Gender Issues in Nervous Conditions

Gender Issues in Nervous Conditions In the novel Nervous Conditions, the main character Tambu says that "what I didn't like was the way all the conflicts came back to the question of femaleness. Femaleness as opposed to and inferior to maleness." This statement shows the main problems that Tambu has with the African society and the role that women play in it and establishes the main gender issues that are dealt with in the novel.

The first important point to note is that the main theme of the novel is related to the struggle of women and how they are degraded and treated as inferior in the African society. This includes that the novel is not just about how Tambu is treated in the society, but is about how all women are treated. This is expressed in Tambu's quote by the way that she states that all the conflicts come back to the question of femaleness.

This shows that the problem is larger than just one person's struggles, since all the conflicts have the same source. In this way, Tambu's statement shows the gender issues that are a source of conflict for all women in the society. This statement by Tambu also shows how women are defined by being female, regardless of their other characteristics. This is shown by the way she expresses that she dislikes that all conflicts are linked to the question of femaleness.

In reality, the conflicts of women in general and of individual women have a range of causes. In the African society, the complexity of the issues are ignored with problems reduced to the simplest terms. In effect, any problem a woman has is considered to be due to her being female. This attitude and belief system trivializes the problems of women so that they are not taken seriously or considered in full. It also means that the other feature so the society that cause problems are not considered.

In effect, being female is the cause of every problem. This leaves women with no ability to solve their own problems, change things, or overcome their problems, since being female is not something that any individual has the ability to change. This shows that the society is when where women are seen as weak and powerless. Another impact of linking all conflicts to femaleness is that it means that the other qualities of women are ignored.

It does not matter whether a woman is intelligent, capable, determined, or any other qualities. The fact that someone is a female makes her a lesser person and this is something that cannot be changed. This means that no matter how many good qualities or abilities a woman has, she cannot change her place in society.

This creates a society where there is no point for a woman to even try and achieve anything, since her basic femaleness is the one thing that cannot be changed and the one thing that defines her. Finally, the statement shows how women are considered inferior to males. This is shown be the way that Tambu refers to "femaleness as opposed to and inferior to maleness." This statement shows that not only are men and women considered different, but they are considered opposites.

At the same time, everything that is valued in a person is considered to be male, where everything that is not valued is considered.