ENG 503 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Perdido Street Station, Human Sexuality, Social Darwinism
10 Feb 2014
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An an exciter of male attention (the male gaze), And confined to an essentially social role as hostess, etc. She could be so much more: allows herself to be objectified. Object in other light: her swallowing whole social darwinist male ideas, about the social necessity of survival of the fittest. Ideas which she argues for with some heat at the party. And which she allows her to further underestimate and so dismiss. Shevek who seems less than a man to her at their parting. Takver multifaceted character with as many social roles as there are private sides to her personality. A partner in political (even revolutionary) activity. And one of perhaps two people (bedap s the other) who understands shevek often better than he understands himself. Through all three characters le guin argues for the imp of women given the contribution they make in these societies, esp.
