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Depiction of Men and Women
Modernity is the introduction of aspects that would ease the way things are carried out and perceived. Modernity has greatly been confused with the results that have come from technological change, the basis of this has been the invention of advanced devices which can be used for fast communication, task execution and many other things which attribute technological advancement. Modernity is though not limited to the perception of advancement in technology, it is incorporated by the change in the mindset of individuals on how they think, perceive and make of other abstract aspects (Joseph, N.p).
The abstractness of aspects means they are ideas, which are intangible they, therefore, can’t be touched. The ideologies which are perceived modern are always based on its content and context. The content can be modified, but contextually, there are no changes. In this research article, there is an extensive overview on the modern perception of issues from the initial perception. The research objects at answering the question that exploits the way women and men are depicted in the book; “A Star Called Henry” as well as in the book named “Vendetta.” The two books were analyzed on their description of the relative interaction of social roles of men and women, and insight on to the political point of view of the whole aspect of men and women as depicted in the book.
Case Study Character Description in Relation Gender Portrayal
A Star Called Henry
As a matter of first importance, Henry is driven by his longings to be recognized and adored.

These yearnings, which depend on carelessness amid his adolescence, are the main driver for his vulnerability to the enchantments of being a legend. Jack In this association, the title “A Star Called Henry” specifically alludes to these wishes; Henry needs to be a star simply like his dead kin. He needs to satisfy them, particularly to his more established sibling, who is likewise called Henry. From his perspective, his mom gave all her adoration to the dead youngsters and not to the individuals who were alive, along these lines Henry abhors his dead kin. This viewpoint goes with the reader all through the story. At whatever point Henry is watching the stars he says “My name is Henry Smart! (Rhode, N.p). The initiatives that Henry put in to be recognized are common among the individuals who have passion in their endeavors.
Vendetta
Vendetta describes a family in a state of dependence, based on the post-nuclear war in the UK where the author employs the use of modern dogma to create social dystopia; the book describes the feminist state of dependence in general. The events that unfold through the film can be used to indicate how women were dependent on the men in the society (Bulloch 431-433). There are three main characters, Evey, Helen, and Rosemary. Rosemary and Helen are depicted to be reliant on male figures, scrapping out a survival for themselves chastely through their sexualities. The femininity of Evey is rather different and composite, through her Moore and Lloyd discovers the perception of feminine reliance working hard through the vulnerabilities that her sexuality has. Rosemary is described to show the resilience in her struggle to achieve self-sufficiency, though she is the same gender typecast they have strained to rewrite.
Evey is described to involve in prostitution the first time her story is described in the book and is seen to present herself in a way to attract men, and this describes women’s role in the society of pleasing men. There is also an existent depiction of women having gender confusion; Evey only knew two forms of relation and interactions with men, a lover and a father. In the struggles to attain self-identity, she becomes confused, and this is explained by her involvement in prostitution. Some of these activities that they get involved indicates how the women could not be self-reliant hence, forcing them to undertake unsocial activities (Cliff, 300)
The interactions of Social Roles of Men and Women in giving Political Insight
There is an existent perception which is sexist; it describes that a man and woman have different defined roles as their gender is described. This perception is contextual, and it is based on a society that women have been under-estimated by men on their inability to involve or undertake the tasks which they find it best suited for men. In the book “A Star Called Henry,” the author describes the interactions to which men’s and women’s roles have an insight defining point of view to which the political platform has for both men and women.
The setting of the books is in countries that have undergone struggles as a result of imperialism and war, and they are in political turmoil. Henry Smart, the main character of the book was in the military; his main responsibility was to train Irish soldiers and is depicted to have killed people mercilessly. In “Vendetta,” women have seen to depend extensively on masculine figures; they easily fall into traps and can, therefore, have the desired qualities to make a reliable political leader.
Shared Opportunities between Men and Women, and Role Specification
In “A Star Called Henry,” the uprising that was seen in saw a massive military involvement of women in the fight for independence. They played a daring and significant role in the struggles; this defines the roles and opportunities they shared with men during the time (Kristina, Cindy and Diane 830). Men were involved in military activities, so were women, each of the two parties shared the duty of protecting their people and fighting to be free.
