This essay analyzes the famous French writer's novel Candide from the perspective of gender roles. It introduces some literary terms related to gender,and explains my understanding of the gender roles some charact...This essay analyzes the famous French writer's novel Candide from the perspective of gender roles. It introduces some literary terms related to gender,and explains my understanding of the gender roles some characters have played from the aspects of wars and masculinity,Candide and masculinity,female characters and femininity,and Candide related to feminism.展开更多
Lindo Jong's image has been interpreted from different perspectives. An androgynous reading of Lindo is worth notice. The first section explores her masculinity. While the second section probes her adherence to fe...Lindo Jong's image has been interpreted from different perspectives. An androgynous reading of Lindo is worth notice. The first section explores her masculinity. While the second section probes her adherence to femininity. The last section concludes that Amy Tan's ideal of androgyny is revealed in her depiction of Lindo's inner struggle concerning her androgynous nature and her quest for what kind of gender role she should embrace.展开更多
Illuminated by the idea that like women,Victorian men often felt the need to transgress or redefine the gender roles society assigned to them,I compared two distinguished New Women fictions The Story of an African Far...Illuminated by the idea that like women,Victorian men often felt the need to transgress or redefine the gender roles society assigned to them,I compared two distinguished New Women fictions The Story of an African Farm written by the pioneer New Woman Olive Schreiner,and The Women Who Did authored by Allen Grant to see how male characters embrace new models of masculinity.With a feminist perspective and a close textual reading approach,I intend to argue that the efforts male characters paid in redefining gender roles in embracing womanhood as free,fearless,and independent,accompanying them with love,understanding,and support have concerns for the integrity of both woman and men,and will lead to a healthy and beautiful human life.展开更多
Illuminated by the idea that like women,Victorian men often felt the need to transgress or redefine the gender roles society assigned to them,I compared two distinguished New Women fictions The Story of an African Far...Illuminated by the idea that like women,Victorian men often felt the need to transgress or redefine the gender roles society assigned to them,I compared two distinguished New Women fictions The Story of an African Farm written by the pioneer New Woman Olive Schreiner,and The Women Who Did authored by Allen Grant to see how male characters embrace new models of masculinity.With a feminist perspective and a close textual reading approach,I intend to argue that the efforts male characters paid in redefining gender roles in embracing womanhood as free,fearless,and independent,accompanying them with love,understanding,and support have concerns for the integrity of both woman and men,and will lead to a healthy and beautiful human life.展开更多
This study examines some social consequences of food rationing and economic reforms in Shanghai by considering the notion of ＂Shanghai little men＂ （a broader translation of which is ＂Shanghai less-than-manly men＂...This study examines some social consequences of food rationing and economic reforms in Shanghai by considering the notion of ＂Shanghai little men＂ （a broader translation of which is ＂Shanghai less-than-manly men＂）. Male Shanghainese are notorious for doing household labor and being obedient to their wives, which has earned them the nickname Shanghai little men. This study indicates that their grocery shopping and cooking were first inspired by fundamental changes in food distribution and the power structure during the 1950s and 1960s. It treats Shanghai little men as both a special group and a symbol of certain changes in gender roles at home and the redefining of gender norms in the larger society. It examines the shifting discourse concerning Shanghai little men in the era of economic reforms and analyzes a recent popular discourse about ＂seeking real men＂ and ＂being real women.＂ Finally, it deconstructs the current cultural nostalgia for traditional gender-defined divisions of labor, reflecting a parallel developmen--the ＂transnational business masculinity＂ that one sees in China.展开更多
文摘This essay analyzes the famous French writer's novel Candide from the perspective of gender roles. It introduces some literary terms related to gender,and explains my understanding of the gender roles some characters have played from the aspects of wars and masculinity,Candide and masculinity,female characters and femininity,and Candide related to feminism.
文摘Lindo Jong's image has been interpreted from different perspectives. An androgynous reading of Lindo is worth notice. The first section explores her masculinity. While the second section probes her adherence to femininity. The last section concludes that Amy Tan's ideal of androgyny is revealed in her depiction of Lindo's inner struggle concerning her androgynous nature and her quest for what kind of gender role she should embrace.
文摘Illuminated by the idea that like women,Victorian men often felt the need to transgress or redefine the gender roles society assigned to them,I compared two distinguished New Women fictions The Story of an African Farm written by the pioneer New Woman Olive Schreiner,and The Women Who Did authored by Allen Grant to see how male characters embrace new models of masculinity.With a feminist perspective and a close textual reading approach,I intend to argue that the efforts male characters paid in redefining gender roles in embracing womanhood as free,fearless,and independent,accompanying them with love,understanding,and support have concerns for the integrity of both woman and men,and will lead to a healthy and beautiful human life.
文摘Illuminated by the idea that like women,Victorian men often felt the need to transgress or redefine the gender roles society assigned to them,I compared two distinguished New Women fictions The Story of an African Farm written by the pioneer New Woman Olive Schreiner,and The Women Who Did authored by Allen Grant to see how male characters embrace new models of masculinity.With a feminist perspective and a close textual reading approach,I intend to argue that the efforts male characters paid in redefining gender roles in embracing womanhood as free,fearless,and independent,accompanying them with love,understanding,and support have concerns for the integrity of both woman and men,and will lead to a healthy and beautiful human life.
文摘This study examines some social consequences of food rationing and economic reforms in Shanghai by considering the notion of ＂Shanghai little men＂ （a broader translation of which is ＂Shanghai less-than-manly men＂）. Male Shanghainese are notorious for doing household labor and being obedient to their wives, which has earned them the nickname Shanghai little men. This study indicates that their grocery shopping and cooking were first inspired by fundamental changes in food distribution and the power structure during the 1950s and 1960s. It treats Shanghai little men as both a special group and a symbol of certain changes in gender roles at home and the redefining of gender norms in the larger society. It examines the shifting discourse concerning Shanghai little men in the era of economic reforms and analyzes a recent popular discourse about ＂seeking real men＂ and ＂being real women.＂ Finally, it deconstructs the current cultural nostalgia for traditional gender-defined divisions of labor, reflecting a parallel developmen--the ＂transnational business masculinity＂ that one sees in China.
