Blog # 1
Feminism can be defined as a progressive and empowering movement of freedom from gender disparity, sexism, and inequality placed on women by society over time. I believe that a work of feminist literature or film should strongly provide a great detail of the struggles women have faced over centuries. Some of these struggles included economic and financial setbacks, reproductive rights and political rights such as voting and owning property.
Feminist literature or film can be unlimited in that it can be written by either men or women who greatly portray the various obstacles faced by women, the consequences of gender roles on women, and the great successes attributed to women. Feminist literature or film should also capture the psychological effect on women due to hindered gender roles and inequality forced by society.
A great example of this can be found in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. Main character Jane stands out as a rebellious child because unlike the other little girls around her who adhere to societies conventional standards for women, she simply does not. She states, “Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilized by education: they grow there, firm as weeds among stones” (Charlotte Bronte, 408).
Feminist literature or film should narrow in on the heart of gender disparity as Bronte has portrayed through her novel, Jane Eyre. I think this is a great form of feminist literature.
Deja,
ReplyDeleteI agree that Jane Eyre is an early and also foundational "feminist text." It's amazing what Charlotte Bronte described and articulated about women's positioning in that novel.
Deja,
ReplyDeleteI agree that feminist text should not only portray the various struggles that women go through, although there are many, but also the success. It is just as important to be reminded that barriers can be broken so that the fight may continue for equality.
Narolyn