Gender Stereotypes In Streetcar Named Desire

She is the housekeeper and obedient wife. Stella, however, represents complete indifference based on her domestic and submissive role: BLANCHE. No?—I’d forgotten how quiet you were. STELLA. You never did give me a chance to say much, Blanche.

Anuja Sharma Kanika Dnag Thesis paper 23 October, 2015 Battle for equality Gender discrimination refers to biased treatment, based on gender. Many people misunderstand the concept of gender and often relate it to sex. Gender and sex, though often seen related, are actually not synonymous. According to Lorber (1968) sex is the state of being females and males; meanwhile, gender refers to women and men.

Furthermore, Feminist Criticism provides a better view of literature because it shows that women can be powerful. When Emilia finds out that her husband has been plotting an evil plan she says,” Tis proper I obey him, but not now”(Othello V.2.195). Emilia refuses to help her husband after she finds the cruel intentions he has despite the expectation of women always being submissive to their husbands. Women also have a voice and feelings, they are capable of defying their husbands commands when they know what he expects is simply wrong. In a literary article,The Role of Women in Othello: A Feminist Reading states that,” Society weighs heavily on the shoulders of women; they feel that they must support the men and defer to them, even if the actions of the men are questionable” (Literary Articles).

The emasculation of great men led to their downfall; the perpetrators were the women in their lives. As such, Cleopatra and Lady Macbeth are to blame for Antony and Macbeth’s ruin, respectively. Such is the argument of many critics whose basis of accusation is far from grounded. Both women are powerful Shakespearean characters marked with a stain, not of guilt or crime in its entirety, but rather one of womanhood. Through the creation of double standards with their male counterparts, both female characters are subject to sexism and objectification.

A struggle for power between any two or more groups of people in a society can lead to more damage and sever relations between people. Moreover, it can lead to tragic endings, much like the way Okonkwo’s relationship with Nwoye was lost forever. The concept of men being superior and women being inferior and weak is seen in many cultures, including Igbo society. Because gender roles have both advantages and disadvantages, gender-specific stereotypes are integrated in many different societies, similar to the ones prevalent in

Gender stereotypes are beliefs about the entire gender based on certain characteristics. These stereotypes are generalized beliefs on masculinity and femininity. Overall these stereotypes may not always be true. Men and women may both have many characteristics that fall under the gender stereotype but this is not always the case. Many gender stereotypes come from the 19th century/Victorian era(Brannon).

The Victorian Era is known for a pious, sexless society where women were considered inferior. While strides have been taken, there is still an inherent bias against sexually liberated women. This shame is still relevant to society today because of its abuse by those in power. Day by day, political scandals involving sexual assault and rape are being revealed on the news. This is only indicative of the willingness of the elite to abuse those working under them- especially young naive women.

The poet of this story thinks women use beauty as a form of seduction. Just like the lady seduces Gawain into sin, the poet believes any man can be lead into sin by a beautiful woman. In his mind, women can not be trusted since they usually have something else that they want from a man besides love. The lady wanted to test if Gawain was as noble as he was supposed to be, but seduced him with her love in order to test

They eloped together because Desdemona 's father would not have approved of their relationship. She is used to people telling her how pretty and wonderful she is. By sating this quote, it shows that Desdemona shows that she truly care for her husband but she is so good at hiding her emotions.

A shrewd woman, Bottom’s wife only appears in the film briefly, but when she does it is to disrupt Bottom’s fantasies and cast angry stares from the margins. By giving Bottom a wife, Hoffman humanizes the comical character. “Hoffman surely gives us Bottom’s shrewish wife to help us to see Bottom’s fantasies as understandable and likeable…. Even though he is a failed [socialite] at least he cuts a decent figure. Though he is an ass, he is a cute one” (Jones).

Nonetheless, Cathy fails to delude him well enough, allowing him to see past her disguise to reveal the true, devil-like Cathy; her failure and poor foresight almost results in her death, and Mr. Edwards is the first to terrify her. Soon after her traumatic experience with Mr. Edwards, the Trask brothers take her in. Her beauty and frailness attracts Adam’s attention and sympathy, to which the narrator adds, “She needed protection and money. Adam could give her both. And she could control him—she knew that.

In the play A Streetcar Named Desire written by Tennessee Williams, the main character, Blanche DuBois, travels to New Orleans to stay with her sister, Stella, and Stella’s husband, Stanley Kowalski. Throughout the play, sexulaity is seen as a strong motivator for many of the characters actions. Early in the play, Stanley is introduced as a particularly sexual character, “ Since earliest manhood the center of his life has been pleasure with women, the giving and taking of it, not with weak indulgence... He sizes women up with a glance, with sexual classifications…” (Williams 25).

A Streetcar Named Desire Althoughit seems like Blanche is the ultimate victim in the play A Street Car Named Desire, Stella is just as much a victim because she has no mental escape from her abusive marriage. Respect is just as important to women as it is to men because women deserve to be treated like human beings not objects. The media and the play show women as innocent and vulnerable.