(www.Cliffnotes.com) Although Fitzgerald makes her despite being beautiful and charming, Daisy’s very selfish, shallow and a mean person. Moreover, Daisy truthfully married tom for his money and didn’t care what he did, unless and so long as he could continue to buy her anything she wanted. Daisy also would hope that her child was a girl, so that she’d be like her and survived the way she did “And I hope she’ll be a fool-that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”. (Pg. 17 Scott Fitzgerald ;) Daisy was implying that the best way a female was to survive in this world was to be attractive and not do anything with her life, and sit back and let money buy her happiness.
Women during this time were only allowed to go so far and do so much without being restrained it seemed like. She doubts herself in letters she sends to her female friends who sympathize with her problems in choosing her partner for marriage. As a result to her resent of her thoughts about female powerlessness, and her outspoken thoughts of marriage. Virtue also resulted in achievement of morality, which was identified with marriage. Also Eliza resisted the sexual double-standard which I found really amazing.
In both poems gender conflict is demonstrated between through the emotion of betrayal in a relationship. For example in Les Grands Seignurs she talks about “little woman” which could show the great depth of thought about how she feels towards men. The word “a toy, a plaything” suggests that’s once she got married she has became powerless and feels like she is a toy, this shows her betrayal as when you get married you expect the marriage to be fantastic and not to feel like a toy. In contrast, Medusa also demonstrates this when she says “wasn’t I beautiful?” this Is effective as I can infer that she feels insecure about her looks. It also suggests that she misses her past through the use of a rhetorical question which makes the reader feel sympathy for her.
When Connie’s mother would reprimand and tell her, “Stop gawking at yourself, who are you? You think you’re so pretty” (Oates 563). Connie would feel as if her mother was jealous of her. In Zlatan Krizan, and Omesh Johar’s article “Envy Divides the Two Faces of Narcissism.” The writers assert, “Envy has long been considered a central feature of narcissistic personalities” (1415). Connie was living a double life where she would act and dress differently around her family and the people she wanted to paint a good image for but when she was out with her friends and they’d go to the mall
She then compares herself to those who live by society the "right" way, those are perfect people and she is not perfect so she does as she pleases (Lines 105-120). The highlight of that section explain this is where she states "Virinitee is a greet perfection". The Wife of Bath is not perfect but nobody is, her ways of living and doing things come from her sexual desire because in stories it's even said that she would go on these trips and "wonder". Harwood points out that before the Pardoner interrupts there are three points which are consistent, first one being the “wo in marriage” , the second one she insists she may be lawfully marry for sexual fruition and the third “tribulation” debt, and
She also has to justify herself in the way a child does when she tells Mr Birling, “I’m sorry Daddy… actually I was listening”, implying that she has the attention span of a little girl because she is treated like one by the people around her. She is also introduced as a typical upper class woman who does not look beyond the mundane in life. Priestley gives evidence of this when Gerald gives Sheila the engagement ring and she says “Now I really feel engaged”. The emphasis on the word “really” signifies her superficial mentality as she truly believes that a mere ring is the confirmation of her engagement. The engagement is not entirely out of the love between Gerald and Sheila but more a marriage of convenience- Mr Birling says in his speech that the union “…has brought [the two companies] together…” Instead of expressing her love, “…she kisses
In a male-dominated society, this was unheard of. Through these books, she expressed her ideas, which women came to listen to. Mary Wollstonecraft is remembered chiefly for her book “A Vindication of the Rights of Women” (1792), a polemic treatise that deemed marriage “legal prostitution” (“Mary” par 2). Mary’s book, “A Vindication of the Rights of Women”, was a type of guide for women who were thought lowly of by their husbands or were abused. Mary was also a contributing editor and founder of the Analytical Review, a radical London newspaper (“Mary” par 2).
Every female reader would, at some stage of Tess’ development in the novel, find at least some aspect of the character that they can empathise with. Through this, Hardy has conveyed his views on the treatment of women. One of the earliest ideas in the novel, which present women as having less rights than men, is the idea that Tess’ worth is directly proportionate to her marriage. After the accident that causes Prince’s death at the beginning of the novel the only way that Tess’ parents believe that she can help them is by marrying Alec, and later Angel. In The Maiden, the narrator says “The light-minded woman [Joan, Tess’ mother] had been discovering good matches for her daughter almost from the year of her birth.” Although at the time of publication the way that Tess’ parents treat their daughter was shocking to some, suggesting that Hardy exaggerated the treatment of women, it wasn’t the first time in the late 1800s that the theme of parents almost prostituting their daughter had been raised.
Joseph Palmisano notes Chopin “…transcended simple regionalism and portrayed women who seek spiritual and sexual freedom amid the restrictive mores of nineteenth century Southern society” (158). This is particularly true for “The Story of an Hour.” The main character, Mrs. Mallard, is introduced not by her name but by her married name. The plight of Mrs. Mallard, as a restricted and domineered female, would not work in a setting except one like the late 1800s. In her article “Emotions in The Story of an Hour,” Selina Jamil points out that Mrs. Mallard was expected to be a good wife and serve her husband, putting aside all concerns for her own self. Therefore, with an understanding of the
The woman on the other hand was expected to play the loyal role to the husband, supporting him in the decisions made and the accomplishments the man made that ensured prosperity in the home. One can say that during this period of time women were somewhat controlled by their spouses. It was just the way things were before women’s right movements came about and women started speaking up for equality. These two pieces of literature selected are fitting in demonstrating the role of the characters in relation to the gender and marriage roles. ‘The Story of an Hour’ by Kate Chopin is a short story that was written in 1894, a time when women were repressed with no rights.