Best of the Week: What It Means To Be A Woman (In Jane Eyre's times)

Yesterday in English, we talked about what it meant to be a woman and a man in Jane Eyre.I thought that this conversation was very interesting because we have some girls who are very strong feminists in Academy and then we have some other girls who are not as big feminists. A lot of the characteristics we listed under "What It Means To Be A Woman" could be considered inferior and it seemed that the men had most of the dominating characteristics. Inferiority of women was the way of the time period. After Academy, I was talking to one of my friends in Academy about the discussion we had. I thought it was interesting to talk about how some of the characteristics of women changed over time and how some did not. I thought it was also interesting that there was an age of such inferiority for women but then only some few years later, there was a large feminist movement. The point is, women can conform to what society wants from them. In Jane Eyre we see that inside, Jane really has a fiery spirit, but sometimes she has to conform to society. When I thought about what this meant for girls today, I came across an interesting idea. Today, we don't feel society's pressure (as much) to be a feminist or to be inferior to a man. You can be whoever you want to be. Yes, I know that's a cliche, but it's true. I could choose to be the spitting image of a feminist. Or, I could be more of a subordinate woman. I love that I have the option to choose. If I love that I have the option to choose, does that mean I'm more of a feminist? Could someone be both feminist and subordinate, depending on the situation? My point is that I really liked that this one conversation in English class, the question of what it means to be a woman during Jane Eyre's times, continued on outside of the classroom!

Dialectics: Type A vs. Type B personalities

Type A and Type B personalities. Two opposite types of people. I have met some very interesting people in high school so far, and you can usually tell who is what kind of personality within a few minutes of talking to them. The Type A personality usually takes control of a situation, is highly competitive, and tends to be strong in a crowd. Then there's the Type B personality. They tend to be more relaxed , less competitive, and not as much of a leader in a crowd. Sometimes, I think a Type A personality can come off negatively if someone tries to take too much control of a situation of group. However, Type B personalities can also come off negatively because people might think that a Type B personality person isn't working as hard or isn't as determined. The reason this came to my mind is because I have recently been in many group projects with both Type A and B personalities in the group. If there are multiple Type A people, then conflict can arise. If there are multiple Type B personalities, it seems like not much gets done. When there are both, it seems like the Type A people usually do most of the work because they have the most drive. However, this is not always true because some Type B people can be just as motivated, they just don't like taking control of big groups. I'm not saying that either type of personality is bad. It's who a person is. All I'm saying is that the EXTREMES of either personality could possibly not be viewed in the most positive light. I think I am a Type A personality, but lately I have been trying to become a mix of Type A and Type B. This is the best solution I have come up with. By being TOO Type A, someone can become really stressed out and come off negatively in a group. By being TOO Type B, someone could feel like they weren't doing enough work. I think that a mixture of Type A and Type B personalities would be the best because then you could react appropriately to different situations and work well with any type of people. Is it even possible to change who you are? I think yes. We'll be able to see if my theory works next time I'm in a group for a project!