On Monday, our class had a discussion on Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin, where we talked about Hella’s judgmental remarks after her return from Spain. My classmates Alana and Anisa provided ample evidence from the text showing when Hella protected judgement onto other characters. Even though it was clear their claim was true, I persistedContinue reading “Gender Norms in Giovanni’s Room: A Reference Not a Rule”
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Listening to the Other Side: Are Western Authors Finally Listening to Female Voices?
by: Jay Gulati Carol Ann Duffy’s poem “Mrs Sisyphus,” portrays a man pushing a large stone up a hill while a female onlooker mocks the redundancy and stupidity of the task. The stone eventually rolls all the way back down the hill, and the man goes right down the hill and starts pushing the rockContinue reading “Listening to the Other Side: Are Western Authors Finally Listening to Female Voices?”
DIY Social Change: Deconstructing Gender is an Individual Responsibility
by Frederick Loew Coventry Patmore’s 1854 poem Angel in the House proposed an idea of what women should be like and shaped the gender norms of Victorian society. Patmore used his wife as an example, showing the people of Great Britain that a woman should be devoted to the family and submit to her husband’sContinue reading “DIY Social Change: Deconstructing Gender is an Individual Responsibility”
Constructions of Gender in Literature 