Monday, April 16, 2018

Feminism Say What?

So far while reading these excerpts the big question in class has been, is this pro-feminism and female equality?  After reading the first two passages I still cannot give a definite answer because this is so absolutely confusing, but in my mind it does lean towards the not-so feminist side.  The way this is written definitely has some feminist views and over-arching themes but they only shadow what is really going on.  There are a few instances in which this occurs through the story, but what really stuck out to me was on page 178,

"The little blue-painted girl who had borne the fertilizing blood was drawn down into the arms of a sinewy old hunter, and Morgaine saw her briefly struggle and cry out, go down under his body, her legs opening to the irresistible force of nature in them. She saw without sight, her eyes closed against the glare of the torch, hearing the cries."

I could be wrong, but in my mind pro-feminist works that show a female dominated society with an all-powerful female leader/goddess are not also in the same instance alright with old hunters forcing themselves on little flower girls... So, what is really going on here? 

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