Oates' work
speaks to issues of conformity and gender equity, as another example.
Williams' work, too, addresses parent-child relationships.
In a timed
writing situation, it is prudent to rely less on fictional characters, but you
are on solid ground to refer to author's perspectives. Thus, to support an
opinion, recognizing what an author says or believes adds much to your own
credibility.
Today; I
think society still faces gender exploitation and recent news reports show that
racism is still alive in America despite it becoming very diverse in the last
century. We would never rid ourselves of
this injustice until we think of each other as equal or above ourselves. This is
proven in the Moorish Spain; where the Moors let the Christian and Jewish
inhabitants of the occupied country practice their religion peacefully and even
rebuilt their places of worship when an earthquake destroyed them. This type of
mutual understanding and tolerance is sadly disappearing in our fast-paced,
self-serving world. Joyce Oates’ Foxfire brought to light the ugly injustices
done to innocent children and woman simply because they were helpless and
dependant on a male independent who exploited or misused his power to abuse or
mistreat his subordinates. Therefore we can see how Foxfire was so vital in
giving the girls their confidence and protection against society; yet when they
lost sight of what the group really meant and fell for the same things; just as
the Moors also became corrupt with the power they wielded; they were conquered,
and thus so did Foxfire fall apart.
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