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This is the first 1,000 characters of 1477 words (5.91 pages) in the essay titled decameron Boccaccio’s View of WomanFor centuries Boccaccio’s view of woman has been disputed by those who have read his work. Some state that Boccaccio was merely writing to entertain the people of his time, others believe that he was sexist and that his writings hold woman in an inferior, negative light. It is widely found that the people of the twentieth century find the constant downgrading of woman offensive. Throughout his stories Boccaccio tends to depict woman as sexual objects and not as people. There are also cases where woman are portrayed as unintelligent cheaters that are not loyal to their husbands nor to themselves. This has began the debate whether or not Boccachio is a sexist. It may be the views of the culture and the time but for people of today’s world it is offensive and sexist against woman. On the Seventh Day, Second Story, Boccachio shows Peronella as an evil women, who has no feelings for her husband and doesn’t mind she is cheating on him. She is devoid of all morality, values, and love. It was all about sex for her, she was an object of lust and not of love. She even made her husband help her lover, which is a huge insult to him. Th... |
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Keywords: sexist, boccaccio, cheaters, unintelligent, wasnt enough, evil women, sexual objects, negative light, decameron, sexual relations, second story, laying down, scrape, insult, morality, twentieth century, centuries