This is supposed to further show how a woman defers from her sexuality and expresses modesty to the highest degree. ... Men are also not required to show modesty, as it is a contradiction of the "strength" that they are supposed to emit. ... The idea of "purity" also extends to the practice of slaughtering animals. In the Awlad" Ali society, it is expected that only men are to be the ones who slaughter animals for food or ritualistic purposes. ...

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Brocklehurst makes assumptions that females are automatically and intrinsically inclined to luxury and indulgence, and that they need to be "tamed", thinking that it is his religious duty to deny the girls of food and freedom, basically treating them like animals. ... Women are confined and contained in order to repress their sexuality and supposed deviance. ...

• Word Count: 1797
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate