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April 23rd, 2007 by yhsstained
Wilson’s Second Blog.
The second question being considered during this unit is: What does the way women are depicted in contemporary fiction say about our culture and identity? Evaluate the purpose of presenting women in this way in your novel.
When looking at many different novels about women, it is shown that there are many different views on women and their role in our culture. However in the novel Stained, only one view is represented. The view in stained is that although women can be seen as weak they are also stong in many different ways. They are shown to have determination yet lack will power. In Stained Joss is shown as both strong and weak. She never gives up her search until she has found peace. However she denies Gabe of his wishes and tells his parents that she has seen him even when he asked her and she promised to not tell.
This represents how women are depicted in society very well. They are not always seen as the strongest when it somes to certain things however when it comes to other things they can be very strong.
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Wilson Slader Post
April 4th, 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.
Stained represents the typical stereotypical girl. She is emotionally unstable, doesn’t stick up for herself, and is torn between boys. This is not necessarily the best representative of what girls are like. Jocelyn, or Joss, in her younger years, is shown as a girl inferior to Gabe and others. She seems dimwitted and that she is untouched by society. Not yet has she been introduced the to realities of life. When Gabe and Jocelyn are talking about suicide, she is confused and has no idea what to think about it. She listens to Gabe and believes everything he says.
She feels like she is powerless and that she has no control over her life or the people around her. When Benny breaks up with her she just accepts it. She doesn’t try to talk to him and find out why, she just walks away. At the parties she feels secluded, she doesn’t have the confidence to talk to the “jocks”. She feels that she in inferior to them.
Overall Jocelyn represents a very instable girl who has so many problems she doesn’t know how to deal with them. Maybe the end will solve them. Maybe not, we will see soon.
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basic overview
March 28th, 2007 by yhsstained
Talo said,
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?
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American culture and identity
March 28th, 2007 by yhsstained
The second question being considered during this unit is: What does the way women are depicted in contemporary fiction say about our culture and identity? Evaluate the purpose of presenting women in this way in your novel.
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