Opportunities were though limited to men, in the applications made by some women involved in military activities seeking compensations for injuries that they picked during the war, had their application rejected since men were favored. The bias in the available opportunities is also seen in the political involvement and bias against women in the Sinn Fein party that ascended to power after a by-election of 1918 which was seeking Irish separation from the UK.
Reason for a Specific Text Structure
The text is certainly fictional but has a direct correspondence to what was witnessed during the British-Irish wars of the early 1900s. The world of each text on the struggle is a structure in a way where we could ascertain the storyline. It can be done basing on the cause of the struggle, the themes of the struggle, the objectives of the struggle and the roles played by different parties in the fight. Besides, it can be based on the results of the struggle, and the eventual description of individual feelings on the role played in the fight and the existing aspect in comparison to what the struggle was against (Leonard N.p).
It is evidently defined that Henry was a Christian; his objective was to contribute to the fight for a free Ireland. This was achieved though he had to involve himself in the cruel killing of people who had not wronged him; it only that the people killed held a different opinion on how they wanted to be led, and who they wanted to lead them. The text is also structured in the manner that will enable a reader to be aware of the different steps to which a political struggle takes and what roles do individual within the system plays to ensure that the struggles’ objectives are met irrespective of what has to be done for the objective to be achieved.
Why is the Sex Treated so Differently?
The probable reason for different treatment of sexes is that there was still an existent societal bias where women were seen to be of lesser importance to the key objectives and available opportunities were only reserved for men. Women who were seen to display any form of a threat to the leaders in power were victimized. They were always either forced to plead guilty of an unknown wrongdoing or threatened to be killed, a factor that made many in seeking asylum in the neighboring UK.
In “Vendetta” roles of women are categorically different, in line with how each sex behaves, women dependent on the masculine figure as seen to involve in home chores and no other major roles, self-dependent women are seen to involve in activities that rather makes them vulnerable to the existing stereotype.
Generalized Depiction of Sex, and Its Influence on Behavior
In the past, sex was always used to pronounce a person’s identity and the ability to be autonomous. It is still the case in the contemporary society despite the existing struggles which seek to bring equality and minimize gender-based discriminations. Many authors have though tried to communicate on gender-based study topics and themes with an objective of defining sex, the powerful influence it has to behavior modification, self-identity and awareness and autonomy of an individual. In Vendetta, Evey is depicted to be likely prone to the negativities that come with the activity she involves herself in, her quest for self-sufficiency means more harm to her. She finds no otherwise but to get in the acts so that she can earn a living (Bulloch, 434).
Gender Influence on Behavior
People from different genders are different from each other basing on particular aspects. Certainly, sex and gender play critical roles in determining how an individual describes his or her behavior in a society or an organization. Males have different behaviors, and so just like the females. Adequate knowledge on this aspect by an individual makes it easy working together with others of opposite sex. In “Vendetta,” two categories of women are depicted, these are; those willing to be subjected to a masculine figure to whom they depend on and one seeking to be self-sufficient. Each of these classes of women will have their behaviors modified by the roles they automatically assign themselves.
Gender and its Effects on Identity of self
Gender and sex have been used by individuals perhaps incorrectly to perceive who we are, and that is our self-identity. In “A Star Called Henry,” identity of self is dominant among women who may perhaps have lost their partners in the war and had to reinforce courage to their children. This case is totally different in the women who had not lost their partners as the majority of them would opt for immoral activities in the name of pleasing men (Cecilia, N.p). Self-identity is though dependent on the behavior, which is described to be influenced by an individual’s gender, where males describe specific behaviors relatively different from women. Autonomy is the perception where an individual views his or herself as independent in sociological aspects. It is developed after an individual has developed an aspect of self-identity basing on his or her behavior that in most cases make an individual have a self-perspective of standing autonomously on specific issues. In “Vendetta,” a woman seeking to be independent is still subjected to the stereotype that faces all women since she will still interact and relate with masculine figures.
Works Cited
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