Theda Perdue`s Cherokee Women: Gender and Culture Change, 1700-1835, is a book that greatly depicts what life had been like for many Native Americans as they were under European Conquering. This book was published in 1998, Perdue was influenced by a Cherokee Stomp Dance in northeastern Oklahoma. She had admired the Cherokee society construction of gender which she used as the subject of this book. Though the title Cherokee Women infers that the book focuses on the lives of only Cherokee women, Perdue actually shines light upon the way women 's roles affected the Native cultures and Cherokee-American relations. In the book, there is a focus on the way that gender roles affected the way different tribes were run in the 1700 and 1800`s.
After her husband, Thutmose II’s death, she claimed the throne as Pharaoh. Soon after she started to depict herself as a man by dressing in traditional king’s clothes and crown. She even put on a fake beard! She did this to assert her authority as a female ruler. In her 20 year reign, she focused on improving the economy and restoring monuments.
In Three Sovereigns for Sarah, there is mass hysteria and confusion caused by little girls. This hysteria is being used by the preacher, Samuel Parris, to gain power and respect in the community of Salem Village. Abby Williams, Samuel Parris’ niece, starts getting into fortune telling and such illegal activities, as taught to her by the slave Tituba. Abby and other girls in the village act strange and start naming people for execution. Sarah and her two sisters are then named as witches.
In Marcus Rediker’s Villains of All Nations, pirates Mary Read and Anne Bonny are represented as being vulnerable, emotional, extraordinary women. Both being born illegitimate children, Rediker poses an understanding, empathetic treatment of these women, despite their representation of ‘liberty’ emanating from the brutality of piracy. The constant referral to Read and Bonny as female pirates indiscreetly implies that Rediker interprets their participation in piracy as delicate, which is unjust. Females and delicateness were a dominant association in the 18th century. Rather than referring to the two women simply as pirates, Rediker uses the phrase female pirates to imply that their participation on ship was neither masculine nor violent.
For this film, Queen Latifah uses physicality as a main way to communicate information about the themes of the film. Queen Latifah is able to capture her character’s empowerment through the two primary elements in an actor’s performance, gestures and voice. Bessie is a powerful, confident, and fearless character. She is neither afraid to stand up to authority nor the white male establishment in a time where woman, especially black woman did not. In the scene where the KKK showed up to her South Carolina show (0:57:04-1:00:55), Latifah perfectly portrays Bessie’s willingness to confront conflict and her star quality on stage, elements of empowerment, which are representative of her character throughout the film.
Women play a prominent role in medieval literature as they break tradition by gaining power and using it to their advantage. At this time, societies only allowed men to have power; however, the female characters in The Merchant’s Tale and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight defy this tradition. May and Lady Bertilak, Proserpina and Morgan le Fay, both have common tactics in order to gain power. Using the art of deception give May and Lady Bertilak the power to gain control over men. One day, in the garden, May asks if she can get on January’s back so she can get a pear.
There are many elements to film that determine whether or not it is worth watching. Directors, actors, and studios gain credit and popularity, but that does not always mean they can produce a quality film. What makes a great film is the storyline, the emotions it gives the audience, and the attractive visuals. "The African Queen" is a brilliant film with it 's beautiful exotic visuals, talented actors, and suspenseful story.
Women are depicted as “trophy” to men and nothing more. Throughout the epic a sense of bravado and machoism is played out, giving off a man’s world feeling which women and little or no real reason to be wanted. To understand the epic and the roles in which women played, one may not have to look further than how the book has been put together. First and foremost, the book is being told through the eyes of a man (good luck ladies).
The Role of Women in Society In this essay, I will discuss the many roles women had throughout society in The Ramayana, Sundiata and Macbeth. Based on the assigned readings, women were described as manipulative and cut-throat individuals that were willing to do whatever it takes to get what they want. With a goal in mind, they were able to exploit others into doing things their way and have favor in their eyes. The women would use their charm for good and evil, for whatever reason behind their calculated motives their actions had a tremendous impact on the outcome of the story. The Ramayana, is your basic love story “boy loves girl, girl loves boy”.
The _newspaper have decided to name the 14th Dalai Lama the man of the year due to the lead role he took in keeping peace between Tibet and China as well as leading the non-violent war against the involvement of China in Tibetan affairs. The Dalai Lama 's have been around since the mid 1500 's and have since aspired to keep peace in the world (). The current Dalai Lama has done well to be a man who keeps peace in Tibet and because of this, Tenzin Gyatso deserves the award "Man of the Year"(). Born July 6, 1935, The 14th Dalai Lama was born into an impoverished home where both his parents were lowly farmers. Tenzin Gyatso became the tulku of the 13th
The author Robert E. Howard infused all of his fiction with distinctive racial themes and attitude. Unlike in the short story, I prefer the movie version “Conan the destroyer” the portrayal of different races and the interpretation of gender in the movie because of they offer a whole new point of view. In the movie, all the stereotypes of gender disappear and are replaced by a totally new idea. Howard seems to have a low opinion of women; He portrays women as wenches or prizes. They are weak, dependent, and pretty.
Throughout the first book in the series of A Game of Thrones Dany, after being married to Khal Drogo, is referred to some of her subjects as a “queen” to which every time she rejects the statement and corrects them by saying “I’m not a queen. I’m a khaleesi.” (103). From reading the first book readers learn that the word “khaleesi” actually has two separate meanings, the first, meaning is to describe a woman allowed to ride alongside the khal, or the second, which also means to describe a woman who is worth less than the Khal’s horse, because the Dothraki may all share the Khaleesi but not share the Khal’s horse. Dany, who if she wanted to gain power quickly, would most likely prefer to be called a more suitable name like a ‘queen’, however she knows this and doesn’t care.
Women are weak, helpless, and have no real purpose other than to serve men and take care of children. . . or so they were perceived in history. In the Odyssey, one can see that Homer’s portrayal of women challenges the depiction of women during that time period. Throughout the book, many women intervened in Odysseus’ journey home to Ithaca, for better or for worse. One will see Penelope, Athena, Circe, and other women impact Odysseus’ expedition home.
Everything can be viewed from two perspectives; A fist fight, a murder, bullying, just to name a few situations. This is still the case with Iran and it’s people. Iran and its neighboring countries are often portrayed negatively as terrorist, or failed nations. This is not always the truth, however, and one can learn that through Marjane’s coming of age story, Persepolis. The personal nature of the story is told through Marjane’s loss of innocence, her opinions on religion, and her observation of the prominent gender roles.
Feminist literary criticism’s primary argument is that female characters have always been presented from a male’s viewpoint. According to Connell, in most literary works, female characters often play minor roles which emphasize their domestic roles, subservience and physical beauty while males are always the protagonists who are strong, heroic and dominant (qtd. in Woloshyn et al.150). This means that the women are perceived as weak and are supposed to be under the control of men. Gill and Sellers say that feminist literary criticism’s approach involves identifying with female characters in order to challenge any male centred outlook.
