Roles of Women in Myth and Society
Joseph Stasiak
B2 Troyer
Research Paper
Roles of Women in Cultures and Myths
Throughout history men have always been shown to be the dominate force in any one culture and are always the ones being praised for their great actions and accomplishments, but what we do not see is that women also played key roles in making a society function. In many cultures women were to stay at home, cook dinner, tend to the farms, etc. while the men went off to fight in wars or raid other villages. The men were the front of many cultures and are usually what we see and study, but in almost every culture women are the backbone that keeps the culture from falling apart and they ultimately keep it functioning. Without women, men would not have a clean place to sleep, food to eat, or someone to look after their children when they were away. Though every culture has their own way of viewing and treating women, it cannot be denied that women served a key role in keeping that culture from crumbling and falling apart. Many myths from cultures were based around the great warriors and the great tasks they achieved, but in many of those myths women lend a helping hand in getting the task done but get no recognition for it. Myths are an excellent way to learn about a cultures society and what they were like, almost every myth involves at least one woman and she usually is always helping the men out to achieve what they set out to accomplish. Women play a key role in every culture, whether it be their culture or their cultures myths, and are the backbone to why that society functioned. Without a doubt women are the key to a successful and functioning society, without women society would not be here today. The first culture that I will be looking at is the Chinese, they thought that women should be subservient to their husbands and do whatever they were told. Women were so low that their husbands could even kill them if they did not want to be with them anymore and if they got a
B2 Troyer
Research Paper
Roles of Women in Cultures and Myths
Throughout history men have always been shown to be the dominate force in any one culture and are always the ones being praised for their great actions and accomplishments, but what we do not see is that women also played key roles in making a society function. In many cultures women were to stay at home, cook dinner, tend to the farms, etc. while the men went off to fight in wars or raid other villages. The men were the front of many cultures and are usually what we see and study, but in almost every culture women are the backbone that keeps the culture from falling apart and they ultimately keep it functioning. Without women, men would not have a clean place to sleep, food to eat, or someone to look after their children when they were away. Though every culture has their own way of viewing and treating women, it cannot be denied that women served a key role in keeping that culture from crumbling and falling apart. Many myths from cultures were based around the great warriors and the great tasks they achieved, but in many of those myths women lend a helping hand in getting the task done but get no recognition for it. Myths are an excellent way to learn about a cultures society and what they were like, almost every myth involves at least one woman and she usually is always helping the men out to achieve what they set out to accomplish. Women play a key role in every culture, whether it be their culture or their cultures myths, and are the backbone to why that society functioned. Without a doubt women are the key to a successful and functioning society, without women society would not be here today. The first culture that I will be looking at is the Chinese, they thought that women should be subservient to their husbands and do whatever they were told. Women were so low that their husbands could even kill them if they did not want to be with them anymore and if they got a