Traditional Southern Belle’s are recognized as one of God’s greatest creations and continuously overshadow women from northern US states. These women have an undeniable natural charm, a warm and dazzling smile, and perfect manners. Southern Belle’s can also be recognized for her unforgettable southern accent, kind-hearted hospitality, and graciousness. Traditional Southern Belles were unjustly overlooked in society although they were a strong pillar for their background, cultural beliefs and lasting impact around the world. Southern Belle’s backgrounds were usually known with wealth, great education and a loving family. A Southern Belle was generally well educated for the purpose of preparing her for a beneficial marriage. They were generally well educated in the areas of reading, writing, arithmetic, music, art, and the French language. Southern Belle rules were not written like many in life, she learns them by listening and observing her mother, aunt or grandmother. A Southern Belle was responsible for all the household matters and supervising the household slaves. They were honorable in the sense that they were faithful to their husbands, who in return would defend their honor if it was ever challenged. A Southern Belle was supposed to entirely exist to support her husband, raise their children, and submit to God. …show more content…
Southern Belle’s personally believed that money was definitely not the most important thing although they were wealthy. When a person puts money above manners, they deserve and receive the worst of all possible insults. They are called tacky and no one ever wants to be called tacky. Southern Belle’s religiously believe that God is number one, above all and he is your go to for advice-giving. They are to always submit to God no matter what. By following the rules and expectations of what they truly are, showed God that Southern Belle’s respected who they
In the beginning of the movie, Gaston is introduced as the perfect guy in the village. Girls sing, “Look there he goes, isn’t he dreamy? Monsieur Gaston, oh he’s so cute.” Gaston has his heart set on Belle and does all he can to convince her to marry him. Gaston believes that Belle would be a great wife based purely on her beauty, but Belle is not as shallow as Gaston and she follows her intuition and doesn’t marry him because she doesn’t care about appearances, but more about their inner beauty. “One tendency unites them all..”(Emerson 77), says Emerson. Every other girl in the village would have done anything to to be with him, wh...
The culture of Louisiana is not one general set of customs and beliefs shared by all those who live in the area. Louisiana is a state in which many different elements are mixed together to create what can be described as Southern Louisianan culture. The two most predominant elements which make up the culture within the southern region of the state are the cultures of the Creoles and the Cajuns, which have many different influences within them. A complex blend of many different elements including religion, language, music, and food, create the unique culture of the Cajuns and the Creoles in the region of Southern Louisiana.
The early Cajuns did not have a social life as we know it today. Occasionally, they would attend dances, but family and friends were their main source of fun and relaxation. Because of the hardships of not being able to travel long distances, the Cajuns would gather with family for Sunday dinners and special occasions such as birthdays and holidays. One of their favorite pastimes was to gather, play cards, and sing. The families spent an extreme amount of time together. They shared their thoughts, feelings, and experiences with each other. Most importantly, they needed each other. The desire to be with family is one of the unique factors that has kept the Cajun identity so strong through time and troubles (Hebert, 1997).
The Southern women were told and obligated, by some code of southern conduct, to mature into fair-smelling, perfect "ladies." By "ladies" they meant women who were well mannered, good at embroidery, and wore frilly, lacy dresses. One example of this southern tradition occurs when Aunt Alexandra comes to the Finch residence to help Atticus raise his children during the trial. When first arriving she says to Scout, "We decided that it would be best for you to have some feminine influence. It won't be many years, Jean Louise, before you become interested in clothes and boys." This comment implies that the only subjects girls are expected to understand are boys and clothes. Aunt Alexandra makes no mention of Jean Louise's intelligence, education, or personality. Her diction suggests that the only thing Jean Louise is capable of pursuing is her attire and a man. Scout discovers what a "southern lady" is as she notices how Aunt Alexandra "chose protective garments that drew up her bosom to giddy heights, pinched in her waist, flared out her rear, and managed to suggest that Aunt Alexandra's was once an hour-glass figure." Scout was considered to be very improper, wearing overalls and pants, but Aunt Alexandra would still try and introduce her to other ladies. I assume that she did this to try and influence Scout. She hoped Scout would form lady-like habits by watching others. Another example takes place after the trial, when Jem is appalled at the decision the court makes in response to Tom Robinson's case.
In fact, Belle is not actively seeking love, but rather stumbles onto it, as a consequence of her own bravery and sacrifice. The relationship that grows between the beauty and the Beast is often the target of criticism as it can be perceived as Stockholm’s syndrome on Belle’s part and is seen to advocate that women should remain with their loved ones even if they are abusive. This is aspect of the film is condemned as it suggest that, somehow and through love, the abusive husband or lover can better himself. And although one can read the film as such, another could see that Beauty and the Beast is the tale of a woman who enters a man’s life and initiates and reciprocally healing and growing bond: Belle learns to see beyond someone’s appearance, and the Beast learns to let other people in. This is literally reflected by his complete forbiddance to have any visitors in his castle as the castle symbolizes his soul. This relationship of equals demonstrates that, contrarily to Disney films such as Cinderella or even The Little Mermaid where all a man or a woman need to fall in love is to set eyes on one another, without having to know anything about each other, or even share a discussion. The Disney princess here is not a princess but a villager, and Prince Charming is not charming but rather temperamental. The unusual end of the animated feature also mirrors this unusual
Anne Moody’s Coming of Age in Mississippi glimpse into the past is an exemplary look into Black life in Mississippi after the turn of the century. Mississippi, being one of the hardest slave states in the American south, and still just as arduous, if not more, after the reconstruction and clearly throughout the Civil Rights Movements. Moody, elegantly describes her life and those close around her. This essay will explore Moody’s account and how she carefully and meticulously expressed the details her life. Also, this opinion piece will prove how the behavior, culture and actions during Anne Moody’s time is still alive and well today.
