The words “romance” and “love” bring up beautiful thoughts in the minds of individuals living in the modern-western society that exists today. Most people believe that there is nothing in the world better than love; however, some futuristic novels provide readers with a total contradiction to this belief. The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood and Nineteen Eighty-four by George Orwell both portray romance in the future as an abhorrent deed. These two novels depict this theme through the fear built in the characters when forming romantic relationships; as if they are executing a major sin due to the major laws and regulations created by the government statutes, the consequences of government legislation resulting in many acts of betrayal, and the fulfillment of necessities of the characters overshadowing the dreams of romantic relationships. Firstly, the dystopian society causes many hardships for individuals who are in relationships.
Who did not? So little did we know that the movies we watched and still watch until this date were filled with stereotyping, such as racism, sexism, and even had sexual elements we could not realize while watching them. We were all wrapped up in the beauty and charm these movies brought along, demonstrating we can dream being with prince Charming, living in a castle, and having a happily ever after end. Sexist implications are brought up with the way gender is portrayed in Disney movies. The princesses presented in these movies have beautiful voices, high pitched and such as small skinny waist which is actually disproportionate combined with their bodies.
Oberon, king of fairies, tries to convince his wife, Titania, to give up the Indian boy she promised to take care of so he can use him as a knight. Titania refused and it made Oberon furious so he decides to hire Puck, who has magic powers, to put magic flower juice on her eyes. This magic flower juice, would make her fall madly in love with the first person she opened her eyes and saw and have an overwhelming desire to be with them. This ended up not turning out in his favor and she ended up falling in love with Bottom, a man who is stuck on himself and plays an ass. When this happened he had to try the magic juice again so she would be in love with him rather than an ass.
A superficial reading of her might cause one to think of her then as a complex character. However, a deeper look shows passivity, shallowness and importance relying mostly on outward characteristics. A student in class likened Phoebe to a ‘Disney Princess” and it gave a handy label to how I saw her. A princess in Disney movies commonly displays few traits besides good looks, a singing voice and a desire to change themselves for a man, not to mention commonly needing rescuing by said man. They often show an inordinate naivety about the world tending to land them in trouble.
Love is used to depict the greedy feeling of obsession or infatuation of competence. Power terms the capability to overrule or authority among others. When using love and war in these ways things can get unpleasant. This is where “All is fair in love and war,” ties into the way people misuse love and power. Better said by John Lyly's 'Euphues', “The rules of fair play do not apply in love and war.” When the love of power becomes a competition or an insecure status, things can get
Finally, Coontz brought forth if someone is not marrying for love but just for the status then what is the point of getting married. I do agree with her about this and also, the point about the media blowing the idea of happily ever after out of proportion by just believing that only true love will hold a marriage together that is false. True love can bring people together but would not keep them together, this is something that marriages cannot solely rely on it takes hard work and dedication to keep a marriage
The narrator's personality is a fusion of multiple and contradictory opinions, behaviors and interests. Salinger shows the opposite ends of the character to intrigue the reader and to explore the complex and contradictory structure of human nature. The opinions of the narrator are often perceived to be paradoxical and hypocritical; 'What I liked about her, she didn't give you a lot of horse manure about what a great guy her father was...' explains that the narrator feels strongly against people who boast about their families whilst the narrator himself crows about his brother's success in Hollywood as a script-writer, 'He's in Hollywood...He just got a Jaguar...it cost him nearly four thousand bucks...'. His opinions about his brother are also contradictory, as initially he praises his brother for the dough he earns and the magnificent stories he writes, but then he refers to him as a prostitute; 'Now he's out in Hollywood, D.B., being a prostitute.' He uses satirical humor to express that he feels negatively about people who sell their talents to Hollywood, but his boastful tone implies that Hollywood is overrated and that he is careless about the money and success Hollywood provides.
According to this definition we need to remove all legal discrimination as well as break down stereotypes that prevent people from leading the lives that they want. Everyone should have equal access to education, the labor market, government grants, and so on. However, achieving this kind of gender equality need not mean that men and women become the same! Men and women may very well continue to make different choices when it comes to work, family and hobbies - while still being perfectly equal. In fact, it is irrelevant to gender equality whether men and women make the same choices, as long as each man and each woman is truly free to
In the poem “Medusa” gender conflict through control is also illustrated when she says: “a suspicion, a doubt, a jealousy”. This depicts that she feels ownership over her husband and wants him to “be terrified” if he does not obey her commands. However, in “Les Grands Seigneurs” the narrator conveys that after she was “wedded, bedded … a toy, a plaything … wife” she is nostalgic for the first three stanzas to how men were towards her before she was married as she is now powerless. We can depict that there was less gender conflict before she was married. Moreover, in “Medusa” powerlessness is also portrayed when she rhetorically questions herself “Wasn’t I beautiful?
The Wife's story is set in the time of King Arthur, when fairies abounded in England; she ironically praises holy men, such as the friar, for driving them out. The "hero" of the story is a young knight, condemned to death for rape, but reprieved, at the insistence of Arthur's queen. His life will be spared if he can find out, within a year, what thing women most desire. The knight is troubled, but has no choice. The Wife digresses to describe some of the things women are thought most to like.