Monday, May 18th

VOCABULARY FINAL: Norman Schur Hardest 50
HOMEWORK: Read chapter 4
The Bean Trees
Misogyny (noun): hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women, or prejudice against women.

According to sociologist Allan G. Johnson, "misogyny is a cultural attitude of hatred for females because they are female." Johnson argues that:

Misogyny .... is a central part of sexist prejudice and ideology and, as such, is an important basis for the oppression of females in male-dominated societies. Misogyny is manifested in many different ways, from jokes to pornography to violence to the self-contempt women may be taught to feel toward their own bodies.^[4]

The Beauty Myth--Naomi Wolf

HOMEWORK (6 points) : Find examples that illustrate society's expectations concerning what women and girls are supposed to be like--in particular, expectations that are dramatically different from the expectations for boys and men. Jot down three such examples for a class discussion tomorrow. No need to write a paragraph. We just need some ideas to explore in class tomorrow.
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Misogyny--examples from the  novel. Question: how do women overcome the debilitating effects of society's pressure to put them/you as second class citizens.
List of quotes illustrating Kingsolver's ideas concerning the plight of women and, in some cases, the things that make it possible for women to find strength
1. "Barefoot and pregnant was not my style"
2. "Feeding a girl is like feeding the neighbor's New Year pig. All that work. In the end, it goes to some other family" (43)
3. "Mrs. Angel Ruiz" (37). Her only identity
4.  Cherokee woman and Turtle abused by man
5. " . . . they were never shown as pregnant . . ." (40)
6. "To be able to relax on the bus was a new experience for her" (40)
7. "In Pittman, if a woman had tried to have her own tire store, she would have been run out of business" (59).
8. "I'd never seen a woman with this kind of knowhow. It made me feel proud, somehow" (59)
9. "Why not. My daddy's been calling me a slut practically since I was 13 . . ."(12)
10. "If I wanted a baby, I would have stayed in Kentucky. I could have had babies coming out my ears by now"(24)
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