I heard this from somewhere. I want to know what you think!
2007-03-21 14:33:17 · 9 answers · asked by Dalarus 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
In the fifth and final book of the series the oldest daughter turns away from Narnia because she is interested in lipstick and clothing. This is where one of the allegations of sexism comes from.
2007-03-21 15:28:04 · update #1
no the chronicles of narnia aren't sexist....
they are set in the days of ww2..1939-45..and societies attitudes are reflected in the writtings..
sure now a days a girl can become a knight..and a boy can be a care giver..
But the children in the story tend to stick to the societal norms..the boy is leading the group..the girl is the caregiver..the boys fight monsters.. the girls comfort asland as he dies etc.
The two girls in the story also are in battle..perhaps not as strongly as the boys with their swords..but they are armed with bow and dagger..
the story may seem sexist because of it's settings..but the girls in the story aren't being rescued..they are hardly princesses sleeping on peas
2007-03-21 14:58:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
That would only be sexist if no girls had ever become overly interested in lipstick and clothing, abandoning the things that were important to them before.
I don't think the books are sexist--I think they show men and women as equal while still being different. Which is true.
2007-03-21 23:53:38 · answer #2 · answered by dramaturgerenata78 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. They are more religious than anything else.
Have you even read them? Perhaps you'd benefit from reading them and realize your question is rather ridiculous. The girls and the boys get to go on the same adventures, and in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, the four children (2 boys, 2 girls. Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy) end up ruling Narnia together equally.
2007-03-21 21:42:03 · answer #3 · answered by rinnasaurusrex 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No i don't think it is, the reason she turned to lipstick and clothing is because she was getting to old for narnia.
2007-03-22 08:52:04 · answer #4 · answered by Can music save your mortal soul? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so!
I mean, well, it kinda says that guys area bad, then it also has the "queen" of Narnia that is bad. So Lewis is making it equal so that he isn't sexist or whatever. Both sides are equally bad.
=D
2007-03-21 21:50:43 · answer #5 · answered by LadyDragonRider 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who cares?
Get real!
It's fiction for a reason!
Next up? Blame Star Trek for "accidents" in a virtual world?
Quick, call in the safety cops!
2007-03-21 22:53:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
i don't think so... there are always an equal number of men and women or boys and girls, and there are several powerful female characters, like the white witch and lucy.
2007-03-21 21:41:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, I'm just a Friend of Mimi but i think that the whole Jesus/aslan
aspect is a little bit wacko but sexist? what exactly do u mean???
2007-03-21 21:38:48 · answer #8 · answered by BO 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no
2007-03-21 21:44:02 · answer #9 · answered by Dottie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