Alllson Souhrada

World LlL 2 CuLllne

May 10
Lh
2011

1 1he slmllar mascullne and femlnlne roles ln Lhe Spanlsh culLure of noose of 8etootJo Albo and
Lhe Chlnese culLure of 5oowflowet ooJ tbe 5ectet loo prove Lhe unlversal gender aspecLs of
culLures ln Lhe world
a 1he Spanlsh culLure focuses around women sLaylng ln Lhe home whlle Lhe men go ouL ln
Lhe world
b 1he Chlnese culLure focuses around Lhe women belng prevenLed from geLLlng ouL ln Lhe
world by blndlng Lhelr feeL (AlLhough Lhey do Lravel aL Llmes by permlsslon of Lhe man
of Lhe house)
c 1hls exempllfles Lhe ldea of gender roles showlng LhaL no maLLer where counLry or
culLure you are ralsed ln Lhe male ls always domlnanL Loward Lhe female

2 Men have a meLhod of keeplng Lhelr women from leavlng Lhe house
a Snowflower blndlng of feeL
b Alba fear of 8ernarda kepL Lhem from leavlng
c A meLhod ls used Lo keep women lnslde Lhe house ln each culLure

3 ln each socleLy Lhe women elLher wanL Lo reproduce a son or become more mascullne
a Snowflower Women are of worLh lf Lhey blrLh plenLy of sons LhaL can furLher carry ouL
Lhe famlly
b PC8A 8ernarda wanLs Lo be a dude
c ln each culLure a male ls always domlnanL wlLh women only havlng worLh lf produclng
a male or belng Lhe mosL mascullne amongsL oLher women

4 1he slmllar convenLlons of men and women ln each culLure show LhaL men are Lhe prlzed
gender who goes ouL lnLo Lhe world and works whlle Lhe women sLay home wlLh Lhelr only
purpose Lo do household duLles and produce more sons
a WlLh Lhe Lwo ouLsLandlngly dlfferenL culLures havlng slmllar gender convenLlons Lhls
lllumlnaLes how mascullne and femlnlne roles are unlversal ln every socleLy wlLh Lhe
same aspecL of men havlng domlnance over Lhe women
b 1hls hlghllghLs Lhe facL LhaL alLhough Lhere are dlfferenL culLures around Lhe world and
dlfferenL eLhnlclLles everyone can be represenLed as one

3 1he Lwo LexLs of 5oow llowet ooJ tbe 5ectet loo and noose of 8etootJo Albo exempllfy Lhe
roles of genders ln Lhe way of showlng how Lwo compleLely dlfferenL socleLles have slmllar
mascullne and femlnlne convenLlons presenLlng unlLy ln Lhe world
a ln each work Lhe Lwo culLures have a same meLhod of keeplng Lhe women conflned
wlLhln Lhelr homes
b 1he wanL of each culLure ls Lo elLher become more mascullne or produce more men
c All of Lhls presenL unlLy ln Lhe world