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Feminist Criticism

Understanding Feminist Criticism Developed on the premise that Western society = patriarchal Patriarchy-a social system headed and directed by males Patriarchal systems are androcentric Attitudes, practices, or social organizations that are based on the assumption that men are the model of being

What to Look for in a Text Misogyny: negative attitudes towards women-not taking women seriously, not respecting women Is the full range of what it means to be a woman explored, or are the women in simplistic? Need to look for oppressive stereotyping of women

Look for… Look stereotypical or cliché portrayals Male writers have too long stereotyped women as the “angel in the house” (the one who lives to take care of her husband) and the “madwoman in the attic” (the woman who chooses to not be the angel) Binary roles: rational/irrational, active/passive, objective/subjective, intellectual/emotional

Look for… Physical images: are they used to define the women? Objectification is natural-we look at others and they look at us-we respond with indifference or pleasure Problem is with abusive objectification that reduces someone/women to little or nothing except their status as an object

Look for … How power is divided/shared Power can be in making decisions, spending money Job opportunities Educational opportunities

The text… Doesn’t always have to be about female victimization You can identify a text as feminist for many reasons Motherhood roles can be feminist-it depends on the depth and choice, the experience of the females in the text

Reading Like a Feminist Females should not reverse their role Everyone needs to recognize there is an alternative perspective Men should try to experience the narrative through the lens of the opposite gender All readers should try to connect

Possible theses: The novel is/is not feminist bc it: Does/does not objectify female characters Does/does not present female characters in submissive roles Balance of power lies with men/women Female characters are/are not 1 dimensional, are/not clichés, stereotypical, etc.