Sandra Cisneros's "Eyes Zapata," Zakaria Tamer's "Sheep," Nawal al-Saadawi's "In Camera," Hanan
The predominant similarity between Sandra Cisneros's short story, "Eyes of Zapata," and Nawal al-Saadawi's "In Camera," is that both narratives deal with the oppression of women who fail to conform to the limited roles that society constructs for their gender. Such oppression takes many forms in each of these tales. In Cisneros' story, the protagonist is ravaged by both the effects of war and the repercussions it produces for her husband, a military leader. In al-Saadawi's narrative, the protagonist is both physically and intellectually persecuted in very overt, gruesome methods. An examination of both of these works reveals the fact that due to the nature of the oppression the lead character endures in Cisneros' writing, this tale is unequivocally a love story, whereas the nature of the oppression endured by the protagonist in al-Saadawi's story reveals that it is more political in nature.
One of the principle points of commonality that exist within both narratives is that they take place within patriarchal societies. The setting for Cisneros' work is war torn Mexico, a fact which assists in the oppression of the main character, Ines. Ines' husband has a salient position in the military and, since there is a war taking place within this country, is widely regarded by other women. Additionally, his occupational responsibilities require lengthy periods in which he is away from Ines, despite the fact that the pair has two children together. The result is that Ines' lover not only physically and emotionally neglects her, but he also has sexual relationships (even resulting in children), with myriads of other women. The following quotation both alludes to this fact and to the degree of oppression Ines must endure while accepting the fact that there is little she can do to have her lover solely to herself.
These stupid country girls, how can they resist you? The magnificent Zapata...
Thus, Clemencia stood for everything the American's wife is not, and that included being a Latino. It became evident in the story, however, that despite her insistence that she was influencing and reinforcing her identity to her lover, she did not realize that she is rapidly becoming part of the culture she tried to avoid in her home. Her cruel and insensitivity as a married man's lover opposed the
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Sandra Cisneros's short story "Woman Hollering Creek," and "Still I Rise," a poem by Maya Angelou both make statements about race, power, and gender in America. Cisneros is a Chicano author and Maya Angelou is an African-American author and poet. Brief Text Summaries: "Woman Hollering Creek" touches on issues like domestic violence and the subjugation of women. "Still I Rise" celebrates black female identity in a culture that is both racist and
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