Tuesday, September 13, 2011
What does Cixous mean when she urges woman to “write her self,” to “write about women and bring women to writing”?
In Helene Cixous’s “Laugh pf Medusa,” she urges woman to “write about woman and bring woman to writing.” I believe she is addressing issues much deeper then what most people might initially assume. She isn’t just making a statement, i believe she is implying the struggles and hardships woman have gone through over the years, and trying to raise awareness to woman that they do have the “right to write.” She touches on the fact that over the years woman have been taught to almost think less of themselves. Woman have had to repress their ideas and creativity in writing because men are superior and more respected, which doesn’t need to be true. This has shaped our culture in more ways ten just writing. In this piece i feel she is telling woman they do deserve to write what they want and they can make a significant impact in literature as men. She is begging people to not let our cultures norms stop woman from expressing themselves such as men do, especially through literature. By bringing woman to writing, our whole ideas of writing will change.
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