Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Why I Chose the Feminist Lens by Gennesis Ayala
For this assignment, I chose to read Beloved using the feminist lens. The feminist lens interested me more than the other lenses because I believe that gender plays a large role in past and present society. Feminism has always been a big controversy that has interested me specifically because I feel like I am involved in the movement because I am a woman. My previous experience with this lens was when I read Desiree’s Baby. I first read this story without the feminist lens and saw more of the side of the book where is was almost like a curse to be African American during the time period of the book. By using the feminist lens while reading this short story, I got to see the more of a side of how women were treated and viewed as in the past. I believe that in past society, gender played a huge roll. Woman did not have the same rights that men did. In todays society, a lot has changed, but I believe that women are still seen smaller than men. I also considered using the marxist lens because it is similar to feminism, but instead of setting people apart by gender, it set people apart by social class. By the end of this project I am hoping to see and learn the many other ways that people interpreted the book using their lens.
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Gennesis, I find it very interesting to read your blog and to hear what you have to say about the feminist lens. I really like how you are bringing in your former knowledge about the feminist lens from reading another story and give the readers a sense of your opinion about the issue. Also, I noticed that you are looking into the Marxist lens, do you think that the social classes have gotten less judgement or is that only gender equality has become better?
ReplyDeleteGennesis, I find it very interesting to read your blog and to hear what you have to say about the feminist lens. I really like how you are bringing in your former knowledge about the feminist lens from reading another story and give the readers a sense of your opinion about the issue. Also, I noticed that you are looking into the Marxist lens, do you think that the social classes have gotten less judgement or is that only gender equality has become better?
ReplyDeleteGennesis, I find it very interesting to read your blog and to hear what you have to say about the feminist lens. I really like how you are bringing in your former knowledge about the feminist lens from reading another story and give the readers a sense of your opinion about the issue. Also, I noticed that you are looking into the Marxist lens, do you think that the social classes have gotten less judgement or is that only gender equality has become better?
ReplyDeleteI chose this lens too!! I think that this lens will be an interesting one because we are not only talking about the power dynamics between men and women but we are also adding in the fact that they are slaves as well. Also, I put the Marxist lens as my second choice too. I think that one cool thing about the feminist lens is that it is very closely related to the Marxist lens.
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