Sociology of the Family The Stepford Wives Movie I can’t speak about the 1950’s family values because I was born in the early 1970’s. Then after watching the movie “The Stepford Wives”‚ the traditional family life has changed‚ but family values have remained the same to some extent. The movie tries to portray the traditional women femininity but also be the homemakers while their husbands are the breadwinners
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http://kritikfeminis2005.blogdrive.com/archive/7.html http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/24/american-dreams-the-stepford-wives-by-ira-levin.html THE STEPFORD WIVES by IRA LEVIN Copyright @ 1972 by Ira Levin "Today the combat takes a different shape; instead of wishing to put man in a prison‚ woman endeavors to escape from one; she no longer seeks to drag him into the realms of immanence but to emerge‚ herself‚ into
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Comparing and Contrasting Cuckoo and Stepford Wives Both One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest and The Stepford Wives share cardinal themes that tie them together despite their many differences. The settings are very different with one being a quiet Connecticut town full of perfect women and their husbands and the other an insanity ward filled with committed mental patients and societies rejects. Powerful characters with strong desires unite the two stories. The antagonistic desire for power‚ the Hero’s
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perfect housewife "who kept a spotless home‚ had her husband’s dinner ready as soon as he walked through the door from work and single-handed raised the children - while still always managing to look fashionable and beautiful" (Waterlow‚ 1). In the Stepford Wives‚ Joanna attempts to break free from this stereotype through her photography‚ activist abilities‚ and avoiding household chores she deemed as unimportant. Joanna attempts to break free of the 1950s housewife stereotype through her photography
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person bearing two X chromosomes in the cell nuclei and normally having a vagina‚ a uterus and ovaries‚ and developing at puberty a relatively rounded body and enlarged breasts‚ and retaining a beardless face; a girl or woman. The definition of a Stepford Wife uses these qualities‚ but adds some to it for example: A woman must tend to the household duties‚ look perfect-all the time‚ have an impeccable meal cooked and ready for him to eat when he gets home‚ and to never question or talk back to her
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Well-written characters that aren’t two dimensional and who make human decisions (David’s father‚ who may seem like a cruel man but who is really just doing what he was brought up to believe is right). Comparison: "The House of the Scorpion"‚ "The Stepford Wives" (book) These two books also deal with people who are not as "real" as typical human beings‚ such as robots or clones Quotations: "Clearly there must be a mistake somewhere. Surely having one very small toe extrawell‚ two very small toes
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happy unless they’re superior to their female counterparts? The movie Stepford Wives takes us to a nauseatingly positive‚ clean‚
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The Stepford Wives The late 1950’s and early 1960’s in America saw a shift in the American lifestyle sparked by increased civil rights activism‚ and following the end of WWII‚ peacetime put pressure on the social policies. The Women’s Liberation Movement was a key factor in thissuch change. The standard lifestyle of married women in 1950’s America mirrored that of Leave it to Beaver’s June Cleaver. A dutiful wife rooted in the home complete with a routine of chores‚ cooking‚ and cleaning. The restrictions
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Stepford is a prime example of a true patriarchal community‚ and throughout the book the patriarchy can be seen in numerous situations. In Stepford we witness the patriarchy leading these men and women to fulfill their expected gender roles. The men of this town‚ have very high-power jobs while the women happily take care of their house and children. Walter is introduced to the Men’s Association‚ exclusive to the men of the town‚ allowing them to make all the decisions for the town. Excluding the
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but they do not always stand out. One may have to look deep into the use of his literary techniques to comprehend the story. Hawthorne effectively uses irony‚ conflict and imagery in “The Wives of the Dead” to create the mood of suspense surrounding the fate of the husbands. The story begins with two wives that are sisters learning that each of their husbands have been killed in the “line of duty” within two days of each other. The mood of suspense is created early on in the story with the use
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