Sexism In The Workplace

Crime fiction relies on danger and tension, characteristics that can also be found in real life scenarios. These characteristics are crucial to this genre because they create suspense and the idea of fear to the reader. Each crime fiction novel has a detective and when they get closer to solving the crime, the danger and tension for the characters heighten. The real-life element in crime fictions makes the audience feel like the story is relatable and something that could potential happen to them. It`s the same concept that is used in horror stories. They use situations that people can encounter in everyday life which increases the fear factor. For example, after the movie Jaws premiered, many people were scared to swim in the ocean because
The sexism in the workplace is an issue that is still relevant to this day and can be seen in everyday in some workplace environments. Most of the time, women are the victim of sexism in the workplace because they are the minority. Even though Silence of the Lambs came in 1988 and sexism was still very prominent in the workplace then, but today women who work in male dominated areas experience some type of sexism. In this novel, Clarice the main character works in the Federal Bureau of Investigation where men surround her. We see this sexism early on within the story when Clarice is on her way to interview Lector when she meets Dr. Fredrick Chilton. He makes a remark to Clarice saying “So the FBI is going to the girls like everything else, ha, ha.” (Harris 8) and this statement shows the discrimination towards women in the workplace. I believe this quote speaks volume regarding sexism in the workplace. This is also an example of how much harder women have to work to succeeded in a sexist environment. Clarice dealing with Chilton and the sexism is the real-life element that the audience can connect to which makes the readers more invested in the
It is hard to imagine one day your life changing because someone decided to take you from everything you know for their own personal enjoyment. This is a real-life element that adds to the genre of crime fiction which adds tension to the storyline. Kidnappings are common in today`s culture and this term is not just limited to kids. Thousands of kidnappings happened per year and it is scary to think about someone taking you by force, from your own environment. This can be seen in today`s society by seeing missing posters in supermarkets, news reports and amber alerts through the radio which is a harsh reminder that kidnappings are a harsh reality. In Silence of the Lambs, the scene where Buffalo Bill tricks Catherine into helping him but it is all a ploy to kidnapped her, is too relatable (Harris 110). There are many times that people will stop what they are doing to help someone else, whether it is push their car out of a ditch or help them carry their groceries, out of the kindness of their heart. It is a scary thought that some evil-minded people will take advantage of this and use it to their advantage. This can be seen in real life serial killer, Ted Bundy, who would trick young women into thinking that he is disabled. He would have the upper hand in the situations and would take advantage of the women who are just trying to help him. Like in Silence of the Lambs, kidnapping is a harsh reality that we