So as a huge fan of human nature, I have to speak on the symbolic dimension of oppression. Human nature in the context of Kate Chopin e.g. the sexual attraction between man and woman.
Masculine Feminine
aggressive passive
leader follower
rational emotional
strong weak
intellectual physical
Now just to start my argument I'd like to pose a question to the ladies. Think about the guy you had a huge crush on. How did he make you feel? How many of the traits above applied to you at that point?
If you are with a significant other who doesn't make you feel the above, you're still looking.
It's natural for women to be followers and emotional. Their bodies are not naturally built for "strength" For millions of years males have been the active hunters and gatherers, the protecters and providers. It's evolution, women have evolved to be the nurturer of the home, while males have evolved to lead device plans for survival, effective hunting, battle strategies etc. Females should embrace their role in nature and therefore society.
There's no easy way to say that these traits are true just don't over think them and obsess fighting labels that work.
NOW STOP. after reading the above what traits have you exhibited from the list above?
I was also drawn to the institutional system of oppression. I think the pattern continues in most places because schools lead by white people were better funded in the past, which gave them better facilities and teachers therefore better education. Parent's in general want to provide their children with the best education and so they propel the system by sending their children to the schools with better academic records. So I think it's not too much of a racial oppression thing but a support system driven by the desire to provide a better future for your children.
