Boys And Girls Munro
Boys and Girls: A depiction of gender differences
Gender is a social construction that is evident in almost every culture. The struggle for equality between male and female has been perpetuating for decades and yet no change has occurred because of the rigid social construction of gendered roles. In “Boys and Girls”, in the backdrop of a countryside in 1950s, Alice Munro depicts the hardships and successes of the rite of passage into adulthood through her portrayal of a young female who goes through the process of growing up. She presents the subject of the profound unfairness of sex-role stereotyping, and the effect this has on the rites of passage into adulthood through the narrator’s attempts to resist to womanhood. The patriarchal society …show more content…
Women are considered of less capable than men in most fields. In a patriarchal society men get to enjoy the maximum benefits out of everything whereas despite being equally hardworking and competent women are at a disadvantaged position. However, Women often create a very convenient niche for patriarchy in the society by self policing which limits the room for advancement for women. The patriarchal society has created gender roles in such a way that favors men over women and the fact that women’s housework is unpaid compared to their counterparts it makes it even harder to establish equality. Basically society is responsible for giving rise to this ever existing dichotomy between male and female. One should notice that Children do not recognize these gender roles since they view the world same all the way without any differences. These children learn gender biases when they face social pressures to conform to their own gender identity. The narrator in “Boys and Girls” at first expresses her desire to rebel against what is expected from her, but gradually she accepts her gender role and her new identity. To conclude, In “Boys and Girls” Munro shows us that society constructs gender roles and gender stereotypes that presumably considers women as inferior and women are not inferior themselves. She also emphasizes on the fact that both genders sort of find their own individuality through the rite of passage from childhood to adulthood which eventually helps them fulfill the social expectations. Munro attempts to present this controversial issue of gender roles in an appealing way, which is definitely
Gender is a social construction that is evident in almost every culture. The struggle for equality between male and female has been perpetuating for decades and yet no change has occurred because of the rigid social construction of gendered roles. In “Boys and Girls”, in the backdrop of a countryside in 1950s, Alice Munro depicts the hardships and successes of the rite of passage into adulthood through her portrayal of a young female who goes through the process of growing up. She presents the subject of the profound unfairness of sex-role stereotyping, and the effect this has on the rites of passage into adulthood through the narrator’s attempts to resist to womanhood. The patriarchal society …show more content…
Women are considered of less capable than men in most fields. In a patriarchal society men get to enjoy the maximum benefits out of everything whereas despite being equally hardworking and competent women are at a disadvantaged position. However, Women often create a very convenient niche for patriarchy in the society by self policing which limits the room for advancement for women. The patriarchal society has created gender roles in such a way that favors men over women and the fact that women’s housework is unpaid compared to their counterparts it makes it even harder to establish equality. Basically society is responsible for giving rise to this ever existing dichotomy between male and female. One should notice that Children do not recognize these gender roles since they view the world same all the way without any differences. These children learn gender biases when they face social pressures to conform to their own gender identity. The narrator in “Boys and Girls” at first expresses her desire to rebel against what is expected from her, but gradually she accepts her gender role and her new identity. To conclude, In “Boys and Girls” Munro shows us that society constructs gender roles and gender stereotypes that presumably considers women as inferior and women are not inferior themselves. She also emphasizes on the fact that both genders sort of find their own individuality through the rite of passage from childhood to adulthood which eventually helps them fulfill the social expectations. Munro attempts to present this controversial issue of gender roles in an appealing way, which is definitely