Attitudes Towards Women Flashcards
General points GE
Inaccuracies in all due to being all written by males
Most women remain confined to the home as opposed to the males who have free reign of movement
Pip in London and Joe- “Three Jolly Bargemen”
“Joe laid his hand upon my shoulder with the touch of a woman”
Miss Haivsham
Miss H- “Satis house” a gothic setting
Miss Havisham living a life in seclusion and presented like a monster
“as an immensely rich and grim lady who lived in a large and dismal house barricaded against robbers, and who led a life of seclusion”
Miss H being left at the alter- embarrassment
Psychological- bizarre and obsessive behaviour in arresting time at a particular moment in the past, so that she is constantly reminded of her pain and suffering
“Satin, and lace, and silks-all of white”
“Was faded and yellow”
“Some ghastly waxwork at the Fair”
“The bride within the bridal dress had withered like the dress”
“She (H) looked like the Witch of the place”
Estella
Must always be accompanied
Estella’s only role is to seduce and marry rich
“break their hearts”
“Very pretty and “Very proud”
Mrs Joe
Mrs Joe restricted to the duties of being a wife and mother
May account for her unhappiness and treatment of joe and pip
Mrs Joe, with black hair and eyes “she was tall and bony” “a coarse apron” “was stuck full of pins and needles”
“id hold you, if you was my wife. Id hold you under the pump and choke it out of you”
“Her temper was greatly improved, and she was patient”
Biddy
Biddy is the Angel in the House- personifies this paragon
Conforms to the ideas of womanhood
“a blessing to the household”
Molly
Molly, let them see your wrist
“Master” “Don’t Please”
“tamed her” “gypsy blood.”
Wife of Bath
From wife’s perspective
Irony in reading? Cannot tell as originally performed
Does not fit convention of women
But still plays the system by marrying for money
Hint of abuse
Billy Collins
Still sexism in today’s society
Is the reason collins does not often present women /in a good way/ because he can’t understand them?
Schoolsville
Male- successful female- unsuccessful/ very focused on appearance/loses identity
The Rival Poet
Woman acts merely as an object
Victoria’s Secret
Objectifying women- taking control of their emotions
Similar feminist readings in GE and WoB
Doesn’t understand women culture- represents divide in society
Sinister- male dominance over women- also due to them only being pictures they are powerless ‘easier to take’
Modern commercialisation of women
materialistic - clothes and also why women buy these clothes- for ‘love’ and to impress?
Eyes being linked to the soul and emotions
Modern concern of having the perfect body image- very real concern for teenagers
How attitudes to sex have changed over the eras
Man in Space
Heavy focus on feminism
Contrasts treatment of women on earth and ‘in space’
Male dominance over women
