I, the Worst of All had a strong theme rooted in religion and how women were treated. It is quite obvious that women were looked down upon and seen as less than men. Many did not have the opportunity to get an education or if they had one they could not use it to express their opinion. The main character in this movie was Sister Juana, she had a conflict with the Archbishop about her spiritual well-being, considering she is a woman who is educated and expressing her educated opinions. This movie had some close connects with colonial Latin America; for example, the viceroy, corruption and disease. The main form of authority people listened to in I, the Worst of All was the Archbishop; however, the Archbishop then had to answer to the viceroy and his wife, the vicereine. The viceroy acted as the representative of the king in the New World; both, the viceroy and the vicereine, were right under the king. In colonial Latin America, the Council of Indes would appoint the viceroyalty; these were the people who oversaw their entire region. Many times the viceroyalty would act as a means of protecting the people who lived in their region. This was prevalent in the movie when the Archbishop attempted to take away all of Sister Juana’s …show more content…
In the movie, Sister Juana was cleaning up someone’s vomit and speaking about the dangers of being too close to the covenant because of the contagion. Colonial Latin America had a lot of disease; in fact, it was one of the main problems of the colonies. For the New World, disease was killing more men than women, making it hard to keep the population going and growing. For the colonies disease meant intermingling of peoples who should not be together. In I, the Worst of All disease just meant hard times on the convent. However, both the movie and the colonies were greatly impacted by disease, since it killed multiple
Even though Massachusetts was the “most populous, influential, and powerful of the New England colonies” and New England as a whole was considered a healthier environment than the Chesapeake colonies, disease was still a major issue (Taylor, pg. 166). Due to the fact of the new environment, weather, location change, lack of access to food and fresh water, and close proximity, disease and death were inevitable during the colonial era. Massachusetts was no exception. According to Pond, the people were “subject to disease,” and had “died of the scurvy and of the burning fever two hundred and odd” (Pond, pg. 94). Ultimately, if a colonist did not die from the extremely high fever, they were immobilized inside their own bodies and unable to walk.
Bartolomé de Las Casas presents, for its time, an astounding claim human equality before God. Defending the native people of the New World from the violence executed by Spain and the claims to authority given voice by Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, Las Casas provides a precocious assertion of human rights and the limits on civil and church authority. In this paper I will argue that Las Casas makes a nuanced assessment of civil government, to which he gives a vital but limited authority. I further propose that Las Casas, even while holding to the traditional and scriptural authority of the church, ascribes a similarly circumscribed earthly authority. The effect of these positions is to afford to non-Christians rationality and the freedom of self-government. My assessment of Las Casas’ thought will begin with Las Casas’ view of civil authority and then move to his description of the church’s role in the world. I shall then turn to his defense of the rationality and freedom of the indigenous Americans.
When Europeans came to the New World they unwittingly brought with them several deadly diseases that the native people had to immunity to, smallpox being the major killer. These affected the native people so greatly that some wrote, “Great was the stench of death…. The dogs and vultures the bodies. The mortality was terrible… with them died the son of the king and his brothers and kinsmen…. We were born to die!” (Doc. 1). This chronicle written by the Cakchiquel Mayas gives us insight on how great a toll these diseases had on the people. Albeit this was not the only thing killing their people. Hernan Cortes was one of the many conquistadors that invaded the native people’s lands, killing them if they offered any resistance (Doc. 2). With so many of these people sick and dying there were
“All this stock supplies and food was divided up among the poor and the widows. These poor were the aged or the lame, crippled. or paralyzed, or those afflicted with some other diseases; if they were in good health. They received nothing (...) If there came a lean year the storehouse were opened and the provinces were lent what they needed in the way of supplies; then in a year of abundance, they paid back all they've received”. (Cieza de Leon, 1535, pg.2) All this munificence from the government added to the privilege of protection and an amazing system of communication and roads subdued any devious thought of rebellion. Although in the case of rebellion and disobedience, transgressors were punished harshly and were publicly humiliated for the crime they committed whether it was theft, murder or evasion of
The Ancient Aztec government got its structure from units of society that existed long before the Aztec empire was founded. Families didn't individually own land, the land was owned by a group of families, called the calpulli. This structure of local government existed long before the Aztec empire. The head in the calpulli would be responsible for the basic needs of the group. The Inca were able to keep control over their vast empire by using of a number of techniques and practices that assured either cooperation or
No more! No more is the passionate chant the black man repeats in his head to stand up against the oppressors. No more! Is the chant the black man shouted as he has been continuously belittled because of his complexion, coarseness of his hair, the fullness of his facial features and the tone of his voice. Continuously being discouraged because of his upbringing and determination to become more than what he was or what society categorizes him to be. With the never ending negative comments this black man receives, it only pushes and motivates him to defy society’s perception of rule and identity. Being treated less of a person because of his harmless characteristics has pushed this black man to his darkest moments. And through the darkness this African American man has endured from the white supremacy, it eventually helped empower himself as he gained a sense of pride, understanding of his value and true identity.
