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Top Girls

Characterization of Feminism in Top Girls Caryl Churchill's play Top Girls contains many social observations about the modern woman. This is done mainly by great characterization. In the play Top Girls we come to know many women, both modern and historical, who appear to be extremely successful. At the time this play was written, in 1982, feminism, and the successes of the modern "business women" was an earthshaking movement that had an extreme effected on society. This feminist movement is the backbone that shapes all of the characters in the play Top Girls. The characters in Act I, Scene I (p. 1604) of Top Girls, stand as symbols of successful women in various times and places through out the past 1200 years. In this scene Marlene, who has been recently promoted to head of the Top Girls Employment Agency, is hosting a dinner party for other successful women in history to celebrate with her. The guest include; Pope Joan of the 9th Century; Isabella's Bird, a well traveled Scottish woman of the 19th Century; Lady Nijo, a 13th Century courtesan to the Japanese emperor and later a Buddhist nun; Dull Gret, a hearty peasant woman pictured battling the devils in hell in a 16th Century painting; and Patient Griselda, a d


Marlene then basically tells her if he doesn't like it then he can find another job, and tells her to 4. I feel that this first Act does a lot to shape the characterization of the characters. In the first scene Churchill introduces you to the fact that more than one character is talking at once, the characters are often times interrupted by other characters. Churchill is actually attacking feminism by showing that the idea of women taking on manly roles in order to succeed does not always lead to success in every way possible. " Marlene's lack of compassion is also seen in this act when Mrs. She is willing to do what ever it takes to succeed no matter what the cost might be. Marlene's character is helping the readers of Caryl Churchill's play, Top Girls to see that women today have to deal with major social flaws in our economic system. This seems very similar to the male camaraderie that would take place after a big battle or hunt, where men could congratulate each other on their successes. Joan was successful until her femininity took over and she took on a lover, and then became pregnant. Marlene has taken on these qualities in order to attain economic advancement and wealth. Behind Marlene's professional exterior, is a personal life that bares the scars of her success.

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