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Women in contemporary society
March 28th, 2007 by yhsstained
One of the questions being considered during this unit is: How are women depicted in contemporary fiction and media? During your reading of the novel, comment on the ways in which women are being portrayed. Consider relationships, experiences, situations, etc.
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on March 28th, 2007 at 9:31 am
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on March 28th, 2007 at 9:46 am
Hello group..
April 4th – Finish first half of the book (about 98 pages) then BLOG responses to one of the “essential questions”
Sometime between April 4th and April 12th – Blog AGAIN and respond to one of the essential questions
April 12th – Have the book finished and blog
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS ARE
What does the way women are depicted in this book say about our culture/society?
How are women depicted in modern media/literature/Stained?
on April 4th, 2007 at 10:24 pm
How are women depicted in media, literature, and the book in general?
Good point WILSON! I never really thought about Jocelyn that way. I do agree with you that she’s a pretty weak and insecure character thus far. Her relationship with Benny is pathetic. She obsesses over him and is at his beck and call – for example when he breaks up with her, and then he tells her (in their “secret code”) for her to come visit him in the woods the next day. Jocelyn does not hesitate to visit him immediately. This portrayal of the weak-minded lovesick teenage girl is relevant in both the book and media today. I’ve felt somewhat disappointed in the author so far, and her inability to give Joss any real depth to which I can relate. She’s pretty one dimensional, I feel – despite a few twists, she’s a stereotypical teen.
“I can’t have this conversation right now. I’m already so confused. I don’t know if Benny’s changed his mind about what’s right and what’s wrong. I don’t know if I’m going with Benny now or not. I have no idea what he feels about today. I have no idea what I feel about today… And now Benny is changing his mind.”
Truly, how pathetic is this? Jocelyn, I have an idea, why don’t you try TALKING to the boy you’re so obsessed with? She frustrates me. Her weakness lies in her indecision and inability to decipher “how she feels.” Honestly.
The other women characters we’ve met also fit pretty neatly into stereotypes. There’s the caring, free-spirited friend, Theresa. There’s the pitiful promiscuous girl, Bernadette. And then there’s Jocelyn’s mom. She is the one woman character I think is worth discussing. Through the book religion has been a strong theme. Jocelyn lives in a very religious, very Catholic community. The priest is often seen around The Grill, talking with boys and socializing. Jocelyn and her mother, however, are not part of this loving religious family. The book tells of how her mother becomes disgusted with the Church’s stories of Heaven and Hell to children, and they stop going. Her mother defies the social norms of the community due to her individual concept of what is right and suffers isolation from the community. This, in itself, is worthy of admiration. Jocelyn’s mother is the one person I have respected throughout the book.