Maya Angelou once said: “Does my arrogance bother you? She addressed this quote to the male audience who in the current era were totally dominating women. Feminism has been a widespread issue since the late 18th century, but with small, incremental steps, women are slowly gaining status by proving their worth in society. For decades, women were seen as fragile beings, incapable of thinking for themselves and forced to submit to their husbands. Women's main tasks were to bear children and to serve as objects for sexual purposes. For many generations, femininity was equated with education, sex, and elegance, contrasting with masculinity, which was equated with dominance and rationality. However, women have proven to be competent in many fields such as arts and literature. After centuries of conforming to society's rules, women have now seized the opportunity to rebel and follow their own desires. For centuries, feminism was a widespread issue that had not been brought to public attention. It was not until premodern times that women took steps to regain control of their own lives. Modernism is a movement that led to massive changes in literature and art in the late 19th century. Most writers and painters were men, meaning that any woman attempting to work in these fields would be condemned by society. Meanwhile, male writers and artists spread ideas of freedom and equality. However, the ironic thing is that even though freedom was a key issue, men continually repressed women. Apparently, freedom didn't apply to just anyone. Eventually, women began to get fed up with the situation they found themselves in and decided to take bold steps to fight against injustice...... middle of paper ...... which will to the character of Daisy because it shows that Daisy is not wrong however, she imitates one in order to adapt to the norm of society. By playing the role of a foolish wife, Daisy manages to remain oblivious to her husband's infidelity and maintain her marriage. Likewise, her child will be able to live an easy life by marrying a man for status and wealth rather than true love. This shows how much Daisy truly cares for the child while revealing her cowardly nature. Modernism had a significant impact on society and, therefore, played a definite role in the formation of gender roles in literature. The contributions of feminist writers and painters of this era like Pan Yuliang, Suzanne Voladon, and Kate Chopin proved to the public the talents and potential of women in various fields of literature and art. Thus, the premodern era was a milestone for feminism..