Herland As A Feminist Work

Feminism is the advocating for social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men (Random House College Dictionary). This degree depicts just that. It is some a society made entirely of women with no need for men. We see the perspective of men through the eyes of our narrator. He gives us the point of view from three different men somewhat women. Herland takes the traditional stereotypes almost women and reverses them entirely. Everything that was once regarded by feminine and masculine samples was interpreted away.The women had short hair and athletic bodies. Their clothing was not provocative further built for comfort and convenience. They were not coy and flirtatious. They did not need men. Their insouciant living and whole lives did not depend on a serviceman in any way shape or form. They were builders, farmers, scholars, and roughly importantly mothers. They lived together, harmoniously. The women of the land do not understand the gender biases of the world because they hardly do not make sense. There was no accepted standard of what was manly and what was womanly.Jeff said, a woman should not carry anything, Celis asked why? with the frankest amazement(93). And why shouldnt a woman carry anything. To her it was the funniest idea. If no(prenominal) of them carried anything, nothing would get done The men who invade Herland be fill up with typical boyish fantasies of wild maidens in postponement. Their ideals about this place are comical. They expect to find a collection of wild women that are waiting to be tamed by men. They imagine a world of pure, unpolluted women.They cannot imagine a civilized world without the presence of men. They would fight amongst themselves, Women continuously do. We mustnt look for any sort of order and organization (10). This command was made by Terry, as we come to know him. He is the or so manly of the three men. His ideals are the most Victorian and chauvinistic. Jeffs ideas about th e women they would come to find were different than Terrys. He opined that women should be render and protected without a care in the world. Jeff idealized women in the most Southern style.He was full of chivalry and sentiment, and all that. And he was a good boy he lived up to his ideals (11). Vans ideals about their venture were the most practical in nature. He looked over every detail and tried to make the most sensible explanations. I believe he was the voice of reason. We could also compare the three to Freuds Id (Terry), self-importance (Jeff), and Superego (Van). But that is another paper. Perhaps one of the most forthcoming feminist aspects is the fact that the women of Herland reproduce without the assistance of men.This feature of the novel helps to create a truly self -supporting society of women that our narrators cannot seem to grasp. This makes these women super humanity in a sense. The male race is unnecessary to their existence. I believe that this story was told with the pattern of making the gender roles of most of the world look like childrens games. It is clear that this story was intended to show that women were and are self-supporting human beings and not objects to be possessed and kept.