This character goes by the name of Chief Bromden; a six foot seven American-Indian who everyone else in the ward believes is deaf and dumb. Kesey’s use of the Chief as the narrator in the novel has both advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is mostly due to the Chief having hallucinations and every so often. Despite the fact that Bromden’s madness and hallucinations interfere with our interpretation of what is actually happening, it also symbolically reinforces the themes in the novel. Women as castrators, society’s destruction of natural impulses, and false diagnoses of insanity are some of the themes which are reinforced by the Chief’s madness and hallucinations in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
Orenstein began with an anecdote expressing her frustration with the princess theme, then talked about different product lines with the princess theme. From there she jumped from criticizing mothers that fell for the princess trend to how Disney’s princess product line started and finally finishes with references to studies about change in different aspects of a girl’s life. Along with their differences in approach, there also was a major difference in effectiveness. Poniewozik’s article was much more structured going from movie to movie explaining its impact on a girl’s life and stuck to one point which came across very effective. Orenstein, on the other hand, jumped from topic to topic without much of a connection and supported her claims with very little evidence, so it failed to be effective in getting her point
In Katherine Wilson’s “Dude Looks Like a Lady,” she begins with a powerful introduction saying “this is about hair, breasts, and identity” (Wilson 21), insinuating it is going to be a gender identity piece. Reading more of the first page, you assume the thesis is about the common misconceptions of how a woman is supposed to look and how not looking that way could take away from a woman being a woman. Wilson gives the example of her hair being buzzed and people looking at her differently. Although she tries to argue the hardships of not looking like the normal female, Wilson’s argument fails to meet the rest of her story. She claims her argument is about “hair, breasts, and identity,” she is really just ranting and raving her being disrespected and her own issues of being black.
The character Aunt Alexandra introduced in chapter 16 is a perfect example of the prejudice taking place against Atticus’ house keeper, Calpurnia. “Don’t talk like that in front them” This quote from Aunt Alexandra suggest prejudice because she refers to Calpurnia as ‘them’ suggesting that Calpurnia; a black woman, is treated as not human, maybe an ‘alien’ and not that of any other white person in that time. Calpurnia is ultimately treated as a minority and seen ‘less’ of that of a white person by some but not however by Atticus, Scout, Jem and
In this stanza the author is also using these colors to describe her skin tone as she was growing up in a black community. At the end of this stanza she uses the title of the poem to tell the reader that no matter what colors where the lies “in a black place, were just white lies” (Tretheway 5 – 6). This title may have two connotations because by saying “white lies” she may be implying that these lies were all just about simple and unimportant things. However, this may also mean the little African American girl pretend being
In Amanda Fazzone’s article “Boob Tube,” she explains how TV. show heroines are empowered only because they “bask in the sex object role,” even though NOW (National Organization for Women) states that these “intelligent” and “well-rounded” women are able to “break out of the sex object role and portray authentic people.” Fazzone questions NOW’s credibility for their criterion of their idea of authentic and intelligent women. “If heroines like Felicity are empowered, it’s only because they’ve decided that what really drives female power is sex,” Fazzone states at the beginning of the article. Fazzone takes a stand against NOW asking how they choose their endorsements. NOW explains that their endorsements are intelligent, well-rounded authentic women, but Fazzone wants to know if they are really women who bask in the sex object role, and what are the shows NOW endorses are really about?
On the surface, Disney is a remarkable institution and has put smiles on millions of faces. However, what many tend to overlook is the negative influence of these fairy tales. These myths are loaded with semiotics that teach children how to genderize. Most parents that expose their children to these animations have not the slightest clue how badly elements of semiotics are used to control their children’s behaviors. Judith Lorber breaks down the semiotics that is engraved in the concept of gender in her piece “The Social Construction of Gender.” She explains how gender affects our lives by controlling our identities.
Barbie has been said to touch every girl's life’ (Rogers, 1999). She is everywhere and with this has become more than a toy - she is a cultural icon. So it is little surprise that the controversy and cultural issues Barbie has raised are extensive. She is a commodity that is loaded with ideology; feminists, parents and critics have all raised questions and others hailed issues raised by Barbie as a role model a representation of femininity, sexuality, racialisation and consumerism. It is often implied that Barbie represents white middle class emphatic femininity but in this essay I will to attempt critically demonstrate that this is not actually the case and will explore issues that help prove otherwise.
An exploration of the feminism subconscious identity and imagination of Alice in Wonderland. Synopsis In this essay I will explore the character ‘Alice’ within “Alice in wonderland”, in the novel by Lewis Carroll (1865) and film directed by Tim Burton (2010). I want to look at how both construct ‘Alice’ through their own ways with feminist film theory and the debates surrounding her as a heroine and also what both offer to female viewers. I will discuss how psychoanalysis allows us to question Alice’s state and how this should influence our reading of her and other characters in the film and novel. Introduction It is safe to way that in both versions of the novel and film Alice is an active female as the protagonist but to what extent?.
For example in Alice in Wonderland (2010) there is the red queen who dresses in red and black to represent she is bad and evil, then there is the white queen who is dressed in white to represent she is good and fare to her people. Burton’s colours, clothes, images and shots are just a few of the things that make Tim Burton’s style unique. There are so many different personalities in Tim Burton’s films and some of the personalities are shown by the way they look. For example in Corpse Bride (2005) Victoria has a small head which implies that shy is very shy and Victoria’s mother has a big long head emphasising she is very bossy and everything has to go her way. You also have the rebellious characters that don’t want to be told what to do.