Loneliness and Its Opposite, My Dangerous Desires and Beggars and Choosers collectively address gender, sex, sexuality, race, class, and bodily capacity. Loneliness and Its Opposite examines the ethics of disabled persons fulfilling their erotic desires. My Dangerous Desires discusses growing up queer, in a lower class biracial familyl. Lastly, Beggars and Choosers challenges how race, gender, and class can impact one’s reproductive choice. Each category of these books define the value of a body, and unfortunatley, in today’s world, some bodies hold a higher value than others.
...ing and extending the faith to state governments, but he had no authority to direct a general conquest (Parry, 308,309). Furthermore, Las Casas stated that the Spanish kings, in the view that they were ordained by God, had four key duties: “the king must provide justice and keep the peace; he must uphold and defend the Church and its missionary work; he must maintain the respect and rights of his subjects according to custom, including both their property and their legal liberties; and he must preserve the realm and the royal authority, which is not his own, intact for his successors” (Parry, 309). Las Casas argued that these dictations applied not only within the traditional realm of Spain but also to its holdings abroad (Parry, 309,310).
Over several centuries Roman fever was used to describe the spread of malaria outbreaks in Rome; the city was embedded with this disease due to the swampy terrain that surrounded the area becoming a breeding ground for mosquitos. This plague was not only an actual concern for the women during their younger voyages to Rome, but holds a symbolic meaning as well. In reminiscing about the past the women bring up Mrs. Slade’s Aunt Harriet and her actions against her own sister when she found out they were in love with the same man. "Oh, yes; Great-aunt Harriet. The one was supposed to have sent her young sister out to the Forum after sunset to gather a nightblooming flower for her album.”, At any rate, the poor little sister caught the fever and died. Mother used to frighten us with the story when...
Europeans were deemed poor candidates for slavery due to their higher mortality rates. In 17th century, the New World was going through Public Health crisis. European immigration to the New World influenced the transmission of unknown epidemic diseases in American colonies. Warm climate in American colonies also became det...
Sickness and having a low standard living are major problems with poorer countries. When their people moved to America they could potentially bring strange diseases to us. At the Ellis Island facilities in particular they tried to do their best at keeping deadly disease out of the countries by way a quarantines. Being quarantined is when a group of people are separated from others so that the disease doesn’t spread. I believe. I believe that it was necessary to have these facilities because the cost would be too great otherwise and that the Ellis Island staff did very well in accommodations of living for all the immigrants even though there were several outbreaks in the times it was open. I believe that this is true because of how long Ellis Island was active for even though they had many troubling incidences as well as because of the care that the staff put into making people safe. Unfortunately for the people these quarantines were also very terrifying, being alone with people you don’t know, having strange diseases, worried about death and seeing others die, I can only imagine how bad it was. Some people were forced to stay at the infirmary for weeks and months; they would be separated from their families and brought to different islands. For example, in 1758, Beldoe’s island or Liberty Islan...
Pangloss simply responds that the disease was a necessity in this "the best of all possible worlds", for it was brought to Europe by Columbus’ men, who also brought chocolate and cochineal, two greater goods that well offset any negative effects of the disease. (526)The multitudes of disasters, which Candide endures, culminate in his eventual, if temporary, abandonment of optimism.
This religious study will define the social stratification of Roman Catholic policies in colonial Mexico. Religion has always played a major role in the country and this is no less true of its colonial period. Historically, Catholicism was seen as a civilizing force that contended with the indigenous religions of the indigenous population, as well as with religions imported by other, non-European newcomers. This aspect of syncretic religious values was part of the overarching authority of the Roman Catholic to stratify citizens based on racial and social values within the context of colonial governmental policies. The restric6ttions to class mobility were primarily based on racial and ideology religious values, which were controlled and regulated through the Spanish Inquisition during the colonial era. Also, an examination of the Cult of Mary will define the various forms of syncretic beliefs that were an extension of witchcraft and Aztec belief system amongst the indigenous population. In essence, this study aims to examine to what extent religion expressed the societal standing of members of colonial society, which created a stratification of society under the authority of the Roman Catholic Church in
Maria Alejandrina Cervantes is a rare dominant female in the novel who by society’s standard should be marginalized due to her career and gender but she refuses to conform and chooses to go against her society. She is shown to be headstrong and fiercely protective of her friends and always accepting others. Through his use of situational irony and characterization, Gabriel Garcia Marquez portrays the town’s madam, Maria Alejandrina Cervantes, as a contradictory character and her fight against her society’s restricting beliefs.
...s a result of her prostitution, and this child, so new to the world, will be marked with her misery and misfortune as well. The last line, “and blights with plagues the Marriage hearse,” further shows how this young harlot will pass diseases to the rich men that will use her services, and thus pass the disease to their own wives. Her curse is now passed to everyone – her own child, as well as the rich upper class who does nothing to help her. In the end, it all comes full circle.