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Both TV film and mini-series Lizzie Borden Took An Ax (2014) and The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (20... more Both TV film and mini-series Lizzie Borden Took An Ax (2014) and The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (2015) adapt the famous parricide case of Lizzie Borden who lived in American Victorianism era. Lizzie challenges Victorian gender construction. However, using gender perspective in analyzing this character, this research reveals that some of her actions show ambivalence. Although Lizzie Borden shows superiority over male characters and triumph over patriarchal society, she is portrayed as monstrous feminine which is feared by the society. The finding shows that some patriarchal notions, which degrade women status, can exist even in a visual media that seems to represent women empowerment.
The Lizzie Borden Chronicles is a TV series that adapts the famous parricide case of Lizzie Borde... more The Lizzie Borden Chronicles is a TV series that adapts the famous parricide case of Lizzie Borden in America; an example of Victorianism contestation. However, Lizzie's power in this TV series is exaggerated, along with another female character, to illustrate woman's superiority. By using film analysis and relating it to gender, feminism, and Victorianism context, this research reveals that although the mighty woman construction is successfully depicted, there are ambiguities that actually represent women's inferiority. Some female and male characters are faithful to Victorianism gender construction and Lizzie Borden's superiority can be misrepresented if it is associated with mad women and she-evil theory. The finding shows that some patriarchal notions, which degrade women status, can exist even in a visual media that represents women empowerment.
United States of America is a country that provides a foster care system. What is foster care sys... more United States of America is a country that provides a foster care system. What is foster care system? According to National Adoption Center, foster care system is ‘a temporary arrangement in which adults provide for the care of a child or children whose birthparent is unable to care for them. In other words, the foster parents who want to take care for another person’s child have to assign several agreements with the government of social services. Those agreements between the biological parents and foster parents called ‘the placement’. After the placement agreement is finished, the child is now belonging to the foster parent although the children may and see their biological parent. Fostering a child is considered as a good way for America to decrease the rate of its homeless people. However, fostering child is not always goes smoothly; there must be some difficulties regarding the parents or in raising the child itself.
An example of foster care system problem came from greenbaypressgazette.com, an online news in December 15, 2014. The news article itself entitled ‘Mentors help foster youth prepare for life as adults’. The article itself talks about the life of 18 years old boy, Felix Louis Rivera Medina, who is now preparing to live for he will soon age out of the foster system. This article describes some problem that Felix had to face now and in the future. In this essay, I will relate his problems to the value of family and education in the United States
Both TV film and mini-series Lizzie Borden Took An Ax (2014) and The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (20... more Both TV film and mini-series Lizzie Borden Took An Ax (2014) and The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (2015) adapt the famous parricide case of Lizzie Borden who lived in American Victorianism era. Lizzie challenges Victorian gender construction. However, using gender perspective in analyzing this character, this research reveals that some of her actions show ambivalence. Although Lizzie Borden shows superiority over male characters and triumph over patriarchal society, she is portrayed as monstrous feminine which is feared by the society. The finding shows that some patriarchal notions, which degrade women status, can exist even in a visual media that seems to represent women empowerment.
The Lizzie Borden Chronicles is a TV series that adapts the famous parricide case of Lizzie Borde... more The Lizzie Borden Chronicles is a TV series that adapts the famous parricide case of Lizzie Borden in America; an example of Victorianism contestation. However, Lizzie's power in this TV series is exaggerated, along with another female character, to illustrate woman's superiority. By using film analysis and relating it to gender, feminism, and Victorianism context, this research reveals that although the mighty woman construction is successfully depicted, there are ambiguities that actually represent women's inferiority. Some female and male characters are faithful to Victorianism gender construction and Lizzie Borden's superiority can be misrepresented if it is associated with mad women and she-evil theory. The finding shows that some patriarchal notions, which degrade women status, can exist even in a visual media that represents women empowerment.
United States of America is a country that provides a foster care system. What is foster care sys... more United States of America is a country that provides a foster care system. What is foster care system? According to National Adoption Center, foster care system is ‘a temporary arrangement in which adults provide for the care of a child or children whose birthparent is unable to care for them. In other words, the foster parents who want to take care for another person’s child have to assign several agreements with the government of social services. Those agreements between the biological parents and foster parents called ‘the placement’. After the placement agreement is finished, the child is now belonging to the foster parent although the children may and see their biological parent. Fostering a child is considered as a good way for America to decrease the rate of its homeless people. However, fostering child is not always goes smoothly; there must be some difficulties regarding the parents or in raising the child itself.
An example of foster care system problem came from greenbaypressgazette.com, an online news in December 15, 2014. The news article itself entitled ‘Mentors help foster youth prepare for life as adults’. The article itself talks about the life of 18 years old boy, Felix Louis Rivera Medina, who is now preparing to live for he will soon age out of the foster system. This article describes some problem that Felix had to face now and in the future. In this essay, I will relate his problems to the value of family and education in the United States