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An 8 page research paper that discusses an episode of this popular TV show, focusing on the characterization of Capt. Samantha Carter. The writer summarizes the episode and then discusses it from a feminist perspective that also includes a discussion of Joan Jacobs Brumberg's book The Body Project. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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8 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_khstarg.rtf
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not conform to the traditional gender stereotype is Stargate SG-1s Captain Samantha Carter, a brilliant astrophysicist who is also has the military skills to be an integral member of a
team of space explorers. In an episode that aired originally on August 8, 1997, the SG-1 team arrives on a planet where the indigenous race is similar in culture to
ancient Mongols (Episode Guide). In this culture, women are relegated to second-class citizenship and are treated as property. The following analysis of this episode employs a feminist perspective that looks
at how this TV show portrays women and what this episode suggests about contemporary Western society. Plot synopsis: Briefly, the plot of this episode, first of all, pictures Carter
as being threatened with death during her first encounter with the chieftain, Moughal (Episode Guide). She is spared, however, because she previously saved the life of the chieftains son, Abu.
However, Abu kidnaps Carter because he hopes to trade her for the daughter of his fathers most powerful enemy, Turghan (Episode Guide). This does not work, however, and Carter becomes
the captive of the Turghan. Carter, of course, is determined to escape, but is also sympathetic to Abu and his love, Nya. Therefore, she endeavors to help Nya escape also.
While Carter is rescued by the rest of SG-1, Nya is caught trying to elope and her father sentences her to death by stoning as punishment for his disloyalty unless
Carter can defeat him in combat, proving the equality of the sexes (Episode Guide). Written by Katharyn Powers and Directed by Jeff Woolnough, it is a finely crafted story (Episode
Guide). Analysis: A major theme in this story addresses a dichotomy in human society. On the one hand, modern society acknowledges that women should be valued for precisely the
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