We Should All Be Feminist Essay
“I would like to ask that we begin to dream about and plan for a different world. A fairer world. A world of happier men and happier women who are truer to themselves. And this is how we start: we must raise our daughters differently. We must also raise our sons differently...”
Have I got your attention yet? There are many who would easily dismiss this post because it is not quick, it is not simple, it does not conform to their thinking. They are missing out. This is a quote from the book “We Should All Be Feminists” that a recently reviewed on “Goodreads”. I understand that not all of my Facebook friends are Goodreads members. Hence, I thought it appropriate that I write some of my thought about just how powerful this little book is outside …show more content…
This is that category of book. This book should be a preeminent candidate for any canon of literature that is required reading in High School (maybe even earlier) Literature, Communications, Civics, English, and other associated disciplines.
I have had a noncomprehensive interaction with Feminist authors viz., Christine de Pisan, Mary Wollstonecraft, Olympe De Gouges, J.S. Mill, Emma Goldman, and Simone de Beauvoir; notwithstanding, each of these authors have left an ineradicable imprint on my psyche. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is no different.
I could proceed for hours about my personalized experiences with people who misconstrue or misrepresent feminism but, I think it would be simplified by making the following direct argument: Read this book! It will take you all of 30-45 minutes. The same amount of time it took to write this review; the same amount of time it would take you to explain why you are not a feminist; the same amount of time it would take you to watch an episode of your favorite T.V. Show. What have you got to lose?! Nothing but your
Have I got your attention yet? There are many who would easily dismiss this post because it is not quick, it is not simple, it does not conform to their thinking. They are missing out. This is a quote from the book “We Should All Be Feminists” that a recently reviewed on “Goodreads”. I understand that not all of my Facebook friends are Goodreads members. Hence, I thought it appropriate that I write some of my thought about just how powerful this little book is outside …show more content…
This is that category of book. This book should be a preeminent candidate for any canon of literature that is required reading in High School (maybe even earlier) Literature, Communications, Civics, English, and other associated disciplines.
I have had a noncomprehensive interaction with Feminist authors viz., Christine de Pisan, Mary Wollstonecraft, Olympe De Gouges, J.S. Mill, Emma Goldman, and Simone de Beauvoir; notwithstanding, each of these authors have left an ineradicable imprint on my psyche. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is no different.
I could proceed for hours about my personalized experiences with people who misconstrue or misrepresent feminism but, I think it would be simplified by making the following direct argument: Read this book! It will take you all of 30-45 minutes. The same amount of time it took to write this review; the same amount of time it would take you to explain why you are not a feminist; the same amount of time it would take you to watch an episode of your favorite T.V. Show. What have you got to lose?! Nothing but your