Gender roles of men and women in colonial Columbia are very specific. As a male-dominated society, the machismo culture is highly valued. Men are the primary breadwinners, may have a business, and can become powerful political figures. Women are relegated to roles within the home and devalued in Columbia society, only to be seen and not heard. In the novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez writes about such a society, and his depiction of oppressed women is prevalent throughout. To the contrary, it will be argued that Ursula, the matriarch of the Buendia family, is an empowered woman with privilege and influence, while simultaneously maintaining a household and being the primary caregiver. Through the exploration of feminist theory of intersectionality, she will be shown as a woman who is not oppressed in a machismo society because of her ability to balance her various responsibilities with her many characteristics

Creator

• Armor, Heather

Subject

• Cien de Iberoamerica

• Spanish -- Senior Seminar

Publisher

• Franklin College

Language

• Spanish

Keyword

• Modern Languages

• Gender roles

• Feminist theory

• Columbia

Date created

• 2016

Resource type

• Article

Rights statement

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/