A Brief Note On Women Social Expectation - 1317 Words

Shaquanna Jackson December 12, 2015 Dr. McDonald EN114 â€Å"Women Social Expectation† Before we are born and actually take that first breath of air into the world, Society and our family prepares us to play our role as a male child or female child, leading into adult hood. When the parents are told by the doctors whether or not it is a boy or girl, we as a society plan for our showers, to coordinate with the sex of the baby. If it is a female child, the decorations for the shower are mainly pink, and if the sex of the child is a male child, the decorations are of course mainly blue. Female children are given dolls, tea sets, and pretend kitchens. Little girls are trained to nurture, take care, and be beautiful. Little boys usually†¦show more content†¦Women are still being treated as though it is there job to have food on the table and clean the house. Women society expectations are so bad we fail to notice or even acknowledge it. Although â€Å"Death of a salesman† Written by Arthur Miller was a bit different, it had the same basics as â€Å"The Gild ed Six-Bits†, The wife of Willie Loman, Linda Loman she was a stay at home mother, unemployed, and was expected to cook clean and have a meal on the table by the time he husband got home from work. Is this society’s expectations of women? They might not be exactly the same but not much has changed, with being expected to cook and clean, and even the way they dress. Women have felt the pressure to look perfect since the beginning of time. As society becomes more and more obsessed with the way women look, women are willing to do anything it takes to achieve what society deems ËÅ"beautiful . As is demonstrated in the story, Missie May struggles with her social restrictions and expectations. Firstly, the color of her skin decrees of what class she is. She is of color, meaning she is lower than even the lowest white folk and also dictates what part of town she must live, at what level she must marry, and where she is to work, but most importantly, it defines how other (White) people treat her. Not only is Missie May black, but also a woman. This puts her at a double