the second sex annotation

In the Second Sex, de Beauvoir explains how men oppress woman. He says that men see woman as an object and see themselves as the subject. It also says that men see woman as the "other" category. According to de Beauvoir, men see themselves as the essential being and they look at women being inessential and useless.

I felt that this was a good article in the time period that it was written in. In the early 1900s woman had very little rights and were seen as objects and men were superior. This can also still be seen today, but on a far smaller scale.

This article shows that men see themselves as superior to woman. This can be seen in movies and other stories, the men are normally the main character and the hero where woman aren't as often. There are no where near as many mythical female heroes as there are male.


1) Explain a time when you felt like an object.
2) Explain a time when you felt superior to someone.
3) Who is your favorite female hero?


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