Most recent public comments by Dr. R. Gomes https://nowcomment.com/users/136359 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238717?scroll_to=3078024 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238717?scroll_to=3078024 Tue, 13 Jun 2023 08:46:25 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238717?scroll_to=3078023 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238717?scroll_to=3078023 Tue, 13 Jun 2023 08:44:53 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238717?scroll_to=3078022 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238717?scroll_to=3078022 Let's look at this text through the Gender/Feminist Critical Lens. We can ask ourselves if the poem reinforces, critiques, or challenges existing definitions of masculinity or femininity. We can consider the gender of the author, the reader, as well as the characters/voices in the text. We can look for gender stereotypes that may be reinforced or undermined in the poem. We can consider how different the text might look if we interpret it with a different gender perspective. To help us start this conversation, let's look at these lines: "Then his heart, it burst apart And tumbled slowly to the ground." Does this poem present a traditional masculine or feminine approach to love and loss? What ideas of gender roles or representation are being presented here? Let's think about different ways that we could interpret this poem and push back against gender stereotypes. Let's grab a few more lines to help us answer these questions. Is there a different way we could re-read this poem together and imagine a more nuanced approach to gender in this text? Tue, 13 Jun 2023 08:44:35 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238717?scroll_to=3078021 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238717?scroll_to=3078021 In both texts, the characters are stuck in an oppressive and patriarchal society, and they can only escape by leaving it - a choice that's only available to those with the privilege and power to do so. We can explore how this text reinforces, critiques, or challenges definitions of masculinity or femininity and how it can be read as cautionary tale on social conformity and patriarchy. To begin, let's consider the gender of the author, the reader, and the characters/voices. Does the text reflect social gender codes? Are these characters trapped in the existing patriarchal framework, or do they challenge it in any way? Are there any stereotypes being challenged or reinforced? How do the characters' different genders impact their journey? Additionally, let's imagine ourselves as someone of the opposite gender reading this work and explore how our readings might differ. As we reread this text, let's point to places where we can see how the author is conveying messages about gender roles, objectivity/objectification, representation, and differences. Finally, let's try to think of ways to find creative ways to challenge gender roles and oppressive social norms in our own lives. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 08:44:07 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238717?scroll_to=3078020 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238717?scroll_to=3078020 Tue, 13 Jun 2023 08:43:31 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238717?scroll_to=3078019 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238717?scroll_to=3078019 it sucks Tue, 13 Jun 2023 08:43:12 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238717?scroll_to=3078018 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238717?scroll_to=3078018 We might stop and consider how the B sound, which mimics a woman's voice, could be reinforcing feminine stereotypes. Is there a predominance of B words in the poem? Does the female voice in this line assert power over the men in the poem, such as the fishermen, or does she lose power? Are there ways in which this female voice is objectified by the author? Let's reread the poem together and let these questions guide us as we discuss it! Tue, 13 Jun 2023 08:42:44 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238717?scroll_to=3078017 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238717?scroll_to=3078017 your opinion is extremely wrong Tue, 13 Jun 2023 08:42:08 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238717?scroll_to=3078016 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238717?scroll_to=3078016 From a gender/feminist perspective, this poem can be seen as critiquing gender roles and objectification. Our society often sees men as bold and fearless whereas woman can be seen as the weaker sex, even though in reality that doesn't have to be the case. In this poem, the author suggests that good, peaceful thoughts and feelings (represented by the owl) can take the control from fear. So, even the traditionally "weaker" sex can take away the power of fear and settle into a peaceful night. This poem also calls into question how gender roles can be represented in art and literature. We can ask ourselves if women's power, strength and peace is represented accurately in literature, or is it overshadowed by traditional gender roles? Is this poem objectifying the owl or using it as a metaphor to describe how women's feelings and thoughts can take the control of fear from men? How can we challenge traditional gender roles and creating an even representation of both genders in literature? Tue, 13 Jun 2023 08:41:41 -0500