A powerful quote by Carly Fiorina states, “If someone believes they are limited by their gender, race, or background, they will become more limited”. In other words, feeling unequal because of one of these issues causes people to limit their own power. For instance, the gender roles placed on woman. Growing up as a woman I’ve seen how many unfair stereotypes are put upon us. I’ve seen them everywhere growing up. One of places where it is often displayed is in children’s novels. Gender Issues is a huge problem in children’s novels because it gives children a false perception on gender roles and therefore they grow up believing that just the way it is. The novels Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’ Dell and The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau…show more content… I felt that Lina was the “exception” because she has equal power as Doon in the book. I admired that aspect about the novel and felt Lina was portrayed equally throughout the whole book. For instance, at the beginning of the book Lina is about to graduate. The way graduation works in Ember is the mayor comes in and has the students pick a piece of paper with a career on it that they are assigned to. It is called “assignment” day. There are many jobs they could get like messenger, electrician, pipework’s laborer, supply depot clerk, etc. I noticed that all of these jobs could be stereotyped into genders but these jobs are given out no matter what the characters gender is. Lina ends up getting a job in the Pipework’s and although she ended up switching it didn’t have to do with her gender. Doon asks Lina to switch with her and after she agrees it states in the book, “…The job of the messenger just happened to be perfect for Lina. She loved to run. She could run forever. And she loved exploring every nook and cranny of the city, which was what a messenger got to do” (Dura 16). In other words, she agrees to switch with Doon because she likes being active. A skill that usually men acquire in books. This was an interesting way of displaying gender equity. Furthermore, Lina is also an exception to female…show more content… People become conditioned to believe certain aspects because of their gender. This inequality is often shown in children’s literature books. In the novels, Island of the Blue Dolphins and The City of Ember the two female protoganists gender roles are portrayed differently. It’s important to always keep in mind the stereotype’s females are assigned in novels because it affects children’s
