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became voiceless in the gender fight, self-actualization in the fight of…
became voiceless in the gender fight
obstacles in the family
lack love and recognition in the family
Mother's
expectation
comparison of Laird& the narrator
"you'll have a real help"
ignore the narrator's contribution and ability, blindly appoint Laird as the heir
Father
never talked to her besides from business work, ignoring her need to speak up
Robinson Crusoe = his father's favourite book
colonization = ignore her search of identity
oppress narrator in the preconditioned identity as a second class figure in the family
women = second class
Laird's
betrayal
tell her to stop singing
ratted her in front of the family
establish an authoritative figure,
diminish her identity as a protective sister
lack of role models
Female role model = Mother+ grandmother
victims+ perpetrator of social inequality on the narrator
wanted narrator to stay "inside"
the narrator's identity = a free girl →a nubile domestic figure
obstacles in socialization
fox farm
= foundation of the patriarchal society
horse meat eaten by the foxes
lost of freedom to pursue identiy
foreshadows her failure in pursuing freedom
outside of the house
male-dominating/ adventurous place
her father commanded her to "play around the house"
confines the narrator's identity
= domestic role
Search of identity
Nameless = lack of identity
Foxes have names but narrator doesn't
less important than the business owned
Her family X care about her
Seek the sense of identity
(innocent stage)
Names for the animals
chose names e.g."Maureen" for the foxes = rebellion, luminous, strength
project her rebellious & adventurous soul
the battle of Balaclava
acquire the fearless determination in pursuing freedom = ground-breaker
dreams
Imagine herself rescuing people,
riding horses, shooting wolves
identity= HEROIN
"outside" of the house
the narrator pursue career success in male-dominated business
identity = successful woman like her father
seek alternative/ unprecedented career for women
Freeing Flora
Forming opinion
feel "ashamed" about the farm
identity = obedient daughter
→ growing woman of critical thinking
making decisions against her father
"I opened it( the gate) as wide as I could"
develop empathy for other victims suffering gender inequality
self-actualization in the fight of gender inequality