The Importance Of Gender Stereotyping

Not only where their limited female characters, but they also barely addressed any topic that was super important. For instance, Cherry one of the Characters that had anything to say did address how you may think they have a perfect life, but it a total opposite. But later in the book, Cherry wanted to help the greasers, but not only do one of the boy 's say "that took a lot of nerve. Some of was for jumping her then and there"(85) not carrying at all, but she was then marked as a traitor. As we can see, even if Cherry did address a topic, she was later put down.

Barrys tone seems to just leave your thoughts on his sarcastic and immature comment. Barry then points out that men are okay with looking average and seem to feel comfortable with there appearance by the 7th grade. Which is why men don 't ask others how they look. Barry argues that women dont feel comfortable with there appearance because growing up women play with a doll called a "Barbie". Barry says if Barbie was real she ". . .

Also, from learning that Ursula is a magical monster, he decided not to trust her, so he did not eat the food that she made as he had suspicions. The character is at the age of 7, where children usually begins to learn independence and the bigger world. “Now he pushed me down

A child can represent many things, such as happiness, youth, and the future. While on the other hand, being called a child can be used as an insult. In “The Tragedy of Macbeth” a child represents things more related to innocence. There is also, gullibility and little morality represented in “The Tragedy of Macbeth”. Although, Macbeth shows characteristics of a child throughout the story he becomes less innocent and starts making his own decision.

I asked, scanning the never ending shelves on either side of us. “Well Ms.Aubrey said we should only check-out books levels three to seven. Harry Potter is a hard book,” she said, emphasizing the word ‘hard’. “Haven't you seen the movies anyway?”

Another big idea geared towards girls was motherhood. There were varies baby dolls that required their owner to feed them, clean them, and care for them. However, no such dolls were directed towards a male audience. Diaries were also pushed on girls in order to show them that they can express their emotions and become writers. These diaries were presented in pink and purple packaging, with the exception of one “Dude Journal” that was brown and had skulls on the front rather than sparkles.

People are branded with assumptions and do not realize what a unique and valuable brand they really are. There has been stereotyping for many years

It is for this reason that young boys are not supposed to play with Barbie’s, which is seen as a toy for girls. Those who play with Barbie dolls are seen as sensitive, which is another trait that is not desired for males. In Sula by Toni Morrison, there are many stereotypes as to what men do versus what women do. This is demonstrated through the following quote: “Then I really would act like what you call a man. Every man I ever knew left his children” (Morrison 143).

The question about whether or not an individual’s identity is innate or acquired, has always been a debatable issue. Some people argue that gender identity is a result of the social context they live in, while others believe a person is born into it. Gender identity is a “person 's subjective sense of themselves as masculine or feminine and is exhibited by the degree to which they act upon their gender roles” (Whalen & Maurer-Starks, 2008). However, based on the current society people live in, it is more likely that an individual’s identity, such as their sexuality, education, and social status are acquired as a result of the social context they live in.

Holden makes up some story about having surgery on his clavichord. The clavichord a small, rectangular keyboard instrument, not a part of the human body. The point being that only a child would make up something as ridiculous as this. Moreover, Holden would refuse to let Sunny the prostitute provide her service because he still has the mindset of a child. Holden even said himself that even though he has had the opportunity, Holden is still a virgin.