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Love Story
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Everything was aimed at satisfying the whims of women. The popular cliches, the pretty romances, the catchwords of advertising became realities; and the compound kept the men enslaved. George knew what he had to do . . . .
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“Well. That happened. When I started reading I was sure that it was a satirical discussion on how powerful men were in the 1950s. As the story continued, though, it became clear that it wasn’t what I thought. The story of George became the story of men uprising and taking control back from the evil gender of women. I will say, the women are the villains in the story. There is no denying that. However, at the end of the story George’s mission is to make men have the power again. Wouldn’t that turn the men from the victims into the villains, putting the in the exact same position as the women? But they don’t quite feel that way, because that’s the way things are “supposed to be.”
A very interesting plot turned sour with a poorly disguised subtext.”
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“This story initially looks like the dream world of the male bashing people who call themselves feminists (He for She forever) but you eventually realise that it is meninist propaganda.
The idea is of a dystopian world much like that of 1984 where you are made to believe things by convincing you about them. For example there is this compound that the plot revolves around which makes men lustful-so much so that they can't think straight for their desire. But men are already wired like that. So what exactly is going on?
They are shown chick-flicks every day fir 3 hours to train them according to what women like and sold as husbands.
His real father had died a natural death—from strain and overwork—when George was four.
A federal law required every male to watch the TV romances three hours a day.
And so, in the customary pageantry and ceremony, George became Mr. Harper
All this comes across as quite a clever satire on patriarchy if taken with a pinch of salt. I mean i am a woman and this story annoyed ME in bits and parts. But is this really satire? Nope. It is just a man justifying to the world that women need to be snubbed and ruled over by man. There is a scene where George uses seduction to blackmail his wife and hits her for the greater good and she turns to putty in his hands because dayum such masculinity. So much so that she risks her life to protect him. Actually, don't mind the hitting. His gender was oppressed so obviously he had to resort to violence. a pity that women didn't come up with that one.
What does this entail? A high ranking woman who says/confesses/claims that the world was better when men ruled over women because women aren't efficient enough. I call BS.
"And from here on in, what he says goes," the old woman added. "Don't forget that."
"She won't," George answered, supremely self-assured.”
Jeremy Whiting
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