namely Melanie Snyder and Wayne "Woody" Kunz. These two characters both struggle with different aspects of their personal lives; in Wayne Kunz’s case‚ he is in constant battle with his manhood‚ whereas Melanie Snyder has somewhat renounced her femininity. Her very appearance when we first see her in the story is quite strange‚ because she is seen dressed in her brothers’ clothes which mask her feminine side. Both of these characters in this story are representative of many persons today whose identities
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the story within the household‚ thus aligning the narrator with the feminized domestic sphere. The male narrator’s feminine traits are apparent‚ and he struggles to recast this inappropriate femininity into a sensitive masculinity. He attempts to actively maintain a benign persona that masks his femininity; however‚ he performs a kind of hypermasculinity that manifests itself in increasingly horrific acts of violence. The narrator’s feminine traits‚ stemming from his childhood‚ are displayed
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supposed to interfere with their husbands’ affairs. Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth‚ employs the use of conventions to portray female characters as more dominant and controlling compared to males‚ challenging the naturalised notions of masculinity and femininity. Women in general are given a lot of power in the play‚ such as being able to control things like their own destinies. From the first Act of the play‚ the three witches immediately create the impression of horror‚ evil and violence. During the
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attitude of the girl toward her job. she talks about the way she moved her hands and waist‚ indicating the presence of womanhood in the girl‚ and even though her job is to scoop dung‚ which is considered as a very demeaning job‚ she has retained the femininity in her and still has pride in herself. Even further in the poem‚ the
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some extent‚ can be considered an oxymoron‚ for within Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth‚ her femininity is portrayed as the antithesis of what being an ideal woman and wife is about. Instead of being a graceful‚ elegant female faithful to the wishes and commands of her husband‚ Lady Macbeth’s character contradicts that kind of feminine role. She represents a different side of the characteristics of femininity. As one the most complex characters in the play‚ she is portrayed as a dark‚ manipulative and
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Courtney Brown Dr. Sublette Lit Crit 25 April 2011 Annotated Bibliography Feminism in the Legally Blonde Movie Duo Hersey‚ Eleanor. "Love and Microphones: Romantic Comedy Heroines as Public Speakers." Journal of Popular Film & Television 34.4 (2007): 146-59. Academic Search Premier. Web. 16 Apr. 2011. Hersey’s article focuses on the heroines’ public speaking in Bridget Jones’s Diary‚ Never Been Kissed‚ Miss Congeniality‚ The Princess Diaries‚ and Legally Blonde. Hersey addresses the feminist debate
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Brandt‚ T.‚ & Laiho‚ M. (2013). Gender and personality in transformational leadership context: An examination of leader and subordinate perspectives. Journal of Leadership & Organization Development‚ 34(1)‚ 44-66. This journal focuses on the differences in transformational leadership behaviour by gender and personality. Transformational leadership can be defined as benefits it can bring to business life including higher productivity with lower employee and turnover rates as well greater
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young age learn how to socialize. They learn the basis of the culture that is being inflicted to them by their families and school. From a young age they learn that a girl should be feminine therefore parents would give them toys that associate with femininity like dolls for instance a boy on the other hand would be presented with toys that are associated with masculinity like cars and military toys. Hence‚ stereotypes of gender are already present during child’s development. Norms are inflicted to children
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believes women to be partly responsible for mass production‚ industrialisation and technology. The women in Duffy’s poems are seen as obsessive (The Diet‚ Work) and not in control (the woman who shopped). All three poems seem to combine aspects of femininity into one character such as gluttony‚ self-harm/losing oneself and seek to change themselves in some way. It seems Duffy has a major conflict with herself and the female population in general. Everyone seems to want to be the next top model or superstar
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The Mask You Live in reveals a startling truth in American society: the language and attitudes people use to identify others with leads to an impossible standard. A recent instance of this in America is the standard of masculinity society has established. Under this standard‚ a cycle set up many for failure and promotes violence. This cycle is nearly inescapable for men still growing up and grasping their identity. The cycle silences them‚ discourages self-expression‚ suppresses emotions‚ and rejects
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