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Deviant Phrase/Sentence
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Normal Alternative
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Deviant Alternative
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Purpose or Effect or Author’s Style?
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Abstract connections/Universal Ideas
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“[women] work twice as hard to get half as far.”
-Marilyn Woodman, soldier
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Men have it easier than women.
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Women in today’s society have to prove they’re on the same physical
level as men, and even doing so, they still get less credit and recognition.
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The author uses this woman’s quote to showcase the gender roles prevalent
in the army. When most think about soldiers, they don’t see a woman. Because
of this, women have to work harder to be seen as equivalent to their male
counterparts.
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Unfairness is prominent in the army for women, but not enough to be
recognized by officials. The thoughts and stereotypes cloud the minds of
their coworkers. Women hide themselves and try to be “more like men” to feel
equal.
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“As a female in a war, it’s you against the world.”
-Jeanette Martinez, soldier
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Women have to live up to many more standards than men.
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The stereotypes and expectations placed upon women can define them in
their jobs, to a point where they’re constantly just trying to prove others
wrong.
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The author uses quotes from actual women in the army to truly have a
reliable source and evidence that gender roles affect women in more ways than
most would expect.
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The lack Indifference divides men and women in the army. The women
have to work harder to keep up the image that men have without even trying.
Women are ridiculed more harshly when they make a mistake as a soldier than
men.
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