The Star Maidens: Lets Kill All The Women

many of the women see themselves as objects of labor. For example in the documentary

It all begins when Blanche Morton, moves in with her sister, Kate Jerome’s family, as a result of her husband passing away. Instead of being an independent woman, and taking care of her family, she depends on her brother-in-law Jack for; financial support, guidance, and the nurturing of her children, as if they were his obligation. Unfortunately this situation causes a great deal of tension between

She soon realizes that her son betrays her breaking the trust and relationship of a mother and child. Tom should feel inclination to uphold his part of the deal as Roxy is his true mother. Just as Tom loses everything but Chambers is then given everything he never thought he would have. Chambers is then released from slavery and given the inheritance. The horrors of slavery though have scared him from beyond repair.

The characters of Daisy and Judy are similar in their selfish personalities and want of material things. Both women led the men on, but end up married to other men and are unhappy in their marriages. Jay and Dexter become a distraction to the woman while they are trying to win them back, but it is ultimately not enough. All the money in the world will not fix the second part to both men’s dreams, the loves of their life. Despite all the success, their money can’t buy them the one thing they’ve been striving for and dreaming of.

‘...now we are in a place more beautiful than creation.’ (p.202) At the end of ‘Trash’, Raphael, Gardo and Rat begin a new life. Describe the qualities of each character and how their friendship helped them overcome their hardships.

Marriage is the meeting of the minds and is the first theme. Lena Younger’s husband Big Walter died, and she reminisces/speaks of him with admiration and how he was wild with women. Ruth Younger and her husband Walter Lee have been married for eleven years but, their marriage is fallen apart because of financial stress and lack of communication. Ruth keeps her own desires to herself but, aim to please her husband and family. “We one group of men tied to a race of women with small minds” (199).

Women's lives, roles, and statuses changed over various early world history eras and culture areas in many ways. Ancient Persia, Paleolithic, Athens, Mesopotamian and Roman eras were all different in very unique ways. The Paleolithic era treated women fairly and were treated equally. During the Neolithic era women were not treated fairly. She was the daughter of her father or the wife of her husband. Women rarely acted as individuals outside the context of their families. Those who did so were usually royalty or the wives of men who had power and status.” (oi.uchicago.edu, 2010) Athenian women were not treated fairly

He ends his relationship with his current wife and shows up at Jane's house, where their kids also happen to be. He basically proceeds to force a bonding with Jane by telling the kid that he is in love with their

When she meets her co-worker Travis, he is a charming man who uses his good looks to make women believe his words and he is married to his boss Mauser’s sister, she falls for him anyway. Eventually, Mauser fires the narrator from the job because he discovers her and Travis embrace in the office. She also finds out that Travis manipulates her against Mauser. She suddenly becomes a loser because of losing her

As the show goes on, it is clear that there is more to Hank than just booze, cigarettes and females. He is still in love with his ex; Karen who is played by Natascha McElhone. He is a father of a 12 year old girl named Becca whom he shares with Karen, the love of his life, or so he thinks. After moving to Los Angeles, he suffers from writer’s block and gets caught up in the cities superficiality and shallowness. This causes Hank to get deeper into his self-destructive tendencies.

Through the character progression of Walter, you can follow the transitions of three major themes: poverty, dreams, and gender roles, while watching Walter’s character transition alongside the themes as well. The first instance the gender roles seem to be significant is with Walter, feeling the need to be the “man” of the family. He takes it that after his father’s death, being the oldest male, it was his duty to provide and support the family. Of course, this is an aged concept, as we know as times go on women are becoming more and more prominent and being recognized for the duties they provide.

In the show, the father was seen giving advice and lecturing the children while the wife was folding laundry, or setting the table for a meal. The viewers were exposed to the show, which enforced the societal norm of male dominated gender stratification.

The Character Volodia is the manifestation of both their hopes and dreams. The new man. He represents a world that Babichev hardly belongs in much less Kavalerov. The soccer game could perhaps be a metaphor for the battle Kavalerov precieves he is in with Volodia. Volodia is the new man and Kavalerov is the Goetske, the German player. Volodia was interested in the overall process, victory, and outcome of the game, perhaps a metaphor of his care for others in life, such as his love for Valja and Babichev. While Goetske was a “professional player.”12 He cared only for times to showcase his own abilities. Similar to Kavalerov insistence of his own greatness and how the Society, or Babichev keep him from showing his full potential. Goetske however,

The show reinforces the classical gender roles that female stereotypes continue to thrive in the media we consume every day. Women in this show is objectified and mostly portrayed as just beautiful with little education. (Gender Stereotypes in Mass media, 2014).

Women were traditionally seen as the weaker sex – second-class citizens with a lower social status than men. A woman’s place was in the home. Men did the “heavier” labor, like plowing and hunting.