As I read Woman at Point Zero and watched "The Circle", I quickly noticed the strong connection between the two, which is generally dealing with the struggles that women have to undergo just to survive in their culture. ... The on going description of "the eyes" that Firadaus keeps implying seems that, since she is a woman, she is often looked down at in a kind of slavish sort of way. ... The film was created with an omniscient narrator, meaning that there were about four different female focuses and the individual battle for each to make it in their society. ... As the same in the book, t...

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The whole table diverted their focus to the girl. ... He raised his eyes at me and replied, " Was it your brother again?" ... I sometimes even watch it 2, 3 times a day. ... Most men like to both play and watch. ... I eat all of it and go down the stairs to watch a football pregame show. ...

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These guys were tough, they were constantly exposed to heat, hard headed, domineering and egoistical. ... Perhaps her boldness and she not being bothered about their presence caused in the men insecurity, also the source of their irritation. ... Without having to watch and be careful about their dress (i.e. cover up otherwise you'll invite leers and harrassment). ... They were more interested in watching and cat calling the woman on the roof rather than working. ... The sun was in her eyes, she blinked and stared, then she dropped her head again". ...

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The name that the author chose for the narrator's brother symbolized how the male child was superior in the parents" eyes and in general. ... Mothers had traditional roles, which means that they"re jobs were strictly around the house, while men also had their roles, outside of the house. ... This shows how the parents were more concerned with their son and that he could do no wrong. ... They said to me, "Why weren't you watching him?" ... As the story goes on she continued to dream of stories which started the same way with some sort of danger lurking, however, things would start to...

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Their roles are so commandeering of their lifestyles that the narrator says "It was an odd thing to see my mother down at the barn.... The grandmother says to the narrator "Girls sit with their knees together.... Once the execution of Mack happens the narrator says her legs were shaky then immediately wants to look for new born kittens in the barn, as if to cleanse her visual palate of what she had just watched. ... Henry and the father get into the truck to chase Flora down, on the way out of the gate Laird, once again, is yelling excitedly "let me go too, let me go too!... The...

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They simply use their power in the most constructive ways possible in order to promote their ratings and popularity. ... In some societies, women have no reservations with regard to living their entire lives completely naked, while in other societies, females cover themselves from head to toe, only revealing their eyes. ... There were no lineups of men aching to announce their displeasure with the sexist ad; and this is precisely why male stereotyping in the media often goes unnoticed. ... But once again, this goes unnoticed. ... Four more separate experiments were conducted of which the ...

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Yet, the burdens that they encountered were gruesome. Women were not viewed as equal counterparts to men. ... "It was believed they [women] lacked strength and stamina, that their brains were small, that the feminine perspective and sensitivity were liabilities in the marketplace."4 However, during the early years of industrialization, men focused on farm work. ... Many people find it hard to go where no one like them has gone before. ... A woman appearing too feminine or sexy in the eyes of a man can be damaging. ...

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• Grade Level: High School