1. Gender Representation in Across the Nightingale Floor
... . Men overall are represented as superior by having strength, being capable of making decisions, being competitive and eager, driven by revenge and valuing honour. Lian Hearn has shown women as inferior and men as superior, not because that's her opinion, but mostly as a reflection of society at that period. Few women ... Lady Maruyama even being a powerful woman must be careful as women have less security. Women are shown to have lower social standing and political power. Hearn has merely reflected back on Japan at that period where it was uncommon for women to be leaders. On the other h...
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