CHAPTER 4:
CONCLUSION
This study is about finding the gender roles and stereotypes that was available in the novel I Heart Hollywood by Lindsey Kelk. As a conclusion, gender roles and stereotypes are two things that cannot be separated from the people in the world. Generally the gender role is related to what the identity of an individual is presented in the society while gender stereotype is something that is related with unfair judgement towards a group of people.
In this novel, many gender roles and stereotypes are found in the four characters which are Angela, Alex, Jenny and James. All of them are given a creative feature from the writer that makes the readers attracted and interested to read the novel. Based on the study also, all of
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Since the study is focused on the gender stereotypes of the four characters, the results that can be found are based on the four basic types of stereotypes. The types are personality traits, occupations, domestic behaviours and physical appearances. Most of the gender stereotypes in the novel are from the personality traits of the characters which are Angela, Alex, Jenny and James. There are also gender stereotypes of other type been highlighted in the novel but not explained in details about it. The characters that got the most gender stereotypes are Angela and James. Angela is a woman who has a job in the big city as a blogger for The Look magazine while James is a British actor in the Hollywood. Both of the characters are shown to have more stereotypes than the others because they were the attentions in the novel. Angela is been stereotyped as a modern career woman who work for big company in Manhattan who is also love beauty. She is describe as not too pretty as a woman but still have the charming side of her that make people interested in her. Even though she already had a boyfriend, she is also been stereotyped to be a normal woman that have crush on James who is the actor that she need to interview. She was also thinking of having his babies. It is true that woman imagination is wild and broad but they are just imagining of having something not like
Angela is one of my favorite characters in this novel. She comes off as a sophisticated and smart woman to me. Angela having made a sex tape in her young age is hard to believe. Angela does not come off as a carefree type of person or someone who would let loose. “I don’t, and he probably does, scum that he is - but I doubt that the other girls are deans” (150).
Stereotypes have been broke down to different categories, such as racial stereotypes such as, “all black people are thieves, don’t trust them with handling money.” There are gender stereotypes such as, “Women are supposed to remain in the house, taking care all the kids and household chores while men are supposed to be bread-maker in the family.” There are even age-related stereotypes such as, “if you haven’t had sex yet by the time your 21, you are not considered to be a men among your peers.” In Diaz’s Life of Oscar Wao, there is a lot of gender and racial stereotypes like “You’re not dominican, if you can get a girl to have sex with you, or you’re not from the Caribbean because you don’t how to play dominos or football (soccer). Many psychologists believed that stereotypes were created because in order for them to identify themselves they overlap and compared their culture with other cultures.
There are many factors in a story that makes a story more interesting and fun. The book, How to Read Literature Like a Professor for Kids by Thomas C. Foster, introduces some that help readers make a joyful experience while reading. A few important and essential factors are symbolism, having only one story, and little details. Symbolism is very important to novels. It expands our creativity and imagination.
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The authors specifically utilize common stereotypes in their writing techniques
On September 20, 1984, the Cosby Show made airways and forever changed the general population views on gender roles and race on television. Shows in the 1980s and 1970s were still perpetuated outdated gender stereotypes and televise them, for the American audience to perceive as “normal”. The Cosby Show went against the typical gender and racial stereotypes of African Americans on television. The show reshapes the four basic elements of gender stereotypes such as personality traits, domestic behaviors, occupations, and physical appearance” (“Gender Roles and Stereotypes”). The episode “Back to school”, The school season has begun and each of the children is having a different perspective on the school they attended.
Literary elements are what make up a book. Plot, mood, tone, and characterization are just a few examples. Every novel, short-story, chapter book, and more contain the requirements for these components. Without them, the reader would be lost. November 9 by Colleen Hoover shows how important it is to incorporate such elements to create a best-selling novel.
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