Blogg #5

In the novel Herland, Charlotte Perkins Gillman was trying to convey a message pertaining to women empowerment. In the town of Herland, the women bond together and create their own society. There have been no men around for over 2000 years. Without men the women have no one to compete with and thus they are strong, intelligent, and independent. They can even bear children on their own. This is an excellent parallel to women of today. Although a male may help a women conceive children the responsibility ultimately lies with her. She must carry the child for nine months. Due to sex role expectation the mother usually takes on the role as primary caretaker.
When the women see Terry, Jeff, and Van they are not reluctant to talk with them. In fact they run away but there is something about them that intrigues the women's interest. At the beginning of their arrival you see that the men are very closed minded to the idea of an all female town. As the story progress you see each of the male characters evolve. That is all except but Terry. In this story Terry reminds me of a man in this day an age that is jealous of the success of the female. Terry is a very "maucho" man. He wants Alima to do what he wasn't when he wants. He even goes as far as to try and rape her when she would not give it to him. In this instance you see how strong the community really is. The community bonds together and votes Terry out.
I liked the ultimate them  of the story, however, I would not recommend it to others.If I had to rate it I would give this article a 3. The story to me was not one of the most interesting. In fact I had to keep making myself pick up the book and read. Due to the time in which this article is written, the language used in the book make it very dull. If only Charlotte Perkins Gillam could have kept the audience on the edge of their chair like authors of popular short-stories such as The Lottery, or the novel Their eyes were watching God.