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Women are trapped by stereotypes they perpetuate themselves ……women in 3 short stories
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Women are trapped by stereotypes they perpetuate themselves ...... It is a strange idea to think women perpetuate their own stereotypes - but is it so unbelievable? I personally believe this is commonly the case as we all have choices in life, but some women make some decisions that could cause them to feel 'trapped' or squashed into doing certain things and not others. Women can be 'trapped' in many ways, for example their marriage, or their job. 'Ice Cream' by Helen Dunmore is a short story illustrating this point; she writes of 24 year old model Clara, and her choice between ice cream and her job. Being a model, there is a lot of pressure to be thin, as some people believe fat people can't be pretty, and models are widely seen as being very pretty. It is almost a battle between Elise (who's relationship with Clara is unspecified) who...
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