The Rug: a Feminist Literature?!

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The first thought when I read this book was that it was really well titled. "The Rug": no matter where you look, there is no word that goes through the subject as well as this.In fact, I couldn't find anything to say about its subject. A stupid family and a simple rug, that's the whole story.

So, I couldn't understand why this piece of story is called "Feminist Literature." "What on earth is this simple story about a woman's story?" That was my question. If anyone had read this book by their own, I'm sure they'll think the same as me. So I thought about the reason this story is a feminist story in my own way after class. So I came to two simple conclusions about why this simple story is the feminist literature.

First, The rug on the floor symbolizes women's oppressed status. In fact, the rug is at the bottom of the whole house. They keep the house warm, they play many good roles, but they end up being trampled and placed under everything. My interpretation, I thought, the rug meant heavy housework for women. I thought it was a symbol of such an aspect that was necessary to keep everything in the home, but not respected by any member of the house. So I thought it was a story that outsiders revisit which took the rug away made the family reconsider about the preciousness of the rug, which is identical to the women’s housework.
The biggest self-criticism I've encountered here is that it's an overstatement. In this way, Harry Potter flying around on a broom, which means cleaning, is also a misogynistic character. He even plays Quidditch on it! He is exploiting women’s workforce! Sort of interpretations could also be possible. That was exactly the reason I needed another reason.

The second analysis was simply because the female character was a big stakeholder in the story. Of course, you can ask what this means, but it means a lot considering the social situation of the time. In a very one-dimensional approach, I think it was more convincing.

To be honest, both ideas seem to be quite pointless in written language. But at the same time, I think what I thought was over-interpretation is very similar to the traditional way of analyzing literature. It was quite interesting in that sense! In fact, the author is most likely to write without thinking! LOL
Just random SonG ㅎㅎ


Comments

  1. GarriochJune 23, 2019 at 10:51 PM

    What's with the weird video? Anyways, I think your interpretation of the rug as a symbol is completely fine, and actually works. Whether or not the writer intended that is not a huge barrier if that is what you, the reader, choose to explore. The rug definitely will represent the female's role in the house similar to how a chainsaw or a lawn mower will represent a man's outside of the house. Good honest post, though try to be nicer to the "stupid family."

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