This week I consumed various types of media through radio, television and books. Roughly I spend about 3-4 hours watching television, less than an hour listening to the radio, and countless hours of reading novels. This week I read the novel "Ginger Snaps" by Delorys Welch-Tyson. Upon reading the title I assumed that I would be reading a novel in which women take control and triumph over there oppressors. Unfortunately I was completely wrong in my assumption.
The novel connects a series of events through the eyes of the numerous female characters. All of the women are professional, educated, and independent. Sadly, I completely hated and thought little of all of the female characters except one. They were all selfish, prideful, and unwilling to compromise. The women were so consumed with being independent and successful that they let the men in their lives feel undesired or unnecessary. The only relationship that flourished and proved to be strong was between an interracial couple and they were judged harshly by everyone else in the novel.
This novel brought both positive and negative ideas to the surface. With women becoming more independent, does that make them less feminine or unable to conform to the female's role in relationships? It also brought out another way of assessing relationships with professional women. Women often say that men are intimidated by them being career-oriented and successful. In this novel the women pushed the men away and had too much pride to apologize or allow themselves to be vulnerable. This makes me think that being an independent women comes with consequences as well as rewards.
Link to Delorys Welch-Tysons Official website: http://members.authorsguild.net/delorys/
The novel connects a series of events through the eyes of the numerous female characters. All of the women are professional, educated, and independent. Sadly, I completely hated and thought little of all of the female characters except one. They were all selfish, prideful, and unwilling to compromise. The women were so consumed with being independent and successful that they let the men in their lives feel undesired or unnecessary. The only relationship that flourished and proved to be strong was between an interracial couple and they were judged harshly by everyone else in the novel.
This novel brought both positive and negative ideas to the surface. With women becoming more independent, does that make them less feminine or unable to conform to the female's role in relationships? It also brought out another way of assessing relationships with professional women. Women often say that men are intimidated by them being career-oriented and successful. In this novel the women pushed the men away and had too much pride to apologize or allow themselves to be vulnerable. This makes me think that being an independent women comes with consequences as well as rewards.
Link to Delorys Welch-Tysons Official website: http://members.authorsguild.net/delorys/
