However, not everyone agrees with the heavy stereotypes laid down by the social order such as male dominance and proper courting. Marie de France is one of these people. She depicts her views of gender expectations through literature. Within the poem Guigemar, Guigemar and his lady fulfill and contradict what would be considered as gender norms within society: female inferiority, traditional courtship, and male dominance. Marie de France does this to criticize and combat the societal expectations and inherent inequalities in Norman England.
For she herself has come here too. We shall bring you safely to her; see he pavilion is over there. The knight went with them; he paid no attention to the horse in the meadow left behind.” (Norton. p144) This particular quote actually depicts the young medians obeying Lanval’s men by following them to the pavilion, where the young medians gave into his words, and later bribed him with material things such as money, gold, and silver to keep his silence about the affair. If you refer to the introduction of “Lanval’s Fairy Queen” you will noticed that de France’s in fact challenges the role of women.
Eric was anxious when he found out Eva was dead. He didn’t want anyone to know that he got Eva Pregnant. When the inspector questions Eric, he admits everything. During the play we learn Eric stole money to try and help Eva keep herself and the baby she was carrying healthy but when Eva learns that the money is stolen she refuses to take anymore from him. Mr Birling asks Eric where he got the money from and he says”(miserably) I got it-from the office” this shows that Eric cared about Eva and he put himself at the risk of being fired and have nothing at all left.
Tom doesn’t seem to care that his affair hurts Daisy, he proves this by take Nick (Daisy cousin) to meet his mistress “I want you to meet my girl” (pg24). He seems to ignore Daisy throughout the book until he suspects Daisy is having an affair with Gatsby, and then he seems to come unglued. “I suppose the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr. Nobody from Nowhere make love to your wife” (pg130). Tom’s ego takes a hit when he finds out Gatsby wants something that is
Jennifer Price, in her essay, “The Plastic Pink Flamingo,” suggests that the common population of Americans is too obsessed with objects that have money value to recognize those that have true beauty. In order to illuminate materialism, Price uses irony, alliteration, and contradictory diction. She adopts a mocking tone for the American community. Irony is used to highlight how Americans have forgotten to care for the important things and are focusing more on lavish things. Price says, “But no matter.” This is to mock the arrogance of the American community.
He is talking of repeating the past which is clear to everyone else including the reader that this isn’t possible so it builds interest as to what exactly Gatsby has up his sleeve. Once again the superfitial 20’s is coming into play because Gatsby attempts to get his girl with the material items he has and is almost trying to buy daisy from
I was blind in my fury, grabbing the girl by the hair, wondering what I had seen in her. What good my confession could have brought never came, for they brought in Elizabeth to verify the act, and the dear, sweet woman, she lied to preserve me. They forced Abigail and me to turn away from her, depriving her of any notion of what to say or how to act. My mind mixed for a way to get her to tell the truth, but at her first moment of hesitance, I realized how completely loyal she was to me. If guilt had been heavy on me before, it brings me to my knees now.
“You mean to say you don’t know?” said Miss Baker… “I thought everybody knew.” “I don’t.” “Why ——” she said hesitantly, “Tom’s got some woman in New York.”… (Fitzgerald) . And the conversation between Gatsby, Tom, and Daisy also demonstrates this when Daisy and Gatsby are telling Tom that Daisy does not love him and is leaving him, on pages 129-133: “I suppose the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr. Nobody from Nowhere make love to your wife. Well, if that’s the idea you can count me out. . .
She never wanted to be poor, and enjoyed buying frivolous objects. “The only crazy I was was when I married him. I knew right away I made a mistake. He borrowed somebody’s best suit to get married in, and never even told me about it, and the man came after it one day when he was out” (Fitzgerald, 35). It upset her greatly that George Wilson (Myrtle husband) was not able to purchase his own suit.
The great author, Fitzgerald, whom wrote the Great Gatsby, wrote about 2 women whom hold men’s hearts. Mrs. Daisy Buchannan was born into money and was wanted by men everywhere from her charm and beauty. Daisy fell in love with Jay Gatsby, yet loves her cheating husband, Thomas Buchannan. She is a bright woman with a wonderful charm. She loved Jay even after she was married yet she loves Thomas who has cheated on her everywhere they go.