Women has a strong and central story line in most of the story. But are they truly an image of what a feminist would especially when Jeanette mother conforms to the serotypes her pastor states. For one who tries to embody Jane Ear and the ideals of strong independent women she doesn't even come close caving into men's desires and expectations of her. Jeanette is her own person. She is different. Carrying her self and what being unique truly embodies. Plus she's much more fantastic than her mother.
"Feminist theory is the extension of feminism into theoretical or philosophical fields. It encompasses work in a variety of disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, economics, women's studies, literary criticism,art history,psychoanalysis and philosophy.Feminist theory aims to understand gender inequality and focuses on gender politics, power relations, and sexuality. While providing a critique of these social and political relations, much of feminist theory also focuses on the promotion of women's rights and interests. Themes explored in feminist theory include discrimination, stereotyping, objectification (especially sexual objectification), oppression, and patriarchy."
^ that basic feminist theory is from Wikipedia (:
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One of the only things I really liked about Mrs. Winterson was that she was a strong female role model. It let me down as a reader when she agreed with the paster, even if it was to show Jeanette a lesson.
ReplyDeleteMrs. Winterson is an interesting character: horrible and repressive, hypocritical in excess and yet, also powerful and individualist. That last one is odd: she's part of a group which is supposed to foster a common spiritual understanding, not encourage individual interpretation. And yet, she sticks to her eccentric version of things---at least up to a point. She both breaks with traditional gender roles yet also reinforces them. I think the character is also meant to be both funny and tragic.
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