Mary Wollstonecraft
Joselyn Contreras
Alisha Street
En 1103-19 7 December 2011
Do Women Have a Say? Women have always had the ordeal of fighting for certain rights. In the essays “A Vindication of the Rights of Women” by Mary Wollstonecraft and “The Subjection of Women” by John Stuart Mill, both authors argue on the rights for women. While one author argues that women should be more independent and be more complex, the other author argues that both women and men should be equal in all forms. Although both authors make a very credible argument, Mill uses logos to “win over” the reader with his facts. While both authors use ethos, logos, and pathos, Wollstonecraft uses more of pathos to evoke a more emotional appeal to the reader, and Mill uses more of logos to match his logic with facts. In Wollstonecraft’s essay, her thesis is about how women are not living up to their potential; they should try and be more complex in life. In her essay, Wollstonecraft talks about how women should have equal opportunities in education. Wollstonecraft encourages women of all times to stand up for themselves. Wollstonecraft mainly talks about how women should empower themselves by taking a stand and go beyond the expectations that is expected of women. She talks about how women should obtain a persona that is stronger than a child. Wollstonecraft gave a statement that should be given great comprehension, which states, “…viewing them as if they were in a state perpetual childhood, unable to stand alone.”(257). In this statement, she mainly talks about how women act weak and that men encourage it by treating women like they are helpless creatures. She talks about how women and men are and should be equal in all aspects of life. Granted that there are a few things that men can do better than women, but it does not necessarily mean that men are all powerful. Wollstonecraft wants women to improve on themselves for the sake of future generations of women to come. Her plan is for the
Alisha Street
En 1103-19 7 December 2011
Do Women Have a Say? Women have always had the ordeal of fighting for certain rights. In the essays “A Vindication of the Rights of Women” by Mary Wollstonecraft and “The Subjection of Women” by John Stuart Mill, both authors argue on the rights for women. While one author argues that women should be more independent and be more complex, the other author argues that both women and men should be equal in all forms. Although both authors make a very credible argument, Mill uses logos to “win over” the reader with his facts. While both authors use ethos, logos, and pathos, Wollstonecraft uses more of pathos to evoke a more emotional appeal to the reader, and Mill uses more of logos to match his logic with facts. In Wollstonecraft’s essay, her thesis is about how women are not living up to their potential; they should try and be more complex in life. In her essay, Wollstonecraft talks about how women should have equal opportunities in education. Wollstonecraft encourages women of all times to stand up for themselves. Wollstonecraft mainly talks about how women should empower themselves by taking a stand and go beyond the expectations that is expected of women. She talks about how women should obtain a persona that is stronger than a child. Wollstonecraft gave a statement that should be given great comprehension, which states, “…viewing them as if they were in a state perpetual childhood, unable to stand alone.”(257). In this statement, she mainly talks about how women act weak and that men encourage it by treating women like they are helpless creatures. She talks about how women and men are and should be equal in all aspects of life. Granted that there are a few things that men can do better than women, but it does not necessarily mean that men are all powerful. Wollstonecraft wants women to improve on themselves for the sake of future generations of women to come. Her plan is for the
Cited: Mill, John Stuart. “The Subjection of Women.” Spurlock, et al. 261-65. Spurlock, Ann, et al., eds. Forming a Critical Perspective. Boston. Pearson, 2010. Print. Wollstonecraft, Mary. “Vindication of the Rights of Woman.” Spurlock, et al. 255-59.