‘Of Mice and Men’ In John Steinbeck’s novella ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ set in the 1930s‚ it presents a negative view on women. Throughout the course of the book‚ the women are treated with contempt. Steinbeck highlights that women are generally troublemakers who bring ruin on men and drive them mad. He shows a prime example of this destructive tendency with Curley’s wife‚ who flaunts around the ranch as a temptress. In the novella‚ Steinbeck introduces us to limited‚ rather misogynistic‚ descriptions
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‘Bloody Men’ by Wendy Cope Wendy Cope born in 1945 is an award winning British poet. Cope wrote “Bloody Men” in 1987 which then became the opening poem of her second collection‚ “Serious Concerns” in 2002. “Bloody Men” is a witty yet serious poem. This expresses Cope’s distinctive style of writing. The title “Bloody Men” illustrates or suggests the frustrations woman have with men in or out of relationships. The poem is 12 lines and has an ABCB rhyme scheme. The tone of the poem is playful but
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It is high time men ceased to regard women as second-class citizens This is supposed to be an enlightened age‚ but you wouldn’t think of if you could heat what the average man thinks of the average woman/ Women won their independence years ago. After a long‚ bitter struggle‚ they now enjoy the same educational opportunities as men in most parts of the world. They have proved repeatedly that they are equal and often superior to men in almost every field. The hard-fought battle for recognition has
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the story “The Yellow Wallpaper” was told by her own husband. The thinking of husbands back then to now have not changed much. The expectation men have is for the women to stay home‚ clean‚ take care of the children‚ etc. They assume the women is number two in a marriage and has no say when in reality they are equals. In a marriage both man and women should support each other‚ have trust in each other‚ and above all listen to each other. John the husband of the narrator does the complete opposite
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The second article I read was “Women Interact More Comfortably and Intimately With Gay Men—But Not Straight Men—After Learning Their Sexual Orientation‚”written by Eric M. Russell‚ William Ickes‚ and Vivian P. Ta. When first reading the title and summary for this article‚ I was a bit confused about its purpose. As a straight woman I already knew exactly why I was more comfortable around gay men and I didn’t see why that needed to be tested scientifically. But what I ended up learning from this article
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’Men are stuck’ in gender roles‚ data suggest Even as society encourages women into typically male roles‚ research shows it holds rigid gender stereotypes for men — probably to everyone’s detriment. December 26‚ 2013|By Emily Alpert Reyes Brent Kroeger pores over nasty online comments about stay-at-home dads‚ wondering if his friends think those things about him. The Rowland Heights father remembers high school classmates laughing when he said he wanted to be a "house husband." He avoids
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OPPRESSION BY MEN In the book‚ The Kept Woman (Kalyani’s Story)‚ by Kamala Das‚ she writes about how the police in southern states of India‚ are acquaintances of women trafficking. It illustrates how woman are oppressed by men of older age. The time period the book has been written is in the late 20th century‚ when women trafficking in southern India was a substantial issue. Das portrays the idea that male authority can lead to the oppression of woman through forced labor‚ this idea is shown through
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monumental decision in American history was made. That decision? Women‚ for the first time in U.S history‚ were granted the right to vote. Since then‚ much has changed in regard of traditional gender roles‚ but is that all a good thing? Over the years‚ a number of studies and experiments have taken place with the combined goal of obtaining a better understanding of the sexes. Besides the many obvious differences we see‚ men and women think‚ act and make decisions differently. Gad Saad‚ Ph.D. a professor
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Lisa Bonos writes an article called “Men say they want smart‚ successful women. So why do they women have trouble dating?”‚ in which she goes on to discuss how will men may say or think they want powerful women‚ but when it comes down to it chicken out and use the “I’m not ready for a relationship” line. Furthermore she conducts an experiment and then explains how men feel pressured to have their lives together before settling down‚ believing they must have one goal achieved before they can move
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Attitudes to women in of mice and men Women have only 3 different roles in the book: A wife/mother‚ an actress or a prostitute. They are not valued because they are not physically strong‚ and in the depression‚ those who could work were viewed with higher respect. In fact‚ they are not even supposed to be seen on the ranch. "ain’t no place for a girl" You could talk about the ways that Steinbeck shows this in the text. Curleys wife is the only main female character. This at once highlights her
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