The Murderous Society
There is No Way Out
Society Kills
"Antigone"
"Think what Creon will do."
Antigone wanted to bury her brother even when she knew the consequences. Her sister would not help her because she knew what would happen.
"A Left-handed commencement address"
Being that women are inferior to men, it is a man's world. Ursula K. Leguin believes that women should be equal to men and they should be independent.
"The Story of an Hour"
Most women would be sad about the death of there husbands today. In this story, she was glad because she could be out from his control because women were inferior.
Antigone
Being that women were not equal to men, Antigone's sister did not even want to risk doing something outlawed.
"A Left-handed Commencement Address"
Men can control women and that is normal, but it cannot be switched around. Women are usually treated as the underdogs of society.
"The Story of an Hour"
- "And yet she had loved him-sometimes."
"Antigone"
Women were not in roles of authority. They were supposed to stay quiet and yield to all men.
"A Left-handed Commencement Address"
"Why should she live her life on his terms?"
Women should not be lower than men. Women should run their own lives and at their own pace!
"The Yellow Wallpaper"
After speaking out against her husband, she got locked in a room by herself. This was normal to society back then because women were not allowed to do that.