Question

Critically examine Synge’s description of the women’s world in Riders to the

Sea.​

Answer 1

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Answer 2

In the story the society has been seen as dominating towards gender roles where women are not taken seriously.

• The culture is divided into stereotypical gender roles. Men are breadwinners, while women handle household. Men retain privileged access to the external world, while women are restricted to their homes and hearts.

• This had a negative impact on the family. After Michael's death, there was only one man left in the home, Bartley. The family's financial future was unclear and impoverished without male financial support.

• Family's economic downturn had a potentially drastic shift in gender roles. With Bartley was trying to make a living, women were forced to fill positions that have historically been assigned to men.

• Catherine, wanted to sell family's pig at the auction. Maurya was adamantly opposed to the proposal, questioning how she will get a decent price for the animal.

• The implicit assumption here is that since she is a woman, men at the marketplace will not take her seriously and therefore will not offer her a reasonable price for the pig.