Summary Of Edmund Burke Reflections On The Revolution Of France
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Edmund Burke has multiple views throughout his letter entitled “Reflections on the Revolution of France”. There is a certain view that I don't agree with. Burke believes in chivalry, which is being courteous to a woman if you are a man. While it is good to promote man being kind to one another, the gendered specifics are not necessary. Burke uses the terms “sublime”, meaning being powerful, when referring to the men. He refers to women as “beautiful”, meaning she is physically beautiful, somewhat helpless, and fragile. His ideas on gender are completely different from today’s gender roles. He believes women should know their place, being lesser than men and most specifically their husbands. We can see that with his fetisization of Marie…show more content… While Marie Antoinette and Louis 16th were living their lives ignoring the hungry citizens who lived within their country, the women were the ones to rise up. The working and common women were the ones to march to the city of Versailles, in numbers of thousands, to drag them to Paris, in order to get Louis to mix the issues that were going on with the country. They used violence and threats in order to bring them there, showing that these women were powerful. They were able to scare the king. This action helped the country to change by lessening Louis’ power and the people were able to make their own government, even though this government was soon to hold violent and terrifying events. These were the people of the land and these women made a difference. They defy Burke’s idea of a beautiful woman. To me a beautiful woman is one who is willing to fight when need be. Beauty to to be able to rise to the occasion when people need help against any problem. Physical beauty is not all that can define a woman's worth. This is what i disagree with Burke on because in today's day and age women can do anything they put their mind to, making them a key player in advances in every field