Sunday, February 27, 2011
Feminist perspective
The book The flowers Silvia the mom of Sony is stereotyped and controlled and overpowered by men in general. In the beginning of the book there was a violent seen where a man tore down the door looking for Silvia because apparently she stole money. Here the author shows that she was with men for their money and would use them to steal from them. Which causes her into trouble but also her son. Another scene is when she actually gets married, wait don’t forget she is a Latina, to Cloyd who is a white man who owns apartment buildings and they move in with him. Sony asks his mom what had happen to Goofy the dog and Cloyd gave her a “pissed off” look and she apologized to Sony for not bringing Goofy. This shows how the author but Cloyd as the dominant man in the story for giving her the look and her trying not to look at him to not make him upset. Also her attempts to make a good house wife like cooking and cleaning for him and at first she wanted to but now she is bored and she is trapped at home. When she actually decided to have a night out Cloyd get super angry with her for leaving and probably jealousy is raging through him since she is very pretty according to some characters from the book. I kind of lost my train of thought once it comes back I’ll continue this post…. Comment please :)
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Cynthia,
ReplyDeleteYour focus on Sylvia will make for an interesting analysis from the feminist perspective. You need to get the TEA and Quote Sandwich format going here first off, so that I can get a better idea of where you are headed. Revise this by breaking it down to one topic (idea) per paragraph, incorporate the evidence and then tell us why this matters. Also, re-read the feminist perspective and identify in your introduction what it is that a feminist would point out about Sylvia in a thesis statement. By refining your thesis, I think you will gain more clarity on the organization of the paper. Also: answer these questions: Is Sylvia a Feminist? Would a feminist approve of Sylvia's actions? What challenges does Sylvia face in trying to support her son and how does she tackle these challenges. Patriarchy and oppression are two words you need to look up, define for yourself and incorporate into this paper. Keep writing and e-mail me when you post a revised rough draft that has all of this including a conclusion that sums up your points and leaves the reader something to think about. Don't delay...you have much work to do here.