In this sculpture, we attempted to create an unbalanced scale out of Play-Doh. The scale represented the imbalance of equality between genders in our chosen books, and we tried our best to have one side of the scale tipped higher in favour. The lens we chose to compare The Kite Runner, American Dirt, and the Lovely Bones, was the feminist lens. In these books, women in their set time period and society are given less rights and personal freedoms. They have no control in their personal identity, and are often seen as the less dominant gender. Based on the synthesis of these three books, we can clearly state that in some cultures and societies around the world, women are oppressed and are treated as second class citizens. In their lives, men control every aspect such as what they wear, how they act, and their jobs in the future. Because of the influential power of men around them, they are less likely to stand up for their personal beliefs and freedoms out of fear of sexual, physical or mental abuse.
