"However, I could not reflect without some Amazement, and much Sorrow, that the Rudiments of Lewdness, Coquetry, Censure, and Scandal, should have Place by instinct in Womankind." p. 240, end of Book IV, Chapter VII.
Okay, I'm bringin' it up. Gulliver's take on women. Why is he so keen to prove that women are naturally, instinctually ridiculous and inferior? He goes to such lengths to reflect on humankind but puts particular energy towards bashing women. Who are the females who meet with his approval, if any? Why? What is his perspective on women? What is his perspective on women versus men? Is Gulliver's reflection on women even important?
No comments:
Post a Comment