21) this could be for reasons such as abduction, abuse, molestation which a man wouldn’t be too fearful of. Having this unknown gender gives more mystery to the story as different readers will have different interpretations. Visual imagery is used, “Melanie’s grey face with bruises around her neck and the dried blood in her hair jumped up to haunt me yet again.” (pg. 23) The literary technique of stream consciousness was used, “I forced a smile and tried to relax a little, not too much.”…
Rahilly ‘Gender Truth Regime’ Rahilly (2015) adapts Foucalt’s concept of a ‘truth regime’ to explain the ideological prevalence of the gender binary in modern western society. She argues that at an individual, interactional, structural and ideological level, the notion of sex and gender being intertwined has a pervasive effect. Weaving this with West and Zimmerman’s (1987) concept of ‘doing gender,’ she likens parents’ resistance to the gender binary to Bernstein and De la Cruz’s (2009) description of Hapa activists’ challenging of the US monoracial truth regime. Both the monoracial and gender truth regime promote a discourse of erasure of that which defies binaries – mixed race and trans individuals, in this case.…
With Gloria’s transgression into traditional masculine spaces, the novel is a precursor into the gender…
Some of the prevalent topics that the book delves into are rape, exploitation, and prostitution. Early on, the characters are placed in the setting of a frat party, where the central theme of the party is related to the disrespect of women and their sexual status. Upon entering the party, Larashawndria says that the guys want them to “take pictures: you know, take our tops off, ‘Girls Gone Wild’ style” (Hutcheon 130). This displays the blatant disrespect from the football players because they are purely focused on seeing the girls as sexual objects, which understandably could offend people. They then proceed to offer the girls alcohol, to push the situation of them being vulnerable even further because if they were drunk, they would be easier to take advantage of and rape.…
The film Tough Guise 2 opens a unique perspective on gender topics that often seems to go unaddressed in society, referring to the violent masculinity crisis. Jackson Katz narrates the film in an effort to explain the relationship between violent masculinity and various media sources, such as video games, film, television (both shows and news channels), pornography, sports, and social media. The media has a way of normalizing and sensationalizing violence and crime particularly for young males, this is done through the media’s portrayal of what it means to a “real” man. Essentially, Katz suggests that in these harmful representations of “strong” or “real” men, these characters assert their dominance by resorting to violent tactics. Violence…
There have been countless shows on television that have had a focus on black culture and issues within the community. The Television shows Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Black-ish brings to light and successfully decodes 20th and 21st century race issues, specifically black male issues that have not been adequately dealt with in mainstream media. Mainstream television has had black characters and have covered black issues but they often have characteristics that fit stereotypes surrounding black male. These characters are sometime portrayed similar to what is seen in public or in the news such as gangsters and absent father.…
The law is a hot profession to depict in Hollywood. We can all recall countless movies focused on the legal field. Hollywood has a tendency to exaggerate situations and only cast the most beautiful specimen. However, films do have a tendency to bring to light the issues of a layperson. Films such as Legally Blonde, Erin Brockocich, and The Verdict feature women in the legal field.…
One interesting aspect of the girl’s identity is her age. While a numeric age is not directly mentioned, there is mention of cloths used during her menstrual cycle (Kincaid 1725). This indicates that the daughter is not a child, but the title indicates that she is not yet a woman. However, by intentionally mentioning the menstrual cloths, Kincaid further develops the identity of the girl. The menstrual cloths indicate an important step in sexual development which, based on demands about becoming a “slut,” the mother fears.…
In this essay, I will analyze how Clover uses female characters in horror films to display the visible adjustment in terms of gender representation through her various examples in slasher movies. Slasher films invite and target a male audience to identify with the female protagonist. Clover defines slasher films as, “The immensely generative story of a psycho killer who slashes to death a string of mostly female victims, one by one, until he himself is subdued or killed, usually by the on girl who has survived” (195). This “female victim-hero”, who has survived the raft of the villain, is known as the Final Girl.…
During the film the youth are separated and given coloured uniforms that fit their ‘gender’ then given chores dictated by their gender, such as house work for girls and cutting wood for boys. This is a form of performing gender, one with the intention of setting the gay youth straight. The Butch character, Jan, performs gender in a way that suggests her sexuality as Lesbian. However her ways of dressing do not reflect her sexuality as she realises she really doesn’t have any interest in dating women. The therapists don’t believe her as they see gender performance and sexuality as irrevocably linked.…
Often, this comes in the form of a youthful rebellion against traditional gender roles enforced by parents––generally mothers. In, “Standing On the Precipice” for example, Emmett Troxel refers to the dresses and skirts required by his childhood school as “girl shackles” (118) and recalls feeling “out-of-place” and unlike “the other girls” (118). When he is allowed to begin wearing boy’s clothing, he remembers feeling more like himself (119). This story of childhood clashes with parents and authority over clothing is one that is echoed across several of the collection’s essays, such as Jack Sito’s “New Territory” in which he…
In the short story, Sexy, written by Jhumpa Lahiri, gender is a theme that is revisited throughout the text. Through the way Miranda presents herself, the actions of Dev, and the relationship the two share. The performance of gender within the text Sexy, is done using conventional…
Starting from the time a baby is born, he or she hears a series of different compliments. Infant boys often hear “What a strong guy” or “Look how smart you are!”. Girls often hear “What a gorgeous girl!” or “All the boys are going to chase after her!”. The boys compliments tend to focus on active qualities while the girls compliments focus on appearance or passive qualities.…
She refuses to live the subservient life that George Murchinson, a potential suitor, believes she should. She is most attracted to Asagai, another potential suitor, because of his racial authenticity. However, she was “not interested in being someone’s little episode” (64). She appreciates that Asagai does not change who he is because of circumstances or surroundings. However, his real intentions with Beneatha are obscure.…
Evey Hammond is on a life journey to fill the role of V and further spread his idea of freedom from the government to the rest of the population; however, Alan Moore throughout his novel V for Vendetta has portrayed Evey as someone who needs a father figure in her life to help guide her and show her how to function in the society lead by Norsefire. Evey at a young age loses her father because of his radical left views and that he is against the Norsefire government. When we as readers are introduced to her, it is shown through David Lloyd’s illustrations that Evey is not happy and later throughout the story we also get the sense that she is trying to fill the role left by her father. Evey has relationships with V, Gordon, and even a relationship…