One of the big issues that was discussed for this month in AP English was the issue of female and male gender issues. Virginia Wolfe's novel, A Room of Ones Own, discusses and brings accusations to light about the male superiority to women. She believes that men think that they are above women and thus they oppress the women. She uses examples from real female writers and authors to describe issues, such as the made up sister of Shakespeare that was oppressed by Shakespeare himself. She believes that eventually women can prevail from the oppression of men and make themselves known and equally as important and powerful as men themselves.
Unfortunately, gender issues are still seen in society today. Many women believe that there is a gender gap and still feel oppressed by men, especially in the work place. There is supposedly a salary gap between men and women, and it is proven that more men hold higher positions than women, which arises issues and concern among some. Even in The Doll House and A Thousand Splendid Suns has gender issues and oppression of women portrayed in the novellas.
