The novel, “Against Our Will: Men, Women, & Rape” focuses on stories shared by victims of sexual assault and also provides insight into the mind of a rapist. Although both genders suffer from rape, women were more likely to mention the incident than men (Brownmiller, 2015). One of the most frequently asked questions is “Why does it happen?” Some evolutionary biologists believe strongly in the grim inevitability that “men will be men” while a handful of neo-Darwin’s speculate that rape is/was viewed as a cost effective strategy for males to spread their genes widely with a minimal amount of parental investment (Brownmiller, 2015). One personal testimony that stuck out in this book consisted of a young woman sharing her experience of the first time she was raped and by multiple
The novel, “Against Our Will: Men, Women, & Rape” focuses on stories shared by victims of sexual assault and also provides insight into the mind of a rapist. Although both genders suffer from rape, women were more likely to mention the incident than men (Brownmiller, 2015). One of the most frequently asked questions is “Why does it happen?” Some evolutionary biologists believe strongly in the grim inevitability that “men will be men” while a handful of neo-Darwin’s speculate that rape is/was viewed as a cost effective strategy for males to spread their genes widely with a minimal amount of parental investment (Brownmiller, 2015). One personal testimony that stuck out in this book consisted of a young woman sharing her experience of the first time she was raped and by multiple