scholarly journals Ibsen’s The Pillars of Society: Female Protest against Patriarchy

NUTA Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 10-17
Author(s):  
Arjun Dev Bhatta
Keyword(s):  
Feminist Theory ◽  
Social Relationship ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Female Characters ◽  
Female Protagonists ◽  
Male Characters ◽  
Patriarchal Power ◽  
The Voice

This study explores social relationship between male and female in Henrik Ibsen’s play “The Pillars of Society”. The first part of the study analyzes a sexist society in which male characters subjugate females through their hegemonic power. The female characters appear meek, submissive and voiceless. The second part of this study examines the revolutionary role of the female characters who raise their voice against all-pervasive patriarchal power. They protest against male formulated institutions which have kept women voiceless and marginalized. Being dissatisfied with the defenders of patriarchal status quo, Ibsen’s female protagonists come to the fore to challenge prevailing social conviction about femininity and domesticity. They lead a crusade to establish their position and identity as human beings equal to men. In this play, the female characters Lona, Martha and Dina hold a revolutionary banner to protest against male domination of female. In their constant struggle, they win while the male characters become loser. This study analyses the voice of these leading female characters in the light of feminist theory proposed by scholars such as Kete Millett and Sylvia Walby.

“Trust no one”: Narrative Complexity and Character Opacity in Damages

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-146
Author(s):  
Michael Butter
Keyword(s):  
Female Characters ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Protagonists ◽  
Male Characters ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Withholding Information

Abstract This article analyzes the first season of Damages (2007) as an early example of the representation of ‘difficult’ women on television. More specifically, I investigate the relationship between the show’s character conception and its complex narration. I argue that all the major male and female characters on the show are ‘difficult’ in the sense that the audience experiences close alignment but troubled allegiance to them. However, the two female protagonists – top-notch lawyer Patty Hewes and her young and initially idealistic associate Ellen Parsons – are also opaque characters about whose thoughts and plans the audience is largely left in the dark. This opacity is mirrored and enhanced by the narration, which constantly teases the audience by withholding information about the plot, suggests inferences that then turn out to be wrong, and generally provides far more insight into the male characters than into the female characters.

scholarly journals WOMEN RESISTANCE IN EKA KURNIAWAN’S CORAT-CORET DI TOILET SHORT STORY COMPILATION BOOK

PARADIGM ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Asri Furoidah
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Feminist Theory ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Social Criticism ◽  
Female Characters ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Male Characters

<p>Eka Kurniawan's Corat-coret di Toilet short stories compilation book contains twelve short stories that tell about light stories everyday but full of social criticism. Some of the short stories that portrayed female characters presented women who were not free in their lives, one of which was titled Dongeng Sebelum Bercinta and Si Cantik yang Tak Boleh Keluar Malam. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the position of women and their resistance toward patriarchal domination. This is interesting to be studied further by using feminist theory to find the position of women in literary works written by male writers. This research will focus on the actions of female characters which shape their position in the story. The data used in this study are in the form of words, sentences or expressions from short stories that show the dominance of patriarchy towards women and their efforts to get out of domination. From research using feminist theory it was found that patriarchal domination arises in the closest male characters to female characters such as fathers, male friends and husbands. Women resistance in the story was a form of false resistance which in turn strengthened the dominance of patriarchy and the dichotomy between men and women. This was found based on the fact that every resistance made by women turned to weaken women themselves.</p><p> <em> </em></p>

scholarly journals Otcovia, milenci a kamionisti: mužské postavy v prozaickom svete Ivany Dobrakovovej

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuzana Bariaková
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Specific Role ◽  
Female Characters ◽  
Intimate Partners ◽  
Female Protagonists ◽  
Male Characters ◽  
Strong Focus

The paper analyses the depiction of male characters in the select texts of the Slovak writer Ivana Dobrakovová. Although male protagonists are not rare in her prose, little attention is paid to them. This literary approach to their depiction is determined by the writer’s strong focus on the main female protagonists – the female characters make the majority in Dobrakovová’s short stories. However, men regularly appear as fathers or intimate partners of her female characters, and these relationships – ranging from informal to institutional – play a specific role in her works.

scholarly journals The Role of Cross Cosplay Visualization in Indonesia Cosplay Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 143-153
Author(s):  
Putri Anggraeni Widyastuti
Keyword(s):  
Performing Arts ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Female Characters ◽  
Male Characters ◽  
The Cross

