In traditional Maori society women are discriminated as Koro the chief of the traditional Maori tribe, believes his leadership should be passed on only to a ‘male heir’ because of his traditional beliefs “The trouble was that Koro Apirana could not reconcile his traditional beliefs about Maori leadership and mana with Kahu’ birth”. Thus he never expects Kahu to retrieve the stone nor saving the whales when none of the villagers can rescue them. Simply because she is a girl. His negative attitude towards Kahu shows he is blinded by the traditional beliefs. The key idea of gender role expectations is important is an important idea in the text because it highlights the unfair treatment given to women by the patriarchal society.
A person’s accomplishments are reflective of their determination to succeed. In the film Big Fish, directed by Tim Burton, this is demonstrated by the main character, Edward Bloom. Edward is a very persistent person who is willing to do anything to achieve what he sets for himself. Throughout the film, Edward’s determination to strive is shown to the viewer through the use of mise-en-scene, camera montage and dialogue. Burton uses these techniques not only to portray Edward’s unshakable manner, but also to tell the viewers that with enough perseverance, anything can be achieved.
Some value statements about gender that are evidenced in this film are when the grandfather only wanted boys to be a part of the chief training and when the two twins were born, he was very angered that Paikea who is a girl survived rather than the boy. These statements are made clear because the grandfather took the chief tradition very serious and only males were allowed to be chief. In their culture, the males are in charge and females come second. What value statements about youth and age are evidenced in this film? How?
The element of sound is very important throughout the entire film ‘Apocalypse Now’. It contributes to the greatness of the film, where sound itself could tell the story. Editor and sound director ‘Walter Murch’, recalls “It was the first multi-track film I had worked on and it was new territory because it was a multi-channel soundtrack with low frequency enhancement” (Kevin Hilton, Accessed: 23rd August 2008, www.filmsound.org). Even though there is so much action going on throughout the film, this multi-track setup was necessary in order to get the audience emotionally involved by using dialogue, music and effects all at once to create dramatic effect. There was very serious consideration and deep thought about all the uses of sound and how they cohere to the narrative of ‘Apocalypse Now’.
Both women are also very different culturally but they are both suffering with cultural identity. What Khadra experienced was culture shock that was opposite to what Gelareh experienced. What shocked Gelareh was how stricter her old home was when it came to covering up and wearing certain clothing and make-up, but marriage was different. Apparently, not all men marry more women to help the women but to please the men instead. Then Khadra was shocked how not strict things were and how many things were happening that was against what she was raised to believe.
Men look down on women and treat them as if they are inferior. In the poem a mother wishes pain and humiliation on her sons or generally speaking men on the whole. Wishing them menstrual cramps so that they understand what women goes through, because she feels underappreciated as a woman. Even though men are considered the superior beings in society she wants men to come to the realization that women are equal to men, since women go through just as much as they go through of even more. Oppression is not only in mothers but also in house wives.
Gender Inequality: Gender-inequality theories recognize that women's location in, and experience of, social situations are not only different but also unequal to men's. Liberal feminists argue that women have the same capacity as men for moral reasoning and agency, but that patriarchy, particularly the sexist patterning of the division of labor, has historically denied women the opportunity to express and practice this reasoning. Women have been isolated to the private sphere of the household and, thus, left without a voice in the public sphere. Even
Athenian men thought women were both morally and physically weak to an extent. Laws related to Athenian women suggest women were morally and physically weak. In Athenian Courts, women are debarred from participating in any political or legal processes and if they were involved in any situation of that sort, their identity would go unnamed, if they of respectful/honourable kind. Women were also seen as an asset to the oikos and always need to be under a guardianship of the kurios, which is usually either their fathers and later, after marriage, their husbands. And if a woman succumbs to acts adultery, this is seen as a great threat for the Oikos as the women can no longer be seen as honourable or chase, casting doubt on children’s legitimacy.
THE ESSAY QUESTION: What is patriarchy? What are the origins of patriarchy?Are women really discriminated and subordinated because of the patriarchal rules or are there ‘other’ reasons? Why? Why not? Discrimination of Women Because of Patriarchy Economically All over the world people are imposed by a system which declares them the boundaries between women and men and expresses that “the most powerful roles in most sectors of society are held predominantly by men, and the least powerful roles are held predominantly by women.”(Allan 1) This system is named as patriarchy and while it is shaping people according to patriarchy’s rules, people are unaware of this huge because after a while patriarchy is regarded as an objective system.
As long as dressing like a women is degrading for men and as long as men are insulted with phrases like “you throw like a woman”, clearly implying that being like a woman is shameful, I am a feminist. As long as both men are women are expected to work, but taking care of children and the household are still largely considered a woman’s job, I am a feminist. As long as boys and girls are treated differently, expected to act differently, and surrounded by different toys and colours from the day they are born, I am a feminist. As long as topless women aren’t allowed in public unless they’re on the cover of a men’s magazine, I am a feminist. As long as women who have sex frequently are generally told they are “sluts”, “lacking self-respect” and “lacking morals” by both men and women, while men who frequently have