Was Murakami trying to create a social commentary through his portrayal of women? If so, what was it? by

Was Murakami trying to create a social commentary through his portrayal of women? If so, what was it? by https://padlet.com/naomikarmel888/WUBclosure en-us 2017-04-09 17:39:26 UTC 2025-11-18 05:54:45 UTC hello@padlet.com naomikarmel888 https://padlet.com/naomikarmel888/WUBclosure/wish/165565347 2017-04-09 17:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/naomikarmel888/WUBclosure/wish/165565347 Aloysius https://padlet.com/naomikarmel888/WUBclosure/wish/165908855 I believe that Murakami places some strong characters in what they describe as a male dominated world to show the struggle of all women despite class and status

]]> 2017-04-11 15:23:21 UTC https://padlet.com/naomikarmel888/WUBclosure/wish/165908855 https://padlet.com/naomikarmel888/WUBclosure/wish/165908868 I believe that this portrayal was intentional. Murakami may be trying to show that while society may believe that women have been given so much more freedom in terms of power and gender roles, this is not, in fact, true. Today women are still viewed with a sort of bias and level of expectation. ]]> 2017-04-11 15:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/naomikarmel888/WUBclosure/wish/165908868 Riley https://padlet.com/naomikarmel888/WUBclosure/wish/165908885 I think it was intentional because the female characters seem to be exaggerated forms of popular stereotypes of women (housewife, angsty teen, mother) but they eventually break their mold (cheating, getting a job, becoming a fashion designer). I think this is to satirize the roles women are typically subjugated to and show that they are capable of more. ]]> 2017-04-11 15:23:28 UTC https://padlet.com/naomikarmel888/WUBclosure/wish/165908885 Kyle https://padlet.com/naomikarmel888/WUBclosure/wish/165908926 2017-04-11 15:23:36 UTC https://padlet.com/naomikarmel888/WUBclosure/wish/165908926 Amari https://padlet.com/naomikarmel888/WUBclosure/wish/165908935 Women are always supporting characters with mostly negative characteristics and in this way, it shows how women Murakami views the stereotype of women throughout the text. They are only important in that they usually create bad things in the novel ]]> 2017-04-11 15:23:39 UTC https://padlet.com/naomikarmel888/WUBclosure/wish/165908935 Ceddy https://padlet.com/naomikarmel888/WUBclosure/wish/165908970 I believe that it was an intentional decision to form a commentary]]> 2017-04-11 15:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/naomikarmel888/WUBclosure/wish/165908970 Emily https://padlet.com/naomikarmel888/WUBclosure/wish/165908994 I think that it was intentional for him to portray his character in the the opposite gender norms. ]]> 2017-04-11 15:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/naomikarmel888/WUBclosure/wish/165908994