The Arabian Nights And The Tale Of The Merchant And His...

Throughout history, many pieces of literature such as novels and poems have been translated from a variety of languages in order to show the stories to different cultures. Although the translations are quite accurate, many times the diction is changed based on the way the translator personally interprets the story as well as the message he or she wants to portray to their target audience in favour of their own culture (Sabouri and Karimzadeh, 123). An example of this is The Arabian Nights where the authors of the stories are unknown and were all translated from Arabic to many languages including English. Even though it was written through one perspective, once translated, the meaning was modified to promote the Western perspective of the†¦show more content†¦Moreover, in The Three Apples, a man kills his wife due to his suspicion that his wife cheated on him. The slave who is just a stranger, that the husband believes the wife cheated on him with, remains safe and unpunished . Therefore, it is shown that women are automatically seen as unfaithful by their husbands and their society since even her own father is on her husband’s side. After the woman is killed, the father realizes it was a mistake but still protects the husband. Furthermore, in The Tale of the Merchant and his Wife as well as in The Three Apples, women are portrayed as helpless and powerless victims. In the Tale of the Merchant and his Wife, the man takes the animals’ advice and decides to brutally beat his wife in order to stop her from asking him questions. She could not stand up for herself, eventually she even decided that it was her fault and mistake not to listen to the husband. Additionally, in The Three Apples, the woman is murdered by her husband at the end of the story, only because he believed that she cheated on him and thought she was unfaithful. Not only was the woman defenceless against the man but she did not even try to defend herself. This is how the West s aw the Eastern women. In contrast, in all three stories it is apparent that men are extremely violent, cruel and controlling which is another common stereotype. Firstly, in The Lady andShow MoreRelatedThe Walt Disney Company and Disney Management25371 Words   |  102 Pagesvisited Tokyo Disneyland, with three-quarters being repeat visitors. A family of four staying overnight at a nearby hotel would easily spend $600 on a visit to the park. In contrast, at EuroDisney, families were reluctant to spend the $280 a day needed to enjoy the attractions of the park, including les hamburgers and les milkshakes. Staying overnight was out of the question for many because hotel rooms were so high priced. For example, prices ranged from $110 to $380 a night at the Newport Bay Club, theRead MoreInternational Management67196 Words   |  269 Pagesstrategy, or behavior, we feel that our emphasis on all three critical dimensions and the resulting synergy has been a primary reason why the previou s editions have been the market-leading international management text. Specifically, v vi Preface this edition has the following chapter distribution: environment (three chapters), culture (four chapters), strategy (four chapters), and organizational behavior/human resource management (three chapters). Because international management is such