Essays on Oppression

Recognizing the oppression faced by women is crucial, as Martin L. King emphasized, “No one else is free while others are oppressed.” What is oppression? It is when one group subjugates another group, denying them their basic human right to be equal. Equality should not be a distant, unachievable concept. It should be a tangible…

Margaret Atwood’s novel is a fiction that depicts the power of women in resisting oppression and domination in an extremely patriarchal society. Despite the odds against women, they show resilience and will to end the Christian theocracy that has commoditized women. The handmaid’s tale is the life journey of handmaid called Offred. The story takes…

In a critical perspective, it may appear as an empty rhetoric to pursue the right of the resistance to oppression in the context of human rights. A dilemma exists that concerns the relationship between criminal responsibility and human rights.  Although there is a defined right of resistance oppression, it is important to have a viewpoint…

Throughout the years females have undergone tremendous amounts of oppression. From their limited roles in society, to the confinements at home, women were seen nothing more than the lesser sex. Compared to males we were the inferior gender, in terms of knowledge, physicality, and stature. The question is, why? What logical reason would make sense…

Peggy McIntosh’s widely acknowledged definition of white privilege emphasizes the benefit that privilege bestows upon the individual holder. She explains that white privilege can be likened to “an invisible package of unearned assets.”  The holder of this package remains oblivious to its presence, yet can reliably depend on its contents. McIntosh continues: “White privilege is…

We should all be feminists explores the struggle against patriarchy as an essential part of the class struggle of oppression and inequality. The narrative does this by capturing the narrator’s personal experiences in patriarchal social spaces of entertainment, homes, and workplaces. Adichie uses different literary devices such as rhetorical questions, rhetorical ethos, pathos, and logos…

Coco Chanel advocated for fashion to reflect the current era. In 1925, she promoted women cutting their hair short, which was appropriate for modern working women. Additionally, Chanel urged women to abandon the constrictive bone corset due to its detrimental effect on productivity in the workplace. The image is an advertisement from the late 19th…

On April 30, 2014, Dontre Hamilton was fatally shot by a police officer for being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. The officer was not charged. On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner was put in an illegal chokehold by a police officer for selling loose cigarettes. The officer was not charged for the murder of Eric Garner….

Marge Pierce who was born in Detroit, is known as a feminist writer. Her poem, ‘Breaking Out’ was first published in the Harbor Review in 1984. The poem portrays the double oppression faced why a girl, for being a girl child and a child, at the same time. The poem depicts how the girl wants…

Having lived my whole life by the teachings of the Islamic faith, I understand the appreciations and values associated with the Hijab. However, also living in Canada, a pro-western society, I also see how some might see it as an oppression set upon Muslim women; objectively isolating them from the rest of society. I believe…