Tuesday, November 9, 2010
compromise
The article like Handmaids Tale highlights the need for females to compromise. the article disscusses women having to chose between children and a career and the pain that causes women. handmaids tale shows this the nececity of compromise, to stop rape and objectification they lost their freedom. handmaids tale shows the eradication of love from their lifestyle sort of like how the life of single the carreer woman. Both suggest that basing your life off your culture or striving to achieve eqaulity is self destructive they rather suggest women should just live thier lives as indivduals follow their passion weather thats taking a traditional domestic role or dedicate thier lives to a career. Looking back at Offred's life before women were stripped of rights, she seemed to be happy with her average job and having a daughter. she didn't really equate herself with a feminist movement or a reactionary movement, she didn't see herself as a purely career women or room parent, she saw herself as an individual and didn't really force herself into a category. i think that is what women need to be concerned with what they feel as an individual not what follows a movement. Women do have to compromise career and children sometimes,but they're more likely to make a decision that makes them happy if they base it on what they truly feel themselves.
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ReplyDeleteI think that you bring up a good point, that women have to compromise to be happy. The fact that when completely involved in her career a woman feels lacking, and when only a house wife she feels restricted, lends it self to this idea. I think that it is unfortunate that this is true but also, the opportunity for women to have either and both is increasing.
Thanks for the insight!
I like the fact that you focus on the idea that if women (and this could apply to people in general) are themselves and be an individual rather than melt into society and pretend to be someone else they will be happier- and I couldn't agree more. The only thing I would suggest is to be slightly more careful of the way you right. Usually I don't mind too much, however the misspelling of many words and wrong homonyms made this blog to read...
ReplyDeleteAnyways, connecting this idea to "The Handmaid's Tale" made it very clear. Do you think that Atwood compared Offred's old life with her new one for this very reason? Was she saying something about living life instead of joining a movement and living someone else's?
I'm not sure compromise applies to this concept, though- does not the word "compromise" imply that the person does not like one of the things- staying home or working? I think if a woman is herself, she will find a balance she is happy with, and does not "compromise", but do what she wants. I think this is what you were saying, but I just feel that "compromise" has a slightly bad connotation. But that's just me.
What's even more interesting is that in "The Handmaid's Tale" men continue to compromise between their duty at home and the prostitution-wacky area where women dress up funny (and that's funny in a bad way). Why does Atwood juxtapose the men's freer life with the women's more restricted one?
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ReplyDeletewhat i meant by compromise between work and home doesnt mean unhappiness in doing something it just means in this case that a woman enjoys both career and children and theres just simply not enough time in her life to be completely devoted with both. you said she should do what she wants but sometimes when you want two things at once you have to chose,or compromise in someway.