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Sexism in
Title: Sexism in
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 779 | Pages: 3.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Sexism in
The Joy Luck Club - Sexism
Is it fair to judge someone by their sex? Sexism is a problem common to both Chinese and American cultures, and as such they are met by most of the characters in the novel. The women were looked upon as an inferior being. They had little or no status in society, and little was expected from them. When they tried to stand up for themselves, they were discriminated. The Chinese …showed first 75 words of 779 total…
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As you can see, in traditional Chinese culture, many judgements were made about a person just by observing their sex. The women in the Chinese culture were undervalued. Nothing was expected from them, and some had little or no status. The novel, The Joy Luck Club, portrayed how the women not only in China, but also in America, were oppressed and undervalued. It showed the male domination in the Chinese culture.
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