Mutual Equality in a Relationship, the Perfect Tool to Achieve Harmony

Mutual Equality in a Relationship, the Perfect Tool to Achieve Harmony

One of the earliest actions of man is to be sexist; this action has been supported by women for centuries and is still present now days. Despite many evolutions in humans, there are still sexist actions at work, religion and society in general since “students enlightened enough to care about how constructions of gender and gender relations negatively affect the status of women globally.” Researches indicate that women began to react to this problem around the 1970s, where they created many feminist revolutions in the United States. For example, it was not until 1920, with the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that women had a full right to vote and got many rights established in their favor, although the dominance of men in society was still intact. Looking around, it can be said that women do not act the way they did years ago. Nowadays, women respond to sexist and immature attitudes of men, seeking to defend themselves. Women stopped being oppressed by men to become independent women. In Thelma and Louise, the director Ridley Scott provides the use of defensive nationalism, focusing on the attitudes of women in nowadays it is a clear reflection of the reaction of women against oppression. Through scapegoating, it can be observe the domination that Darryl presents toward Thelma his wife, reflecting a lack of harmony and equality in the relationship of this couple; at the same time it can be seen highlighted through the entire film the symbol of friendship between Thelma and Louise, that despite everything that they went through, both women decided to stay together until the end of their lives.

In Thelma and Louise, it can be clearly ...

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...aceful atmosphere where ideas from both can share reaching mutual agreement without using physical or mental aggression.

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