For example, in S&J, Sammy and Mrs. Apodaca are in a midst of an argument over Sammy's relationship with Juliana when Mrs. Apodaca says, ” ’I can see that. Everyone can see that. She's not what your mother would want for you ’... ’You're a good boy. ’” And Sammy responds, ” ’No, I'm not ’” (Saenz 34). In the quote, Sammy is rebelling against Mrs. Apodaca's (Society's) view on relationships by arguing with her and afterwards remaining in a relationship with Juliana. Society believes ´good boys´ like Sammy should not associate with ´bad girls´ like Juliana, but Sammy believes otherwise, so he rebels. Similarly, in A Midsummers Night's Dream, as the characters converse about whom Hermia shall wed, Theseus states, ” ’Be advised, fair maid./To you, your father should be as god,/...To whom you are but as a form in wax/By him imprinted, and within his power/To leave the figure or disfigure it./Demetrius is a worthy gentlemen. ’” To which Hermia responds, ” ’So is Lysander ’ ” (I.i.49-56). According to Theseus, in Athens, it is normal in society for the daughter to be considered property of her father. The father should be able to do anything with her as he wish. Even after Theseus insists that Hermia agree with her father and wed Demetrius, she rebels by responding that Lysander is as worthy as he is. In both texts, the characters rebel against societal norms for personal
For example, in S&J, Sammy and Mrs. Apodaca are in a midst of an argument over Sammy's relationship with Juliana when Mrs. Apodaca says, ” ’I can see that. Everyone can see that. She's not what your mother would want for you ’... ’You're a good boy. ’” And Sammy responds, ” ’No, I'm not ’” (Saenz 34). In the quote, Sammy is rebelling against Mrs. Apodaca's (Society's) view on relationships by arguing with her and afterwards remaining in a relationship with Juliana. Society believes ´good boys´ like Sammy should not associate with ´bad girls´ like Juliana, but Sammy believes otherwise, so he rebels. Similarly, in A Midsummers Night's Dream, as the characters converse about whom Hermia shall wed, Theseus states, ” ’Be advised, fair maid./To you, your father should be as god,/...To whom you are but as a form in wax/By him imprinted, and within his power/To leave the figure or disfigure it./Demetrius is a worthy gentlemen. ’” To which Hermia responds, ” ’So is Lysander ’ ” (I.i.49-56). According to Theseus, in Athens, it is normal in society for the daughter to be considered property of her father. The father should be able to do anything with her as he wish. Even after Theseus insists that Hermia agree with her father and wed Demetrius, she rebels by responding that Lysander is as worthy as he is. In both texts, the characters rebel against societal norms for personal