation difference, and the gaining popularity of Confucian beliefs, Women in this time period were subjected to the hostility of men and suffered from the declining influence of their social status.
Although the status of women did not decline the brutal and evil ways of their husbands made life unbearable. Women still lost their job rights, were having their feet binded, and the religion was still Confucian. From the beginning of the Tang dynasty all the way down to the Song dynasty there was a major decline in the status of women; especially in religion, customs, and jobs. In the beginning, women had plenty of rights because the Buddhist belief system allowed women to have many rights but once the Song dynasty came in all that changed when the rulers changed the religion to a Confucian based system. Also, women were able to obtain high jobs such as an empress but toward the end of the Song dynasty few women had jobs because of their lack of education.
During this movie the main character Belinda was treated poorly by her family, disrespected by the town’s people, and even raped. The doctor that helped Belinda changed the way her family viewed her. He showed that just because she was deaf did not mean she could not be educated and communicate with the rest of the world. Many people are scared of different. They see someone who is not like them and assume that they are unequal.
Sofia Garcia 1 Mrs. McCumber 1st Period May 20, 2015 Life Through the Eyes of Confucius The impression Confucius made on his Chinese students surely made him leave his mark on the world. Confucius was known for his popular aphorisms, and has deeply influenced the civilization of East Asia. The lessons he taught and the things he said will forever be known in the world today. Ray Bradbury mentions the intelligent philosopher Confucius in his book Fahrenheit 451 because he was a beacon to his followers. Confucius was known to be one of the cleverest and wisest people of his time, and many people followed his teachings.
Finally, Jook-Liang develops warrior like qualities. All three of these archetypes develop who Jook-Liang is. In The Jade Peony, the narrator of part one Jook-Liang, her journey begins with wanderer type qualities. Jook-Liang is the only girl child in the family and coming from a Chinese-Canadian family, girls are considered useless. They are not accepted into the community and not giving the respect males get.
He tried to save his wife from the humiliation and the torture she was about to endure, but she made it very clear through her trial how she felt about him. “‘I have my own man?” Mu glanced at her husband and smirked. She straightened up and said, “My man is nothing. He is no good, I mean in bed. He always comes before I feel anything.’” She treats her husband poorly in front of the whole town, even after he tried to help her out.
Many people can bring these stereotypes down on Eve, as they think she is the cause for the way that women are in the world today. She is blamed for the reason why women act the way they do. For centuries, this has been known as “Eve’s Curse”. Women are usually viewed as inferior to men, especially in the Middle East and most parts of Asia. Women are perceived to have more flaws and faults.
The first such way is to ignore any legitimate concerns women have; the second way is to classify any emotion as unnecessary and “irrational.” Women get taken advantage of solely because society has considered them emotional, which in today’s modern society is often mistaken for being unstable. This in turn affects a women’s status in life. With this in mind, it is the status that will ultimately define their social mobility, “the lower the status, the more manner of seeing and feeling is subjected to being discredited, and the less believable it becomes” (Hochschile 173). Society has usually seen the lower class as unintelligent and therefore have their opinions denigrated. Even if she has a legitimate case to voice an opinion, “a person of lower status has a weaker claim to the right to define what is going on; less
He was wrongfully convicted by an all-white jury, which at that time, racism was the norm. The jury would never accept a black man’s word over a white women’s, in spite of the proof. One reason you could tell that Tom Robinson did not commit rape was because he was physically incapable because of his broken arm. Mayella and her father were clearly lying about the rape, but Tom was not released.
Antigone is ultimately the protagonist of this play for struggling against Creon and his unjust ruling and instead doing what she believes is morally right despite it being against a law. Creon is the antagonist for being an unsuitable leader who judges, is full of pride, and ignorant. He has more evil qualities as many Thebens disagreed with him and saw Antigone as more just. It is Antigone’s tragedy in the play because of her determination to honor her dead brother and leading herself to being in a tomb alive by Creon and ends her life by suicide. Antigone’s whole life was very tragic as the audience knew she was heading to death after one unfortunate after