Wednesday, January 30, 2013
How are boys and girls different socially in the House on Mango Street and in our society? In what way do they live in separate worlds?
In the time
era of The House on Mango Street, gender roles were very specific for boys and
girls. Boys generally did the tougher work, owned businesses or worked at jobs
which required more labor, they would gain higher education easier and make
more money. Generally, girls became housewives, with a stereotypical slogan “barefoot
and pregnant in the kitchen” where they did not have as much of a need for
higher education. Compared to today, gender roles have changed dramatically in
the past 100 years, and there is a more leveled playing field. Overall, more
women are enrolling to higher education facilities and joining similar work
forces as men as well as joining the military. However, girls and boys do still
tend to live in separate worlds, where it is still normal for boys to play in
the dirt and girls to play with dolls. But nowadays even this is changing.
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What you say is true, back along time ago men payed the bills and brought in the dinner, they also were higher educated and could vote. While the women stayed home and cooked, and even early on the couldnt even vote. You make very good points here.
ReplyDeleteWhere they really "barefoot and preganant"? But, I do agree with you. Why did the stereotypes change, and is a good thing?
DeleteLeah, you are a connoisseur of words. But to be on topic, I agree with what you wrote. Sometimes I get all mad at the past because it is the reason for 'sandwich' and 'kitchen' jokes. That, and jerks. But thankully, I can now be president, and I will, thanks to changing gender roles. And I will quote you in my inauguration speech.
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