Unit 4: Women of Power (Première Générale)

 (At the following of what we did last time)

Text B

The document under study is an extract from a novel entitled “The Edible Woman”, written by Margaret Atwood in 1969. In this extract, the main character is reflecting over her life and career. She comes to the conclusion that she has studied too much and is now overqualified as a result she cannot suit the society she lives in and find a suitable job. Indeed, she is too impressive as a woman.

The main character is going through an unfair situation. She is living a form of injustice. Indeed, she is being discriminated against just because she as too many degrees for a woman.  She is struggling against glass-ceiling. She is the example of woman who face discrimination in the working world.

 

Common points and conclusion of the two texts:

The two characters are being criticized, discriminated and prejudiced against because of their gender. On top of that, both of them are women that are limited to other’s expectations. In fact, they cannot emancipate because it was decided that it is not their role and that they cannot be qualified and have a suitable job. Those women accuse the society because even if they are capable, they want them to give birth and to stay underneath men and not above them. Unfortunately, it is as if women could not free themselves from the way society perceive them.

 

Homework: Learn the lesson.