howdy, fellas!
kind of sad that this piece has come to an end, I must say!
But, let's discuss section II of chapter 13, shall we?
First off, I fully realize that Wollstonecraft had her flaws, and it can easily be argued that her feminist stance comes from a place garnished with her past endeavors and grudges against the men in her life, but what author is/was actually able to write a strictly platonic piece of literature? Almost everything we read involves the author hinting at political issues or situations, their personal standpoints, or their personal feelings.
Second, in Section II, she dives into her distaste for shallow literature and the ties that the women of her time had to it. She wanted to know why such simple plots and stories held their attention when there were other, more interesting novels to behold and expound upon. Why not enlarge the mind? Challenge yourself?
She describes it as follows: "These are women who are amused by the reveries of the stupid novelists, who, knowing liittle of human nature, work up stale tales, and describe meretricious scenes, all retailed in a sentimental jargon, which equally tend to corrupt the taste, and draw the heart aside from its daily duties (Wollstonecraft, 190)."
She was obviously frustrated, and she had every right to be, in my opinion.
All of her drama aside, I really respect her and her opinions. What a woman to be able to stand for what she believed in at such a pivotal time in history.
Song: gold dust woman by fleetwood mac
Commented on: Anna Kate's & Hailey's
kind of sad that this piece has come to an end, I must say!
But, let's discuss section II of chapter 13, shall we?
First off, I fully realize that Wollstonecraft had her flaws, and it can easily be argued that her feminist stance comes from a place garnished with her past endeavors and grudges against the men in her life, but what author is/was actually able to write a strictly platonic piece of literature? Almost everything we read involves the author hinting at political issues or situations, their personal standpoints, or their personal feelings.
Second, in Section II, she dives into her distaste for shallow literature and the ties that the women of her time had to it. She wanted to know why such simple plots and stories held their attention when there were other, more interesting novels to behold and expound upon. Why not enlarge the mind? Challenge yourself?
She describes it as follows: "These are women who are amused by the reveries of the stupid novelists, who, knowing liittle of human nature, work up stale tales, and describe meretricious scenes, all retailed in a sentimental jargon, which equally tend to corrupt the taste, and draw the heart aside from its daily duties (Wollstonecraft, 190)."
She was obviously frustrated, and she had every right to be, in my opinion.
All of her drama aside, I really respect her and her opinions. What a woman to be able to stand for what she believed in at such a pivotal time in history.
Song: gold dust woman by fleetwood mac
Commented on: Anna Kate's & Hailey's
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