Doubt Analysis: Oppression Of Women

Deja Patterson

English 3 Honors 2nd Block

Mr. Colagross

4 January 2016 Doubt Analysis: Oppression of Women It is said that as a woman you are suppose to stay home, clean up, breed and raise the children. Women were not allowed to hold a higher job or success than men because they might feel intimidated and their ego might actually shirk instead of being inflated. The concept of how women are suppose to portray, have been suppressing women into these roles by both men and women since the earth has been created. In the 1960s women were thought to be weak and stupefied,but never thought to be clever or decisive. Females were never treated equally

Although Sister James felt like Sister Aloysius was just trying to destroy her spirit and love for history it is actually nothing like that. Sister Aloysius is trying to teach her how to strong in this world that oppresses women to dial down their intelligence and to bow at the feet of men. As displayed through the conversations before between Father Flynn and Sister Aloysius, Sister Aloysius stood up against him acting as if she was questioning her authority and she was the boss or they were on the same level. She is one of those women who would stand against a man and question him without feeling threatened or

However, it did help women to see that their more than a housewife and that they do not need to wait for Prince Charming to sweep them off their feet. If you want something done then you have to do if for yourself and that’s what many women had learned in the 60s. Although there are some naive women, for example Sister James, who believes in anything a man tells her because she thinks they might actually feel bad or they were just trying to protect you but to defy the boss, who was trying to help you survive this world and the workforce they are in, is very prudent. Sister James wanted to be herself but it was not until the end did she realized that this world is a vicious place that feeds on the innocent and weak and no is whoever they say they are. This was the world that helped men feel as if they were superior as if a woman hadn’t helped through the process. Females go through their whole lives without being noticed of what they do or did for men because they were and may still be seen as just a “keeper.” Woman stopped being known as the “Keeper” because in 1960, Betty Friedan fought back and females everywhere joined in to fight the oppression and the idea roles they were suppose to portray as housewives and