Novels+Portraying+Feminism

In Ibsen's, " A Doll's House", feminism was portrayed by the way Nora was treated. Her husband, Torvald, called her many animal related names and took control of her in their relationship together. He made all the decisions and choices. Nora basically had the shorter end of the stick. Feminism applies to this novel because Nora was not treated equally to Torvald and especially not better than him. Feminism stands out greatly in Satrapi's, "Persepolis". Woman were treated like dirt in Iran. They were insulted, criticized, threatened, raped, beaten, commanding, and were constantly living their lives in fear. As many Iranian women would agree, living life with the veil was like living behind bars. Their lives were being controlled and they were forced to wear the veil that they could not stand. They also did not have many rights as women. Cleary this is a concept of feminism because the woman werent being treated fairly.

Novel and film, "The Handmaid's Tale" expresses much feminism. In the story, women are looked upon as "women" rather than who they really are. When speaking of "women" they really referred to housemaids, wives, or marthas. On the other hand, men are defined by their courage and their role in the army.