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Final Paper Outline
Hilary Wright
The University of Arizona Global Campus
ENG317 International Voices
Instructor Sharon Waldron
February 20
th
, 2023
Gender roles are an integral part of family culture and have been for centuries. This paper
will examine the influence of gender roles in family cultures within two literary works, The Wedding by Firoozeh Dumas and Valley of Guns by Joe Bageant (Hirschberg & Hirschberg, 2018), and the graphic novel Persepolis (2004) written by Marjane Satrapi. Throughout each of these works, gender roles have a significant and lasting effect on the family cultures depicted. o
The analysis of the characters’ interactions and relationships within their respective families and communities will explore how gender roles shape the lives
of each family by having a significant and far-reaching influence on family culture.
In The Wedding by Firoozeh Dumas (Hirschberg & Hirschberg, 2018), gender roles play a crucial role in shaping the dynamics of family relationships. o
"When I first started dating François, his mother declared that I "would never be allowed to set foot in her house." This was before she met me (Hirschberg & Hirschberg, 2018, p. 119, para. 3).
By refusing to let Firoozeh even enter her home, François’s mother emphasizes that women are subordinate in the family structure and implies
that she has the ultimate say in her son’s life.
This demonstrates the powerful influence gender roles have on family dynamics and relationships in The Wedding by Firoozeh Dumas (Hirschberg & Hirschberg, 2018).
In Valley of Guns by Joe Bageant (Hirschberg & Hirschberg, 2018), gender roles serve as
a conduit for the transmission of values and beliefs in family culture.
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According to the author of the essay Valley of Gun, learning about the family's history of hunting and the specific use of each gun gave them a sense of ancestral connection, linking them to a long chain of male hunters. This history became a contemplative focus during the long and patient waiting periods that define much of the successful hunting experience (Hirschberg & Hirschberg, 2018, p. 39, para 7).
The author demonstrates how gender roles act as a conduit for the transmission of values and beliefs that become linked with family culture.
This emphasizes how gender roles serve as a medium through which values and beliefs are passed down the generations, ultimately becoming ingrained in the family identity.
In the graphic novel Persepolis (2004), written by Marjane Satrapi, gender roles are presented as a form of oppression against women. o
In her work, Satrapi explains that the Islamic Revolution brought about significant
societal changes that had a profound impact on women's freedom and rights, causing abrupt and profound changes in the lives of women in her culture (Satrapi, 2004, p. 3-4).
The author illustrates how the societal changes brought about by the Islamic Revolution resulted in a shift away from women's freedom, ultimately leading to their oppression.
This reveals how gender roles can be used as a tool to oppress and limit women's rights, thus restricting the ways in which families interact.
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This essay has demonstrated how gender roles deeply influence the dynamics of family cultures in The Wedding by Firoozeh Dumas (Hirschberg & Hirschberg, 2018), Valley of
Guns by Joe Bageant (Hirschberg & Hirschberg, 2018), and the graphic novel Persepolis (2004) written by Marjane Satrapi, by acting as a conduit for the transmission of values and beliefs. o
The evidence presented in this essay highlights how gender roles play an important role in shaping family dynamics across different cultures. In order to understand how these familial relationships are formed and maintained, it is essential to analyze the roles that gender plays in different contexts. Therefore, it is important to continue to research and analyze the influence of gender on family dynamics across cultures. This will provide a better understanding of how families are structured and can help inform future strategies for addressing structural issues within families.
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Ferdows, A. K. (1983). Women and the Islamic Revolution
. International Journal of Middle East Studies, 15(2), 283-298.
Hirschberg, S., & Hirschberg, T. (Eds.). (2018). One world, many cultures
(10th ed.). Pearson Education.
Koren, C., & Simhi-Meidai, S. (2020). Integrating the familial and the cultural: An approach for
analyzing intergenerational family relationships in social work practice
. British Journal of Social Work, 50(7), 2152-2171.
Satrapi, M. (2004). Persepolis
. (M. Ripa & B. Ferris, Trans.). Random House. https://archive.org/details/PersepolisVolume1/mode/2up