Feminist Approach-Grade 10 Aiza

There will come a time that you will stand on this peak and place a stone on this mountain…..You are the future of our people Moana. They are not there. They are right here. It’s time to be who they need you to be

• A.Is the author male or female?

• B.Is the text narrated by a male or female?

• C.Do any stereotypical characterization of women appear?

• D. How does the author's culture influence his/her attitude?

Answer explanation

Moana is already expected to be the next leader of their tribe after her father.

On the day of Elsa’s coronation as queen, the castle staff reopen the gates.  Anna daydreams about how exciting it will be to have life back in the castle while Elsa practices controlling her powers for the coronation.

• A. Are the female characters the protagonist or secondary character?

• B. What are the attitudes of male characters towards the female characters?

• C.Is the text narrated by a male or female?

• D.What types of roles do women have in the text?

Answer explanation

1.Queen Elsa is the major character and is the protagonist in the story.

2.The role of Elsa is to lead Arendelle as the next queen. She came from a Royal Family.

3.) It is very seldom that mere ordinary people like John and myself secure ancestral hall s for the summer. A colonial mansion, a hereditary estate, I would say a haunted house, and reach the height of romantic felicity- but that would be asking too much of fate!

• A. What is the attitude of male character towards the female character?

• B.Is the text narrated by a female or male character?

• C. Is the author male or female?

• D. How does the author's culture influence his/her attitude?

Answer explanation

1.The narrator is female is the author of the story itself.

2.She is forced to obey her husband to stay at home because of her nervous condition.

4.) AWIYAO: “ You have been a good wife to me….It’s only that a man must have a child. I am sorry but this have to be done. But neither of us can help it.”

• A. Is the author male or female?

• B. What is the attitude of men towards women?

• C. How does the author's culture influence his/her attitude in the text?

• D. Is the text narrated by a male or a female?

Answer explanation

1. Amador Daguio is the author of the Wedding Dance.

2. His writing is influenced by his culture in the province of Ilocos where he was born. Back in the 19th century, Igorot people near in his province maintained the cultural dance called Kalinga dance.

5.) Who is the girl I see, staring straight back at me

Why is my reflection someone I don’t know

Somehow I cannot hide, who I am; though I’ve tried

When will my reflection show, who I am inside....Which of the following feminist lens doesn't belong to the group?

• A. Do any stereotypical characterizations of women appear?

• B.Is the text narrated by male or female?

• C. What type of role do women have in the text?

• D.Is the female character a protagonist or minor character?

Answer explanation

* Mulan is a female character and is the protagonist in the story.

*Society expects the women to join the war .