Cosplay has been found in Indonesia. It even developed from performing arts to a cosplay industry because of the needs of its consumers. There was also a change in the profession from cosplay to cosmaker. But behind it all there is the role of cross cosplay in the Indoensia cosplay industry. The word “cross” means adjective meaning opposite. Cross cosplay is a person who wears costumes, accessories, and props from a different character from himself. For example women play the role of male characters or men play the role of female characters. However, there are also changes in this cross cosplay so that it influences cosplayers to act like that and affect the surroundings. That is why the cross cosplay visualization's role is examined in the Indonesian cosplay industry through a phenomenological approach so that this research can be a useful insight for all disciplines that need it.  

scholarly journals Remapping Bangladesh: A Palimpsestic Approach to Tehmima Anam’s Bengal Trilogy

2021 ◽  
Vol VI (I) ◽  
pp. 133-142
Author(s):  
Hafiza Habiba Ikram ◽  
Amara Khan
Keyword(s):  
Golden Age ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Female Characters ◽  
Male Characters ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Time Period ◽  
History Of

I here apply the Palimpsestic approach to the major events and characters in Tehmima Anam’s Bengal Trilogy, A Golden Age (2007), The Good Muslim (2011) and The Bones of Grace (2016). I have explored how Anam remaps particular places in her trilogy by adding a unique narrative in the history of Bangladesh. This research identifies the reactions of some of the major characters when they are placed in a particular time period which eventually changes their perception of the particular situation. I have analyzed three major female characters and a couple of minor male characters to find out what makes them distinctive and challenging in the light of the selected theoretical approaches. The major aspects of the Palimpsest approach such as superimposed structures, overwriting and rewriting of certain events, re-inscription of certain ideas, remapping of particular places, and the special role of memory or recalling of an event highlight the trilogy as a palimpsest text.

The voice of art and the art of medicine

2002 ◽  
Vol 97 (6) ◽  
pp. 1261-1268
Author(s):  
Stan Pelofsky ◽  
Raina Pelofsky
Keyword(s):  
American Association ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Human Voice ◽  
Practice Of Medicine ◽  
Film Clips ◽  
Authentic Life ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Fine Print

✓ Vincent van Gogh's life, letters, and art are the framework for this existential speech about the nature of alienation, as well as its threat to humanity and to the artful practice of medicine. The honest, human voice expressed in van Gogh's art stands in opposition to alienation, which occurs when we divide the world into two parts: the “perfect” world of science versus the “flawed” world of human experience. Bridging this divide allows for an “authentic” life, one which honestly defines itself and faces difficult human truths. The most difficult truth relates to our own mortality, but it must be faced if we are to understand the value of existence. Film clips from Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters illustrate how an artist's portrayal of these issues can be both profound and humorous, and how art brings us closer to our own humanity and to the essence of medicine. Neurosurgeons are warned about the lure of science and technology as a substitute for purpose and meaning, both as physicians and as human beings. The role of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons is explored and found to offer neurosurgeons a bridge away from alienation and toward a neurosurgical community. Neurosurgeons are urged to find meaning through service to their profession and to find the voice and art of medicine. [Note: Actual film clips were used when this address was delivered. Unofficial transcripts of the clips have been included in this article so that the integrity of the speech would not be compromised.]

scholarly journals Gender Issues and Intricacies in Shobha De’s Select Novels

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 99-104
Author(s):  
Ollala Srinivas
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
The Other ◽  
Male Dominance ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Female Characters ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Female Protagonists ◽  
Male Characters ◽  
Female Figures

Shobha De, a feminist writer, depicts her female protagonists in a forceful way and uses the plot to emphasize her point that personal is not private but political. The protagonists in her works were outspoken critics of conventional society and its rules. They are not the typical women who accept abusive, unsatisfying, or uncomfortable relationships (in all aspects). It could be male dominance, objectification, sexual discontent, passion, or something else entirely. They don't keep it hidden because they believe it is taboo. On the other hand, the male characters are not shown as villains, but it is evident from the plot that they are products of patriarchal society. Gender issues in her works aren't about female oppression in terms of domestic violence; rather, they are about the sexual vacuum that all of the female characters experience. Male characters were traditionally assigned duties such as sexually active, powerful, and have self-identity, but these female figures defy such stereotypes. They represent women by demonstrating that they too have sexual wants, power, and a need for self-identity. As a result, this research focuses on Shobha De’s novels Socialite Evenings (1989), Sisters (1992), Starry Nights (1991), Second Thoughts (1996), which all deal with gender issues. The study not only examines issues but sheds light on the protagonists' struggles to find self-identity.

