How many females do you know that have played baseball, at least once in their life? Females are not known for playing baseball since it is a guy’s sport, but in Peggy Parish’s book Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia, Amelia finds herself playing some baseball even though she knows nothing about it. Although the author shows a gender stereotype, he also supports gender equality throughout the book. In the first place, the author is not sexist. Throughout the book, the author shows social equality between men and women. For example, “We play the Tornados today,” said Jimmy. “And Donny has the Measles.” “There is no one to take his place,” Said Tom. “What about me?” said Amelia Bedelia. “You!” said the boys. “Great!” (Parish 7-8). This states that the author includes the opposite gender because she promotes feminism in the book. She does not want her book to be a put down towards women and their equality. …show more content…
The team sends a message that Amelia cannot play the infield, she loses voice on where she wants to play too. For instance, “Jimmy scored for the Grizzlies. The team cheered. The next player struck out. The Tornados were at bat again. The score was Tornados 2, Grizzlies 1. The Grizzlies called time-out. “Amelia Bedelia is not very good in the field,” Said Jimmy” (Parish 40). Even though Amelia did not show skill on the field, according to Jimmy Amelia did show skill at the plate swinging at pitches. At that point women are portrayed in positive ways when they show skill at doing