Feminist theory focuses on how women are characterized in a text and whether they have any sort of power such as social or psychological. The best lens that fits the text “The Painted Door” by Sinclair Ross is the feminist theory. There are many stereotypes shown in the text which present the text to be anti-feminist. The main character in this text, Ann, has to stay home and do the chores while her husband John goes out. In the text, Ann said, “I’ll get them a good supper-and for coffee tonight after cards bake some of the little cakes with raisins that he likes” (3). The time era in which this text is written in the 1930’s to 1940’s. In this time frame, women were supposed to stay home and do the chores such as cooking and cleaning, while …show more content…
Ann assumes that she has to make dinner and coffee for her returning husband and friend. This is shown as a stereotype where women are assumed to be doing chores and preparing dinner for arriving husbands or guests and nothing else. In this text, the women are portrayed to be incapable of being alone and do whatever it takes to not be unaccompanied. In this text, the author described Ann’s situation with words such as “She felt a little dread or uneasiness at the prospect of spending the night alone” (7). The author has written this story in a way where the main character is shown to be a woman who can not bear the idea of being alone and needs someone to accompany her, in order for her to be happy and have a sense of security. The author has described many times within the text where the main character is deemed unable to be alone. This leads to the response that Ann’s husband has to take, which is going to his friend Steven’s house and asking him to stay with his wife while he goes out to see his father. The lead female role is represented as weak, selfish and unhappy in this text. In the story, Ann said “Pay no attention to