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For many centuries the human condition has been evolving, and as a species, we have continued

to do terrible things to others and the world as a whole. Through brute power, individuals have

dictated our behavior as humans, which in turn has placed certain individuals in society as weak

while others are elevated as powerful. One of the barbarous acts we have done as humans is

dehumanizing women in different parts of our world. In Rabindranath Tagore’s “Punishment,”

he presents the dehumanization of women and demonstrates how women are breaking the chains

of slavery to bring a future for themselves where they are treated as equals or worthy of the title

humans.

We cannot sit back and relax when there is no future for women in our society. For Tagore, he

paints a crystal clear picture of the struggles of women in society. In the story, women are under

the oppressive rule of their husbands and perceived weak roles in society, and that is why

Chandara’s husband Chidam says that if she loses her wife he can get another, but if his brother

is hanged he cannot get a replacement (Tagore 863). For women, they are treated as mere objects

that can be replaced at will. For the action of murder, the characters involved have to face

punishment, but in this case, the punishment is influenced by the extreme state of poverty instead

of malice. The situation becomes more critical when death is presented to women as an

alternative to life under the defined rules of the men or their husbands. All actions that Chandara

takes represents a call or a push against the oppression that has lasted for a long time in society

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although it was going to cost her life she was willing to take the fight head on. The future that

Chandara envisions is one where women have independence and courage even to take what is

thrown at them, for instance, when she broadly stated, “I killed her” (Tagore 865). For Chandara,

she is confident that one day women will have a voice in society, and this is what will give them

their own power.

On the other hand, Lao She highlights the striking contrast between a traditional society and a

modern society in an ever-evolving and competitive time. The story by She follows the life of a

young man Xin Dezhi who witnessed change fast hand in his position as a senior apprentice of

operations at the Fortune Silk Store. The changes that Xin witnesses include the change from the

honest manager of the company Qian, to the struggling manager Zhou and later back to Qian.

From witnessing the changes, Xin is able to make a conclusion about the fate of the store. Even

though there are constant changes at the store, Xin accepts some of the changes from the

traditional way of doing things to the new way of doing things. For Xian, he cherishes the good

old days of the store, but fate soon intervenes, and the store can no longer escape it. According to

Xin, the future that he envisions is where the store will not have a place because he observes that

in order for it to make money, it has to be “a combination of burlesque comedian and

combination magician” (433). For Xin, he clearly understands that the past cannot be recovered

and so the future of the store in the modern times is one that is shattered in bits and pieces.

The future is always uncertain for us humans, but we always try our best to think ahead. In

Yates, “When you are old,” the speaker asks the audience to envision a future when they are old,

and as the addressee, they will be unwilling to return the love that the speaker has for even. From

what the addressee envisions is a future where love is gone, and everything has changed

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Surname 1 Name Instructor Course Date The future For many centuries the human condition has been evolving, and as a species, we have continued to do terrible things to others and the world as a whole. Through brute power, individuals have dictated our behavior as humans, which in turn has placed certain individuals in society as weak while others are elevated as powerful. One of the barbarous acts we have done as humans is dehumanizing women in different parts of our world. In Rabindranath Tagore’s “Punishment,” he presents the dehumanization of women and demonstrates how women are breaking the chains of slavery to bring a future for themselves where they are treated as equals or worthy of the title humans. We cannot sit back and relax when there is no future for women in our society. For Tagore, he paints a crystal clear picture of the struggles of women in society. In the story, women are under the oppressive rule of their husbands and perceived weak roles in society, and that is why Chandara’s husband Chidam says that if she loses her wife he can get another, but if his brother is hanged he cannot get a replacement (Tagore 863). For women, they are treated as mere objec ...
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