The Cycle Of Omission By Kirkscey Summary

Russell Kirkscey used thematic analysis to code and categorize the data used to write his research article “The Cycle of Omission.” Kirrscey, a student at Texas Tech University with a concentration in technical Communication and Rhetoric, and his interest in research is rhetorical analyses of power and medical rhetoric. Kirkscey chose three children's books nominated for the Texas Bluebonnet Award. The books' are of an assort of reading levels and writing styles. They were chosen based off school librarians and the school children's set of qualifications. Kirkscey made his final three decisions based from their real human characteristics and female's being the main character. The titles for the books chosen are Olive's Ocean (2003) by
Kirkscey's second implication is towards the parents and guardians for sometimes unknowingly portraying to their children that the gender role towards females in society are marginalized. “Taking an active role in discussing the stories with children to use good judgement in making life decisions. In oder for children to make good choices, they must have a variety of options from which to chose....by suggesting alternative options for literary characters and using literature as as spring board for discussion of life skills.” Omission 103. Kirkscey's third implication which is against the authors of the children's books. Which he claims the authors choices of characters and their role contributes to the cycle of omission, kirkscey claims that the authors themselves have a unique position and responsibility to maintain the equality towards the female characters they portray, to personify equal opportunity and equality of gender role positions to be conditioned for both genders as equal to on another, rather then seeing one gender less dominate or more dominate over