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Surname 1 Name Instructor Course Date Humanities The Shulamite In most traditions, patriarchal structures were observed and women were not viewed as equal but rather as property or sexual objects. Through the Shulamite, we get to learn a lot about a woman’s sexuality. First and foremost, it brings about the question of how a woman’s sexuality has been downgraded to its visual aspect as opposed to its true intentions. In this case, the text shows that a woman can also desire sex which is shown through the undying love for the woman’s lover. Against tradition and belief, the woman sounds equal to the man and defies the concept of being the “second or weaker sex”. She is able to share her troubles such as working the fields under the command of brothers but cannot keep watch of her vineyard, which is her womanhood. She states; “My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards, But my own vineyard I have not kept” (Haines n.p). The woman is also outspoken and talks with a certain authority. Love between two willing individuals is shown where the man and woman have strong respect for each other. Then the watchmen found me/ as they went about the city. / They beat me, they bruised me, / they tore my shawl from my shoulders, / those watchmen of the walls.” Surname 2 Generalization is not a new concept in the world. Women, both in the old days and in modern times, are thought to be prostitutes if found walking alone in the night or in ...
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