From the beginning Belle’s characteristics reveals anti-social behaviors perhaps even a personality disorder. Belle keeps to herself reading alone and hardly any interaction with the villagers
To begin with, Miss Emma helps provide the spur for changing discriminatory and unjust system in Bayonne, Louisiana, in the pre-Civil
The line between the old, traditional southern values and culture versus those of the New South seemed to have been drawn during post-civil war United States of America. This period saw many people moving away from life in the south and establishing a new life in the north. The primary reason for the mass migration from south to north was mainly due the nation’s industrial advancements. As America grew more industrialized, plantation based agrarian system became less attractive economically. People sought to work and make a better living working in factories which consequently led the nation as a whole becoming more urbanized and less rural. A streetcar named desire engages and sheds a li...
The subject of identity is a very complex one as it encompasses the totality of social experience, much of which is influenced by history. What constitutes as the identity of an individual is not always easy to determine, given the differences in ways individuals are socialized during the course of their lives: as members of different families, neighborhoods, villages, municipalities, professions, social interest groups or religions. Yet, each of these social groups contains a hierarchal structure, particularly those groups that fall into the southern region. Even today, to be born a Southern woman is to be made aware of class distinction, and with it, the rules and expectations. Particularly in the early South, these rules varied some, but all followed the same basic template, which was, fundamentally, that no matter what the circumstance, Southern women were identified through their heritage. Defining one’s heritage requires a range of historical investigation from surnames, and events associated with such, to societal rank and income. However, surnames and societal rank originate from a common source – males. Men provide the surnames. Men are traditionally the primary source of income, which determines one’s rank in society. Therefore, Southern women were ultimately forced to identify themselves by the males to which they were tied. With that being said, what will come of a Southern woman who has no male to provide her with the necessary means by which she may identify herself? More specifically, is identity truly attainable? According to the customs of the old South, the woman should be unable to function on her own in society. Yet, it is this writer’s belief that there is a chance for t...
Frances Cobbe described the boarding school that she attended as a young girl. The tuition cost was 25 times what Charlotte Bronte earned in 1841 (Longman p.1888). Cobbe describes the importance of women from well to do families at this time to be beautiful, and occupied with knitting and gossiping. Intelligence and accomplishments were not pursuits allowed to women.
Beauty and the Beast centers on Belle who is desired by handsome but egocentric Gaston. Belle’s father, disappears on a journey to a local fair and becomes captive of the Beast. Belle bravely offers herself as an alternative hostage and Beast accepts. As his prisoner, Belle befriends Beast’s household of Enchanted Objects, all talking, walking furniture and kitchen utensils. Belle learns about how the Beast and his staff are all the victims of a witch’s curse that has transformed them. They fall in love during her hostage. In the end, Bella’s love reverses the spell on the Beast.
In Beauty and the Beast, the unique and major theme to the story was the values of marriage. When Belle hesitates to marry, it shows that she still works under the same psychology as her sisters. This is because they believe that marrying for look is the most important thing to have in a husband. However, as the relationship between the Beauty and the Beast evolves she begins to see that love shouldn’t be dictated by physical appearance, but instead a choice of character. For if the man in kind hearted, he is worth keeping a friend of yours. Contrast this to one of the major themes within the Grimm’s Rapunzel, which is greed. It’s the wife’s greed for the rampion which ends up making the couple lose their child. She wants to eat some rampion and states that she will die without eating some. After her husband steals the crops for the first time, she immediately craves the plants 3 times as much. In this, the couple loses sight of their original desire of have a child and the enchantress takes away their child. I believe the Grimms included this theme in the story to teach the reader that seeking out for the forbidden treasures in life will cost with the treasures you actually cherish. For it was the forbidden treasure, the rampion, which distracted her from the real treasure, her
Lasser, Carol, and Stacey M. Robertson. Antebellum Women: Private, Public, Partisan. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2010. 1-21. Print.
When the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, was written by Harper Lee, the Southern United States was still clinging tightly to traditional values. Southern societies pressured men to behave as gentlemen, and women were expected to be polite and wear dresses. These stringent gender roles were adhered to in small southern towns because they were isolated from the more progressive attitudes in other areas of the United States. Harper Lee documents the life of one young girl growing up in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama. Jean Louise Finch, also known as "Scout," is a young girl searching for her identity. Scout, a young tomboy, is pressured by adults who insist she should conform to the traditional role of a southern lady. Harper Lee establishes and promotes Jean’s masculinity through the use of nicknames, fighting, and masculine clothing, while contrasting her with women that fit the stereotypical female model.