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Write a 1 page essay on WOMEN AND GENDER ROLE IN MY ANTONIA BY WILLA CATHER.Written in 1918 this novel can be very relatable in the present century as compared to the time it was written. This comes t
Write a 1 page essay on WOMEN AND GENDER ROLE IN MY ANTONIA BY WILLA CATHER.
Written in 1918 this novel can be very relatable in the present century as compared to the time it was written. This comes to show us how far behind we are in the movement towards reaching equality within genders. Through her narrative she has given us examples of women who didn’t abide by the societies typical roles set for women and did what they believed in. She has also given us an insight to what atrocities these women face by the common public, women included and especially the patriarchs of our society when they decide to stand for themselves and their principles. She has given us examples of Antonia and how she was condemned by the people in her neighborhood for working on the fields, and how Antonia had to raise her child as a single mother without Jim’s support. Then secondly, she has also discussed one of the most eminent issues of even the present generation. The rape of women and sexual and physical assault by men who believe they have the right to treat women in any way possible because they are the superior to women. Ironically, throughout the narrative it’s the women who have been shown to have strong and powerful personalities to have broken norms and stood for their purposes where as men such as Jim have been shown to be weak, who despite wanting and believing in certain things didn’t follow through because of the fear of breaking the societal norms and therefore conformed to them.
Roles in genders are an instrument made by society to create suitable restrictions and standards for the different sexes to conform to. However, the start of the twentieth century as a consequence of the twentieth amendment, these lines got blurred and a new set of gender roles began to form where by the women joined the workforce, and started to become more independent and less dependent on their male counterparts. .
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