Women's Gender Roles
Roles of women
Many women all over the world have had the role of being housewives under the control of superior beings, such as men. Because of the different roles men and women had, they had very different lives which caused an unbalance in equality.
Antigone
"I am not afraid of the danger; if it means death, It will not be the worst of deaths - death without honor"
Yellow Wallpaper
"I sometimes fancy that in my condition if I had less opposition and more society and stimulus—but John says the very worst thing I can do is think about my condition, and I confess it always makes me feel bad. So I will let it alone and talk about the house."
The story of an hour
"When she abandoned herself a little whispered word escaped her slightly parted lips. She said it over and over under her breath, 'Free, free, free' "
This text has the same context because it shows how the women, under pressure by there husbands, felt about the situations they are in
Inequality of genders
Men have shown in many way superior to women without giving them a say so or an opinion. This makes it an unequal balance between the two genders
On Women's Rights To Vote
"The day may be approaching when the whole world will recognize woman as the equal man"
Antigone
"I perforce obey the powers that be"
The Yellow wallpaper
"Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would do me good"
The women have to bow down to their superior husbands as a king when they should stand up and tell them what they want. And whom they want to be
Criticism to Women
Women having to lay down to their husbands makes them feel weak and criticized and they are being abused to themselve. Therefore the abuse is not something normal but something that shouldn't happen.
The Story of an Hour
"When the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room alone. She would have no one to follow her."
Antigone
"I will go alone to lap my dearest brother in the grave"
The Yellow Wallpaper
"John is away all day, and even some nights when his cases are serious"
Men are supposed to be there for women. To stand by them in every moment, but the men in these stories are either against women or turning away from them in bad times