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The Role of Women: A Personal Perspective Based Upon Imagery and Informal Diction
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The Role of Women: A Personal Perspective Based Upon Imagery and Informal Diction The role of women in many societies is one of oppression and though many women remain silent about their desires for equality, some refuse to accept their societies' views. The characters of Esther Greenwood and Ramatoulaye Fall both recognize what society expects of them, due to certain events in each character's life. Esther, a character in The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, begins to recognize her dismay with what is expected of her because she is a woman, and therefore she accepts her journey towards understanding of her society but yet living on her own terms. Mariana Ba portrays the character of Ramatoulaye, in the novel So Long a Letter, as an independent woman struggling to find reason with her husband's acceptance of the Muslim tradition of polygamy. Both women search for understanding of their respective...
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