Unit 1 - Literary Criticism (Feminism)

Question 1

Western culture being fundamentally patriarchal creates……

Answer 1

an imbalance of power that marginalizes and discredits women and their work

Question 2

What is the main goal of the femisit critique

Answer 2

To understand the full extent of patriarchal ideology in literature to explore social, economic, and political discrimination against women

Question 3

Even though sex is determined by anatomy…..

Answer 3

…..There are traits that describe what is masculine (e.g Leader, dominating, adventurous, rational) and feminine (e.g Submissive, passive, timid, emotional)

Question 4

Female characters in literature often play a role that are…..

Answer 4

…….Complementary towards masculine desires

Question 5

What are Androtexts

Answer 5

Texts by men

Question 6

What are Gynotexts

Answer 6

Texts by women

Question 7

What is the main focus on gynocriticists

Answer 7

To recover literature by women so they are recognized, rather than accept the representation of women from androtexts

Question 8

What is the Marxist approach to feminisms

Answer 8

• Analyze relationships between gender and class (how male dominated power structures influence society and oppress women)
• Use literature as a tool to reconstruct society

Question 9

What is the modern approach to feminism

Answer 9

• Accept and recognize that men and women differ in their use of language, view of reality, problem solving, and judgement process
• Ignoring these differences leads to suppression of the ways that women understand and act