When reading Things Fall Apart, it sends chills down my spine when it discusses how the women of the village were brutally beaten. We women have come such a long way, ripping ourselves from that life. Feminism is a belief in the social, political, and economic equality of each gender. Things Fall Apart is a book based on the villagers' religion and time period; but reading it over, and over, and over again really strikes at the heart. Also, I believe it is wrong for a man to have 3 wives; especially when it is used as a higher status. A man should love one woman. He shouldn't want her only for her body, family line, and her status. He should want her because she will love him back, respect him, and give life to their children. In addition, I do not agree on the idea of how children are taught to grow up at an early age. When it said that a village's daughter was ready for marriage, it said her age was only 16! I was shocked, but I understood the reasoning behind it. To summarize, I wish that the time period and religion was different.
I feel the same way. Men at that time period viewed femininity as a disgrace and that being a women was degrading. Seeing how far women have come now is empowering.
ReplyDeleteI understand what you are saying about having three wives and I agree that you should only love one person. However, i think that marrying several different women is out of love but of wanting to be respected in the society.
ReplyDeleteI meant isn’t out of love
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