In both "Cloud Nine" and "The Crying Game" femininity and the gender of characters play a large part when analysing the narrative. The quote originates from "Cloud Nine", which is said by the character Betty. The female gendered characters relate to this quote at the start of the storyline of both pieces and at the closing of the narrative we see a change and/ or a revelation. .
Betty and Dil are of a feminine gender but are both trapped in a man's body. Betty is deliberately played by a male actor in act one because her character wants to be a man or more evidently she wants to be what men want her to be, and explains that the male form is that of "man's creation". Betty still expresses her femininity by her words of her duties as a woman, wife, mother and daughter in the Victorian society. Dil is biologically a man in the narrative but is a transvestite. She conveys her femininity by her over feminine decorated room, her over done makeup, and her tight crude clothing.
Harry and Clive's attitudes attempt to confine women to the limitations of the domestic sphere and male authority. "My wife is all I dreamt a wife should be, And everything she is she owes to me." Like the society it shows, the first act of "Cloud Nine" is male dominated and is firmly structured. Everyone is to play his or her role as society has dictated. Betty knows and respects she has her duties to stay at home to bring up the children but doesn't fully accept this as she"d rather be dangerous. Harry and the adventure of his jungle explorations infatuate Betty but her desire clashes with Harry's idealization that women belong in the home, "I need to go up the rivers and know you are sitting here thinking of me". .
Even though Betty respects Clive and tries to be what he wants her to be Clive is having an affair with Mrs Saunders. Mrs Saunders is the complete opposite of Betty. She is of a more dominant nature and doesn't fit into the natural structure of the Victorian world.
Birth Control Birth Control is defined as various ways used to prevent pregnancy from occurring. Birth Control has been a concern for humans for thousands of years. ... Depo-Provera is an even newer method of birth control. ... These are available for both men and women. Condoms are the oldest form of birth control used by men. ...
Birth Control has been a concern for humans for thousands of years. ... It should be considered a permanent method of birth control. ... Depo-Provera is an even newer method of birth control. ... These are available for both men and women. Condoms are the oldest form of birth control used by men. ...
People wondered if easy access to birth control would lead men and women to engage more frequently in promiscuous sex (Collins, 2010). Moreover, people feared that birth control would reduce the rate of fertility in America. ... The birth control pill was introduced in 1960 with a product known as "Enovid". ... Men were no longer in charge of birth control (via condom). ... The health fraternity and scientists have introduced condoms for both men and women. ...
Men more prone to violence usually have a high need for control and power and implement their control through aggression, violence, and competition. ... This supports the idea that most men assess their masculinity with the amount of power and control they have in their lives. ... Most men are able to appropriately implement features of power and control minimally in their lives. ... As a solution it is common for men to justify violence towards women as a way to regain control of their gender role destructions. ... The importance of control and power among men can be seen in different aspects...
Hawthorne's short stories also portray how women are under men's control. ... So she can't really tell him no because she is under his control. ... However, it could illustrate that women control man and Aylmer is trying to gain control over Georgiana. ... So are men in control of women or is it the other way around? ... However, some believe that the men are more sinful because of Mr. ...
And as a result, college men now desire increase in muscle mass. ... Some college men now indulge in the act of using ephedrine, a diet aid. ... Psychological effects of the usage of ephedrine to control weight gain among obese males often leads to violent aggression and death. ... The media and society all play a role in the problems overweight males suffer when they try to control their body weight. ... Men imitate the media images they see. ...
For gun control advocates the past 10 years have seen one goal achieved after another. ... Gun control proponents feel confident that the gun control issue is swinging their way. ... A second set of households in which no homicide had taken place served as a control group. Among other findings, the researchers discovered that fifty one percent of homicides "occurred in the context of a quarrel or romantic triangle" (The CQ Researcher June 10, 1994 pg 509) According to the study held, "The Link between guns and homicide in the home was present among women as well as men, blacks as well as whit...
Control can be a very powerful entity to posses. In the wrong hands, control can be a very dangerous power for one to hold. ... One example is that two men that were helping African-Americans register to vote were shot and killed by men that worked for George Wallis. ... Control can bring a great deal of wealth, social standing, and feelings of power and security; but control can be taken away in the blink of an eye. One should never rely on the amount of control he has on others, but should rely on being self-sufficient and not having to be dependent on the control of others. ...
