In the times John Steinbeck lived in women were not held in high regard but they were just present to serve men. However, they still tried to yearn for a better future by exploiting men. The character Curley's wife in the novel is a victim of society and her dream. She is married to Curley who neglects her and so because of her loneliness she is always seeking attention. She wears too much makeup and dresses like a "whore"
Curley’s wife is portrayed as being a whore – but this is only due to the way she dresses, her provocative ways and the way she acts around men, as if she is aware of her femininity. This could suggest that she is only like this because she is bored, like it is something to do – something interesting for a change. She is constantly trying to get people to notice her. But, because of Lennie’s purity and innocence, he doesn’t see her in the way other men do – a sexual object. When Steinbeck quotes “And because she had confided in him, she moved closer to Lennie and sat beside him”, it is clear to the audience that Curley’s Wife is using her sexuality as an object to create some sort of excitement for herself.
Its early morning and I'm getting up from my tiny bed in the storage room by the kitchen. It is a beautiful summer day in Pompeii but as I am an ancillia I must go help my mistress prepare for the day and then carry on with my household duties. I must quickly dress into my dirty and used stola and get to my mistress’ chamber before she has to wait on me and be angered. I run down the hallway and see my mistress Germana Aemlia Domitius waiting impatiently. When I get to her she curses at me for being late and orders me to lay out her garments while she went to wake her son Martinus Caecilius Domitius.
The individual replied that she doesn’t like having her hair washed because the soap goes into her eyes. I asked how often she has a shower and daily washes and she said she doesn’t like having showers because she has already had one. This individual has demensia and her memory length is 2 minutes before she has forgot what she has said or done. So, the way i addressed the bathing issue was to hold her hand because she gets distressed, reassure her that i will be with her at all times, unless she says otherwise. That she can help prepare getting her clean clothes ready and she can chose her bath soaps and shampoos.
He exposes the idea that "women are treated as nothing more than sexual objects" (Fisher and Silber 254). It also shows the reality in which women lived: they were insignificant, used and disregarded. John Steinbeck illustrates the injustice served to women in the 1930s. He provides significant evidence throughout his book that support his disregard to females and the roles they take part
Trapped The story “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck is written in the 1930’s, a time when men and women had specific male and female roles that were instilled by what society deemed suitable. Steinbeck is writing about a woman, Elisa Allen who is living a pretty “closed in” life. She wants more, is even longing for more out of life, but is being oppressed by the roles formed by society. Consequently, giving up on her self and accepting her role in the world and letting go of her hopes for a more fulfilling life. One way in which it seems that Elisa’s world is small and she is being oppressed, is with the opening description.
The author describes Elisa’s feeling as, “Everything goes right down into your fingertips. You watch your fingers work…” (p. 633). Once the tinker had left, Elisa’s mental stimulation and self-fulfillment had left with him too. It is clear that she is unsatisfied with the relationship she has with her husband. Before the headed out for dinner, Elisa started to dress nicer and look for feminine.
For instance, when Elisa was preparing the flowerpot for the man, “(Steinbeck 228) she stood up then, very straight, and her face was ashamed,” Steinbeck gives us the idea that she feels ashamed, but only as an outside observer. He doesn’t tell us what she feels, just what her face reflects. When Elisa was finished with her bath “she stood in front of the mirror and looked at her body” (Steinbeck 232). Steinbeck doesn’t tell us what she’s looking at or thinking, as the reader I had to assume what she was thinking as she examined herself before getting dressed. In certain spots Steinbeck switches to a third person limited omniscient point of view.
A door that once kept her shut-off from the outside world, not shuts out society’s view of women and their place in the world. “Iv got out at last...in spite of you!” (70). The narrator of 'The Yellow Wallpaper' has been driven into psychological madness through the imprisonment of male dominance. Gilman's use of symbolism to portray patriarchal dominance, through locked doors and bared windows, has been an effective way to communicate the suffering and trapped feeling of women during the 19th century. While many women would be to afraid to question their role in society and in marriage, Gilman has created a strong female protagonist who overcomes her husbands authoritative
Cinthia Lorenzo Mr. Ridings English 1302 13 February 2015 “The Yellow Wallpaper” as a guide to the Injustice of a Women Throughout many centuries women have been fighting for a voice in society. Unfortunately for Charlotte Perkins Gilman, writer of “The Yellow Wallpaper,” women had a limited amount of saying on what was right and wrong. During this Victorian time, men were the strongest and women depended on the men. Gilman expresses the lack of women’s voice during her century by demonstrating the act of women oppression and symbolism to express her message in the story. Initially, Gilman demonstrated the lack of freedom the protagonist has with her husband.