Blog 4

For the next episode of my choice I watched Episode 6 ‘Our Mrs. Reynolds’ of “Firefly”. Before Saphrine becomes a conniving little woman and betrays basically everyone on the ship, she seemed like an innocent woman who was semi-arranged to marry Captain Reynolds. Whenever she was around Captain Reynolds, she always looked and had her head down, making him seem superior to her. She acted very timid when she was around him and she always wanted to please and obey him. She freakishly and magically appeared out of nowhere, wherever he was. She did everything for him, even if he didn’t ask her for anything, she was always there waiting on his hand and foot. She kind of resembled a slave. She was worried that if she didn’t do, as he wanted that he would just abandon her on the next planet to fend for herself as a prostitute. She sort of resembled a slave. In the world today, many cultures arrange for women to marry certain male individuals, based on class or social structure. When this occurs, it shows the rest of the world that women are still not seen as equal to men in all parts of the globe. This situation, although important in some cultures and religions, has many downsides to it that give the whole concept a negative connotation. Women, like Saphrine, should be able to choose the man whom they wish to marry, instead of being forced into a situation in which they are not comfortable.