Portrayal of Women in Soaps By doing a textual and feminist analysis, the specific issue we examined in our study is how women's characters are portrayed in soap operas, specifically Days of Our Lives, and how their behavior is affected by the patriarchal system. The feminist and textual analysis were done through the viewing of Days of Our Lives on three consecutive Fridays. We also read related articles that gave us a better understanding of …showed first 75 words of 1731 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1731 total…related to the idea of patriarchy. On the outside the female characters may look as if they are in control, but in the end their characters benefit men. All of these women's characters are infinitely ruled by men. References P. Harper, "The Portrayal of Women on Television" http://www.aber.ac.uk/~ednwww/Undgrad/ED30520/pth601.html H. Ingham, "The Portrayal of Women on Television" http://www.aber.ac.uk/~ednwww/Undgrad/ED30520/hi601.html