Analysis A
Teil III.1 A
“First ladies both feed into, and reflect, our patriarchal values, and so, in this world still so intolerant of female domination, making their husbands look good inevitably involves diminishing themselves, and a decoupling from their own achievements, so as not to outshine the president.” (ll. 10–14) Explain the quote in the context of the article and compare the role of women to Ina Ott’s role in Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter. Brauchst du noch Informationen zu Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter?Schau doch in unsere Lektürehilfe! Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter: Hier gehts zu den Summaries
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Our solutions are listed in bullet points. In the examination, full marks can only be achieved by writing a continuous text. “First ladies both feed into, and reflect, our patriarchal values, and so, in this world still so intolerant of female domination, making their husbands look good inevitably involves diminishing themselves, and a decoupling from their own achievements, so as not to outshine the president.” (ll. 9-12)
Our solutions are listed in bullet points. In the examination, full marks can only be achieved by writing a continuous text. “First ladies both feed into, and reflect, our patriarchal values, and so, in this world still so intolerant of female domination, making their husbands look good inevitably involves diminishing themselves, and a decoupling from their own achievements, so as not to outshine the president.” (ll. 9-12)
The quote from the book review “Becoming by Michelle Obama review – race, marriage and the ugly side of politics.” of Michelle Obama's biography "Becoming" written by Afua Hirsch and published in the Guardian in 2018 illustrates how first ladies, including Michelle Obama, had to downplay their own achievements since time immemorial so as not to diminish the importance of their husbands and thus reinforce persistent patriarchal norms.
Explanation of the quote and reference to the article
- Michelle Obama: is a figure of the 21
-century as former first lady
- has an academic background
accomplished sudies of law; writer
- Ina Ott: is a 1970s protagonist in the nove Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
- other than Michelle Obama is she part of the lower middle-class
- both women, however, share the inequality in the wife-husband relationship
Main Body:
historical context Michelle Obama & Ina Ott
historical context Michelle Obama & Ina Ott
- the first ladies's role is based on a rather old-fashioned concept
- she's supposed to be supportive, complementing but not submissive
- Ina Ott, however, resembles the role of a submissive housewife
- her focus lies upon keeping the house as well as looking after ther husband and son and animals
- but other than the first lady, Ina Ott's not supposed to make Carl shine, but to keep his affair with a black woman secret
patriarchal values
- a first lady focuses on her husband's accomplishments rather than her own
- Ina Ott is without professional background
- she i. e. has no pro-fessional achievements
- thus is economically dependent on her husband
their own achievements
- as first lady one is looked up to; an active part of society
- takes part in large social events
- as being a member she is being part of the community
- later ostracized because of rumors about her son having murdered Cindy
- when alzheimers was diagnosed and she moved to the hospital she was no longer an active member of the community
social relationships
- even if the women differ in terms of social status and submissiveness
- both nevertheless have a subordinate position to husbands due to social expectations and circumstances
- the spouses are supported which enforces the inequality between gender roles
Conclusion