Men From Mars Women From Venus Summary

I know it is better to sometimes walk away from the situation and cool down. In conclusion, all characters in the book had challenges to face. Jack’s personality and characteristics are most like mine. He influenced Molly and provided the opportunity for the two women to meet each other and become stronger. I believe that being a good friend, having an open mind, and thinking about the outcomes represents both Jack and me the best.

This insight into a perspective which the readers do not know about, makes it easier to change their opinion on the relationship between a husband and wife due to the new found empathy from the point of view of a wife. This empathy helps convince the reader that being a husband is much better than being a wife, and shows how the author’s use of point of view as a literary device strengthened her argument

The authors use of figurative language also attributes to her argument. She uses Anaphora, Irony, and hyperbole the most to support her claims. Brady uses anaphora when she repeats the words “I want a wife”. She uses anaphora to distinguish the egotistic side of men who think that there wives will do anything for them. Brady’s repetition of words makes her ideas more dense and allow the argument to be shoved right into the readers face.

The audience for this book appears to be literate women and men who acknowledge the interconnectedness of the world. Anyone could read this book to improve cultural competency skills and to gain ideas to make long-lasting changes in women 's lives. All disciplines could benefit from his book, including social work. The National Association of Social Worker’s (NASW) Ethical Values: the dignity and worth of a person and social justice- are addressed and promoted throughout the book (2015). Along with the NASW Code of Ethics are the perspectives and theories that have been adopted by the social work discipline that surface in this book.

In “Cathedral” Robert who is a piece of his wife’s past is putting up a major communication block between the stubborn, uncompassionate narrator. In “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” alcohol, pride, and a relationship that doesn’t seem to have much love get in the way of a couple attempting to communicate to one another and their peers what they believe love is creating a more distant relationship. Both of these stories tell the reader that being an open-minded person will benefit a person in being an effective communicator. The differences in how the two stories do this is important because it gives the reader two different scenarios of how much can be communicated to one another when both parties are open to any type of

According to Steinem, boys and girls need to be equally represented in media so they both understand the importance of not only helping others and benefiting society but also receiving help from those more skillful. This message embodies the goal of true feminism, to empower women and feminize men to advance

Throughout the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie faces the challenge of being herself and being what society expects of her. Her marriages show how she attempts to be herself and illustrate the stereotypical views of the female sex. Moreover, her husbands struggle in an attempt to fulfill their dreams, with varying degrees of success. Even though the quoted passage is the first thing in the book, it summarizes and captures the struggles experienced by characters like Janie, Jody, and Logan. The passage describes the fundamental difference between genders by talking about what happens to the dreams of men and women, and how people behave differently.

Though the novel represents many feministic ideas in relation to marriage, it should not be read and discussed solely from this perspective. This statement is commented by Ramsey who claims that the story is “both a precursor to the modern feminist agenda yet also a reactionary tale embalming Hurston’s tender passions for a very traditional male” (1994: 38). In spite of the fact that the scholar agrees that Janie gains some self-belief and self-realization in the course of time, he still perceives her as a woman who cannot survive without a man by her side who would support her. It seems that she has a strong need to have someone by her side to support her when something goes wrong. This argument is confirmed by another researcher, Jennifer Jordan, who states that the protagonist “never perceives herself as an independent woman” (1988: 115).

Sheryl Sandberg wrote about the following themes, "... increasing our self-confidence ... , getting our partners to do more at home ... ," and, "not holding ourselves to unattainable standards ... "(9). However, Sandberg wants to inspire men about the topics that affect women; however, the main purpose of the book is to inspire women to

In the novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God” relationships were a big part of the reason, Janie woods was such a dynamic character. The reason being, she was faced with many different trials and tribulations, which found their way into her path making her ability to find love and pursue it, a little difficult. Another reason was opinions that she got from her family, friends and peers in her surroundings. Those negative components, were reasons there were positive changes in janie. Being forced, pressured and mislead into relationships made her stronger, and more independent.