scholarly journals Terrors of Girlhood

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Casali
Keyword(s):  
Female Sexuality ◽  
Young Female ◽  
Horror Films ◽  
Horror Film ◽  
Female Characters ◽  
Female Protagonists ◽  
Horror Genre ◽  
Adolescent Women ◽  
American Horror Film

<p>Since the birth of the genre, American horror filmmakers have posed female characters as prey and objects of sexual desire. Adolescent women in particular act as both the victim and as eye candy for viewers. From the damsel in distress to the rape victim seeking revenge, women in horror films exist to be antagonized, and so often, their exhibition of femininity and sexuality determines the severity of their suffering. Moreover, though the popular horror film narrative tends to explore the fringes of human nature, few horror films openly deal with the fears and concerns of women outside of threats to their physical being.</p> <p>In the past decade, the horror genre has produced a new crop of young female characters who challenge the tropes of traditional horror films by trading in their role of damsel in distress for the role of the antagonist and anti-hero. What’s more, these films deal with themes relevant to young women, such as body image issues, tumultuous relationships, and sexual repression. In this thesis, I analyze the popular American horror film <em>Jennifer’s Body </em>(2009), which features two violent female protagonists and explores the horrors of adolescent female friendships. In my analysis, I examine whether or not the re-imagined female characters in this film are a progressive reconstruction of gender, and identify ideological conventions of the horror genre that continue to denigrate femininity and female sexuality.</p>

Kreacje postaci kobiecych w twórczości Antoniny Domańskiej – perspektywa feministyczna

2019 ◽  
pp. 199-211
Author(s):  
Grażyna Lasoń-Kochańska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fairy Tales ◽  
Social Roles ◽  
Feminist Perspective ◽  
Historical Novels ◽  
Female Characters ◽  
Female Protagonists ◽  
Male Characters ◽  
Individual Woman ◽  
Literary Output ◽  
Traditional Roles

Creation of Female Characters in Antonina Domańska’s Work – Feminist Perspective Antonina Domańska’s literary output is dominated by male characters. It concerns both – historical novels (Paziowie króla Zygmunta, Historia żółtej ciżemki, Królewska niedola, Trzaska i Zbroja) and fairy tales in the volume Przy kominku. Female protagonists appear in Krysia bezimienna, Hanusia Wierzynkówna and in the tale Złota przędza. However, women as supporting characters with varying degrees of importance can be found in all works. All the female characters have traditional social roles of mothers, daughters, wifes and maidens. Therefore, they are always presented in the context of relationships. It is almost impossible to find a strong, individual woman in Domańska’s novels. In the article I study Domańska’s female protagonists in two different contexts. The first one is to show them against the background of another authors’ protagonists (e.g. Deotyma, Zuzanna Morawska). The second context is the topic of femininity and feminism. The fact that female characters were given traditional roles does not mean this topic is missing. It turns out that the most important question is whether in Domańska’s work appear toposes and metaphors of female writing (e.g. madwoman in the attic/foreigner, metaphors of imprisonment and others) which help the contemporary researchers reread the early novels written by women.

scholarly journals The Female Characters in Oe Kenzaburo’s Early Literary Works - Focusing on our Age and Sexual Beings

MANUSYA ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 54-66
Author(s):  
Duantem Krisdathanont
Keyword(s):  
Nobel Prize ◽  
Nobel Prize Winner ◽  
Early Years ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Political ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Female Characters ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Male Characters ◽  
Patriarchal Society

Oe Kenzaburo, the 1994 Nobel Prize winner, is one of the most talented authors of the contemporary literary world. However, he has been criticized for lacking an interest in portraying female characters clearly especially in his early years of writing. Considering himself to be a member of the postwar generation, Oe wrote Our Age and Sexual Beings in 1959 and 1963 to illustrate two types of human beings in his generation, the political being (seiji teki ningen) and the sexual being (sei teiki ningen). While the political being is an active hero who opposes others, refusing to conform to any existence in opposition to him, the sexual being neither confronts nor competes with others and yields without any protest. Also in order to expose the despair and alienation of these post-Ampo Japanese youths, Oe creates male characters to portray this theme, while female characters play only supporting roles. In addition, though the female characters in these two novels are developed from those in earlier works, they are still flat characters and not sufficiently developed in the story compared with the male characters. They are still created as the 'other' in the society. In this essay, I will examine in detail how female characters in Oe's Our Age and Sexual Beings are created as human beings who are inferior in the patriarchal society.

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