Classwork 4.15

Write a 250 word blog response analyzing the meaning of one of these female characters – not the woman you are presenting to the class (meaning, you must pay careful attention to what your classmates are sharing).

Emma from Chthonian serves as one of the feminine figures with power in the novel. Although she is seen with greater influence than an average woman, she is still a woman under control of the Brotherhood. This can be seen as the men demand for a bourbon or as they tell her that they "suggest...that [she] make it her interest too..." She is still someone who follows commands from these men, and is to some extent invisible. She represents how far a woman could advance in society in this time period. It is imperative to acknowledge that women were still at a low level, concerning influence and power in society. The right to vote was given to African American men well before it was given to women. She is similar to the narrator in the sense that their voice has little importance to the committee. Although she seemingly had a higher position, she was still ordered to do the tasks an average woman would do, such as serving beverages in an instant. They are both seen as unequals, with little respect. Did they all have the same mental capability? Certainly, but this was not true in the typical white male view. Emma was a symbol of the struggle of women who were ambitious and wanted to get to the top, but were restricted because of the fact that they were females.