I have decided to dedicate some time to an independent study on Women in Literature. I want to obtain information about how women are and how women were portrayed in literature and how that comes across in real society. I chose this independent study because I am for women empowerment. I believe all women should have equal rights, equal opportunities, and equal representation. In other words, you could call me a feminist (but not to the extreme).
I am growing up as a young woman in a man's world and have faced struggles already because I am a woman, a feminine being. I have been judged on the clothes I wear and the height of my heels (hence the blogger name A Girl and Her Heels, especially since I am obsessed). These judgments have caused others, especially men, to believe that I should be seen a certain way. Whether that way may be as a weak girl or a modern day harlot, their judgments are wrong. From what I have obtained from varying works such as Thomas Hardy (Tess of the D’Urbervilles) and Maxine Kingston (one of my favorite authors), women are meant to be seen in a certain way based on their place in society and judgments of society, such as the way others are seeing me. I feel a connection to Women in Literature. I am intrigued by the way literature translates the diverse views of women in different time periods. I enjoy when a work illustrates the view of women by men, the view of women by women, and the view of women by themselves. I do not intend to keep my knowledge limited to one specific view, one specific society, or one specific race.
By choosing this course for my independent study I hope to expand my knowledge of how women are seen in societies, whether fictional or reality, in order to understand where the basis of inequality originated. I also hope to one day employ this knowledge to teach others, whether men or women, how literature can reflect past, present, and future societies. Also to teach how those reflected societies need to change. The blog is to help share my thought process and hopefully motivate others to reflect with me upon this course of study.
Sincerely,
A Girl and Her Heels
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