1. The world in which Winston Smith lives in is filled with condradictions also known as doublethink a phrase used many times in this book meaning to accept the idea of two condraticions being both correct. The word is in Newspeak a language derrived from english making it simpler and using terminolgy used this world . Some examples of the condradictions we see in 1984 is the Ministries which make up their government. First, we have the Ministry of Truth, or Minitru, which is involved with changing documented history.
And the men who were being told what to do were low status, by virtue of doing what they were told" (Tannen 53). Deborah Tannen is the author of the book, “You Just Don't Understand,” where she analyzes the different meanings of communication between men and women. Her research shows that women and men use the same words and phrases and yet can read between the lines and react to those same words and phrases differently. Tannen compares the two sexes to find men
We need to step away from the forces that not only make us ashamed of our mestizo skin, but also of our language and sexuality. Sexuality in Chicanas has been historically neglected, with the majority of focus going towards male’s sexual desire. Anzaldua explains the way that our language “is a male discourse.” (Anzaldua, pp. 76) Our Spanish language has been utilized to enforce male dominance denying females even the smallest ability to expert their female being. We need to create a new identity where we openly explore the pleasures of our sexuality, our pride in our brown skin and the creation of a language that does not only focus on the male
The 20th century novel 1984 by George Orwell is a dystopian text where a totalitarian government has taken full control of its populous. It is in this world crafted by Orwell where we as readers are immersed into the life of the protagonist, Winston Smith. The novel may have been written as a warning to the people against the adverse effects of a totalitarian government as Orwell wrote his novel in the wake of World War II and in the face of fascism. This message is conveyed throughout the novel but it is most effectively portrayed through the characters that inhabit the world of 1984 and this is explored none more so than through the main protagonist himself Winston Smith. This character’s development is highly significant as it contributes to the novel and Orwell does this in a variety of ways.
The Handmaid’s Tale, written by Margaret Atwood, takes place in The Republic of Gilead where reproduction rates are declining. To counteract this, the remaining women with viable ovaries, called Handmaids, are assigned to high class households with hopes of conceiving a child. Feminism, a topic that is central to the novel, is the ideology of equality for women. However, the society in the novel is depicted as the exact opposite of feminism. By utilizing the Handmaids as a representation of the females in the Gileadean society, the author exposes the flaws of an anti-feminist society through objectification and the absence of agency.
Intimacy with that "nasty" blackness good white girls stay away from is what they seek. To white and other nonblack consumers, this gives them a special flavor, an added spice. After all it is a very recent historical phenomenon for any white girl to be able to get some mileage out of flaunting her fascination and envy of blackness. The thing about envy is that it is always ready to destroy, erase, take over, and consume the desired object. That's exactly what Madonna attempts to do when she appropriates and commodifies aspects of black culture.
I think Chaucer was trying to voice his opinion about feministic ways through a female speaker, hence Alisoun (the Wife), though contradicted his ideas in both the Prologue and Tale. In my opinion this lead to both feminist and anti-feminist thing about the text. Some essayist also address the anti-feminist views present in” The Canterbury Tales” and that maybe Chaucer’s use of the character Alisoun was meant to overthrow these views or possibly reinforce them (Trudeau). Chaucer begins the Prologue with Alisoun, the Wife of Bath, described as bawdy, lusty, strong-willed and one of the most fully developmentally discussed women in medieval literature (Trudeau). Viewed as an early precursor of feminist thought, some scholars argue that the majority of her Prologue can be seem as anti-feminist rhetoric (Trudeau).
True Womanhood exemplified in “Light in the Darkness: A Sketch from Life” Women tend to put pressure on themselves to fit the mould of an idealistic woman- whether it's being the perfect mother, wife, sister, and daughter. Even in the mid-nineteenth century, women were expected to exemplify the attributes of True Womanhood in order to maintain a perfect image. According to Barbara Welter, “True Womanhood, by which a woman judged herself and was judged by her husband, her neighbours and society could be divided into four cardinal virtues – piety, purity, submissiveness and domesticity” (152). Women from this time period are expected to behave according to these virtues, and also to embrace the “angel of the house” ideal. A woman lacking these virtues is severely looked down upon by society, and is considered a “fallen angel”.
New York, N.Y., U.S.” (The Chronology of American Literature) Thomas dropped out of school and worked as a reporter at the early age of sixteen, in 1939, he wrote “The Map of Love” which soon made him famous; the poem contained a rich metaphoric language and emotional intensity. Even after his death, his poetry lived on, in 1954 “Under the Milk Wood” and in 1955 “A Childs Christmas in Wales” (The Chronology of American Literature) were published; his heavy drinking and debt took a toll on him in the 1930’s, which ultimately lead to his death of an alcohol overdose. Emily Dickinson personified death as gentle man, whom she respected enough to put away all her labor and leisure too. Death takes her
In the article, “Controlling your reality” Paige Pfleger states “Reality television can also preserve old fashioned notions about sexual stereotyping. Women are encouraged to fulfill roles as “the slut” and are simultaneously devalued by doing so” sadly these are the types of stereotypes young girls and women grow up with (3). Little girls are told to act a certain way only for society to reject and humiliate them for it. In The Hunger Games Collins makes a point by sexually objectifying Glimmer, a career tribute, because she looks like the stereotype of sexy. In the novel Collins writes, “The girl tribute from District 1, looking provocative in a see-through gold gown…With that flowing blonde hair, emerald green eyes, her body tall and lush… she’s sexy all the way”(125).Collins makes it clear that society has a very specific image of what sexy should look like.