Emotions in the late 1800’s “The Story of an Hour” was published in 1894 at a time in which cultural and social inquiries were causing a great deal of controversy, especially in people’s perception of women. In fact, gender-roles controlled many aspects of women’s lives (Hartman). Having lived through this herself, Kate Chopin wrote this short story which revolves around the theme of the opposition between conventions and emotions. In this one hour-long story, conventions influence her emotions
American teenagers spend more than 10 hours a day consuming media. Most of it filled with content that objectifies women and distorts their bodies. In the documentary Miss Representation, written by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Condoleezza Rice, Gloria Steinem and others discuss sexism and violence, both self-inflicted and abuse, in American society and the media. It explores how modern mainstream media portrays, most often critically, women in today’s society. The film’s