Feminist Perspective of The Lie :: Feminism Feminist Women Criticism

Feminist Perspective of The Lie Women have long struggled and battled against men in an attempt to obtain equality. In the story, The Lie, the character Sylvia Remenzel portrays many of the qualities in a stereotypical female that women for generations have been trying to prove wrong. Her approximations and actions, plus the accomplishable opinions of females reflecting upon her character, and the fact that this character was written by a male provide show the neglect by which the role was depicted. To begin, Sylvias questions throughout the story be naive and juvenile. For type, I wonder how many Remenzels have gone to Whitehill, and You hark back those people will alike(p) those rooms? Questions such as these are simply put and rather unnecessary because they only civilize up space and disrupt the flow. The question concerning the number of Remenzel family members who have gone to Whitehill has a pretty obvious answer. Her husband in the book even thinks so, Thats like as king how many people are dead in a cemetery. To have a female character ask questions that are plain simple is putting them back, and placing them in a group outside those with intelligence. The back question concerns a new wing being built onto Whitehill where a group of Africans will be staying. By calling the Africans, those people, gives the impression that she doesnt propose them as equals to herself. In the time period that this story was written, (during the 1970s), the issue of racial discrimination was partly over. This character was non trying to be rude, but she did not have the intelligence to think differently. That alone is a very debasing way of thinking, such as giving women less power of thought than men. For example, Mr. Remenzel sees no problem with the Africans attending the school, when he says, The rooms arent for them, they arent going to be segregated. By observing these thoughts of Sylvia, one might see the lack of intelligence and observation put upon her. These are all examples of the possible feminist control placed upon her. Next, the actions that Sylvia performs show her incomplete personality when it comes to being unique. Her role follows the example that females should be seen and not heard, also, that they are to stay at home and take care of the children. These are qualities that women have been fighting to remove from the minds of society.