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=**Feminist Criticism**=

**Definition:**
Feminist criticism is when female characters and women’s issues are analyzed through roles in a story, novel, or play that affect the plot. It concentrates on how women are presented in society. In many movies and books the male seems to stand out and females are in the background. Feminist criticism indicates that men are stronger and smarter, while women are weak and less intelligent.  Although females are just as equal in greatness to men, it is evident in many pieces of writing that not everyone views women that way. Women are often seen to be less superior to men in strength, knowledge, and many other aspects of life. Women are viewed by many to have the role of cleaning, cooking, and taking care of the house which are mainly the jobs men don't want.

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 No, this theory does not make sense and it is not valid way to look at literature and the world. The continuous challenges and assumptions of female characters are much more challenging than that of a male. The theory suggests that women are presented as objects and are valued less than males. Why can’t a female be a heroine or a leader without criticism, while a male is easily accepted? =====

Simone De Beauvor, pictured below, is the woman who really inspired the feminist viewpoint of things. Her book, //Le Deuxième Sexe,// (//The Second Sex//; 1949) talks about how women are portrayed as inferior to men.

**Examples**
"Not Without My Daughter” is a movie based on the true story of a woman named Betty who visits Iran with her Islamic husband and her daughter. Her husband swore that they would be safe in Iran and that they would only be going on vacation. He lied, and tricked them into moving there. Since women have very little rights in Iranian Islamic culture, Betty has a hard time of leaving the country. She does not like the life style it has created for her and her daughter. What’s more, once she does find someone who could help her leave, Betty finds out that she cannot take her with her, since in the Iranian Islamic culture, the men have full custody over their children.

The film shows how women’s rights in other countries are extremely limited. However, it also shows that some women in those countries are okay with these limited rights.

====Feminist criticism is displayed in the short story,“Girl”. “Girl” represents all of the things that are expected of a woman in society. It is basically saying that there are standards that a girl must live up to in order to be respected.====

Represents that women could do anything. This is the Women's power logo/symbol.


 * Links:**

[|__http://classiclit.about.com/od/literaryterms/g/aa_feminist.htm__]

[|__http://womenshistory.about.com/od/feminism/a/feminist_criticism.htm__]